Using a Tessellate perforated screen system technology this new building that is scheduled to be completed in 2014 will be the first of its kind in the?King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh. This?dynamic new construction regulates ...
One of the most amazing slip-ups individuals make when picking fittings is picking the wrong color. A delightful mahogany entryway will not look so wonderful with a shabby handle. Perfect oak bureaus will look shabby with plain, painted ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has selected the recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. The AIA Healthcare Awards program showcases the best of healthcare ...
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Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, announces today that it has been awarded a £121 million contract for an 18-storey hotel, leisure and apartment complex in North Greenwich Peninsula, London for Grove Developments ...
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Dr Kevin Kelly has started his new role as The Society of Light and Lighting's president on Tuesday and has pledged to promote more collaborative working and the benefits of Building Information Modelling (BIM). During his inaugural ...
In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program, announced recently a new campaign offering free LEED certification to the first ...
Q: What is daylighting? A: Daylighting refers to using the direct and reflected sunlight to naturally illuminate building interiors. Many people choose to incorporate daylighting into their interior designs to capture the warm lighting ...
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The Pyroguard range of fire glass solutions is making its Clerkenwell Design Week debut (21st – 23rd May 2013), exhibiting at the event as the specialist glazing partner within ‘The Planet Showroom’. Manufactured by ...
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Join GPD China for a comprehensive review of this process. The two-day technical sessions will review topics from glass manufacturing to the use of glass. These presentations will be supplemented by the key discussions to be given by the ...
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Russ Leslie, associate director and professor at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer, along with Leora Radetsky, research scientist, and Aaron Smith, former research specialist, have been awarded the prestigious Leon Gaster Award ...
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Forward thinking and innovative dimensions for glass and the glass supply chain.Glass Focus 2013 will be held on 23 May 2013 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport, United Kingdom. Themed "Forward thinking and innovative ...
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Armstrong has announced the launch of a new generation of integrated, pre-designed packaged pump solutions which deliver lowest first installed cost, reduced project risk and outstanding energy efficiency performance. Building on the ...
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The University of California at Davis’ (UC Davis) California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) is hosting a launch event for WattStopper’s LMLS-600 Switching and Dimming Dual Loop Photosensor, the first commercial product to ...
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U.S. Embassy in Helsinki, Finland installs the Trilia OLED luminaire in its new Innovation Center to showcase the latest in energy-efficient technologies. OLED lighting from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is featured in the new ...
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Pilkington Planar™ has been used to transform a Grade II Listed building into a state of the art youth centre in Middlesbrough. Prior to renovation the Georgian building, last used in 2001, was in a virtually derelict state. ...
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