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Uber-Green House in Chatham County Is Finalist For USGBC Award

Aug 4, 2014

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Recognizing systematic integration of sustainability and LEED standards. The Happy Meadows Courtyard House, a thoroughly sustainable Modern residence designed by Chapel Hill architect Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA is a finalist for the 2014 Green Gala Sustainable Business Awards in the Residential category. The US Green Building Council / North Carolina chapter selects and presents the…

VMZinc Gets Renewed Notice of Approval from Strict Regulatory Department

Dec 7, 2011

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Miami Dade approves Umicore Building Products’ standing seam metal roof systems for hurricane zone. December 6, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Miami Dade County’s Permitting, Environment and Regulatory Affairs department has renewed its Notice of Approval (NOA) for the VMZINC® Double Lock Standing Seam (VM DLLS) metal roofing system, Laurent Heindryckx, Director of Operations for VMZINC/Umicore…

Frank Harmon Discusses The New AIA NC Center for Architecture and Design in New Video

Dec 6, 2011

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Harmon and landscape architect Gregg Bleam talk about the design process. December 6, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, of Frank Harmon Architect PA, recently posted a new video on his website (www.frankharmon.com) in which he and landscape architect Gregg Bleam discuss the design process behind the soon-to-be-completed AIA NC Center for Architecture…

Umicore Building Products Wins Three National Awards

Oct 19, 2011

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For the exceptional use of metal in innovative architectural designs. October 19, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Umicore Building Products USA received three national Metal Construction Association (MCA) Chairman’s Awards this year for the exceptional use of metal in innovative architectural designs. In the Residential category, Umicore Building Products (UBP) received the 2011 MCA Chairman’s Award…

VMZinc Territory Manager Appointed To Expert Forum Panel

Oct 17, 2011

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To answer questions about metal roofing and installation. October 17, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Melissa Dolak-Keller, a territory manager for Umicore Building Products USA, the manufacturer of VMZINC®, has been appointed to the Metal Roofing Alliance’s Ask-The-Expert Forum panel. Ask-The-Expert is a forum for exchanging information concerning residential metal roofing, including general material and metal…

UBP To Provide VMZinc Roof for Solar Bay Pavilion at MetalCon

Sep 29, 2011

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To support solar technology demonstrations during the 2011 convention. September 29, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Umicore Building Products (UBP), headquartered in Raleigh NC, will provide the standing seam architectural zinc — one-inch VMZ Double Lock Standing Seam in QUARTZ-ZINC — for the Solar Bay Pavilion’s full-scale solar roof mock-up at the 2011 MetalCon International convention…

Umicore Building Products Donates VMZinc Roof for AIA NC’s New Headquarters

Sep 22, 2011

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Modern, “Green” Architecture & Design Center to be crowned by PIGMENTO Red architectural zinc. September 22, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Umicore Building Products USA (UBP), headquartered in Raleigh, NC, has donated $70,000 worth of PIGMENTO® Red VMZ standing-seam zinc panels to be used for the roof of the American Institute of Architects North Carolina Chapter’s…

Umicore Publishes “VMZinc and Sustainable Building” Report

Aug 29, 2011

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Detailing architectural zinc’s environmental impact. August 29, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Umicore, the global materials technology group that produces VMZINC®, has published a 20-page Sustainable Building report on the environmental characteristics of architectural zinc, along with a sample of award-winning buildings around the world that utilize VMZINC. “In a context of increasing collective awareness of…

Umicore Building Products USA Announces Instructional Seminar Series

Aug 19, 2011

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Designed to increase VMZINC® installers’ craftsmanship and customer satisfaction. August 19, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Umicore Building Products USA (UBP), a world-leading manufacturer of architectural zinc, has announced VMZ Pro-zinc®, a comprehensive program of instructional services for sheet metal workers and all installers of VMZINC® products. According to Dan Nicely, UPB’s director of market development,…

Architectural Press Praises the Use of Zinc Composite at Brown University

Aug 15, 2011

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For the university’s new Granoff Center for the Creative Arts August 15, 2011 (Providence, RI) –When the new Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at Brown University was completed this spring, New York Times’ architecture critic Nicholai Couroussoff called the building a “handsome piece of architecture” and specifically praised the use of…

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