Resilient flooring line has been expanded to include four creatively shaped tiles: Tide features a curvilinear design resembling the movement of water; Hive is a hexagon shape that evokes the honeycomb of a beehive; Node is an hourglass shape; and Tri is a triangle. Designed by Karim Rashid, the Karim Kolors collection includes 10 vibrant colors, and is available in 16x16-inch square tiles in addition to the new shapes. Ideal for retail stores, daycare facilities, and pediatric centers. Tarkett Input No. 201 at BDCnetwork.com/quickResponse
Metal corrugated panel features 23⁄4-inch-wide corrugations and a concealed fastening system, providing wide, uninterrupted lines. Corra-Lok panels are available in 0.032 and 0.050 aluminum, 24 gauge metallic coated steel, and AZ55 55% Al-Zn coated steel with an acrylic coating. ATAS International Inc.
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Dulux has expanded its line of low-VOC paints with two green coatings: Pro Premium is an interior wall and ceiling paint for commercial applications where performance, coverage, durability, and touch-up are important. Pro Standard is a cost-effective interior wall and trim paint. Both products meet LEED indoor air quality standards, as well as the Master Painters Institute Green Performance Standards. ICI Paints
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Lightweight roofing underlayment for commercial and residential applications offers superior tear resistance and excellent water hold-out when compared to traditional roofing felts. DuPont’s RoofLiner with Elvaloy also provides up to six months of UV protection, and can be used with all types of roofing materials identified by ICC-ES AC188, such as asphalt shingles, clay, concrete, fiber cement or metal tiles, slates, wood shakes, standing-seam metal sheets, and corrugated metal roofing. One roll of RoofLiner with Elvaloy replaces five rolls of 30-pound roofing felt, and is five times lighter.
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GTM Architects's Diane Taitt on 3form Varia resin panels
3form Varia architectural resin panels can be custom designed with virtually any color, pattern, interlayer, and finish, providing architects with endless design possibilities for functional and decorative panel systems. Diane Taitt, IIDA, ASID, senior interior architect with GTM Architects, Bethesda, Md.
HMC Architects's Pam Maynard on Finelite direct/indirect pendant light fixtures
Finelite offers a variety of direct, indirect, and direct/indirect pendant light fixtures for offices, schools, hospitals, and other light-intensive environments. The company’s pendant direct/indirect linear fluorescent fixtures are ideal for classrooms, where a bright, evenly distributed light source is desired.
UFAD design guides for architects, contractors, and commissioning agents
Tate Access Floors offers a series of guides extracted from its experience working on underfloor air distribution projects to help ensure the successful design and construction of these systems. The three-part series includes guides for architects, contractors, and commissioning agents, offering tips, advice, and recommendations on designing, installing, inspecting, and testing UFAD systems.
Integrated Project Delivery builds a brave, new BIM world
Three-dimensional information, such as that provided by building information modeling, allows all members of the Building Team to visualize the many components of a project and how they work together. BIM and other 3D tools convey the idea and intent of the designer to the entire Building Team and lay the groundwork for integrated project delivery.
Autodesk strives for interoperability with new products, more acquisitions
At its second annual World Press Days event in San Francisco, Autodesk presented nearly 150 assembled journalists with a vision of how its 2009 AEC software will help AEC professionals meet the challenges of globalization, the infrastructure boom, climate change, and the “digital life.” The overriding goal of the new features in the Revit BIM platform and NavisWorks Suite 2009 is to...
