Publications
Our consultants regularly speak at national and international conferences and prepare marketing and technical literature and articles for our clients. Publications and presentations from the past ten years are categorized by topic below. Some can be downloaded from our client's websites and links have been provided when that is possible.
For a copy of any of these publications or for a complete list of all of our technical publications, please contact us at: info@tmr-inc.com.
Architectural Applications
"Stainless
Steel Wall Panels and Window Frames", Catherine Houska, Stainless Building
Bulletin, January, 2005, pages 8 -9
"New US Air Force Memorial Will Use Type 316", Catherine Houska, International
Molybdenum Association Newsletter, January 2005, page 6
"Preventing Premature Metal Door Failures", Failures Column, Catherine Houska,
The Construction Specifier, January 2005
"Specifying Stainless Steel: Case Study 02 Stainless Steel Exterior Wall Panels
and Window Frames", Catherine Houska, Metal Architecture, December 2004, pages
34 -35
"Stainless Steel Handrails and Street Furniture", Catherine Houska, Stainless
Building Bulletin, October, 2004, Pages 8 -9
"Australian Coastal Fence: Low Pollution Exposure High Coastal Salt Exposure",
Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum Association, architecture, building
and construction series, September 2004, publication IMOA/ABC 09/04, 2 pages
"Sao Paulo Building Exterior: High Urban and Industrial Pollution No Salt
Exposure", Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum Association, architecture,
building and construction series, August 2004, publication IMOA/ABC 08/04,
2 pages
"Barcelona Coastal Curtain Wall: Moderate Urban and Industrial Pollution Moderate
Coastal Salt Exposure", Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum Association,
architecture, building and construction series, July 2004, publication IMOA/ABC
07/04, 2 pages
"Canary Islands Railings and Lampposts: Moderate Urban Pollution; High to
Moderate Coastal Salt Exposure", Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum
Association, architecture, building and construction series, May 2004, publication
IMOA/ABC 06/04, 2 pages
"Hong Kong Building Exteriors and Railings: High Urban Pollution; High to
Moderate Coastal Salt Exposure", Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum
Association, architecture, building and construction series, May 2004, publication
IMOA/ABC 05/04, 2 pages
"Singapore Stainless Steel Roofing: Moderate Urban Pollution; Moderate Coastal
Salt Exposure", Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum Association, architecture,
building and construction series, May 2004, publication IMOA/ABC 04/04, 2
pages
"Stainless Steel Design", Catherine Houska, Proceedings of the 48th Annual
CSI Show & Convention, Chicago, USA, April 2004
"New
7 World Trade Center Uses Type 316 Stainless Steel", Catherine Houska,
International Molybdenum Association Newsletter, January 2004
"Molybdenum Containing Stainless Steel Spire Graces Dublin", Catherine
Houska, International Molybdenum Association Newsletter, July 2003, pg. 2
"Stainless Steel Hand Rails and Street Furniture: Moderate to High Deicing Salt Exposure; Moderate Urban Pollution", Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum Association, architecture, building and construction series, September 2002, publication IMOA/ABC 01, 2 pages.
"Stainless
Steel Exterior Wall Panels and Window Frames: Moderate Deicing Salt Exposure;
Moderate Urban Pollution", Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum
Association, architecture building and construction series, September 2002,
publication IMOA/ABC 02, 2 pages.
"Stainless Steel Light Poles: High Coastal Salt Exposure; Moderate Urban
Pollution", Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum Association, architecture,
building and construction series, September 2002, publication IMOA/ABC 03,
2 pages.
"Stainless Steel and Sustainable Construction: Case Studies from Europe
and North America", P.G. Stone and Catherine Houska, Proceedings of the
4th European Stainless Steel Science and Market Congress, June 10-13, 2002,
Paris, France.
"Stainless Steel in Mass Rapid Transit Systems", David Jenkinson
and Catherine Houska, Proceedings of the 2002 World Metro Symposium & Exhibition,
Taipei, April 25-27, 2002.
"Moly Does the Job: Molybdenum Keeps Street Handrails Safe and Attractive",
Catherine Houska, IMOA Newsletter, International Molybdenum Association, January
2002, pages 2-4.
"Stainless Steel: The Hard, Cold Facts", Catherine Houska, Architectural
Metal, Sheet Metal and Architectural Contractors Association, Volume 8, Number
1, Winter 2002, pages 6-7.
"Timeless Stainless Architecture", C. Houska, P.G. Stone, and D.
J. Cochrane. Nickel Development Institute, reference book series, October
2001, publication No. 11 023, 41 pages.
"Asian Attractions: Award winning stainless steel architecture",
Catherine Houska, Nickel, June 1998, Volume 13, Number 4.
"Preserving Pittsburgh's Heritage", Catherine Houska, Nickel, March,
1998, Volume 13, Number 3.
"Steeled Against the Elements", Catherine M. Houska, Doors and Hardware,
August 1997, pp. 24-33.
"The Application of Stainless Steels to Solar Collectors", J.D.
Redmond, E.A. Lizlovs, and R.M. Davison, Proceedings of the l977 Annual Meeting
of the American Section of the International Solar Energy Society, June l977,
Orlando, FL, Vol. l, Sec. 5, p. 1.
Metal
Finishes
"Special Finishes for Stainless Steel",
Catherine Houska, Specialty Steel Industry of North America, Designer Handbook
series, January 1999.
Marketing
Architectural Metal Products
"Stainless Steel Use in North American Architecture: An
Overview of Market Trends, Potential, and 70 Years of Experience", Catherine
M. Houska, Stainless Steel '99, Sardinia, Italy, June 1999, Proceedings Vol.
1, page 155.
Architectural
Metal Selection and Fabrication
Working With Stainless Steel", Gary M. Carinci, Fabricating & Metalworking,
April 2005, Vol 4, Issue 4, Pages 18-23
"Stainless
Steel Selection for Exterior Applications", Catherine Houska, The Construction
Specifier, Volume 56, Number 1, January 2003, pages 32 - 42.
"Which Stainless Steel Should I Specify for Exterior Applications?",
Catherine Houska, International Molybdenum Association, architecture, building
and construction series, September 2002, publication IMOA/ABC 00, 4 pages.
"Stainless Steels in Architecture, Building and Construction: Guidelines
for Corrosion Prevention", Catherine Houska, Nickel Development Institute,
reference book series, July 2001, publication No. 11 024, 42 pages.
"Stainless steel and nickel-base castings", Catherine Houska, Nickel
Development Institute, reference book series, December 2000, publication No.
11 022, 90 pages.
"Metals for Corrosion Resistance: Part II", Catherine Houska, The
Construction Specifier, Volume 53, Number 11, November 2000, pages 23-30.
"Metals for Corrosion Resistance: Part I", Catherine Houska, The
Construction Specifier, Volume 53, Number 10, October 2000, pages 39 - 46.
"Qualification of Welding Procedures for Duplex Stainless Steels",
Ralph M. Davison and Max Moskal, TAPPI Journal, Vol. 83, No. 9, September
2000.
"High Performance Stainless Steels", C. W. Kovach, Nickel Development
Institute, reference book series, August 2000, publication No. 11 021, 96
pages.
"ASTM Specifications for Stainless Steel Tube and Pipe", Ralph M.
Davison, The Tube & Pipe Journal, Vol. 10, No. 5, July/August 1999.
"ASTM Update for Stainless Steels", Ralph M. Davison, Materials
Performance, Vol. 38, No. 2, February 1999.
"Austenitic Stainless Steel,"C. W. Kovach and J. D. Redmond, Handbook
of Stainless Steels and Nickel Alloys, Ed. S. Lamb, CASTI Publishing Inc.,
1999, p 159-179.
"Stainless Steels", James D. Redmond, Marks' Standard Handbook for
Mechanical Engineers Tenth Edition, edited by E.A. Avallone, Theodore Baumeister,
III, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, New York, 1996, pp. 6-32 - 6-37.
"The Evolution of High Performance Stainless Steels", R.M. Davison
and J.D. Redmond, International Molybdenum Association brochure, 1994.
"The Evolution of High Performance Stainless Steels", R.M. Davison
and J.D. Redmond, Proceedings of Stainless Steel '93, Florence, Italy, October
11-14, 1993, Associazione Italiana Di Metallurgia (AIM), Milano, Italy, 1993.
