The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) just released the fourth video in its “Travels with Tony” series. This 2-minute-42-second-long video shadows Tony Bouquot, MBMA general manager, as he visits the Hardesty Center for Dance Education. This unique metal building system houses the Tulsa Ballet in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and is available on MBMA’s YouTube channel, @MBMAMedia.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has published a new design guide, Energy Guide for Metal Building Systems: Code Compliance, 2nd Edition. This free publication provides information on how to design, construct, and maintain metal buildings to be energy efficient. It is available at https://www.mbma.com/Energy_Efficiency.html.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) 2024 Student Design Competition is now open for entries. This year’s contest asks architecture students to create an innovative metal building design for a new campus recreation center and sports complex that will serve the student population. More than $30,000 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 6, 2025.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has just released a comprehensive 2nd edition of its Roof Framing Design Guide for Metal Building Systems. This free publication provides engineers with practical guidance on the design of cold-formed steel purlin roof framing systems and is available at https://www.mbma.com/Design_Resources.html. It was developed by Dr. Michael Seek of Old Dominion University under the guidance of the MBMA and the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Education Committee.

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 2023 year were presented during the 2024 MBMA Spring Meeting held April 24 – 26 in San Diego, California.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has created a library of free, downloadable resources for architectural students and their professors at MBMAeducation.org/resources/. The newest addition is a 16-page folio that explores the design and construction of The Hardesty Center for Dance Education in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is pleased to welcome four new associate members to its ranks: Innovative Clean Energy LLC, the International Accreditation Service (IAS), Robert Sage Careers LLC, and SWD Urethane.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is pleased to announce the winners of its third annual Student Design Competition. On February 27, 2024, the association granted $28,500 in awards to six winners and to their faculty sponsors in an online ceremony. Additionally, two Honorable Mention awards were presented.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) will again be hosting its annual Architecture Faculty Workshop for college and university professors nationwide. This year’s event takes place April 10 in Charlotte, North Carolina and includes a tour of a local metal building manufacturing facility. Registration for the program is now underway at https://forms.gle/qoNEQgAiGjw3ewgF7 and there is no fee for architecture educators to attend

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) presented Dr. James Fisher with the 2024 Dr. Duane S. Ellifritt Research Award. Named after MBMA’s original director of research and engineering, this honor is given to a researcher annually for contributions to the advancement of metal building systems. Dr. Fisher accepted the award at the 2024 MBMA Research Symposium in Charlotte, North Carolina.