Floors Sustainability and Safety Features Important to Olympic Aquatic Center

The National Aquatics Center or “Water Cube,” a landmark of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, features floor coverings from nora systems, Inc. More than 107,000 square feet of noraplan® mega covers corridors and high traffic areas throughout the center, offering comfort underfoot as well as safety, maintenance and wear-resistant properties important to athletes and visitors to the site.

Brooklyn Childrens Museum designed by Rafael Viñoly

The first green museum in a city famous for museums. designed by Rafael Viñoly. Laticrete supplied Navillus Contracting with a Greenguard-certified installation system of 8.1 million pieces of yellow DSA ceramic tile for the exterior cladding of the new, Green, Brooklyn Childrens Museum.

QuickFlash Envelope Flashing

A growing line of products from QuickFlash offers prefabricated flashing for exterior-wall plumbing, electrical, gas, and HVAC penetrations and protrusions. The caulkless, friction-fitting polyethylene, or rubber, panels help prevent moisture, air, and insect entry for an appropriately functioning building envelope.

LifeSPACE Movable Wall System

The LifeSPACE movable wall system for offices from Haworth eliminates the construction and demolition waste and the workspace disruption of traditional renovations. Designed for ease of installation and a look of permanence, LifeSPACE carries Indoor Advantage GOLD certification for low emissions from SCS. All wooden components may be specified from FSC-certified forests.

Mood at Stone+tec was better than for a long time

Stone+tec 2007, the 15. International Trade Fair Natural Stone and Stoneprocessing Technology in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 6-9 June 2007, registered encouraging growth over the previous event two years ago. The 2007 edition of the exhibition has proved its great stability with 961 exhibitors and over 41,000 visitors. “That the natural stone industry is recovering again has been apparent since last year, ” says Roland Kast, Exhibition...