Bio-Glass

New to the market in early 2007, Bio-Glass from Coverings Etc. is a solid surface material made from 100 percent recycled glass that is partially melted and agglomerated under pressure—either pre- or post-consumer, or a blend of the two, depending on the color. The translucent, nonporous material can provide visual depth to easily maintained countertops, walls, and floors.

Stone Mart Presents Glass Tile Collection for Contemporary Design Projects

Glass tile continues to be a widely used material for creative, contemporary and sophisticated design projects, and can now be found in world-class hotels, luxury estates and other distinctive venues. Stone Mart, one of the country’s leading distributors of imported exotic stone and glass tile, offers an extensive collection of glass tile in its Designer Collection showroom in California. This is an exclusive collection that offers homeowners,... 

RIKEN provides unique solutions for kitchen and bathroom walls, high-speed train interiors, outdoor films, furniture, and floor coverings.

RIKEN provides unique solutions for new applications such as kitchen and bathroom walls, high-speed train interiors, outdoor films, furniture, and floor coverings. Key to Rivestar’s successful acceptance by environmentally-conscious Japanese companies is that the material does not damage incinerators and burns cleanly, leaving only water and carbon dioxide residues. In addition, designers and brand owners will maintain or build their socially-responsible... 

Interior Translucent Panels

The Laminated and Cast Polymer lines of interior translucent panels from Panelite offer a wide range of design possibilities: light-diffusing walls and doors, signage, and even countertops and furniture parts.

Kapalua Plantation Estates Home- Ryan Saul

Kapalua Plantation Estates Home- Ryan Saul Maui, Hawaii. They are full glass pocket doors that slide into the walls- meeting at a 90 degree angle to lock. This house is being sold at around $9,000,000. Very different than most houses in this area because of its Contemporary Asian feel Originally uploaded by TriggerfishSAUL

RT500 tubing material with high wall bond strength

Norplex-Micarta introduces a new tubing material, RT500. RT500 is made with an epoxy resin and texturized woven fiberglass, which provides high wall bond strength and high resistance to delamination. These properties are especially advantageous when using tubes with a large diameter and thick walls. The material is also easily machined. RT500 can be manufactured in standard lengths of 36″ and 48″ with inside diameters ranging from 0.750″... 

Guardian Fiberglass launches Perfect FILL

Guardian Fiberglass introduced Perfect FILL fiberglass insulation for the residential and light commercial construction markets. This application system uses netting and formaldehyde-free white blowing wool in the wall, floor and ceiling cavities. Perfect FILL allows the entire cavity to be filled with energy-saving fiberglass insulation. As the insulation is blown into the cavity, it fills all crevices and areas not normally filled with standard... 

ShotBlocker offers high level of ballistic protection

Norplex-Micarta introduced ShotBlocker the Class 1-A fire-rated projectile-resistant building material. Lighter than steel, ricochet-resistant, and easily installed using ordinary hand-tools, ShotBlocker is the suitable reinforcing substrate for bullet-resistant architectural and building projects. ShotBlocker is a bullet-resistant fiberglass laminate that can be used in structures where increased ballistic protection is desired. From government facilities...