News Releases
February 23, 2023
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.
February 03, 2023
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has added to its library of free, downloadable resources for architectural students and their professors with its newest architectural folio, Jacksonville University Basketball Performance Center, available at https://www.mbmaeducation.org/resources/.
January 19, 2023
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) celebrated the achievements and efforts of its member firms during an awards ceremony held at the 2022 MBMA Annual Meeting in Fort Myers, Florida.
January 10, 2023
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has announced its 2023 board of directors. These industry leaders will be led by new chair, Mark Van Dyken, of Nucor Building Systems.
January 03, 2023
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has released its 2022 annual report, “From Form to Function.” It focuses on the growing popularity of metal building systems and how MBMA and its members serve the needs of this vital industry.
November 16, 2022
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA), the metal building systems industry leader for more than 65 years, continues to grow with a record six new members.
November 16, 2022
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) creates free, downloadable resources for architectural students and their professors at https://www.mbmaeducation.org/resources/. The resources include MBMA’s Architectural Significance in Metal Buildings folio series providing in-depth case studies for use in undergraduate and graduate architecture programs.
September 15, 2022
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is known for their education focus. The association’s Architectural Significance in Metal Buildings series for undergraduate and graduate architecture programs is one example. This series’ newest addition is a 24-page folio on the recently opened Michelle & Barack Obama Sports Complex in Los Angeles. MBMA created it in coordination with SPF:architects (SPF:a), Buro Happold Consulting Engineers and Nucor Building Systems.
July 12, 2022
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) 2022 Student Design Competition opens to individuals and teams that wish to register on July 15, 2022. Offering more than $28,000 in prizes across two divisions—graduate and undergraduate—this year’s contest challenges architecture students to create an innovative metal building design for a new municipal fire station.
June 01, 2022
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is gearing up to host its third annual Architecture Faculty Workshop for college and university professors nationwide. The two-day event will take place August 2-3, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee. Registration for the program is now open at http://ow.ly/ooKz30sl6HL. MBMA will cover all expenses for architecture educators who attend, including travel costs, lodging and meals.