Konarka and Arch Aluminum & Glass Announce Unique Solar Curtain Wall Pilot Project
Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company, along with Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc, has launched the first curtain wall pilot project that will integrate Konarka Power Plastic into a wall structure at Arch’s office building in Tamarac, Florida. The solar panels, generating 1.5 kilowatts of power to the facility,...
Innovative Lighting Partnership Highlights Significant Architectural Achievement
It’s brand new. It can be seen from miles around. It’s an architectural landmark that embodies key influences and inspirations from ancient Islamic art and traditions, melded with the artistry and geometries associated with speed, movement and spectacle. Its visual impact is all made possible by leading-edge LED technology. It’s the Yas Hotel, a 500-room, 85, 000-square-meter complex recently completed by Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi’s...
New Komatsu WD600-6 with Tier 3 Engine
The WD600-6 is powered by a Komatsu Tier 3, SAA6D170E-5 six-cylinder engine, which produces 502 HP at 1, 800 RPM, a significant increase in horsepower over the previous model. Komatsu’s Tier 3 engine is equipped with innovative new technologies including an electronic control system to optimize vehicle performance; a heavy-duty High Pressure Common Rail Fuel Injection System; a new combustion system for reduced noise and fuel consumption; a cooled...
Energy-Saving Glass Using Heat Mirror Suspended Film Technology
Southwall Technologies Inc., the worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that it will supply the high performance insulating glass for InnovisionTM Windows, a new line of residential and commercial-grade fiberglass windows introduced last week by Owens Corning, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of fiberglass insulation and building materials. Southwall Insulating Glass, a joint venture company formed by...
Eclisse Glass Sliding Doors
Originally a 19th century silk mill, Dandridge’s Mill has now been completely restored in order to create four luxurious and low energy homes in the heart of Oxfordshire. The development combines the buildings’ traditional history with the latest technology in the building sector including some Eclisse glass sliding pocket doors. Built in the 1820s in East Hanney, the mill was purchased by Hallidays Developments who wanted to undertake an...
Meadowview House by Platform 5 Architects
The house lies on the edge of a ribbon development village in rural Bedfordshire and is surrounded by mature trees, hedgerows and arable fields. A sweet chestnut clad box is cantilevered off a solid masonry and glass plinth, from across the fields, it looks like it is floating over the hedgerows. The Meadowview house by Platform 5 Architects incorporates sustainable technologies such as rainwater recycling and a ventilation system with heat recovery....
Largest High Performance XIR Glass Installation at Universiade Center in China
Southwall Technologies, Inc., announced the use of its heat-reflective XIR film in a glass-intensive, multi-building sports complex in Shenzhen, China, the site of the World University Games in August 2011. The Universiade Center, a landmark green building project currently under construction at a cost of $548 million US dollars and consisting of a main sports stadium, swimming complex and multifunctional arena, will be equipped with over 35,000 square...
Owens Corning Increases Recycled Content in PINK Fiberglas(TM) Insulation to 40 Percent
At the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston, Mass., Owens Corning announced it has increased the certified recycled content in its flagship PINK Fiberglas(TM) insulation to a minimum of 40 percent. At this level of recycled content, the amount of waste glass diverted from landfills could form a two-lane glass highway that extends 1.3 times around the world(1). The certification, supplied by leading, independent third-party certifier...
Saflex(R) Trenton Plant to Focus Exclusively on Resin Production
Solutia Inc. announced that effective March 31, 2009, its Saflex plant in Trenton, Mich., will be focusing solely on the production of Butvar® PVB resin and therefore will be exiting production of Saflex® polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers at that time. Approximately 115 of the 187 employees at the Trenton plant will be impacted by this action. “As the world leader in PVB interlayers, Saflex continues to invest in new technologies, capabilities...
Southwall’s Heat Mirror(R) Insulating Glass Enables Window Performance Today That Exceeds Energy Star(R) Standards Proposed for 2013
Southwall Technologies, Inc., the worldwide innovator of high performance, energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that windows using the company’s energy-efficient Heat Mirror insulating glass already meet and exceed the new US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Star window performance standards proposed for 2013. To achieve its charter of establishing a level of energy efficiency that will transform the market and address America’s...
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