
Typically suburban house living residence is done by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects. This architects have designed a home in Atherton, California. The theme of this contemporary residence architecture is to create a nice and comfortable place to live just like a holiday house that have connection through the interior and exterior. There are also some outdoor room in this house design. The clients also want to have a house to be a private retreat...

With the completion of a new resort-like clubhouse, Sarasota Yacht Club (SYC) is beginning a new chapter in its 84-year history while revitalizing the city’s waterfront scene. Featuring a sail-like fabric roof and modern glass and stucco exterior, SYC’s 22,000-square-foot clubhouse on John Ringling Boulevard is oriented to maximize the site’s waterfront setting, according to Sarasota architect Tom Denslow, DSDG, Inc. “The new clubhouse is...

CertainTeed Corporation’s fiberglass insulation manufacturing facility in Chowchilla, Calif., is taking a next step in its holistic approach to sustainability with the introduction of Sustainable InsulationTM. Designed to exceed the California Air Resource Board (CARB) indoor air quality regulations, the new fiberglass insulation product is GREENGUARD Children & Schools certified, and incorporates recycled materials, a plant-based organic binder...

Gulick and Spradlin LLC prides themselves in their ability to blend up-to-date technologies with the craftsmanship of the past. While respecting the architectural significance of the property, Gulick and Spradlin have again shown in the Stone/Shelley House their solid commitment to build “green” by saving and reusing building materials, their sensitivity to energy requirements through the use of efficient insulation and heating and cooling...

Like a crystal growing from rock, the Libeskind Villa is a dramatic structure emerging from the ground. Built from premium materials, this German-made, sculptural living space meets the highest standards in design, craftsmanship and sustainability. It is unique at every turn, offering maximum insulation and durability, cutting-edge technologies and compliance with some of the toughest energy-saving standards across the world. Studio Daniel Libeskind...

Southwall Technologies Inc., the worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that it will supply the high performance insulating glass for InnovisionTM Windows, a new line of residential and commercial-grade fiberglass windows introduced last week by Owens Corning, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of fiberglass insulation and building materials. Southwall Insulating Glass, a joint venture company formed by...

Building professionals can now bypass several costly, time-intensive tasks involved with finishing below-grade concrete walls with the introduction of CertainTeed’s T-RocTM Thermal Laminate Foundation Insulation System. Consisting of CertainTeed GlasRoc® paperless gypsum board permanently laminated to a high R-value expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam insulation, T-Roc panels install easily in conventional concrete wall forms and eliminate the need...
LaPolla Industries, Inc. (OTC BB:LPAD.OB ) (“LaPolla”), a leading manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation and coatings designed to reduce energy consumption in the commercial and residential new construction and retrofit markets, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. “LaPolla continues to grow sales dramatically despite the current economic crisis. Mainstream acceptance...
Reportlinker announces that a new market research report related to the Building materials industry is available in its catalogue. World Roofing & Insulation Market This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Roofing & Insulation in millions of US$. The major product segments analyzed are Roofing (Asphalt Shingles, Metal, Elastomeric, Built-Up, Roofing Tiles, Modified Bitumen, Plastic, & Others), and Insulation (Foamed Plastics, Fiberglass,...
At the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston, Mass., Owens Corning announced it has increased the certified recycled content in its flagship PINK Fiberglas(TM) insulation to a minimum of 40 percent. At this level of recycled content, the amount of waste glass diverted from landfills could form a two-lane glass highway that extends 1.3 times around the world(1). The certification, supplied by leading, independent third-party certifier...