As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on an incredible year of progress, insights, and achievements at AVM Group. This year, our team has shared valuable expertise, highlighted exciting projects, and showcased our growth across Interior Systems, Controlled Environments, and Radiation Shielding.
In this Article Year in Review, we look back at some of the standout articles and thought-leadership that defined our year.
Also, please note that we included articles published in late December of last year, due to our new site not being launched until the start of the next year with the merger.
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2024 was a big year for AVM Group. In February, we announced our official merger of our three sister companies, Architectural Interior Restorations, Vernick Cleanroom Design and Construction, and Matter Fabs Radiation Shielding. We’ve already seen just how helpful it has been to have our team of companies under one brand, both internally and for our clients.
Following the merger, our team saw a lot of growth. Not only did we bring in two key additions to support our sales and controls teams, we also promoted six members of our team internally.
Here is the list of articles we wrote about these company milestones in order by date:
- February 12, 2024: AVM Merger (Vernick Specific Announcement found here)
- February 23, 2024: Kyle Stulock Promotion to Quality Manager
- June 6, 2024: Nick Scibilia Promotion to Project Manager
- November 5, 2024: Larry Stout Hired as Controls Engineer
- November 20, 2024: Terrance Abrams Promotion to Senior Superintendent
- December 2, 2024: Brent Lloyd Hired as Sales Team Addition
Interior Systems Articles
As a leading metal stud framing, commercial drywall, acoustic ceilings, and carpentry sub-contractor in Cleveland, our team had a lot to say this year. Our team wrote massive guides explaining things like successful commercial drywall installation and insulated metal panels.
They also wrote about much smaller topics like how your commercial construction team can be most efficient on the job site, and the three biggest causes of drywall damage.
Here is the list of articles our interior systems team wrote in order by date:
- December 31, 2023: Your Guide for Successful Commercial Drywall Installations
- January 15, 2024: Insulated Metal Panels: The Future of Commercial Construction
- January 30, 2024: 4 Best Practices for Commercial Construction Efficiency
- April 8, 2024: The 5 Levels of Commercial Drywall Finishing
- April 18, 2024: The 3 Biggest Causes of Major Drywall Damage
- May 1, 2024: Control Joints for Commercial Drywall Installation
- May 13, 2024: The Different Types of Commercial Drywall
- May 20, 2024: Door Lockset Mechanisms: The Pros and Cons of Each
- May 27, 2024: 4 Proven Advantages of Metal Stud Framing
- June 5, 2024: The Importance of Finish Carpentry
- June 12, 2024: Passive Fire Prevention for Commercial Building Owners
- June 17, 2024: 3 Big Ways Humidity Affects Drywall
- June 20, 2024: Comparing Metal Framing vs. Wood Framing: Cost and Performance
- June 26, 2024: Common Challenges in Metal Framing Installation and How to Overcome Them
- August 16, 2024: The Impact of Drywall Quality on Air Quality
- November 7, 2024: What is Trim Carpentry?
Controlled Environment Articles
With over 30 years in the industry, AVM Group (prev. Vernick Cleanroom Design and Construction) is extremely intimate with cleanrooms, dry rooms, HVAC and mechanical, and controls systems for controlled environments.
This year, our CE team wrote 21 total articles about the intricacies of controlled environments, covering topics such as the most common cleanroom challenges that exist, reasons to build a modular cleanroom, and large thought-pieces explaining what dry rooms are.
Here is the list of articles our controlled environment team wrote in order by date:
- December 21, 2023: Your Complete Guide to Controlled Environments
- January 30, 2024: New Cleanroom Technology – 2024
- January 30, 2024: What is an ULPA Filter?
- April 4, 2024: Epoxy Flooring vs. Raised Flooring for Controlled Environments
- April 16, 2024: The Most Common Controlled Environment Challenges
- April 24, 2024: The Importance of Controlled Environment Monitoring and Logging
- May 9, 2024: Why You Should Build a Modular Cleanroom
- May 22, 2024: What You Need to Know About Cleanroom Pass-Throughs
- May 29, 2024: What is a Dry Room?
- June 6, 2024: 8 Steps to Building a Controlled Environment
- June 14, 2024: Benefits of Design-Build for Controlled Environments
- June 27, 2024: The Importance of Air Change Rates in Cleanroom Design
- August 14, 2024: Why Our Customers Build Cleanrooms (Article + Video)
- November 11, 2024: The Complete HEPA Filter Guide
Radiation Shielding Articles
As our youngest of the three divisions, our radiation shielding team put a large emphasis on developing industry relationships and providing thought-leadership from our experienced team in 2024. This emphasis came after we noticed a large need in the industry for educational voices in the shielding construction and fabrication space.
The 21 articles written this year for shielding focused on digital modeling, NDT, and even the different types of common shielding materials that we see our clients use.
Here is the list of articles our radiation shielding team wrote in order by date:
- March 27, 2024: Why Digital Modeling is so Important for Radiation Shielding
- April 2, 2024: The Ultimate Radiation Shielding Guide
- April 11, 2024: Radiation Shielding Industries: Protecting our Economy
- April 23, 2024: What is NDT?
- May 6, 2024: How to Protect Yourself from Radiation
- May 15, 2024: Radiation Shielding Materials 101
- May 24, 2024: Sand Radiation Shielding: An Excellent Nontraditional Solution
- May 31, 2024: What is Gamma Radiation?
- June 13, 2024: 3 Key Reasons to Work with a Radiation Shielding Expert
- June 18, 2024: Radiation Shielding Doors: What You Need to Know
- June 19, 2024: The MatterVault: A LMIC Vault Kit Solution
- July 2, 2024: How to Create Concrete Radiation Shielding
- July 22, 2024: Lead vs. Concrete Radiation Shielding
- October 7, 2024: Using Lead for Radiation Shielding
- November 8, 2024: How to Choose the Right Radiation Shielding Door for Your Needs
- November 18, 2024: The Benefits of Custom Radiation Shielding Doors
- November 21, 2024: Why Durability is so Important for Radiation Shielding Doors
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed taking a look through the 57 articles our team has published this year. Driving thought-leadership is something that is extremely important to us, and we’re thankful for everyone who has taken the time to read, interact, and share our content.
Here’s to the great articles we’ll write in 2025!