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  • 2010 ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO

    • September 10–13, 2010

    The 2010 event will take place in Washington, D.C., with the theme Water, Earth, Air, Fire: DESIGN. More than 125 education sessions, tours and field sessions will be presented during the meeting, providing attendees with the opportunity to earn up to 21 professional development hours under the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System. Many of the sessions will also qualify for continuing education credit.

  • Engineered Fabrics (RISE) Conference

    • September 20–23, 2010

    Inaugural Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics (RISE) Conference will take place in Baltimore, Md., U.S.A. Organized by INDA, the conference will present information and success strategies for durable and disposable nonwovens and engineered fabrics.

  • 26th Annual IIDEX/Neocon Canada Exposition

    • September 22–25, 2010

    Will take place at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, Ont., Canada. The show brings together Canadian interior design, architecture and facility management communities to celebrate Canadian design. For information, visit www.iidexneocon.com.

  • 2010 TAPPI PEERS Conference

    • October 17–20, 2010

    At the Marriott Norfolk Waterside in Norfolk, Va., U.S.A. PEERS: Pulping, Engineering, Environmental, Recycling and Sustainability. The nonwovens technical conference brings together technical papers, speakers, workshops, roundtables and tours. For information, visit www.tappi.org.

  • Cinte Techtextil China

    • October 19–21, 2010

    Returns this year to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, targeting 12 important application areas for technical textiles and nonwovens. For details, visit www.techtextil.messefrankfurt.com.

  • Advanced Textiles Conference 2010

    • October 26–27, 2010

    Will be held concurrent with IFAI Expo Americas 2010 in Orlando, Fla., and includes the 7th International Conference on Safety and Protective Fabrics-textiles for extreme applications. For details, visit www.advancedtextilesconf.com.

  • IFAI Expo Americas 2010

    • October 27–29, 2010

    At the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., U.S.A. New in 2010: Advanced Textiles, blending technology and materials. The largest specialty fabrics trade show in the Americas. For information on exhibiting, sponsoring or speaking at the show, visit www.ifaiexpo.com.

  • Cities Alive–8th Green Roof and Wall Conference

    • November 30–December 3, 2010

    CitiesAlive–2010 plans a three-day celebration of green roofs and walls at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

    It is billed as the only event in North America specifically designed to bring the international community together in an effort to address the issues of green roofs and walls as they relate to environmental, social, and economic needs on a local, regional, and global level.

    Tap into the expanding West Coast market and learn how to better position products and services to help manage climate change by integrating building systems and increasing client payback and buy-in. Urban food, energy savings, renewables, embodied energy, water-energy dynamics, and biofuels are all agenda topics for this event.

    For more information: +1 604 689 8232, www.citiesalive.org

  • PAMA Employment Strategies Workshop

    • December 2, 2010

    The Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA) will hold a special workshop in conjunction with the Canvas Products Association Zone 7 convention, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A. For details, visit www.awninginfo.com.

  • IFAI Expo Canada 2011

    • February 3–5, 2011

    Annual convention of IFAI Canada country sector will be held at the Quebec City Convention Center, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. For more information, contact Sue Ryan, executive director, at ifaicanada@ifai.com.

  • Hardware basics for tension structures

    Sponsored by Lightweight Structures Association

    The key distinction between tensioned fabric structures and other structures, both fabric and “hard,” is the relatively minimal support system a tensile structure requires. As with any technology, when the basic design and engineering have been developed and advanced, greater refinement of the details can occur. Although the basics — such as clamping systems — have become more standardized (since the majority of tensile structures are custom designs), their anchoring and connection details also are unique. Some of the frame and connection materials hail from other industries, such as space frames and marine rigging.
    To determine the appropriate aesthetic design, consider the following:
    - Some tensile structure primary materials are flexible and the details are designed to move under loads.
    - Tensile structures weigh a fraction of what other buildings weigh; many of their materials are translucent.
    - Lateral forces play a much greater role in tensile structures than in conventional structures.
    - Reduce the problem to its simplest state with a minimum number of elements.
    - Be sure the physical resolution of each element’s force vector (angle of direction and magnitude) is accurate.