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Hartford Hospital Metalwerks Aluminum Plate Facade ECO Cladding Vci10 Subframing Approach

SPOTLIGHT: High-performance Metal Plate Facade for Hartford Hospital

The design teams at HDR and Perkins & Will joined forces with Hartford Hospital leadership, doctors, and staff to design the hospital with the “Patients First” principle guiding their way. This new clinical and research facility was designed to offer both staff and patients sweeping outdoor views and provide a relaxing environment. The Bone and Joint Institute building was selected as “The Best Project in Healthcare Category” by Engineering News-Record.

Roger Partners Trinity School Renovation ECO Cladding Slate IPE Wood Rainscreen Systems

SPOTLIGHT: ECO Retrofit Solutions for NYC's Trinity School Renovation

ECO Cladding's versatile systems are ideal for the complexities of retrofit and renovation projects. Rogers Partners has been working continuously with the Trinity School to coordinate a complicated renovation and expansion for this independent K-12 school on New York's Upper West Side of Manhattan.

ECO Alpha Wall Brackets Advantages Fewer AIr Barrier Penetrations

ECO Advantage: Fewer Penetrations to Air Barrier with Alpha Brackets

With all the code changes and requirements for Continuous Insulation (c.i.) on Light Gauge Metal Framing (LGMF), Z girts have proven to be challenging to seal for water/airtightness.

Lowell Justice Center ECO Cladding Vci.40 Natural Stone Rainscreen Cladding Elevation Photo Credit Anton Grassl

SPOTLIGHT: Lowell Justice Center Achieves LEED Platinum

Located within the Lowell National Historic Park, this new Justice Center forms the cornerstone of Lowell’s Hamilton Canal District development master plan. Designed by Finegold Alexander Architects, the project was the largest of three pilot studies for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM)s ZNE initiatives. The courthouse is designed to use 40% less energy than code requires.

ECO Cladding Fiber Cement Rainscreen Hci.10 Cladding System

SPOTLIGHT: Alpha Hci.10 System Selected for Built-in Adjustability

The new 8-story Academic Research Complex for the School of Public Health at SUNY Downstate is a design by Ennead Architects. The building is composed of three "stacked" boxes, of which two dramatically sit atop V-shape supports.

Design Hint: Don't Isolate - Think Full Systems!

We're not limited to component parts only! ECO Cladding is committed to providing fully-engineered system-based solutions, in which both cladding and substructure are engineered to accommodate project wind loads, seismic loads, building slab to slab deflections, and thermal movements of materials.

ECO Cladding Systems are superior to the traditional Z Girt Approach

The Z Girt’s Time has Passed

With all the code changes and requirements for Continuous Insulation (c.i.) on Light Gauge Metal Framing (LGMF), Z girts have proven to be challenging to seal for water/airtightness and are very inefficient thermally. ECO Cladding provides the next generation solution!

ECO Cladding Vci.41 Concealed System for Center for Missouri Studies, Columbia, MO.

SPOTLIGHT: Alpha Vci.41 System for Center for Missouri Studies

The State Historical Society of Missouri has a new home in the newly completed Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia, Missouri.

Alpha E Wall Bracket for spanning from floor slab to floor slab applications.

NOW AVAILABLE: Alpha E Bracket - Edge to Edge Solutions

ECO Cladding is pleased to launch a new Wall Bracket solution, designed specifically for highrise construction - the Alpha E Wall Bracket. This “edge to edge” bracket is specifically designed to be fixed to concrete floor slabs.

AWARDED: Passive House Certificate

ECO Cladding is honored to announce that we were awarded the first Passive House Certificate Façade Anchoring System for Rainscreens in North America in 2020. Passive House Certification is a building standard established by the Passive House Institute and recognized worldwide by the International Passive House Association that recognizes components and systems that achieve a high level of energy efficiency while providing comfort and affordability. Passive House is a path toward achieving a net-zero building.