Sportarena Lora, Split, Croatia. Shoring and assembly platform for 180-tonne roof girder

The almost 80 metre long and 5.40 metre high truss girders made of steel form the basic construction for the roofing of the new multi-functional hall in the Croatian city of Split. Each of the main constructional elements – the up to three metre wide pairs of trusses – weighs a massive 180 tonnes. In order to be able to cost-effectively assemble the roof, consisting of eight such gigantic components, contractors Dinarik, in co-operation with... 

Avago Technologies Announces 1-Watt Warm White High-Power LED for Architectural, Commercial, Task, and Decorative Lighting Applications

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced the addition of a new 1-Watt warm white Moonstone™ power LED emitter for use in a variety of architectural, commercial, spot light, task, backlighting, and decorative lighting applications. Avago’s ASMT-MY09 LED features a low profile design and delivers high flux output of up to 95 lumens (lm) at 350mA... 

LiveRoof

LiveRoof is a green roof system that uses 100 percent pre-consumer recycled polypropylene planting modules. They come pre-filled with an engineered growing medium and pre-planted with drought-resistant flora chosen on the basis of client preference and local growing conditions.

New Solar Electric System Using Kyocera Photovoltaic Modules Tests Above 100 Percent of Expected Projections

Kyocera Solar, Inc. and American Solar Electric, Inc. today announced that a recently unveiled 19.2 kilowatt solar electric power system has tested at 106 percent of expected projections. The new system — independently tested by Phoenix’s utility company, Salt River Project (SRP) — is installed at the Integrity Building Corp (IBC) headquarters in Mesa, Ariz., and has allowed the small business to save thousands of dollars on electricity. Designed... 

New Strikesorb single-MOV TVSS module

Raycap has developed a single-MOV module with a high surge handling capability that absorbs and dissipates the excess energy of lightning strikes and power surges in a safe manner, making it suitable for installation in oil, gas and petrochemical equipment applications. Designated Strikesorb, the TVSS module exceeds the stringent requirements of the revised UL-1449 standard, without the use of internal fuses. Strikesorb provides complete and uninterrupted...