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2021 July
Find the perfect planter styles for Summer Landscaping
July 30, 2021
Is your outdoor space ready for the summer? Container gardening can add a pop of color to refresh your outdoor space, creating privacy and shade for maximum comfortability. However, the harsh summer weather like heat, wind, and drought can take a toll on your container gardens if they are not cared for properly. TerraCast® offers maintenance-free solutions to your beautification projects!
How to compare sliding vs pivot glass shower doors
July 28, 2021
You’re desperately trying to find the best solution to keep water inside your shower, add style to your bathrooms and not break the bank. This has led you to start researching sliding glass shower doors and pivoting doors for your upcoming remodel. You’ve found benefits you can love about either choice:
Custom-Colored Aluminum Cable Railing
July 26, 2021
When you order raw aluminum components you can custom coat the railing to whatever color you'd like. This customer in Washougal WA painted their railing green to match their house. What color would you make your railing?
Create your own unique visual using color and artwork on acoustical wall panels
July 23, 2021
Create your own unique visual using color and artwork on acoustical wall panels. Transform interior spaces with distinctive image depth and personality on texture-rich TECTUM Create! Direct-Attach custom wall panels.
Thoughtful hardscape design can turn the concrete jungle into comfortable human habitat
July 21, 2021
What is hardscape? Hardscape is the term for hard landscaping materials. Concrete, asphalt, stone, glass, brick, metal, and gravel are all hardscape. In general use, hardscape means materials placed by human design. Hardscape contrasts with soft materials like vegetation and soil, which are known as “softscape”. Together, hardscape and softscape make up the landscape.
GFRC: concrete that uses glass fibers for reinforcement instead of steel
July 19, 2021
GFRC is concrete that uses glass fibers for reinforcement instead of steel. It is typically cast in a thin section of around 1/2" to 3/4". Since the fibers cannot rust like steel, there is no need for a protective concrete cover thickness to prevent rusting. With the thin, hollow construction of GFRC products, they can weigh a fraction of the weight of traditional precast concrete.
Skylight Fall Protection - How to Keep Your Facility's Rooftop Skylights Safe
July 16, 2021
Skylights add a great deal of aesthetic appeal to the interior of any industrial facility by letting in abundant natural light. Brighter work areas are not only better to look at, they're also healthier places for employees. In fact, skylights can help boost employee morale, improve employee satisfaction, increase productivity, and decrease your operating costs. However, along with the benefits of having skylights comes the increased risk to workers and maintenance crews for rooftop falls. It's essential that you provide adequate skylight fall protection to both protect your workers and to remain compliant with OSHA regulations.
Boon Edam’s New Mapping Tool Enables Long-Term Entrance Planning
July 16, 2021
Boon Edam Inc., a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, today announced a new solution mapping tool, BoonSelect, that breaks down the complex entry selection process and helps decision makers choose the right entrance solutions for their unique goals. BoonSelect features seven factors to consider prior to making an entrance decision. Boon Edam entry experts are trained on the right questions to ask as they walk a decision maker through each of the factors – all with the goal of helping their clients make the most well-rounded entrance choice.
New University In Georgia Benefits From Penetron Technology
July 14, 2021
The official opening ceremony of the Kutaisi International University in October 2020 created a new regional hub of higher education for the study of science, management, and technology in Georgia. For the first phase of construction, which is now complete, the Penetron System was specified to waterproof the University’s exposed and below-grade concrete structures.
Purpose Built with Accessibility in Mind. Kawneer’s GLASSvent® UT Project-Out Windows Now Feature ADA-Compliant Operators
July 12, 2021
Kawneer Company, Inc., the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum products and systems for commercial construction, introduces an aesthetically pleasing ADA-compliant operating handle option for GLASSvent® UT (Ultra-Thermal) Project-Out Windows. This new option provides a solution to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) recommendation that operable windows require no more than a five-pound operating force* while also providing a coordinating handle for non-ADA applications.
Corrugated Metal - Dakota Tin - Colorado Ceiling Tiles & Wall Panels
July 9, 2021
Give your roofs and walls a vintage, natural or modern touch. Folded metal roof tiles come in uniform examples like Galvalume (standard electrifies), Antique Galvanized (dim dull dim) or Rusted (pre-rusted).
Houston House: StoTherm® ci with Stolit® Milano finish provides comfort and visual appeal
July 7, 2021
The East Village is one of New York City’s trendiest neighborhoods, and Houston Street is one of the busiest thoroughfares. For the Houston House project, Jeffrey Cole of Jeffrey Cole Architects needed a design that was stylish enough for the East Village residents who would call it home while simultaneously addressing the issues that come with traffic noise. And that’s before we even begin talking about dealing with New York City’s blustery winters and brutal summers. Through creative design, clever use of the StoTherm ci exterior wall system and expert application of a Stolit Milano finish, Cole made quick work of all three challenges in spectacularly successful fashion.
Bullet-resistant windows with voice-transmission options
July 5, 2021
Ballistic barriers shouldn't compromise your ability to communicate with clients. That's why our bullet-resistant windows come with voice-transmission options suitable for any environment.
How 3D Printing is Helping the Coronavirus Cause
July 2, 2021
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is making headlines as a means to help hospitals and health care workers who are experiencing a shortage of medical equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic. With more than a million confirmed cases in the United States, demand for this equipment is at an all-time high and has put a strain on the supply chain. 3D printing has limitations and may not be a long-term solution, but we’ll explain how it has served as an interim stop-gap with initiatives around the world.