Pearlescent-flaked coating selected by readers, editors in building envelope category. The coating, which features PPG’s proprietary 70-percent polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) formulation inflected with pearlescent flake, was among 34 products selected in the “building envelope” category.
Read MoreSteven Reinstadtler, market manager, Construction Coatings, Coatings, Adhesives & Specialties, Covestro LLC, will present the case study “A polyaspartic coating made a commercial bakery floor look really sweet,” at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31. He will detail the process of replacing a sheet vinyl floor with visible loose seams and patching in the commercial bakery kitchen at the SpringHouse Country Market, a well-known institution in Washington, Pennsylvania.
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ASID National HQ Office Earns LEED Platinum Certification. The headquarters houses 8,500 square feet of innovation supported by research that ties improvements in health and wellness with organizational metrics of engagement, retention, and productivity. Key design elements, such as the space’s real-time dashboard of environmental attributes, weave innovation, technology, and nature-based design together to create a space that conveys the core principles of LEED.
Read More“By bringing ARCOM and InterSpec together, ARCOM is positioned to offer the industry the tremendous benefits of pairing innovative technology with unparalleled specification content,” said Mark Strauch, ARCOM Chairman and Alpine Investors Partner.
Read MoreHarley Ellis Devereaux (HED) today announced that Deems Lewis McKinley (DLM) has merged with HED.
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LMN Architects, a multidisciplinary design firm with a reputation for distinctive, community-focused projects, announces that the Cleveland Civic Core and Convention Center Complex has been recognized with a 2017 National AIA Honor Award for Regional & Urban Design from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) today announced that is one of nine exemplar organizations exhibiting the most comprehensive approaches to educating and engaging their members, according to a report released today by the Kresge Foundation.
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Park Hotel Tokyo January 17 announced the availability of two new Artist Rooms, ‘Jomon” and “Japanese Angel.” These were standard rooms that had been decorated by Japanese artists who had painted on the walls and the ceilings during their stay at the hotel. The concept of these rooms is the “Beauty of Japan.”
Read MoreAZEK Building Products, formerly known as CPG Building Products, is announcing the company’s name change at the 2017 International Builders’ Show.
Read MoreLate in 2016, the Gypsum Association (GA) released five revised technical documents. GA-220-2016 Gypsum Board Winter Related Installation Recommendations; GA-223-2016 Gypsum Panel Products, Types, Uses, and Standards; GA-226-2016 Application of Gypsum Board to Form Curved Surface; GA-234-2016 Control Joints for Fire Resistance Rated Systems, and GA-338-2016 Guidelines for Prevention of Mold Growth on Gypsum Board have been updated to reflect current best practices. As a service to the design and construction community, these documents, and more than thirty additional technical documents, are available for free download through the GA Bookstore.
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