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Ballistic Glazing Solutions Guide

February 1, 2024

Ballistic Glazing Solutions Guide

There are literally thousands of options when it comes to bulletproof glass. Finding the solution that’s right for you or your client is critical and details matter more than ever. This guide is a must-have for anyone working with ballistic glazing:

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Innovative Natural Stone Panels Redefining Architectural Possibilities

January 2, 2024

Innovative Natural Stone Panels Redefining Architectural Possibilities

Imagine the strength and timeless elegance of natural stone combined with lightweight, resilient properties. Enter a groundbreaking solution revolutionizing architectural design: a fusion of stone and innovation known across the industry for its unmatched versatility — a composite panel system redefining possibilities in construction and design.

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How it Works: Solaris® Cool Roof for Solar Reflectivity

May 5, 2023

How it Works: Solaris® Cool Roof for Solar Reflectivity

As more consumers request sustainable materials, CertainTeed is ready with multiple options. One of the top sustainable products from their Landmark® series is the Landmark Solaris solar-reflective shingle. Let’s learn more about these shingles and the forward-thinking technology used to develop them.

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Resources to meet sustainability requirements

March 29, 2023

Resources to meet sustainability requirements

National Gypsum provides products and product disclosure documents that help architects design sustainable buildings

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Custom lasered and metal panel solutions

December 6, 2022

Custom lasered and metal panel solutions

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Special shapes have an impact on architectural design

November 12, 2021

Special shapes have an impact on architectural design

Designing the new senior living community required Antunovich Associates to navigate multiple national, state, and local building and health codes, as well as U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. The exterior of the new architecture was designed to resemble the historic Nellie Black building that previously resided on the site, but trying to match the original building’s Flemish bond created challenges. The traditional way to construct this pattern of bricks would be to layer red stretchers and black headers alternately in each course.

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How Important is Wellness in Your Designs?

November 3, 2021

How Important is Wellness in Your Designs?

Good acoustics, access to natural light, pleasing aesthetics, and sustainable materials all play a role in adding wellness to your designs. Yet in any business or residential environment, indoor air quality (IAQ) may have the most important effect on an individual’s productivity and health.

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TECTUM IIIW Roof Deck

October 28, 2020

TECTUM IIIW Roof Deck

Ideal for hurricane prone areas that require MIAMI Dade NOA approval, these three-in-one Composite Roof Deck Panels provide acoustics, insulation, and a nailable surface that accepts a wide variety of roofing materials.

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Visual Blog: Kalwall in the Education Market

June 17, 2020

Visual Blog: Kalwall in the Education Market

Introducing diffuse natural daylight into educational facilities provides advantages on multiple levels, the most important being the benefit to students. Multiple studies have shown that students exposed to more natural daylight progress faster than kids with less daylight. Translucent sandwich panels also provide line of sight protection to areas where privacy and security are important, as well as create the right thermal envelope.

Here are five educational facilities across the globe where Kalwall® translucent sandwich panels have been used to provide the right diffuse natural daylighting solution.

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Tectum E & Tectum E-N Acoustical Roof Deck

August 26, 2019

Three-in-One Composite Roof Deck Panels provide acoustics, insulation, and a nailable surface that accepts a wide variety of roofing materials.

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Utilizing green building products like Acousti-Mat and Gyp-Crete to achieve LEED® Gold project certification

August 19, 2019

Utilizing green building products like Acousti-Mat 3/4 and Gyp-Crete 2000/3.2K, Serrano Lofts was able to achieve LEED®Gold Certification. For added sound control, one layer of Acousti-Mat 3 and Acousti-Mat were installed.

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Hotel X Toronto

May 27, 2019

High style and eco-conscious design are often perceived as mutually exclusive. Hotel X Toronto—the latest addition to the Library Hotel Collection’s portfolio of international boutique hotel properties—boldly challenges this assumption.

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How to - Pro Polished Concrete Floor Systems

February 15, 2019

Polished Concrete Floors are extremely popular. Many property managers are replacing their VCT, Ceramic Tile, and Linoleum floor coverings with polished concrete flooring. Polishable concrete overlays add LEED points to a project making them appealing for architects and green builders. Architects also appreciate polished concrete’s reflectance because it decreases the need for artificial light.

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Material Highlight: High-Density Polyethylene

February 11, 2019

Maglin Site Furniture offers recycled High-Density Polyethylene in two textures: wood grain and orange peel. This creates a durable environmentally friendly alternative to traditional lumber that is perfect for most outdoor applications.

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Visual Blog: Kalwall in the Retail/Commercial Market

February 8, 2019

Introducing diffuse natural daylighting into a retail space has proven to increase sales and productivity. Full spectrum, glare-free daylight encourages consumers to spend more time shopping by creating a better mood and allowing products to be seen in sharper detail. The bottom line benefit extends to any commercial building: From reducing energy costs to increasing employee production, a space enhanced by diffuse natural daylighting increases in value per square foot. Here are five retail/commercial projects across the globe where Kalwall translucent sandwich panels have been used to provide a diffuse natural daylighting solution.

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Meeting modern trends in multifamily construction

October 17, 2018

As demographics and preferences across multifamily shift, AIA partner Kawneer explores how architects are adjusting their exterior designs.

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Facades+ features UW NanoES building with finishing by Linetec

October 15, 2018

The University of Washington’s recently opened Nano Engineering and Sciences Building (UW NanoES) provides modern performance and visual continuity with the adjacent Molecular Engineering and Sciences Building (MolES). Demonstrating its energy-efficiency and daylight-focused design, the project is pursuing LEED® Silver certification through the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Daylight modeling services

September 10, 2018

Daylight modeling brings science to the art of daylighting. Remove the design mystery and reveal patterns of daylight with complimentary modeling services.

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Varying perforation pattern technique provides sun shading system

April 30, 2018

The Roger A. and Helen B. Krone Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB Krone) opened in 2015. It was built with the intention of creating a space where Georgia Tech engineers and scientists can work together on new medical technologies and curing diseases. Much like bees - or Yellow Jackets - the mascot of Georgia Tech, work together in a hive. It is possible that design architect, Lake Flato, and local architect Cooper Carry considered this when creating the building design.

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A Gateway To A Translucent Space

December 15, 2017

The typical point of entry into an interior environment tends to be simple, boring, and often mediocre. The primary purpose is to allow access, paying no attention to any crucial design attributes Avanti Eclipse sliding glass doors are a collection of quality Sliding Glass Door Systems that provide a contemporary solution to applying design and seamless flexibility.

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