Cone Mounted Retractable Barrier for High Traffic Areas

Visiontron introduces the new versatile cone mountable Skipper Retracta-Belt(TM) for traffic control. Skipper Retracta-Belt(TM) can be used in a variety of building, construction, road & traffic / transportation situations; it’s not limited only to cones. Skipper’s highly visible tape extends up to 29 feet 6 inches! Its molded design constructed of polypropylene with glass filled nylon offers a light weight, extremely durable product... 

TNR Rapid Roll-Up Rubber Doors

TNR rapid roll up rubber doors have “get up and go” performance and provide peace of mind with maximum uptime in your fast pace, non-stop rugged workplace. Process and Maintenance Engineers recognize the value of TNR Industrial Door’s proven indestructibility and endurance qualities. TNR Industrial Door combines rugged durability with high performance drive systems. These TNR rubber roll up door models are best suited for industrial... 

Parsons Brinckerhoff Completes Rosa Parks Transit Center in Detroit

The Rosa Parks Transit Center, a new multimodal facility in downtown Detroit, has been completed. The $22.5 million project was designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) on behalf of the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT). Located at Michigan and Cass Avenues, the Rosa Parks Transit Center is a 25,000-square-foot indoor facility with over two acres of exterior transit access. It enables customers to make connections to 21 DDOT bus routes, the... 

Car Park Safety – Due to Colour Coding and Fire Protection

Bright, friendly and with well-conceived traffic routing: The new underground car park at Luxemburg Airport proves just how modern a functional building can be. The main creative element is colour. The footprint of the four car park levels is identical, but each one is painted in a different colour. All fire barriers – doors leading to stairs and entrance doors – fit perfectly into the simple guidance system. For example, the colour code not only... 

ECO Cleaning Systems Advances Power Washing Industry Technology

ECO Cleaning Systems, manufacturer of environmentally responsible surface cleaning products in Port Clinton, Ohio, today announced the immediate availability of its newest technology, the HydroRecyClean power wash system. This new innovation is the only fully automatic and integrated system to recover wastewater, filter it on site for reuse, and convert recovered contaminants into non-leachable materials that can often be disposed of in general landfills. The... 

Echelon and ROMlight Smart Lighting System Reduces Energy Use

Echelon Corporation and ROMlight International, Inc. announced the first installation in Canada of a high bay lighting system featuring LonWorks® control networking technology to provide smart, two-way communicating lights. The new solution installed at the Kelly Western Services Ltd. aircraft hangar in Winnipeg uses energy efficient, individually dimmable lights to cut energy use by over 60 percent, or over 250,000 kWh per year. Combined with rebate... 

Cairo Expo City by Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid Architects was announced as architects of the new Cairo Expo City. Zaha Hadid Architects will be designing Cairo Expo City together with global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold. The winning design for Cairo Expo City delivers a unique facility for Cairo – a 450,000 square meter, state of the art city for exhibitions and conferences, located between the center of Cairo and the city’s airport. The project comprises... 

Doubletree by Hilton to Arrive in Malaysia in 2010

Hilton Hotels Corporation has announced that it has entered into a management agreement with The Intermark Sdn Bhd, signifying the debut of the award-winning, upscale hotel brand, Doubletree by Hilton, in Malaysia. The Crown Princess Hotel in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will undergo a multi-million dollar redesign and renovation during the next several months to become re-branded as the Doubletree by Hilton™ Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Scheduled... 

EUROTILE, a new generation of professional floor coverings

In order to complete its range of interlocking PVC floor tile TRAFICLINE®, the company Groupe TLM creates a new concept of tiles for a better comfort of use and maintenance. Intended for all collective and industrial buildings, the tile EUROTILE® combines flexibility, resistance and aesthetics. A set of worldwide patented innovations The original and technical features of the new tile EUROTILE® lie in the completely invisible connection system,... 

Curtis W. Fentress, Modernizing Los Angeles International

Fentress Architects has been announced as Design Architect for the new world-class facilities at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Curtis Fentress, founder of Fentress Architects, earned international recognition for designing some of the world’s best airport terminals to travel through. These include Incheon International Airport in South Korea (the first airport ever to earn “Best Airport in the World” three consecutive years, 2005–2007,...