NBI name Charles Eley as a Fellow

August 28, 2014  |  News

New Buildings Institute (NBI) has named Charles Eley, longtime energy efficiency advocate and consultant, an NBI Fellow. NBI Fellowship recognizes luminary energy efficiency professionals who have made a significant contribution to society through their leadership, dedication and groundbreaking work…
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Innovation will drive costs of green roofs and walls

August 28, 2014  |  News

Innovation will drive costs of green roofs and walls by 28% in 2017, study says Building-integrated vegetation (BIV)—the use of green roofs and green walls to improve air quality, manage storm-water and generate energy savings—is experiencing a burst of innovation to lower costs and hast…
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Laser Templator device

August 28, 2014  |  News

From Laser Product Industries is the LT-2D3D, a digital device for patterning and templating in the industrial fabric industry. The on-board CAD software can be edited in the field or exported as a 3D wireframe to the company’s flattening software, which creates 2D patterns for cutting or plot…
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Phifer fabrics provide shade at athletic arena

August 28, 2014  |  News

Phifer’s SheerWeave® interior sun control fabrics, installed at Boise State University’s football stadium, provide shade solutions for sun-scorched sports facilities, helping to create a cool and comfortable atmosphere. SheerWeave fabrics manage the sun’s harsh heat and blindin…
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Miller Weldmaster acquires Sinclair welding line

August 8, 2014  |  News

Acquisition includes hot air, Triad and Spec products. Miller Weldmaster, a leading manufacturer of heat seaming solutions, has announced the acquisition of the Triad Wedge Welder, Spec Wedge Welder and Roof Welding Tool product line from Sinclair Equipment Co. The expansion allows Miller Weldmaster…
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Portable, rentable fabric building

August 1, 2014  |  News

The white rectangular building with rounded corners and a glass-walled front is modern, sleek and simple, like a giant smart phone. And like smart phones, AirClad’s new portable, rentable modular buildings can multi-task, to be used as festival accommodations, temporary classrooms, offices, ma…
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SEFAR VISION wins magazine award

August 1, 2014  |  News

SEFAR Architecture’s VISION fabric interlayer for glass won the 2014 Glass Magazine award for ‘Most Innovative Decorative Glass Product.’ To determine the winner, Glass Magazine submitted nominations to a panel of judges representing all segments of the glass and glazing industry. …
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Polyfab Pro Shade Sail Zee brackets

August 1, 2014  |  News

Polyfab, a manufacturer and wholesaler of premium fire-rated shade fabric, high quality stainless steel hardware and shade sail edge webbing, added to its lineup of Polyfab Pro Shade Sail Hardware with the Polyfab Pro Shade Sail Zee Bracket. This unique, patent pending bracket set, which consists of…
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Arthur Ashe Stadium to get 210,000-square-foot PTFE roof

August 1, 2014  |  News

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and ROSSETTI, the architect of record for the Arthur Ashe Stadium, tapped Birdair to supply a 210,000-square-foot, PTFE membrane, retractable roof, which is expected to be installed by 2016. PTFE, or polytetrafluoroethylene, is a Teflon®-coated woven f…
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Advantages of the fabric footprint

June 30, 2014  |  News

Why choose a fabric structure over traditional construction? By Bruce Wright, AIA Advantages of fabric structures over more traditional construction: Manufacturing and erection time is considerably less than with conventional construction. Many fabric structures do not require local planning agency …
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