Author Archives: Pat Austin

About Pat Austin

BSIE from Marquette University in 1986, MSMSE from UW Madison in 1989. General contractor for 13 years before joining the ACH Foam team in 2007. Married to Kelly, with four sons ages 16, 14, 11, and 7.

Freezers & Cooler Buildings Benefit from EPS Roof Insulation

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Pat Austin

By: Pat Austin, Sales Representative - Architectural Products Designers and builders of freezer and cooler buildings generally have a unique challengewhen it comes to climate control: how to select the best-performing and most economical envelope insulation given the demanding environment … Continue reading →

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Uncommon Sense

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Pat Austin

By: Pat Austin, Sales Representative - Architectural Products These days when you hear of an individual or an organization approaching a situation using “common sense”, unfortunately it’s uncommon. Not the folks at Commonwealth Construction, who are currently in the process … Continue reading →

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Building a Bridge in Minus 20 Degrees F

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Pat Austin

By: Pat Austin, Sales Representative - Architectural Products Have you ever tried to accomplish a task outdoors when its -20 degrees F? How about a task involving earthwork? I never have, but I know one contractor who has: Glen Havelka. … Continue reading →

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Aldo Leopold: Father of Modern Conservationism

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Pat Austin

By: Pat Austin, Sales Representative - Architectural Products Much effort and attention is paid to living a “green” lifestyle these days. You might wonder where the roots of this movement lie and how it all got started. In the early … Continue reading →

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HELP! for leaky standing seam metal roofs

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Pat Austin

By: Pat Austin, Sales Representative - Architectural Products In our part of the world, many commercial, institutional and industrial buildings are built using standing-seam metal as the roof cladding. Steel, the most commonly used material, provides a long-wearing weather barrier … Continue reading →

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