Mountain Refuge Los Canteros by dRN Architects

Nice contemporary architecture modern residence design is done by Architects Nicolás del Río and Max Núñez. These famouse architects have designed a house in the mountains of Chile. This stunning house design is build over a level area of approximately 12×10mts, 7.5mts below the level of the road. Mountain Refuge Los Canteros built through small interior spaces and thick stonewalls with very small openings facades. The unique design of this... 

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... 

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,... 

DITEC opens the way and the doors to the new Metrotram in Padova

For over a year a more European feel has filled the streets of Padova, the Italian city located in the Veneto region, after the completion of the three years long construction work of the brand new Metrotram, the public monorail transport system which crosses the city from north to south and, once fully completed, will be over 10 kilometres long. The last time a vehicle on rails was seen in the city dates back to the sixties. Today the Metrotram is... 

Thermafiber® introduces RainBarrier™ insulation for rain screen and cavity wall applications

Thermafiber, Inc. officially announces the launch of the RainBarrier product line. RainBarrier 30 (3 lb. density) & RainBarrier 45 (4.5 lb. density) have been specifically engineered to repel water and efficiently drain moisture in rain screen and cavity wall construction applications. RainBarrier provides thermal insulation, fire protection, and acoustical control while efficiently draining water from a wall cavity system. Highly UV resistant,... 

Styrofoam SIS

Styrofoam SIS—structural insulated sheathing—from Dow Building Solutions provides wraparound insulation, a water-resistant barrier and drainage plane, and structural shear bracing (replacing OSB, wood let-in bracing, or metal T-bracing) in a single panel. The closed-cell polyisocyanurate foam core is sandwiched between a water-resistive outer surface and a structural inner layer. A half-inch-thick, 4-by-8-inch sheet weighs less than 16 pounds....