H+H is using two detailed cost-comparison exercises to prove that price need never be a barrier to specifying aircrete for house building.
Modern glass facades inform the architecture of major cities throughout the world. In recent years, however, there have been cases of broken glass, with collapsing facades endangering passers-by. Now, a special sensor can detect micro-fissures and warn of impending breakage beforehand.
SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO) announces that more than 100 Atlanta-area architects, building owners and commercial real estate developers found good reason to smile this past tax day – and the opportunity to glean a little green inspiration -- at the first public tour of Atlanta’s newest architectural goldmine – a 16 kW solar canopy.
A unique facade and roofing sheet that reduces the need for artificial indoor cooling in hot climates by up to 15 percent covers the Swedish pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai. The product, Prelaq Energy from the ste...
On April 2, the Arkema's Thiochemicals business unit, in partnership with Rhodia and Brenntag, organized a briefing seminar at Arkema's headquarters for its customers looking for a paint-stripping solution.
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Sandwich panels comprising two metal facings and a polyisocyanurate (PIR) rigid foam core have long been used for the efficient thermal insulation of large warehouses, cold stores and other industrial and administration buildings. Developers at Bayer MaterialScience have now come up with a new, more environmentally compatible PIR foam system with significantly enhanced fire behavior that has clear benefits over established systems.
Putting solar panels onto houses and offices once seemed good for the environment but a nuisance for architects. Now buildings can easily be green and beautiful, says a Spanish and German EUREKA partnership, which found ...
Long after the snow melts, the signs of harsh winter weather remain, leaving wooden decks, doors, shutters and sheds looking shabby. Repairing, replacing and refinishing wood in preparation for spring can feel overwhelmi...
Michem Emulsion 47950 wax emulsion from Michelman is a sacrificial anti-graffiti coating additive that also provides effective water repellency and anti-blocking. It is commonly used as a surface modifier in concrete coatings to reduce or eliminate concrete’s susceptibility to damage caused by weather, equipment, vehicles or foot traffic.
According to a new technical market research report, COMMERCIAL ROOFING MATERIALS: THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET (AVM071A) from BCC Research, the North American market for commercial roofing materials was worth an estimated $3.2 billion in 2009, but is expected to increase to nearly $5.9 billion in 2014.
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