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Multi-family, Mixed-use and Commercial Construction
Today’s vinyl siding, the most popular choice for exterior cladding in the United States and Canada, delivers durability, beauty, value and low maintenance, making it the cladding of choice for use in low-rise commercial buildings including mixed-used complexes.As you research exterior cladding for your project consider this: architects, builders, designers, planners and other building products specifiers are choosing vinyl siding for multi-family and other commercial and residential projects. With an increasingly diverse selection of profiles, colors, textures and architectural trim and accessories, vinyl siding can suit a broad range of architectural styles.
Green Building
Throughout the processes of manufacturing, transportation, installation, service life and waste management, vinyl siding scores well on tough environmental measures. Vinyl siding has the potential to contribute to achieving points in the leading green building certification programs including the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED® for New Construction and the ANSI approved ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard™.
Safety and Code Compliance
Vinyl siding is recognized as a safe cladding by the International Building Code. In fact, vinyl siding can be used in all types of construction and occupancies. The following article in Construction Specifier provides information on how vinyl siding complies with the International Building Code including its use with fire rated assemblies and in higher density applications.
Value
The value-added advantages of vinyl siding include its low total installed cost — lower than all other materials because vinyl siding goes up faster and doesn't need painting.
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