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HB Sheet laminated textile sheet
November 1st, 2010
HB Sheet, co-developed by Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd. and SHO-BOND Corp., is a special laminated textile sheet containing triaxially-woven vinylon mesh. It can be attached to a concrete surface to prevent spalling, as with reinforced concrete structures, and is effective in preventing deterioration of concrete surfaces from salt damage and carbonation. HB Sheet can be […]
Précontraint® 1002 T2 Opaque LowE fabric
November 1st, 2010
Précontraint® 1002 T2 Opaque LowE fabric is designed for fabric structures where high performance in thermal insulation is desired. A single layer membrane, 1002 T2 LowE fabric has a low emissivity treatment on the backside, top surface is treated with a high concentration PVDF coating (Fluotop® T2) for UV resistance. Backside is aluminum color. Meets […]
Atex Screen 800 glass fiber fabric
November 1st, 2010
Atex Screen 800 is a high performance, heavyweight glass fiber fabric impregnated and coated with specially formulated, fire retardant silicones for interior and exterior use as textile ceiling membranes, solar shading, sunscreen systems, curtains, canopies and awnings. The silicone coating makes it extremely temperature resistant (from -50°C to +200°C) and the fabrics weave style allows […]
AF350â„¢ architectural shade cloth
November 1st, 2010
AF350™ architectural shade cloth, uses a lock-stitch construction to block up to 96% of UV rays while allowing cool air to filter through the HDPE fabric. Available in eight colors, AF350 is designed for use with large shade structures, prevents shrinkage and maintains dimensional stability under tension. AF350 FR™, currently available in four colors, provides […]
Building potential
November 1st, 2010
Architects are discovering new uses for fabric when cladding buildings, to striking effect. By Barb Ernster Decades of experimentation about how best to use fabric in building design and construction has garnered a lot more interest and growing potential for what fabric can do, driven by a desire for greener, cleaner, lighter, higher performing and […]
Panda Printâ„¢ banner fabric
November 1st, 2010
Panda Print™ is an eco-friendly canvaslike banner fabric made of natural bamboo fiber. Compatible with aqueous, eco-solvent and UV inkjet printers, Panda Print provides excellent color finish and is manufactured in a closed loop, environmentally responsible process. It is 99.6% biodegradable and certified to be free of harmful chemicals by the European REACH (Registration, Evaluation, […]
Fabulous fabrics
November 1st, 2010
What's new, what's coming in architectural fabrics. Fabric Architecture magazine presents ten sustainable fabrics for your use—from shade meshes to fabric PV. Click on a product name below to learn more. Panda Print Solar Ivy AF350 Atex Screen 800 Précontraint 1002 T2 Low-E HB Sheet Mediatex Presto Earthtex SheerWeave SOLARBrella Case studies For examples of […]
Case Study 3: Dedmon Center
November 1st, 2010
The Dedmon Center at Radford University, Radford, Va., recently replaced its fabric roof with a much improved and thermally efficient roof cladding of Tensotherm™ with Nanogel®, a sandwich of two layers of translucent, structural PTFE fiberglass membrane separated by a core of Nanogel aerogel insulation. For the 4831m2 Dedmon Center, the new roof more than […]
Case Study 2: Sun responsive shading
November 1st, 2010
This interactive shading system—designed originally by recent architecture graduate Brent Vander Werf for the University of Arizona’s entry into the 2010 Solar Decathlon House competition—utilizes a bi-metal element in combination with shade fabric to create a self-regulating system that requires virtually no maintenance. Vander Werf’s “Compliant Shading Enclosure” [patent pending] creates a movable mechanism set […]
Case Study 1: Unileverhaus
November 1st, 2010
By Mason Riddle HafenCityHamburg, Germany Not every 3,000m2 corporate edifice is both design savvy and über-green, but Unileverhaus has managed to achieve both. Indeed, the more than 80-year-old consumer products company (Dove®, Q-tip®, Wisk®, Lipton) had a visionary program for its new Germany/Austria/Switzerland headquarters in Hamburg’s HafenCity (Harbor City), whose masterplan is founded on sustainability […]