Metalmag March/April 2012 : Page 3
14 March.April 2012 VOLUME 13 / NUMBER 2 42 34 8 Editor’s Note Tighter budgets bring new challenges to education construction. BY JIM SCHNEIDER 10 Industry News Read about the latest news and events in the metal-construction industry. 14 New Products Discover innovations that will help you with your next metal-construction project. 34 Market: Forecast Statistics indicate that school construction remains in slow growth mode. BY JOHN HUGHES 34 Market: Projects Browse examples of education projects that use metal. 48 Classifi eds 49 Ad Index 18 Tech: Acoustics To reach their maximum acoustical performance potential, resilient channels must be installed properly. BY MICHAEL C. KERNER 24 Tech: Wind There are many considerations to examine and account for when designing for wind resistance. BY JIM SCHNEIDER 30 Market A new student residence complex at Stony Brook University in Long Island, N.Y., used metal to meet an aggressive schedule. BY KJ FIELDS 42 Applications: Walls LEED Gold UConn Campus buildings score high marks in design and sustainability. BY HEIDI MOORE 50 Experimetal The Salameno Spiritual Center at Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah, N.J., uses a steel design to encourage individual reflection. BY LOCKE PETERSEIM ON THE COVER: SIXTH STREET RESIDENCE HALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, ARIZ. | PHOTOGRAPHY: DRI-DESIGN Follow Metalmag on Twitter and Facebook or visit us online at www.metalmag.com Vol. 13, No. 2. MARCH/APRIL 2012.Metalmag® (ISSN 1542-295X; USPS 021-095) is published seven times per year, Jan/Feb, March/Apr, May/June, July/Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov/Dec, by Hanley Wood, LLC, One Thomas Circle N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20005. Copyright 2012 by Hanley Wood, LLC. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited without written authorization. Subscriptions are free to qualifi ed recipients. Publisher reserves the right to determine recipient qualifi cation. Annual subscription rates for non-qualifi ed recipients in the U.S. $36, Canada $64 (U.S. funds). All other countries $192 (U.S. funds). Back-copy price: $10 for U.S. residents. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offi ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Metalmag, P.O. Box 3494, Northbrook, IL 60065-3494. Canada Post Registration #40612608/G.S.T number R-120931738. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Pitney Bowes, P.O. Box 25542, London ON N6C 6B2. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.
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