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Mediatex® Presto printable PES fabric
November 1st, 2010
Mediatex® Presto, a waterproof, resilient, long-lasting printable PES fabric, stretches for easy installation into existing ceiling frames, is available in widths up to 308cm and can be printed with solvent, eco-solvent or UV-hardened inks. B1, NFPA 701, CA 1237, öNORM T1/Q1 certificates. SOURCE Junkers & Müllers (look under Substrates for more information)
Earthtex® fabrics
November 1st, 2010
Earthtex®, a new line of fabrics from Twitchell, is a non-PVC fabric produced from 100% industrial waste by-product, is Silver certified Cradle to Cradle™ by MBDC and certified by Greenguard. SOURCE Twitchell
SheerWeave® interior sun control fabrics
November 1st, 2010
SheerWeave® interior sun control fabrics are Greenguard certified for indoor air quality performance. The vinyl-coated polyester fabric helps reduce solar heat and glare through windows, thereby lowering energy costs, helps prevent fading of interior furnishings and meets the more stringent Greenguard Children and SchoolsSM standards for commercial use. SOURCE Phifer Inc.
SOLARBrellaâ„¢
November 1st, 2010
SOLARBrella™ from SKYShades shields customers from the sun while simultaneously providing a power source to charge electronics such as cell phones, laptops or other small portable devices. The umbrella features Power Plastic®, a lightweight film produced by Konarka Technologies, which converts light into energy and stores power in batteries with the stem of the umbrella. […]
Fabric structure showcases community performance
November 1st, 2010
An artistic town in Uruguay gains a quality venue for cultural events and musical performance Given the amount of artistic production the town of Treinta y Tres has produced over the years—some outstanding artists, musicians and writers (such as poet Serafin J. García and novelist Julio C. da Rosa) in Uruguay have come from here—you […]
Dynamic canopy complements restaurant logo
November 1st, 2010
Restaurateur and awning maker sit down together: voilà! There’s something about Capi’s Restaurant logo that inspires excitement and energy. Bright, dynamic, full of swirls and squiggles, the logo now has an equally dynamic (and squiggly) canopy to complement the signature restaurant in Little Rock, Ark., and provide customers shelter from sun and rain. This undulating […]
Shading at Taliesin West
November 1st, 2010
Updating a landmark building in the Southwest desert By Simón Andreas De Agüero In 1989, Charles William (Bill) Moss visited Taliesin West (Frank Lloyd Wright’s well-known winter campus near Scottsdale, Ariz.) at the base of the McDowell Mountains in Arizona. Frank Lloyd Wright, in his first days in the Sonoran Desert, explored large daylit rooms […]
Cradle to Cradle® criteria for the built environment
October 25th, 2010
Cradle to Cradle® (C2C) is a paradigm-changing innovation platform developed in the 1990s by Michael Braungart and William McDonough et al. Extensive books, cover stories and documentary films have been published and broadcasted about C2C since the 1990s and translated into at least a dozen languages. However, many planners are not yet familiar with how […]
Oeko-Tex® to present “Greening the Supply Chain†at IFAI Advanced Textiles Conference
October 13th, 2010
The International Oeko-Tex® Association will present “Greening the Supply Chain” during the Advanced Textiles Conference at IFAI Expo Americas 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. on October 26. Dina Dunn, who speak on behalf of Oeko-Tex® , will outline the requirements for global textile certification standards, highlighting testing for potentially harmful […]
Free Continuing Education programs at IFAI Expo Americas 2010
October 6th, 2010
Architects are invited to attend three free Continuing Education programs to earn AIA/CES credits at IFAI Expo Americas 2010 in Orlando, Fla. These sessions will provide helpful information on the use of specialty and technical fabrics. “How to Design Green Roofs and Landscapes” will be held Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at […]