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Add movement to exteriors and wall designs with EXTECH’s KINETICWALL Dynamic Façade flapper-panel system

Add movement to exteriors and wall designs with EXTECH’s KINETICWALL Dynamic Façade flapper-panel system

Posted by | Jun 14, 2018 | 0 |

KINETICWALL® Dynamic Façade system from Exterior Technologies, Inc. (EXTECH) adds movement to building enclosures and wall systems with its flapper-panel design. The panels react to wind currents, creating the look of rolling waves across the wall system. It is structurally designed to withstand hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall, yet it is light enough to enable easy installation, natural ventilation and visibility from the inside.

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Greentown Labs Opens Global Center for Cleantech Innovation with Support from Saint-Gobain

Greentown Labs Opens Global Center for Cleantech Innovation with Support from Saint-Gobain

Posted by | Jun 14, 2018 | 0 |

Greentown Labs, the largest clean technology incubator in the United States, officially opened its expansion site, the Global Center for Cleantech Innovation. Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest building materials companies and manufacturer of innovative material solutions, contributed building science expertise and building products from its family of companies to renovate a historic building that is now the home to 80 cleantech startup companies that are working to solve climate challenges with their hardware-focused innovations.

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Avitru and Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice (SCIP) Solidify Strategic Partnership

Posted by | Jun 14, 2018 | 0 |

Avitru, the developer of MasterSpecⓇ, May 31 announced a partnership with the Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice (SCIP), an international organization that assists building professionals acquire professionally-written construction specifications from independent specifiers. “Accurate and well-written specifications are a critical building block of a thriving construction industry,” said Jim Contardi, Chief Executive Officer of Avitru. “Through this new partnership with SCIP, which engages their members around the world, we can advance the entire profession.”

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Vitro Glass names Paul Bush director of quality & technical services

Posted by | Jun 14, 2018 | 0 |

“Paul has been involved with many glass technical innovations throughout his distinguished career with PPG, and now with Vitro,” said Richard A. Beuke, president, Vitro Architectural Glass. “He made significant contributions to the successful development of PPG’s post-temperable low-emissivity coated glass products and PPG’s Certified Fabricator Program. His body of work and vision will be extremely valuable to achieving Vitro Glass’ objectives.”

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PPG brand brings the outside in with 2019 Color of the Year: Night Watch

PPG brand brings the outside in with 2019 Color of the Year: Night Watch

Posted by | Jun 13, 2018 | 0 |

“Night Watch’s ability to invoke a deep connection to nature is universal, which allows the hue to be versatile for a variety of spaces and design segments – from healthcare to commercial and residential design,” adds Schlotter. “The color can be incorporated into interiors as a focal accent wall in a bedroom or dining room, and it pairs nicely with gold or brass accents and décor. It can be especially impactful in places without any view or tie to the outdoors, like the end of a windowless hallway of a hospital. For exteriors, Night Watch is a gorgeous alternative to the trending black or deepest blue-black, and it works well as an accent on doors and shutters.”

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New York’s The Forge showcases distinctive, copper anodized, aluminum wall panel system

New York’s The Forge showcases distinctive, copper anodized, aluminum wall panel system

Posted by | Jun 13, 2018 | 0 |

Opened this spring, The Forge, a 272-unit luxury residential tower in Long Island, New York, features a façade of copper-colored anodized aluminum cladding. Designed by FXCollaborative, its distinctive, artistically inspired, industrial-influenced, exterior is composed of Dri-Design’s aluminum wall panel system finished by Linetec. The project is pursuing LEED® Silver certification.

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Solidia Technologies Supports IEA’s Mission to Accelerate Adoption of Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies and Clean Energy Solutions

Posted by | Jun 13, 2018 | 0 |

“We have the potential to make a big impact on carbon issues. Cement and concrete is a big market where big change is needed and can be absorbed, and where there is the potential for tremendous societal benefit,” said Schuler. “We’re working with status quo markets — 200 years with no significant innovation…that’s a huge opportunity. To facilitate adoption of our technologies we need to create a CO2 pipeline. Support from institutions like IEA helps further that cause.” 

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AAMA Summer Conference participants learn how to visually showcase their brands

Posted by | Jun 13, 2018 | 0 |

A workshop on Instagram taught companies how to re-think everyday interactions at their businesses as photogenic opportunities to expand their social media presence. American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) Communications Coordinator Meryl Williams led two sessions of “A Marketing Guide to Instagram: Visually Showcasing Your Brand,” at the AAMA 2018 Summer Conference in Lake Tahoe, California.

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Avitru and UL Announce Technology Partnership to Simplify Access to Sustainability Data Within Masterspec

Posted by | Jun 12, 2018 | 0 |

UL is a household name that is also heavily relied on by architects, engineers, contractors and owners (AECO) to provide third-party safety certifications, product performance evaluations and product testing and certifications for sustainable attributes. Architects and designers rely on SPOT, UL’s sustainable product database with more than 55,000 product families, to find products that meet green building and purchasing requirements in an easy, searchable tool. Demonstrations of the solution will be available during A’18 at Avitru Booth 1221.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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