GLT Products offers Q-Band®, a patented band and clip system with a unique design that offers many advantages over traditional banding. Unlike traditional plastic banding that is smooth and must be connected with steel buckles, Q-Band® is designed with “teeth” that allow the connecting clip to grip the band. Unlike banding with metal buckles or cut-to-length plastic ties, Q-Band® is easily adjustable and reusable. Q-Band®’s clip is not pre-connected to the band. This allows for ties of...
Okemos High School launched its Alternative Energy and Sustainability Program and pledged to become the first high school in the world to go carbon neutral. The program aspires to attain this through energy efficiency, green energy and carbon offsets through mass volunteerism and global outreach programs. Given the enormous challenge of global warming and climate change Dr. John Lanzetta, Ph.D, Principal; Okemos High School said “This program has been conceived by the students with a very ambitious...
Regarding Smart Film, its breakthrough feature is that the customer could easily and directly roll and adhere Smart Film to glasses by simply peeling off its protective film without adding any extra adhesive in-between Smart Film and the glasses, and also can repetitively adhere Smart Film to the glasses in case of installation misalignment. In addition, Smart Film is different from traditional privacy glasses which need longer delivery lead time, higher installation cost, higher transportation cost...
Everybody appreciates a leisurely shower to fight the effects of cold or heat, tiredness or stress, after sport, alone or with a partner. It is the perfect wellness oasis to start the day and also “in-between”; refreshing in the morning, relaxing in the evening, warming in winter and cooling in summer. Pressure, stress and everyday worries are rinsed away and the time spent in the shower turns into a mini holiday. Attractive companions during these pampering moments are Kaldewei floor-level showers...
At their Summit, the EU Heads of State endorsed the 20% mandatory targets for renewables agreed on Tuesday and adopted a general principle of 100% auctioning of CO2 allowances in the power sector. The two measures will be forceful drivers for Europe’s wind power industry, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). “The Heads of State commitment to domestic EU carbon reductions was watered down today, but the 27 mandatory national renewable energy targets, combined with an effective...
Phil Sherburne, a pioneer in modern green development, will open his long-awaited Bardessono hotel, restaurant and spa in California’s famed Napa Valley during the first week of February. The 62-room luxury hotel with its 92-seat restaurant and bar is situated on the Bardessono family farmstead in the heart of historic Yountville. Sherburne, who was hand-picked by the Bardessonos to develop their six-acre property, promised an ecologically-friendly development that would literally “tuck itself”...
Guth Lighting’s just-released SUNDOWNER LED family of wall pack fixtures leverages LUXEON Rebel LED technology to provide a never-before-possible 60-degree beam spread in a dark sky housing, improving visibility while also reducing the number of fixtures needed to cover a given wall expanse. Guth’s new LUXEON-based wall packs also extend luminaire life up to seven times, slash energy needs by 80%, support ‘green’ initiatives, and significantly lower the total cost of ownership. The new line...
The project involves a close relationship between direct and open space el’edificio suggests that the main facade of the new building becomes the centerpiece of the square and remains symmetric relation to the design of the space center. The new pavement design is dictated by the idea of the pedestrian area close to the two-way vehicular crossing side in order to foster a better facing the curtain of buildings that challenges you to the south and to enhance the integration of the new construction. The...
Architect’s rendering of Columbia College Chicago’s Media Production Center (MPC). Designed by Studio Gang Architects, one of Chicago’s hottest firms, the 38,000 square foot MPC features a transparent facade and an innovative design. The $21 million MPC, which includes two sound stages, a motion capture studio, animation lab, classrooms and space for production design and costumes, is the first new construction project for the college. The building is expected to open during spring...
When Michael Schwartz, an Eco-Solutionist for Waste Management, Inc.’s Green Squad unit, attended the Greenbuild Conference and Expo in Boston a couple of weeks ago, his goal was to see if aluminum could help the movie industry go greener. He didn’t expect to also win an Apple iMac encased in recyclable aluminum. But he did. Schwartz was one of hundreds of visitors who stopped at the Alcoa booth to discuss aluminum as a green building material. While there, he correctly guessed the number of...
The Contour Lounge Chair by Murillo
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Contemporary Office Designs from Triple Five Design
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The Gallery House designed by architect Richard Librach
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