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Membrane qualified for Energy Star® and Cool Roof Rating Council rankings
January 1st, 2009
A first for fabric roofing systems, the Sheerfill Architectural Membrane offered by Birdair, Inc., is qualified for Energy Star® and Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) rankings. The fabric — manufactured by Saint Gobain Performance Plastics — has a solar reflectance performance rating of 0.73 and an initial thermal emittance rating of 0.89. SOURCE Birdair, Inc.
Japanese shoji now offered in FR glass fiber option
January 1st, 2009
Traditional shoji dividers are made of translucent rice paper, an impractical material without flame retardant modifiers for today’s commercial requirements. A high-tech alternative is being offered by Chukoh Chemical Industries Ltd., of Tokyo, that is made of PTFE-coated glass fibers. Skytop FGT-250 is flame-resistant, tear-proof, durable, and stays white longer and reflects more than 80% […]
Panels offer flexible lighting option
January 1st, 2009
Innolite light emitting capacitor (LEC)-based panels make lighting paper-thin for illumination on signage, architecture, and even wallpaper. CeeLite’s smart, programmable Flatline Inverters offer superior brightness, long life and many programmable dimming, fading and flashing standard features. The panels are constructed using screen-printable polymer thick film compositions. SOURCE Innolite
Panels shift color in response to body heat
January 1st, 2009
Designers Nuno Gonçalves Ferreira and Erin Hayne, of Visual Reference Studio, have introduced Touch Wall Panels, for those seeking full-body contact with a heat-sensing surface. The panels shift color in response to body heat. SOURCE Visual Reference Studio
Outdoor dining pavilion includes cooling tables
January 1st, 2009
Harking back to a simpler time, when technology was evident, and worked! By Jason Griffiths To the east of Johnson City, Texas, is the Lyndon B. Johnson family home. Part of the Johnson Estate is given over to a working farm circa 1870 that presents various aspects of domestic practice from the era. This includes […]
World interest in green roofs grows
September 1st, 2008
Green roofs aren't just for looks. By Jake Kulju Recently, greenroofs have been gaining popularity around the world. Few other greenroof projects illustrate that as much as the School of Art, Design and Media at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The building is located on the university grounds at the junction of Nanyang Avenue […]
Dome houses Made in Berlin exhibition
September 1st, 2008
Berlin has a new creative ambassador in the form of the Berlin Design Dome. The dome was created to house the Made in Berlin exhibition at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, a trade show for furniture and interior design. The dome, designed by Susanne Philippson and Zendome, was built to invoke Berlin’s television […]
Australia’s largest temporary shade structure keeps sports cool
September 1st, 2008
Tradition is important at Victoria Park Racecourse, where sporting events, from equestrian competitions to the Clipsal 500 Adelaide V-8 Supercar race, attract South Australian enthusiasts. Full sun-exposure detracts from patrons’ enjoyment, and while permanent solutions are debated, Shadework International, Stirling, Australia, installed the largest temporary shade structure in Australia in Victoria Park. Roger Cook, chair […]
World’s largest mobile venue to tour
September 1st, 2008
Norwegian designers, Various Architects (VA) have designed the Mobile Performance Venue (MPV) for the Arts Alliance Productions performance “ID – Identity of the Soul”, which will tour worldwide in 2009. The MPV is a dynamically twisting 90m by 60m ellipse with curving walls and a lightweight cable roof. The project is designed around five large […]
High-tech lightweight fabric roof covers performance facility
September 1st, 2008
Early August, 5,000 patrons attended the inaugural performance by the Sun Valley Symphony in its new performance facility, the Sun Valley Pavilion, in Trail Creek Canyon of Sun Valley, Idaho. The amphitheater, designed by FTL Design Engineering Studio, reflects acoustical excellence, sporting a highly engineered permanent steel-cable roof (the first of its kind in the […]