Methods & Materials Expo

Grow your materials knowledge, get hands-on with new products and valuable face time with industry experts in the Methods & Materials Expo.

  • Quality Building Materials from Top Exhibitors
  • Spec products for your projects
  • Design Ideas and Inspiration
  • Make a Connection with Industry Leaders

Participating Exhibitors

Platinum Sponsor

NEOLITH leads the sintered stone industry with sophisticated designs and a robust commitment to sustainability. Its high-performance architectural surface, crafted from 100% natural components, establishes a distinctive standard for excellence in construction materials. NEOLITH’s technical features make it the ideal surface for architects to innovate in furniture, countertops, flooring, cladding, and facades.

Alejandro Daras

Alejandro Daras

Vice President of A&D Projects

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope®, Inc. is North America’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of architectural hardware, glass and glazing systems. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, OBE is a world-class building products company with significant presence in every major market in the U.S. and Canada. OBE manufactures high-performance architectural glass products and aluminum framing systems and distributes complementary hardware and glazing supplies.

Chris Gall

Chris Gall

Manager, Business Development

Gold Sponsors

Bisam Facade, a global leader in aluminum façade engineering & fabrication, is headquartered in New York City with a strong focus on U.S. operations. With 25+ years of experience and iconic projects worldwide, we deliver innovative, sustainable, and custom façade solutions, redefining architectural excellence across the United States and beyond.

North Glass is the industry’s strongest and largest glass deep-processing equipment R & D and manufacturing enterprises. Its leading flat glass production products have ranked first in the world for 14 consecutive years. Its independent development of the Low-E coating production line has become a global leader in the coating industry.

Bob Zhang

Bob Zhang

Sales Director | North America

RAICO Bautechnik GmbH is the acknowledged specialist for sophisticated building envelopes: We develop and distribute custom-made glass curtain walls which make unique architectures shine in all their glory. Be it constructions made of wood, steel or aluminium, we always provide the right RAICO solution to meet any given demands of design.

Creative designs and extraordinary buildings often call for individual detailed solutions. Whether it is window and door elements, roof constructions with flexible standard systems which we constantly improve or complex bespoke solutions, this RAICO principle applies to all of them: The extraordinary is our daily routine!

J-F Robert

J-F Robert

President

seele is a global leader in façade construction. More than 1,000 employees worldwide realize spectacular building skins and innovative façades – from intelligent planning and in-house fabrication to precise installation. Founded in 1984 in Germany, the owner-managed company combines decades of experience with a pioneering spirit and determination. With its subsidiaries in New York City and Toronto, seele delivers architectural icons in North America in sectors such as retail, culture, infrastructure, and residential. Renowned architects trust seele as a partner for realizing bold and complex visions.

Michael Steinhuelb

Michael Steinhuelb

Vice President

STI Specified Technologies is a global company focused exclusively on innovating in firestopping. Featuring Made in America products like SpecSeal® and EZ-Path®, a team of consultative engineers, and a suite of digital tools, Specified Technologies is the firestop authority that offers peace of mind when life safety and compliance is paramount.

Aaron Alterman

Aaron Alterman

Consultant Support Specialist – US & Canada

We believe every project is an opportunity to create long-term community impact through transformational ideas, plans and processes that exceed our partners’ expectations and turn their vision into a reality from design through construction and beyond. By raising industry standards and creating local landmarks, we inspire pride throughout communities, helping individuals thrive where they live and work. To do this we bring a new way of thinking and creating to all that we do to transform how our partners think, design, construct and succeed.

Kelly Henry

Kelly Henry

Director of Architectural Systems

Silver Sponsors

475.Supply is a leader in simplified solutions for high performance buildings, providing the NEW SmartRock system: Rockwool insulation with integrated INTELLO PLUS smart vapor retarder. Supplying complete envelope airsealing systems from Pro Clima, heat recovery ventilation from Brink, plus glazing systems and motorized exit hatches from Lamilux.

Eddie Fischer

Eddie Fischer

Product Consultant NYC, NJ

AMICO has been a leader in the metal industry since 1939 specializing in perforated metal and expanded mesh facades, ceilings, railing, and more. We bring years of architectural experience, detailing support, fabrication capabilities, engineering load analysis, job site coordination, and a passion for great architectural design work.

Michael Nelson

Michael Nelson

Marketing Manager

Automated Fenestration Inc (AFI) is North America’s leader in actuators & controls for windows and skylights for natural ventilation and smoke/heat exhaust. Automated Fenestration Inc is a fully independent UL Listed manufacturer with a long standing reputation in the industry since 1987

Walter Rodriguez

Walter Rodriguez

Vice President

Beckers is the number one supplier of coil coatings and a leading supplier of industrial paints worldwide. The company is a true pioneer in providing unique, high-performance coating solutions that improve customer competitiveness while protecting people and planet. With expertise based on its 150-year history, Beckers today is a global company with 1,800 employees in 23 locations in 17 countries, providing products and custom-made solutions to customers in 60 countries around the world. Beckers is owned by Lindéngruppen, a Swedish family business with a focus on the long-term development of industrial companies. Beckers’ corporate headquarters are in Berlin, Germany.

Richard Rosenbaum

Richard Rosenbaum

National Business Development Manager-Architectural Solutions

CENTRIA Innovations in architectural metal wall and roof systems are helping building teams around the world envision metal as the future of the building envelope. From inspiration through installation, CENTRIA provides the highest level of expertise including service and support from an elite Dealer Network. Our metal architectural systems are the perfect combination of science and aesthetics, offering advanced thermal and moisture protection technology, the broadest spectrum of design options, truly integrated components, and superior sustainability. We invite you to explore the limitless possibilities metal provides for your next project at CENTRIA.com.

Kellie Perkins

Kellie Perkins

Business Development Manager

Çuhadaroğlu Metal aims to be an indispensable solution partner for its customers in the design and production of architectural and industrial profile systems. As a leading brand in Turkey and our vital geographical region, it offers comprehensive support to its customers with its wide product range and technical service capabilities.

CUPACLAD® is a natural slate rainscreen cladding system which offers a range of cladding solutions, from traditional to contemporary, offering architects and specifiers a wide choice, suiting any individual design.

CUPACLAD® uses high quality and durable slate and is installed using a new and efficient fixing system designed by CUPA PIZARRAS.

Patrick Penza

Patrick Penza

Regional Sales Manager – Northeast

EQUITONE, a proud member of the Etex Group, is a leading manufacturer of high-density fiber cement rainscreen panels. Crafted from a carefully balanced blend of cement, cellulose, and mineral materials, EQUITONE panels deliver exceptional durability, aesthetic versatility, and a lifespan of 50+ years. Engineered to withstand extreme temperatures and fully noncombustible, EQUITONE panels are low-maintenance, available in large formats, and customizable to accommodate virtually any size or shape.

Tom Adams

Tom Adams

Business Development Manager

GCP Applied Technologies is a leading global provider of construction products technologies that include high-performance waterproofing products and specialty systems such as PERM-A-BARRIER®, SILCOR® and PREPRUFE®, additives for cement and concrete and the VERIFI® in-transit concrete management system. GCP products have been used to build some of the world’s most renowned structures. More information is available at www.gcpat.com.

Kelley Panariello

Kelley Panariello

Senior Project Manager

Hydro Extrusion North America is part of the world’s largest integrated aluminum company. From our more than 23 production facilities across North America we offer customized aluminum extrusions for building projects of all sizes.

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Business Development Manager

Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Oberriet, Switzerland, Jansen AG develops, manufactures and distributes sophisticated steel profile systems. In 2023 Jansen Inc., USA was founded. To this day, the Jansen Group remains a wholly family-owned company and employs around 620 people worldwide. Jansen offers a wide range of thermally insulated and non-insulated doors, windows and facades.

Robert Miller

Robert Miller

Head of Sales

Founded in 1906, Kawneer’s pioneering architectural solutions continue to advance modern design with resilient, distinctive buildings that promote well-being. With locations across North America and Europe, Kawneer offers global technical expertise, champions sustainable construction methods and is building legacies for future generations.

Sneh Kumar

Sneh Kumar

Global Director of Sustainability

KEIL is a German family company and leading manufacturer of concealed anchors for ventilated rainscreen facades.
More than 50 years of experience in drilling and attaching make us your competent partner. We are pleased to advise you on your particular attachment questions. Every professional can rely on the high quality of KEIL products.

As a premier global high-performance silicones and specialties company, Momentive creates solutions that improve quality of life for people and enable a more sustainable future. Our products are the result of a tireless pursuit of progress where the sun never sets on our global marketing and R&D efforts, resulting in innovations that help propel our customers’ businesses forward and positively impact all aspects of life – today, tomorrow, and into the future.

Errol Bull

Technical Manager

Driven by innovation, color and sustainability, PPG has been changing what’s possible in architectural metal coatings since 1967. What started with revolutionary PPG DURANAR® coatings today includes cooling infrared-reflective and color-shifting polychromatic pigments, customizable high-performance powders and PPG CORAFLON® Platinum powder, a breakthrough in FEVE powder coating technology.

Gary Edgar

Gary Edgar

Architectural Specifications Manager, Industrial Coatings

Quaker Commercial Windows & Doors has been a recognized leader in the commercial window and door industry since 1949. Now, more than 76 years later, and led by a female-majority ownership group, Quaker’s presence in the commercial building sector is stronger than ever. Headquartered in Missouri, Quaker offers products for every commercial market segment and the diversity of these products speaks volumes to that point. Windows and doors. New construction or retro-fit. Aluminum, uPVC vinyl or even wood clad. Ratings as high as AW-100. Quaker has it and you can bank on those products having innovative, industry-altering technology built in. At Quaker, it’s more than just selling windows and doors — it’s about finding the right solution for your project.

Gary Shinault

Gary Shinault

Architectural Sales Director

Rigidized® Metals Corporation has led the world in the development and production of deep-textured, three dimensional metals used in architectural, industrial and transportation applications. Rigidized® Metals products are known for their attractive, economical and functional appeal. The Rigidized® Metals deep-texturing process adds strength, impact resistance and the ability to hide scratches. It also allows for down-gauging, resulting in lighter, longer lasting products and reduced maintenance costs.

Kevin Porteus

Kevin Porteus

Director of Business Deveopment

The ROCKWOOL Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of stone wool insulation. We offer a full range of high-performing and sustainable insulation products for the construction industry. Our insulation products are based on innovative stone wool technology and today we are the world’s leading manufacturer of stone wool insulation. The ROCKWOOL group also includes a range of sister companies delivering specialist solutions for the horticultural, marine and offshore sectors.

Pamela Sadler

Pamela Sadler

Architectural Manager – No. California and Nevada

Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings (formerly Valspar Architectural Metal Coatings) is a leader in the art and science of high-performance coatings that excel in both beauty and function. Our long-lasting Fluropon® 70% PVDF architectural coatings for coil and extrusion applications comes to life through an unlimited palette of 50,000+ colors and aesthetic effects and will keep your building façade looking new for decades to come. Coating applications include Curtain Wall, Metal Wall Panel Systems, Metal Roofing, Aluminum Window and Door Frames, Skylights, Soffits and Fascia, and more.

Joe Rasmussen

Joe Rasmussen

Architectural Account Executive

At Shildan Group, Our Purpose is to inspire beautiful, sustainable architecture that will impact our communities for generations to come. Our Passion guides us as we merge art and technology to help create Legacy buildings which will stand the test of time.

Shildan Group is the leading provider of terracotta rainscreen, sunscreen, and unitized curtainwall solutions for iconic facades. Since introducing terracotta rainscreen in the U.S. in 1998, we have completed over 500 institutional projects, continually pushing the boundaries of design, engineering, and innovation in extruded terracotta.

Jen Marchesani

Jen Marchesani

Vice President Sales & Marketing

Stekar designs, manufactures, and installs facade systems for architectural, commercial, and multiresidential construction projects. We supply conventional curtain wall and aluminum panel building envelopes, as well as our MultifaçadesTM system. We take pride in our turnkey approach and the close working relationships we build with customers, general contractors, architects, installers, and partners.

David Drouin

David Drouin

VP of Business Development

TerraCORE Panels is a leading provider of lightweight panelized cladding systems with an expansive portfolio of solutions in natural stone, metal and porcelain. TerraCORE offers façade systems which are innovative and eco-friendly alternative to traditional cladding. TerraCORE’s lightweight panels systems are an ideal solution to integrate into unitized systems. Our website has a lot of very informative content along with project photos https://www.terracorepanels.com

TurkishGlass is the association representing the glass manufacturers, glass processors and glass exporters in Turkey. Main product groups in TurkishGlass are; flat glass, glassware and glass packaging.
Today, new glass-based products and applications are used in architecture, construction, automotive, energy generation, distribution and storage, passive and active coatings, smart/hygienic glass packaging, interactive glass household appliances, medicine, biology, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and anti-radiation products, and anywhere else our imagination takes us. In all its numerous applications, glass enables further innovation and enhances people’s life and the environment.
Turkish glass sector provides almost all of the production inputs domestically, capital and energy intensive as well as high capacity and meets all domestic demand.

Vitro Architectural Glass, North America’s largest and most trusted glass manufacturer, produces many of the commercial glass industry’s most often specified products, including high-performance Solarban® low-e glasses, Starphire Ultra-Clear® glass, performance-tinted glasses and VacuMax™ Vacuum Insulating Glass (VIG). As a global organization focused on creating glass for the architectural, automotive and containers markets, Vitro is committed to innovation and sustainable manufacturing and end-use, including the development of energy-efficient products and processes. By working closely with customers and partners, Vitro provides expert service and support to ensure that its projects meet or exceed ever-evolving requirements and satisfy demanding sustainability certifications.

Justin D’Alessandro

Justin D’Alessandro

National Architectural Manager

WindowMaster was founded in 1990 with its vision is to create better buildings that have plenty of fresh air and excellent and safe indoor climates. WindowMaster employs highly experienced cleantech specialists in Denmark, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, and throughout North America. In addition, we work with a vast network of certified partners to bring our high quality solutions effectively to your building project.We supply sustainable indoor climate solutions for all types of buildings and our solutions are based on natural forces – natural ventilation. In addition, we have many years of experience in providing smoke ventilation solutions that comply with European EN standards, Danish regulatory standards and UL 325.

Imola Frei, LEED AP

Imola Frei, LEED AP

Business Development Manager, East Coast

We are a Polish manufacturer of wooden panels, preserved with fire in the spirit of Shou Sugi Ban. In addition to fired wood, our offer also includes painted, NRO impregnated and raw boards. To meet the needs of our customers, we provide board profiling services, cutting to size and installation of ventilated wooden facades throughout the country and beyond. Thanks to the complete automation of each stage of the processing and finishing process of wooden panels, we ensure the highest quality and precision of workmanship. We cooperate with developers, architects, interior designers and individual investors, offering them not only the highest quality products, but also professional advice and support at every stage of project implementation.

Max Russo

President

YKK AP America is a national manufacturer of award-winning commercial façade systems, architectural windows and residential doors and windows. Driven by a desire to provide exceptional service in our markets, YKK AP America builds upon our foundation of advanced engineering, vertically integrated manufacturing, and customer focus to deliver the highest level of quality at a competitive price.

Anthony Intintoli

Anthony Intintoli

Architectural Sales Representative

Bronze Sponsors

For more than a decade, Island Facades has operated as a privately owned practice specializing in the delivery of bespoke, high-performing prefabricated facade systems. Our 50-acre manufacturing campus is headquartered in Calverton, New York, and supported by design and engineering offices in Manhattan, Boston, and Hartford. 

The firm employs over 450 full-time personnel, including engineers, digital designers, project managers, accountants, purchasers, and logisticians, as well as highly skilled fabrication and production teams.  

Our organization is fully self-sustained, supported by state-of-the-art equipment and facilities that enable us to deliver a high-quality product. Our production capabilities, installation network, and bonding capacity allow Island to complete large-scale, complex projects in a timely, efficient manner.

Kyle Birchall

Kyle Birchall

Director of Business Development & Preconstruction

Spectrum Metal Finishing, Inc., is a custom applicator of liquid and powder coatings servicing the commercial construction markets throughout the US. A member of PPG’s elite “Certified Applicator Program” and ISO-9001 Certified. Licensed by all major Kynar 500 paint suppliers. We meet/exceed all AAMA 2603, 2604, and 2605 specs with capabilities up to 33’ with 20 year warranties.

The Ornamental Metal Institute of New York is a not-for-profit association created in 1972 to advance the interests of the architectural, ornamental and miscellaneous metal industries. In this regard, the Institute sponsors programs to aid developers, architects, engineers and construction managers in the design of this work. The geographical area served by the Institute encompasses the City of New York and the adjacent counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester.

W&W Glass is one of New York’s largest architectural glass and metal subcontractors, specializing in unitized curtain walls, storefronts, and interior glass and glazing. W&W is the North American distributor of the Pilkington PlanarTM structural glass system. Pilkington is renowned worldwide for its high-quality glass fabrication and fully tested warrantied systems.

Interested in Sponsoring?

Facades+ conferences are prime informational and networking events for architects, general contractors, engineers, fabricators, material suppliers, building owners and developers, educators, and students.

That’s why Facades+ has become the premier conference on high-performance building enclosures. For our physical events, the Methods+Materials Sponsor Gallery provides face-to-face interaction between you and our architects, designers, and facades specialists who spec your materials and processes during the Facades+ conference program. There are many ways to use this opportunity to connect in a personal way with this influential group as a sponsor.