In its eighth year, the Shaw Contract Group Design Is… Award program honors architecture and design firms that are changing the very idea of what design is. This year, Shaw Contract Group introduced Market Awards, representing the ...
GE Edison Award recognizes Vintry Fine Wines project by L’Observatoire International. Cathode Lighting Systems is pleased to announce that Hervé Descottes, Jeff Taylor and Jessica Tchah of L’Observatoire International ...
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In an effort to expand certification and training efforts in the tile and stone industry, the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) Board of Directors recently appointed Bart Bettiga as its Executive Director. Bettiga, who is also the ...
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In an effort to reduce the carbon footprint, this building utilizes light from the sun while providing an exceptional amount of privacy. From the outside this may just look like an ordinary brick building, however as you move closer you may ...
Like the psychological picture game that is sometimes used to determine a person's view point on life, these &Tradition?pendant lights have two completely different looks. At first this hanging light may just appear to be a large white ...
The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), a nationally recognized standards development and credentialing organization, was recently accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a national certifying body for its ...
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The Marble Institute of America has released Stones of North America Version 2. Stones of North America is a comprehensive iPad app that gives design and construction professionals quick, easy access to detailed information about natural ...
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With the H-1B fight over and lost, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) lashed out, almost flailing in the minutes before the Senate Judiciary Committee's final vote Tuesday. The tech industry had won. It was getting late in the day and the ...
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LED lamp innovator Leapfrog Lighting announced its support of an industry push to improve quality standards, and urges LED manufacturers pay increased attention to overall optical performance, consistency and glare factors. At a time when ...
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This “pinkhouse” at Caliber Biotherapeutics in Texas, grows 2.2 million plants under the glow of blue and red LEDs. The practice of vertical farming could potentially undergo a transformation that will make urban food centres ...
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US specialty underwriter, Victor O. Schinnerer & Company has introduced a new, stand-alone workers compensation program for small to midsize companies. Scheduled to be offered through an "A-rated insurance carrier" for companies with ...
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Guardian Industries now offers interior designers and architects a product solution that enables them to design with glass without sacrificing privacy: Guardian Reveal, the company’s newest interior glass innovation. Guardian ...
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Cooper Lighting, a division of diversified power management company Eaton, is now accepting entries for its 37th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The competition, which focuses on furthering the understanding, ...
After indicating increasing demand for design services for the better part of a year, the Architecture Billings Index has reversed course in April. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate ...
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Peerless Mino LED luminaires are now offered in 1’ x 4’ and 1’ x 1’ models; energy efficiency increased by up to 15%. Peerless — a leading designer and manufacturer of architectural luminaires and one of the ...
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