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Material improves water storage capacity
March 1st, 2008
Saxon Textile Research Institute has developed a material that improves water storage capacity. The mat consists of two nonwoven layers with flexible and perforated tube-shaped structures embedded within. SOURCE Saxon Textile Research Institute
Round canopy keeps churchgoers safe
March 1st, 2008
G & J Awning and Canvas Inc. | Sauk Rapids, Minn., United States This project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the commercial canopies category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, consists of 10 sections of canopy, in three sizes, to span from the parking lot to the church entrance and sidewalk of St. […]
Porte cochere defines luxury high-rise entrance
March 1st, 2008
Sunmaster of Naples Inc. | Naples, Fla., United States This porte cochere on an 18-story, 65-unit condo building in Naples, Fla., defines the luxury high-rise entrance and provides for weather-protected arrival via car. The frame consists of 25cm-diameter pipe ring, rafters and custom connectors—it was originally designed to hide the sprinkler pipes inside the rafters. […]
Canopy provides focal point for entertainment deck
March 1st, 2008
Sunmaster of Naples Inc. | Naples, Fla., United States This canopy, which won an Award of Excellence in the free-standing canopies category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, is a spectacular focal point for the entertainment deck of a beachside condominium complex in Naples, Fla. It meshes a circular-peaked canopy with two custom-fabricated, circular aluminum […]
Protective canopy covers bar of club’s exterior terrace
March 1st, 2008
Sollertia Inc. | Montreal, Québec, Canada The project, which won an Outstanding Achievement Award in the free-standing canopies category of the 2007 International Achievement Awards, called for a protective canopy over a bar on this club’s exterior terrace in Ste-Adele, Québec, Canada. The client decided to integrate an additional textile structure into the exterior terrace […]
Structure defines gathering place
March 1st, 2008
Sollertia Inc. | Montreal, Québec, Canada The client was looking for a unique and elegant extension to an existing raised terrace to provide a covered space for dining and entertaining at their residence in Val-Morin, Québec, Canada. Working with a pre-existing terrace that had six lower-level columns proved to be an interesting challenge. The surface […]
ETFE foil: Time to shine
March 1st, 2008
For 25 years, ETFE foil has been used to grand effect in structures throughout Europe. The United States is finally catching on. By Jeff Barbian It can certainly be said that the development of ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafl uoroethylene) took a dramatic step in evolution. During the early stages of space exploration, Dupont, working with NASA, […]
Green roof manufacturers take a hard look at sustainable materials
March 1st, 2008
Green roof manufacturers incorporate sustainable products beyond the greenery. By Jake Kulju If it looks green, smells green and feels green, it must be green. Right? The answer, it turns out, is more complex. It is common knowledge that green technology has large positive environmental impacts: large-scale energy savings, run-off reduction and heat reduction among […]
Improving thermal-regulating properties for membrane structures
March 1st, 2008
New tensile fabrics with thermal-regulating properties: just add phase change material. By Barbara Pause Membrane materials used for roof structures of buildings provide a relatively low thermal insulation capacity compared to the classic building materials of wood, steel, fiber mats, and tarpaper. Thus, a large amount of heat penetrates daily through such roof structures, especially […]
Green car park’s photovoltaic system incorporates fabric
March 1st, 2008
Fabric complements the sustainably-inspired photovoltaic system at Springs Preserve, Las Vegas. By Craig G. Huntington The high reflectivity of architectural fabrics has long been used to minimize heat gain in buildings constructed in warm climates. At Las Vegas Springs Preserve, this same high reflectivity is employed to bring more daylight to overhead photovoltaic arrays and […]