Recent additions to its range of technical guidance documents, coupled with an ever expanding membership, means the Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association (MCRMA) is better placed than ever to support architects, specifiers and engineers to deliver higher performing, safer and more secure metal façade and roofing projects.
The industry’s leading association spanning the complete supply chain for the metal building envelope now boasts a membership of 60 companies. This includes many of the sector’s key manufacturers and a growing number of major façade and roofing contractors, as well as a specialist consultants and advisors providing design, testing, calculations, procurement support and inspection services.
Architects and specifiers can benefit from the insights and knowledge provided by the MCRMA’s expert-authored guidance documents. These are free to view and download at the association’s website, with many of them approved by the CPD Cerification Service to offer a convenient online CPD format.
The MCRMA guidance documents span a wide variety of topics including a thorough assessment of the sustainability and durability of metal roofing and façade systems over eight separate documents, plus guidance on aesthetic considerations, wind loadings, fastener selection, thermal performance, overall design and detailing.
A number of these documents focus on very specific areas of building envelope design and construction, including several covering rainscreen systems, recently published guidance on integrating fire safety into boundary elevations, and the installation of renewables on metal roofs. In addition, the resources section of the MCRMA website also includes a variety of technical articles which provide further insights on how to optimise metal building envelope projects prior to design and specification decisions being made.
Carlton Jones, Director of the MCRMA, said: “The MCRMA is well-known in the roofing and cladding industry, having been a key voice for the sector since 1990, and the association’s resources are already widely used to support projects from concept to maintenance and repair. One of the strengths of the association is that it brings together people working at different points in the supply chain, who may otherwise work in silos, to work more collaboratively to reduce liability and risk.
“The association and its members are increasingly assisting professionals involved in the design and specification of metal facades and roofing as the construction sector goes through significant change. Since the publication of the Building Safety Act and ever more stringent sustainability targets being set by clients, the association’s guidance and training is being accessed more and more, including by architects who want to develop their background knowledge and make more informed decisions.”
Find more at www.mcrma.co.uk.
