Three months after a blaze in a glass facade building claimed four lives at Andheri, the fire department and BMC have come out with a fresh set of guidelines for such buildings. These include openings on every floor of high-rises with ...
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Motilal Oswal HQ is one of the brightest sparks of fresh, contemporary glass façade design in Mumbai. The building is complete with modern,energy efficient feature and a fair blend of modern trends and corporate sophistication. ...
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Vitra Design Museum's Lightopia Exhibition includes around 300 works from the Vitra Design Museum's lighting collection. Displaying a collection of artifacts, lighting and design based projects, this exhibit allows visitors to ponder the ...
Guardian Industries is co-sponsoring the National Glass Association’s Architect’s Forum: Glass + Performance, an opportunity for architects to see and experience the latest in glass design, technology and performance and earn ...
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The future of energy-efficiency holds some interesting technology. In fact, Navigant Research is predicting that smart glass, which can help improve energy performance while increasing occupant comfort and satisfaction, will grow to an ...
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In line with recent reports, Township officials have proposed new restrictions on lightemitting diode (LED) signs, which they say can serve as dangerous distractions to local drivers. The Township Committee introduced an ordinance on Aug. ...
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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 ...
PPG Glass eVIEW is a multifunctional suite of Web-based tools that enables architects, glazing contractors, glass fabricators and other building professionals to search, construct, view and compare virtual glazing configurations in three ...
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Oxford Photovoltaics (Oxford PV), has been named the winner of the Innovation Award at British Renewable Energy Awards ceremony, held by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) in London. A technology start-up business and spin-out from ...
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Installers from Josloff Glass working on the Terminal B Modernization at Newark International Airport. Photos by Ari Mintz Photography, www.arimintzphoto.com.2012 was another year of improvement for U.S contract glazing firms, with more ...
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Efficiency is the foundation for long-term corporate success. LiSEC's modern glass manufacturing concepts allow you to increase productivity – not only by building a new production line, but also by retrofitting existing machines. ...
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Glass LLC, glass pioneers in the Middle East and wholly owned by Dubai Investments (DI) PJSC, the largest investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, hosted international experts, investors and manufacturers from the glass ...
Refacing fireplace can be done by various ways through different options ranging from simply cleaning it up to painting and even going to the extent of refacing it with a facade. Be it any kind of fireplace, as we will see in the following ...
Tags: Fireplace, Construction, Decoration
A fireplace keeps you warm on a cold winter night. It shares your intimate moments. It is witness to how shamelessly lazy you can be, curled up before it in your faded PJs, a riveting novel and a cup of steaming hot chocolate. Needless to ...
Heat controlling is one of the essentials these days. To reduce the effect of heat, various options such as air conditioners and water cooler chillers are used as per the requirement. Heat produced by sun is one of the most irritating ...