The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has released a new guidebook, Metal Building Systems - Best Practices to Comply with Whole-Building Air Leakage Testing Requirements. This free publication, authored by Robert A. Zabcik, PE, LEED AP, of Z-Tech Consulting and created in partnership with the Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association (DASMA) and the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA), is available for download on the MBMA website at https://www.mbma.com/Energy_Efficiency.html.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) 2023 Student Design Competition opens to individuals and teams on July 15, 2023. This year’s contest asks architecture students to create an innovative metal building design for a new nature center and environmental research facility. More than $28,000 in prizes will be awarded to entrants in graduate and undergraduate divisions. Individual students or teams interested in this opportunity can register at www.mbmaeducation.org with submissions due by January 5, 2024.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is pleased to welcome two new companies to its membership ranks. Ascent Buildings, LLC joins as a Building Systems member, and RMG Erectors & Constructors, LLC is a new Associate member.

Each year the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) honors member companies that demonstrate exceptional performance in maintaining workplace safety. These awards are given to Building Systems members as well as Associate members for their performance during the previous calendar year. Safety awards for the 2022 year were presented during the 2023 MBMA Spring Meeting held May 8 – 10 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has produced the first in a new video series, “Travels with Tony.” This series follows Tony Bouquot, MBMA general manager, as he visits unique and inspiring metal building systems around the country. The inaugural two-and-a-half-minute video highlights Starshine Texas, an events center in Houston, and is available on MBMA’s YouTube channel, @MBMAMedia.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) continues to grow its library of free, downloadable resources for architectural students and their professors with the publication of Arbogast Performing Arts Center. MBMA’s newest project case study provides an in-depth look at an award-winning multi-purpose venue in Troy, Ohio. It is the sixth publication in the Architectural Significance in Metal Buildings series, which is available at https://www.mbmaeducation.org/resources/.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has added another title to its library of free resources for architectural students and their professors. "Haulover Marine Center" is the latest publication in MBMA’s Architectural Significance in Metal Buildings folio series of in-depth project case studies.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) announces Christen Funk, President of Butler Manufacturing, is joining its board of directors.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is pleased to announce the winners of its second annual Student Design Competition. On February 28, 2023, the association granted $28,500 in awards to six winners and to their faculty sponsors in an online ceremony.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) presented Dr. Thomas Murray with the inaugural Dr. Duane S. Ellifritt Research Award. Named after MBMA’s original director of research and engineering, this honor will be given to a researcher annually for contributions to the advancement of metal building systems. Dr. Murray accepted the award at the 2023 MBMA Research Symposium in Atlanta.