October 26, 2021
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has published two new case studies, Educational Campus Facilities and Government Facilities. These reports profile 14 educational campuses and 15 government facilities, all of which are metal buildings. Both case studies are available for free and can be downloaded from MBMA’s website at www.mbma.com/Case_Studies.html.
August 24, 2021
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is pleased to announce that its two most-recent continuing education (CE) courses have been honored by Architectural Record magazine’s 2021 Advertising Excellence Awards program.
August 21, 2021
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) welcomes four new members to its ranks. Terry Building Company joins as a Building Systems member, while Curbs Plus, Inc., FRAMECAD and PrīmX North America join as Associate members.
July 27, 2021
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) announces six new UL fire-resistance-rated designs for wall-roof joints and intersections in metal buildings. These latest UL head-of-wall assemblies enable common fire-rated wall-roof joints and intersections to meet more stringent energy code requirements while maintaining fire safety. They are available via www.mbma.com/Fire_Protection.html.
July 06, 2021
Registration for the Metal Building Manufacturers Association’s (MBMA’s) inaugural Student Design Competition is now open. Offering a total of $15,000 in prizes, this new contest challenges architecture students to create an innovative metal building design for a one- or two-story elementary school. Individual students or teams interested in this exciting opportunity can register at www.mbmaeducation.org until Oct. 1, 2021, with submissions due by Dec. 1, 2021.
June 29, 2021
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has released revised environmental product declarations (EPDs) for three metal building product categories: primary rigid framing, secondary framing, and metal cladding for roofs and walls. These resources are valid for five years and are updates to the original MBMA EPDs released in 2016. They are available on the MBMA website at www.mbma.com/Environmental_Product_Declarations.html.
June 15, 2021
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is pleased to announce that industry trailblazer Walter “Walt” Behlen has been inducted into the 2021 Metal Construction Hall of Fame. Behlen created the world’s first stressed-skin metal building, established Behlen Manufacturing Co. in Columbus, Nebraska, and his company was a founding member of MBMA.
May 18, 2021
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 2020 year were presented during the 2021 MBMA Spring Meeting, held virtually April 28-30.
May 04, 2021
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is pleased to announce its inaugural collegiate Student Design Competition. The contest is intended to challenge undergraduate and graduate architecture students to create an innovative metal building design for a one- or two-story elementary school to house approximately 200 students. In addition to exploring design options, students are encouraged to learn more about metal buildings as a structural or construction system.
April 22, 2021
MBMA was founded in 1956 and serves manufacturers and suppliers in the metal building systems industry by undertaking extensive technical research, promoting educational initiatives, publishing industry manuals and guidebooks, administering safety awareness programs, assisting in the development of codes and standards…and so much more!