Engineered Assemblies launches Certified Series – a pathway to compliance for the installation of façades in the Canadian market.

MISSISSAUGA, ON – February 24, 2021 – To facilitate more transparency in the process from designing a building façade to the successful installation of a project, Engineered Assemblies (EA) has developed an industry-wide tool (Certified Series platform) that connects everyone who is involved in the project.  The connectivity that Certified Series enables of all parties on one platform, delivers a tight feedback loop ultimately aimed to ensure the owner achieves manufacturer approved installation and maximum lifespan of the building façade. Improper installation can cause façade failures (like cracked or warped panels) which in turn voids a manufacturer’s warranty.  Following the Certified Series will ensure the façade is installed correctly, so the manufacturer’s warranty will be there, through the years, to address any product related failures.
 

ENGINEERED ASSEMBLIES INTRODUCTION TO SRP BUILDING PRODUCTS INC.

Exciting News!
 
Engineered Assemblies Inc. (EA) is pleased to introduce SRP Building Products Inc. (SRP).
 
SRP has a long history with EA, first as a valued customer and, since 2010, as our sales representative in Northern Ontario.
 
SRP has expanded their operations to include Eastern Ontario and we are excited to announce that they have agreed to continue as our sales representatives in their expanded territory.
 

Facade Systems: The Three Faces Of Warranty And Lifespan

By Jeff Ker,  Sr Technical Advisor at EA

Reprinted with permission from Award Magazine

(Architect) What is the relationship between warranty and lifespan?
(Jeff Ker) Often nothing.
(Architect) Should we focus on warranty and compare warranty periods to help chose a product?
(Jeff Ker) It deserves some attention, but it tells us nothing of product quality nor lifespan.

 
When we are interested in the lifespan of a product, why then is there so often a focus on a warranty period?
 
While most materials and systems come with a variety of warranties, what is seldom spoken of is how to maximize their lifespan. My intention here is not to diminish the value of a warranty, but to outline its function, spell out its boundaries, and to champion the notion of designing for success, while looking at the needs of a material and clearly identifying how it can thrive.
 

Five Common Mistakes made in the Facade Industry

By Jeff Ker

Reprinted with permission from Construction Canada.

Looking at the facade industry today and for the future, there is a progression toward lightweight/low-mass solutions. This is in response to the demand for lowering the amount of embodied energy in the construction industry in an effort to address environmental impact of buildings. Lowering the weight suspended from the building superstructure will also save costs. Over the last decade, more of these solutions are being employed with success, both in function and form. While largely developed in Europe, these solutions have either made the transition to the North American environment seamlessly or with small augmentations in the assembly design. These contemporary and future-friendly facade solutions of both skin and substructure have best practices to follow, and through this, promise good performance with long lifespans.¹ This article addresses the five most common mistakes made in facades as it applies to future-friendly facades.

 

Lightweight Rear-Ventilated Rainscreen Facade Thickness 101

By Ian Gruber, CTR

Reprinted with permission from Construction Canada



   Lightweight facade materials with significantly lower embodied energy are being adopted into building designs instead of the more traditional, thicker, and heavier cladding products like masonry blocks or precast concrete. In many cases, the change in facade thickness and resulting embodied energy has been dramatic. For example, a 100-mm (4-in.) precast concrete slab can have an embodied energy of approximately 471 MJ (131kWh) m² compared to a thin, 8-mm (5/16-in.) fibre cement panel facade with an embodied energy of around 70 MJ (19 kWh)/m² , resulting in an 85 per cent reduction in embodied energy for the exterior walls.


 

Engineered Assemblies brings Indigenous Art to Life on Facade of new Paul First Nation School in Alberta

 

Uniting the house of design with the field of construction    

 

A new school is being built for Kindergarten through Grade 9 students on the Paul First Nation Reserve 70 kilometers west of Edmonton in Alberta.  With funding support from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, the building will house 315 students and will be an engaging hub where students can learn, grow, foster unity and strengthen the cultural aspirations of the Paul First Nation.