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Dam Busters

March 3, 2013
Water management for things like residential, industrial and agricultural use remains vitally important, and the replacement of old dams with more cost effective, inflatable ones made of vinyl coated membranes is gaining popularity. 

How ICC Codes Affect Vinyl – Part I

February 16, 2013
The International Code Council (ICC) is a consensus code development organization established in 1994 as a non-profit organization dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national model construction codes. 

Material Economies and Innovation: Resilient Planning by Graduate Architecture Students

January 21, 2013
The Vinyl Institute Sponsors a Materials-Based Design Studio in Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Building Product Manufacturers: Make Your New Year Resolutions for Designer Outreach

January 12, 2013
As the year comes to an end, product manufacturers should begin working on their marketing and communications plans for 2014. I would like to offer some general perspectives on things manufacturers can do to be successful in marketing to their design and specification audience. 

Electrical Fires Declining Because of Materials Like Vinyl

January 21, 2011
Each year, just over 40,000 residential fires are started by electrical distribution equipment such as wiring, cords, fuses and plugs, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Those 40,000 fires […]