Invelope Integrated Wall Insulation and Rainscreen System

Invelope steel and foam panels create a weather-tight backup wall system for metal-framed commercial buildings. Invelope provides a moisture and vapor barrier, drainage plane, and insulation—as well as a mounting system for brick veneer or terra cotta cladding—all in one panel system. Made from corrosion-resistant steel wrapped around a polyisocyanurate foam core and similar to Centria’s Formawall, Invelope comes in 32″-wide interlocking... 

Four-Leaf Clover Kindergarten by Ofis Arhitekti

The plot of the building is a four-leaf clover from which each leaf represents one department with associated facilities. Entrance leads to the central part with the common areas, which are positioned and distributed in three floors: ground floor with the main entrance and outdoor central common play area/playgrounds for additional activities, first floor with administration/offices and underground level with kitchen, services and technical areas. The... 

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Acadia Residence in Vancouver, BC

Set out to create a “modest” house in an area where most take an exuberant design approach to private residences, Bing Thom applied his design philosophy to ensure the building relates to and is harmonious with its landscape. Like with most BTA house commissions, the design of the garden took place first, and for this particular house, a Suzhou inspired garden manifested. Consistent with Suzhou gardens, water was brought into the long... 

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CertainTeed WeatherBoards FiberCement Siding for Mid-Atlantic’s First Carbon-Neutral Home

Carbon-neutral home building is a new and growing trend in sustainability, where more efficient building design, innovative technology and strategic locations can be combined to reduce carbon emissions — the leading cause of greenhouse gases. A significant part of achieving this goal in the construction of such homes is ensuring that each building product installed has the maximum amount of sustainable attributes. Such is the case with the Carbon... 

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Vienna’s new Trespa Meteon and glass house

The Kai Stania private house, near Vienna, is a unique and stunning example of modern domestic architecture using large glazed walls framed with black Trespa Meteon panels. A stunning glass and black clad house has recently been completed near Vienna. The house was designed by well-known designer and architect Kai Stania to live and work in and to act as a marketing tool for his design business. It is situated on a tree-covered hillside with a stunning... 

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New Trespa Wood Decors

Trespa’s new Wood Decors extend the collection to 17 Wood Decors and 6 Naturals. These are available for the Trespa Meteon range – the architectural panel specified worldwide for exterior cladding and imaginative building facades. The high performance, aesthetically pleasing panel is available in a very extensive range of colours, metallics, natural decors and unique finishes. As trees define the natural landscape, so Wood Decors colour and... 

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UPM ProFi showcases sustainable building in Shanghai

The Finnish pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai will receive a modern shingle cladding made from wood plastic composite UPM ProFi. Finland will take part in the Expo with the Giant’s Kettle pavilion, designed y the Helsinki-based architecture agency JKMM Architects. The innovative Giant’s Kettle pavilion, which will be built on a 3, 000 square metre lot, stresses the importance of minimal environmental load in its material selection.... 

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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

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Rodeca and Prodema cladding

Rodeca’s polycarbonate panels are offered in nine colours, but any shade can be achieved. They can be used as a rainscreen or to admit light. Prodema Lignum is a resin-bonded cellulose finished with a natural wood veneer. Website: www.vivalda.co.uk, www.rodeca.co.uk

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Larch Cladding from Russwood

Scotlarch, its name for Scottish-grown heartwood of European larch, was also used at Gareth Hoskins Architects’ Culloden Battlefield Memorial. Kiln-dried and 25mm thick, it needs no coating, painting or pressure treatment. A working sawmill and a supplier, Russwood specialises in hardwood flooring and external cladding and decking. Website: www.russwood.co.uk

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