TZ Series Insulated Curtain Walls

December 9, 2008 Filed Under: Construction
TZ Series Insulated Curtain Walls

Zoneworks(TM) introduces the TZ Series of Insulated Curtain Walls, a highly flexible and adaptable system that allows users to quickly and easily partition large interior spaces where temperature and energy savings are essential. Zoneworks’ TZ insulated curtain walls – the first and only flexible system to provide more than 25°F (14°C) of separation – eliminate the need to construct rigid, permanent insulated walls, producing significant... 

ING Renault F1 Team Sustainable Computational Aerodynamics Research Centre

December 4, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
ING Renault F1 Team Sustainable Computational Aerodynamics Research Centre

Faced with two challenges in creating a new research and development facility – meeting an almost impossible construction deadline and ensuring minimal environmental impact – the ING Renault F1 Team turned to ABM Bridge Systems to win the race against time. The resulting, Computational Aerodynamics Research Centre at the team’s HQ in Enstone, Oxfordshire, has now been recognised by the Concrete Society as an outstanding example in the Concrete... 

Prime Group Realty Trusts Continental Towers Named BOMAs Suburban Chicago Outstanding Building for the Fourth Time.

November 20, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

Prime Group Realty Trust Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that the premier, Class A, 975,000 square-foot Continental Towers office complex in Rolling Meadows, IL, controlled and managed by Prime Group Realty Trust, was recently named “The Outstanding Building of the Year” (TOBY) for the Chicago Suburban market by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Suburban Chicago. This is the fourth time in... 

Introducing Zoneworks: New Companys Flexible Fabric Wall Systems Allow Facilities to Adapt, Change Interior Spaces Without Challenges of Permanent Walls

November 19, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Frommelt Products Corporation introduces Zoneworks™ (www.zoneworks.com): the first global company to custom design, manufacture, and market flexible fabric wall systems that give industrial and commercial users a highly adaptable and cost-effective means to achieve environmental control and separation of large interior spaces, while eliminating the need to construct or relocate permanent walls. Zoneworks’ flexible barrier systems are constructed... 

Alcoa Features Aluminum Solutions for Building and Construction Industry at Greenbuild 2008

November 19, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Alcoa announced that it is featuring numerous examples of how green buildings start with Alcoa aluminum at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which starts today in Boston. The Alcoa booth (#126) provides an overview of the many aluminum products that help the building and construction industry make strides in reducing energy consumption and emissions in their projects. The Alcoa exhibit will feature a selection of buildings that have... 

Introducing Zoneworks: New Companys Flexible Fabric Wall Systems Allow Facilities to Adapt, Change Interior Spaces Without Challenges of Permanent Walls

November 19, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

Frommelt Products Corporation introduces Zoneworks™ (www.zoneworks.com): the first global company to custom design, manufacture, and market flexible fabric wall systems that give industrial and commercial users a highly adaptable and cost-effective means to achieve environmental control and separation of large interior spaces, while eliminating the need to construct or relocate permanent walls. Zoneworks’ flexible barrier systems are constructed... 

Alcoa Features Aluminum Solutions for Building and Construction Industry at Greenbuild 2008

November 18, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Alcoa announced today that it is featuring numerous examples of how green buildings start with Alcoa aluminum at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which starts today in Boston. The Alcoa booth (#126) provides an overview of the many aluminum products that help the building and construction industry make strides in reducing energy consumption and emissions in their projects. The Alcoa exhibit will feature a selection of buildings that... 

Why Brick Is Best For Cladding

November 8, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

There is something very special about brick. It’s not only beautiful to look at. It’s big in the sustainability stakes and has the ability to adapt as a building changes use. It also beats just about any other cladding material on price according to independent research. The findings are especially valuable right now, given that contractors are experiencing soaring costs and longer lead times for many rival cladding materials. Brick has long been...