Brick slip cladding from Advanced Construction Systems/FastClad

The method is guaranteed to provide a flawless match with the other brickwork. The system is easy to fit and is fastened to timber battens at 400mm centres, then pointed with the same mortar used on site. ACS provided the FastClad system finished in a 15mm slipped brick actually collected from the site. Website: www.advancedconstructionsystems.co.uk

Popular Science Names Hurricane-Resistant Curtain Containing Honeywell Spectra(R) Fiber ‘Best of What’s New’

Honeywell announced today that Popular Science magazine has awarded a 2008 Best of What’s New Grand Award to hurricane-resistant curtains containing Honeywell’s high-strength Spectra® fiber. The curtains were named the top innovation in home technology. Honeywell’s Spectra fiber, commonly used in bullet-resistant body armor, enables the Storm-A-Rest(TM) curtains to protect windows and doors during hurricanes. Because it uses Spectra...