Cliff Black, AIA, describes the exterior rainscreen system and interior wall unit from BASF Polyurethane Foam Enterprises, as installed in BD+C’s Green Patient Lab at Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona, from November 10-12.
Green Patient Lab video: Rainscreen and interior wall system from BASF
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