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AECinfo BuildingBlog #166 ♦ January 28, 2021 

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The Daylighting Difference: Designing for Cold Climates

Since Major is based in central Wisconsin, we're all too familiar with cold weather and snow. But is your daylighting system up to the challenge? Is the space losing $$ in the colder months due to heat loss? Do you need a skylight or wall system solution that will stand up to the toughest environments?

The Daylighting Difference: Designing for Cold Climates

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Anti-Bird Spikes: What You Need to Know

Anti-Bird Spikes: What You Need to Know  

Employing physical barriers that prevent roosting is the best way to protect your property from bird damages, and bird spikes are the most effective, least expensive bird deterrent available on the market today. Bird spikes have been around for over 50 years as a simple barrier against birds roosting on narrow, horizontal surfaces such as ledges, sills, pipes, chimneys, signs, and gutters.

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Outdoor Living – Tips for Less Maintenance & More Enjoyment

Homeowners have always enjoyed their outdoor spaces. What was once simply a back patio or deck is now an entertainment area, where homeowners and their friends and families congregate to socialize, relax and recharge. The following are five elements that will transform an outdoor space to an area ideal for entertaining while keeping maintenance to a minimum.

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  Outdoor Living – Tips for Less Maintenance & More Enjoyment

Improve hospital security with: 5 Key Components of a Healthcare Facility Security Plan

Improve hospital security with: 5 Key Components of a Healthcare Facility Security Plan  

Security in Hospitals Best Practices - Workplace violence in healthcare is an ongoing threat to hospital security. Receptionists, nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers put themselves at risk of verbal and physical abuse every day to care for patients.

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eGlass Vision™ system inspires an impression of invisibility

This silver aluminum glass railing shines bright on this deck in San Francisco, CA. The eGlass Vision™ system inspires an impression of invisibility. Offering the least obstructed view, this frameless glass railing option replaces traditional horizontal rails with small clamps attached to aluminum posts. Designed to keep your focus on an uninterrupted view, eGlass Vision™ removes the top and bottom rails from your sightline, creating a view that is like having no railing at all.

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Apartment Package Lockers - Improve resident satisfaction and staff efficiency with ease

Apartment Package Lockers - Improve resident satisfaction and staff efficiency with ease  

With residents continuing to order more items online, the average community is receiving 75+ packages per day, meaning your staff is spending more time on package management than on property management. The Package Concierge® apartment package locker series is the perfect way to bring order to this chaos. Let your team get back to business while letting our smart lockers and package rooms obsess over keeping resident packages secure and available 24/7.

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A Step by Step Guide to Buying Shower Wall Panels

So, you’re sick and tired of cleaning tile shower grout and are determined to buy a shower wall panel system to eliminate the hassle of moldy and dirty joints once and for all. You said to yourself, “How difficult can it be buying shower wall panels?” Of course, you said this BEFORE you got down to the task at hand. Then you found soooo many different products, sizes, thicknesses, and installation methods it made your head spin. Suddenly, the simple – I’m buying shower wall panels – wasn’t simple any longer. Different manufacturers making different claims. You don’t know what to believe. It started sounding as one-sided as cable news channels reporting on the political candidates – ha! ha!

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Draper shade automation system wins architectural media awards

Shade automation helps improve productivity by reducing glare and solar heat gain, while still allowing natural daylight and views to the outside. When we introduced our IntelliFlex® I/O scalable, automated shade control system, we knew we were onto something good. IntelliFlex I/O is highly customizable and can grow and adapt as needs change without replacing existing hardware and wiring, providing a scalable automation solution ideal for projects no matter how big or complex.

Draper shade automation system wins architectural media awards

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