Total Glass has completed a major window and door refurbishment for Riverside ECHG at a sheltered housing scheme for older people in a conservation area close to Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral. The Liverpool-based aluminium and PVC-U ...
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In addition to the many committee and division meetings that have taken place all week as part of the Glass Association of North America's Annual Conference, attendees had the chance yesterday to learn about some of the world's newest ...
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Sainsbury's has announced that its new store in Leek, Staffordshire, will be run by an LED lighting system that promises to cut down on energy consumption by around 60 per cent. The firm said it is using the energy efficient ceiling ...
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The rejuvenation of 125 Old Broad Street, better known as the Stock Exchange Tower, has turned an old building into a striking new landmark on the London skyline. The 26 storey tower in the heart of London was refurbished in July 2008. ...
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Now, University of Georgia scientists have fabricated what is thought to be the world's first LED that emits warm white light using a single light emitting material, or phosphor, with a single emitting center for illumination. The material ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2013 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban ...
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Munich, Germany – January 15, 2013 – Guardian Industries continues to expand its engagement with customers and industry influencers with its first exhibition at BAU, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, ...
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Now that it's winter, we are all wanting to spend less time in the cold and more time in our homes. Your home office can often lack personality and color. Under normal home office settings, the colors you would always find are silver, ...
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For the second consecutive time, there will be a French Pavilion at the London Textile Fair on 23 and 24 January 2013. The Pavilion is organized by Tisslaine France Promotion, France's national trade association for the textile industry, ...
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SmartGlass International, the manufacturer of electronically switchable privacy glass, has announced that it is intensifying its expansion drive in the Middle East to take advantage of a new surge in property development and demand for ...
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The color rendering index (CRI), sometimes called color rendition index, is a quantitative measure of the ability of a light source to reproduce the colors of various objects faithfully in comparison with an ideal or natural light source. ...
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Fire resistant glass from AGC's Pyrobel range is used in General Aviation Centre's (GAC) new S$10-million aviation hangar at Seletar Aerospace Park. Pyrobel 53N fire resistant glass has been selected to glaze the compartments that ...
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Interior Designer Susan Knof of London-based architects and designers SHH has created a new home for private clients in Hyde Park,London,which combines understated elegance with practical and flexible spaces for real family usage,set within ...
With the opening of an 81,400-square-foot student Center,the nation's first public four-year college founded in the 21st century recently made a transition from a commuter school to a more traditional campus community. Georgia Gwinnett ...
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Increasingly, companies are adopting open plan office designs to make it easier for their employees to work collaboratively (and, let's face it, to save a buck or two on square footage). Most organizations are prepared to deal with ...
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