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Tools, tips and tricks for awning installs
November 1st, 2025
The completed canopy installation at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, done by Tropical J's. The project won an Outstanding Achievement Award for Commercial Awnings and Canopies in the 2024 International Achievement Awards. A tricky installation can take many forms, whether it is a location that is difficult to access, a massive awning that needs to […]
ATA NZ 2025 Awards for Excellence Supreme Champion crowned
November 1st, 2025
Image: © Plant & Food Research/Steve Hussey. All rights reserved. More than nine years of research into the development of a low-impact mobile aquaculture system culminated in March. Scientists from Auckland organization Plant & Food Research transferred 2,000 snapper into a moored pen operated in the ocean off the South Island of New Zealand. Part […]
Textiles’ role in alternative energy
October 1st, 2024
Pvilion’s solar fabric combines shelter with power generation. Image: Pvilion According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the amount of renewable capacity added to energy systems around the world grew by 50% in 2023, reaching almost 510 gigawatts (GW), with solar/photovoltaic accounting for three-quarters of additions worldwide. The IEA forecasts that U.S. solar power generation […]
Global technical textile market outlook
July 9th, 2021
According to a report by ResearchAndMarkets.com, the global technical textile market is expected to grow at CAGR of 8.0% within the forecast period of 2021 to 2029. The demand for textiles is increasing and consumers are expecting higher quality textiles with sustainable properties. These textiles are known for their superior characteristics over their traditional equivalents […]
Fabric’s role in revitalizing neglected urban areas
February 1st, 2019
Like other rust belt cities, Detroit began declining decades ago, propelled by a combination of bad luck, bad timing, bad decisions and economic transformations that delivered additional crushing, seemingly fatal, blows. Its condition was such that not so long ago, numerous companies sprang up offering tours of the city’s ruined buildings and factories—a somewhat morbid […]