Category: Substrates
Substrates
Material Sciences Corporation ramps up RepliKote prefinished decorative metal
Material Sciences Corporation (MSC) announces that the company is expanding the reach of its RepliKote™ decorative metals. A specialty line of prefinished coils or sheets that emulate exotic metals, stone, wood and designer patterns is stylish, durable and environmentally sensitive, RepliKote can be shaped, by conventional methods, into stunningly realistic exterior and interior panels, partitions, casework, furniture, equipment and appliances.
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Sustainability in green building ensures positive outlook for green cement market
Green cement is a cementitious material, made from industrial waste. The industrial waste comprises fly ash and slag. Fly ash is a waste derived from coal power plant and slag is a waste derived from steel or iron processing industry. Green cement reduces carbon footprint of construction activities by 40-50%. Green cement offers excellent corrosion resistance and also withstand high temperature. Green cement used in residential, non-residential, industrial and infrastructure sector
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BuildSteel provides educational resources for building professionals who use cold-formed steel framing
BuildSteel, a newly-launched collaboration of steel and construction industry organizations, provides educational resources for building professionals on the uses and benefits of cold-formed steel framing. The www.BuildSteel.org website serves as an educational center, continuously updated with new content and examples showing how steel framing can be used to meet the growing demands placed on building today’s low and mid-rise structures.
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WoodWorks leads blast testing project for cross-laminated timber
ideos are now available showing a series of live blast tests on three cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures at Tyndall Air Force Base, conducted by WoodWorks in cooperation with the US Forest Service and Softwood Lumber Board. Post-test observations were exciting. All structures remained intact and matched modeling predictions with acceptable levels of damage under significant explosive loading.
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VELUX Commercial Skylight selection provides choices for architects, developers builders and remodelers
VELUX® America’s commercial skylight product selection now includes the VELUX Dynamic Dome (DD) line, the Venting Modular Skylight (VMS) line and the VELUX SUN TUNNEL (ST) tubular skylight line, providing a broad and varied product selection for commercial daylighting and ventilation needs.
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