2023 MBMA Annual Report Now Available

CLEVELAND - Dec. 19, 2023 - PRLog -- mbma.com: The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has released its 2023 annual report, "Metal Building Systems – A Sustainable Future." It focuses on the sustainability and resiliency of metal building systems and how MBMA and its members continue to lead the industry in developing new and better solutions to advance metal building system design and manufacture.

"2023 has been a very productive year for the association," says MBMA Chair Mark Van Dyken. "As the need for sustainable buildings grows, MBMA members are providing buildings that meet the demand. We've also had a host of accomplishments this year, including another outstanding student design competition."

The 2023 MBMA Annual Report, available for free download at  www.mbma.com/Annual_Reports.html, includes:

• A review of accomplishments and award winners for the past year.
• An architect's perspective on the resiliency of metal buildings systems.
• Overview of the MBMA Design Competition for architectural students with a look at this year's entries and prize winners.
• Year-end reports on MBMA initiatives including the next edition of the MBMA Manual, accreditation, fire protection, workplace safety, and more.
• Educational and technical resources available from MBMA.

"It's been a banner year for us," adds Tony Bouquot, MBMA general manager. "Our student design competition has taken off and continues to grow in popularity, we published the Best Practices to Comply with Whole-Building Air Leakage Testing Requirements for Metal Building Systems, presented our inaugural Ellifritt Award, introduced the Travels with Tony video series and released four more folios in the Architectural Significance in Metal Buildings series. The MBMA staff and volunteers work tirelessly and they deserve the credit for the strength of our industry and organization."

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Founded in 1956, MBMA serves manufacturers and suppliers as it works to promote the metal building systems industry. For over 60 years, its membership has supplied high-quality buildings for use in commercial, retail, office, industrial, institutional and other end uses. The association provides a wealth of useful information on its website, MBMA.com (http://www.mbma.com/), for anyone who works with or is interested in metal building systems. Resources include technical materials, research reports, videos and design guides. The MBMA blog (http://blog.mbma.com/) provides the most current research and ideas to propel the industry. MBMA also provides graduate and undergraduate educational resources at MBMAeducation.org (https://www.mbmaeducation.org/resources/).