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Material Sciences Corporation ramps up RepliKote prefinished decorative metal

Material Sciences Corporation ramps up RepliKote prefinished decorative metal

Posted by | Dec 31, 2016 | 0 |

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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Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Posted by | Dec 22, 2016 | 0 |

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta is the world’s busiest, hosting more than 90 million travelers per year, including 10 million going to and from international destinations. So when it came to designing the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal, planners not only wanted the new building to give passengers a pleasant respite from the stresses of modern air travel, but also to function as a wayfinding system that helped people from all over the world navigate its 1.2 million square feet of space.

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Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company, builds Broadway Tower for BPM Real Estate Group in downtown Portland

Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company, builds Broadway Tower for BPM Real Estate Group in downtown Portland

Posted by | Oct 5, 2016 | 0 |

BPM Real Estate Group has selected Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company, to build its Broadway Tower project in downtown Portland. With construction underway, the 19-story, 430,000-square-foot office and hotel development will be home to a 180-room Radisson RED hotel, and offer 175,000 square feet of office space and over 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

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Tower at PNC Plaza, featuring PPG glass and coatings, earns 2016 ARCHITECT R+D AWARD

Tower at PNC Plaza, featuring PPG glass and coatings, earns 2016 ARCHITECT R+D AWARD

Posted by | Sep 27, 2016 | 0 |

The double-skin façade, one of the first of its kind in North America, combines with two vertical thermal shafts and a solar chimney to naturally ventilate the 33-story skyscraper without electricity or fan power for 42 percent of the year. As a result, the Tower at PNC Plaza, which opened Oct. 1, 2015, is expected to consume up to 50 percent less temperature-control-related energy than comparable buildings of its size.

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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia addition features Valspar’s Fluropon coatings

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia addition features Valspar’s Fluropon coatings

Posted by | Jul 14, 2016 | 0 |

In July 2015, the Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care opened as the newest addition to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) campus, which serves more than 200,000 patients each year. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and FKP Architects, the 12-story, 700,000-square-foot ambulatory care center is the focus of the new South Campus. Its curving curtainwall systems feature Valspar’s high-performance Fluropon® coating systems in nine bold colors selected by the architects to give the exterior a vibrant, welcoming appearance.

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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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