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METAL ARCHITECTURE magazine: “An Architect’s Insights and Instincts”

Nov 20, 2014

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Frank Harmon lets people understand the world around them. by Marc Robins, Senior Editor When architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, founder of Frank Harmon Architect PA, Raleigh, N.C., was in his eighth grade English class, he stared out a window and saw an interesting building across the street that captivated him. Even though his mother wanted him…

VMZINC® Enjoys Record Attendance at Expo CIHAC

Nov 21, 2011

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November 21, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — If attendance at the VMZINC® booth at Expo CIHAC last month is any indication, Mexico will be a thriving market for Umicore Building Products, as the global company anticipates. Expo CIHAC is the premier event in Mexico and Latin America for the building, construction, and housing industries. Held at…

Umicore Building Products Holds Open House in New Headquarters

Nov 15, 2011

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November 15, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Umicore Building Products USA, manufacturer of VMZINC® architectural zinc, held an open house together with its parent company Umicore USA in its new North American headquarters at 3600 Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 1. Umicore invited site managers from North America as well as corporate executives…

Umicore Building Products Wins Project of Distinction Award

Nov 2, 2011

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American Builders Quarterly praises Gateway Center project. November 2, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — American Builders Quarterly magazine (ABQ) has chosen the Gateway Center at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York, as a Project of Distinction in its 2011 Building Excellence Awards. Umicore Building Products USA (UBP) entered the 70,000-square-foot project in ABQ’s annual competition…

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…

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…

Umicore Building Products USA Donates VMZINC® To Fire Island Light Station

Aug 10, 2011

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In association with ATAS International, Inc. and Kenneth J. Herman, Inc. August 9, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — When the historic Fire Island Lighthouse’s new Fresnel Lens Building opened to the public last month, visitors saw the new standing-seam zinc roof donated by Umicore Building Products USA Inc. (UBP) and metal roof manufacturer ATAS International. The…

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