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Specifiers’ Guide to Green Building Products

Specifiers’ Guide to Green Building Products

Posted by | Aug 23, 2018 | 0 |

PRISM asked building materials manufacturers for information about some of their latest and/or most innovative sustainable products which architects might considering specifying for their next project. We asked manufacturers why an architect would specify their product and where an one could find more information. PRISM compiled this information in a guide, listing products by category types in alphabetical order. You can read the entire Specifiers’ Guide to Green Building Products or click on a category or company listed below for specific information.

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Western Specialty Contractors Uses Leading-Edge Concrete Repair Technology to Protect Workers on Parking Garage Restoration

Western Specialty Contractors Uses Leading-Edge Concrete Repair Technology to Protect Workers on Parking Garage Restoration

Posted by | Aug 14, 2018 | 0 |

Western began the project using electric chipping hammers to remove the unsound concrete from overhead. This technique proved to be a challenge with crew members holding the hammer above their heads for eight hours a day, five days a week. As a result, production slowed on the project and the decision was made to utilize a PAM machine manufactured by RNP Industries.

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Precast concrete infrastructure construction product demand to grow

Posted by | Jul 30, 2018 | 0 |

Through 2022, demand for precast concrete infrastructure construction products is expected to increase 4.4% annually to $2.4 billion. Among others, growth will be fueled by the need to repair the nation’s aging network of bridges, highways, roads and railroad tracks; and increased adoption of precast concrete over less expensive site-poured concrete as more government officials recognize that the long-term cost savings provided by its durability outweigh short term considerations.

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Midtown21 Office Building among first in Seattle to meet city’s stringent new energy code

Midtown21 Office Building among first in Seattle to meet city’s stringent new energy code

Posted by | Jul 24, 2018 | 0 |

The Midtown21 Office Building, designed by LMN Architects, reimagines the office tower typology to accommodate a new generation of tenants in the tech sector, focusing on flexibility and interactivity. The 21-story, 365,000-square-foot, Class A office tower commands a vibrant street corner in Seattle’s rapidly transforming Denny Triangle district, setting a precedent for sustainable, civic-oriented design on a city-designated “Green Street.”

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Newtecnic and Cambridge University Construction Research Partnership Delivers Concrete Facade Innovation

Newtecnic and Cambridge University Construction Research Partnership Delivers Concrete Facade Innovation

Posted by | Jul 24, 2018 | 0 |

Newtecnic and the Engineering Department at the University of Cambridge (UK), have completed a 3-year knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) to develop a new generation of components, load bearing connections and associated design methods for composite concrete building facades. The partnership addressed the need for new building products and manufacturing and installation methods for complex building envelopes.

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Helix™ Micro-Rebar now available in BSD SpecLink-E

Posted by | Jul 16, 2018 | 0 |

Helix™ Steel is pleased to announce the availability of Helix™ Micro-Rebar in the Building Systems Design (BSD) SpecLink-E platform. With the addition of Helix™ Micro-Rebar, the architect and engineering communities can now specify it in concrete applications ranging from footers, piles, mat slabs, slabs on grade, slabs on metal deck and walls.  The module is referenced in Section 03 30 00 – Cast-In-Place Concrete.

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McCullough Mulvin Architects’ striking student accommodation for Thapar University in India – shortlisted for World Architecture Festival award

McCullough Mulvin Architects’ striking student accommodation for Thapar University in India – shortlisted for World Architecture Festival award

Posted by | Jul 3, 2018 | 0 |

McCullough Mulvin Architects in partnership with Design Plus Associates (DPA) have designed an overall masterplan for the 250-acre site to provide a series of iconic buildings for the University, including two phases of student residences, a sports centre and a new learning centre incorporating a library, lecture theatres and computer science building. A contemporary approach to design and materials has been employed across the campus to position the University as part of a modern, contemporary India.

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Northeast Precast Creates Home for Snow Leopards

Northeast Precast Creates Home for Snow Leopards

Posted by | Jun 28, 2018 | 0 |

“We needed a building that was extremely durable and would hold up to daily wear and tear from a family of active snow leopards,” says Ed Runyon, parks director at Cape May County Zoo, which is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

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Western Specialty Contractors Applies Traffic Coatings to Parking Garages at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Western Specialty Contractors Applies Traffic Coatings to Parking Garages at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Posted by | Jun 28, 2018 | 0 |

Sealing and protecting a parking garage from the daily wear and tear of vehicle traffic and the elements is vital to maintaining a garage’s overall structural integrity. Concrete restoration experts Western Specialty Contractors – Springfield, IL Branch recently spent two months repairing and protecting parking garages B4 and F29 at the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign.

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America’s Cement Producers Urge Congress to Reauthorize Legislation to Maintain and Improve the Nation’s Water Infrastructure

Posted by | Jun 19, 2018 | 0 |

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) June 6, urged Congress to reauthorize federal legislation needed to build, maintain and improve the nation’s water infrastructure. The U.S. House of Representatives is considering two-year reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018 (H.R. 8), while the U.S. Senate is considering companion legislation, America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) of 2018 (S. 2800).

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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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