71 press releases : Facades: curtain walls, exterior cladding, solar shading...

On November 26, Novik received the Vision award recognizing the most visionary company. Michel Gaudreau, company president, and Louis-André Gaudreau, CEO, were called on stage to be given the Vision award in front of a crowded room in “Capitole de Québec”. The ceremony organized by the “Chambre de Commerce de Québec” highlights companies who had contributed to the economic development of the r...

A carefully researched construction allowing for numerous variations, horizontal angles, in rakes, curves and bends. Metaline responds perfectly to pre-cast stairs and complex structures. Made for private and public use and combining finishes with horizontal midrails, glass, mesh and perforated panel inserts and fully conforming to British Standards. Metaline Glass Specifications Privat...

A FIRST FOR COLT SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM AT PARADISE ST/ LIVERPOOL ONE back to News Colt has successfully supplied and tested the first ever UK smoke control system for a car park, being built under Chevasse Park at Liverpool One, the UK's largest retail development. With more than 2,000 spaces, split over a massive 56,000m² on four levels, Colt's system proved the most cost-efficient and effec...

...By introducing internationally advanced anti-bacterial coating in the surface of ACP, WILLSTRONG® anti-bacterial ACP is featured with the capability of controlling the activities and propagation of microbes and bacteria and even killing them ultimately. Tests by authorities verifies that 290,000 coliforms and Staphy Lococcus aureus implanted in the surface of ACP in advance, will decrease to at mos...

ALUCOBOND® eco shows excellent product properties such as extraordinary flatness, a large variety of colours and perfect formability. It has been developed as a rigid and, at the same time, flexible fascia material for architecture. ALUCOBOND® eco is extremely weatherproof, impact-resistant and break-proof, vibration-damping, and ensures easy and fast installation. As a light composite material...

Seves glassblock's Pegasus and Pegasus Metallised Collections have been reinvented with the introduction of the newest glass block: the Pegasus Angular. Created to perfect "all glass" walls by improving and enhancing their aesthetical aspect, the new Pegasus Angular is rounded and sinuous to complete structures with a 90° angle and create unique light reflections. In the wavy glass design, the a...

There are four variants for external walls made of clay blocks The monolithic external wall consists of just one wall construction material (other than plaster and mortar). Here, the POROTHORM clay block fulfils the requirements for thermal insulation, sound insulation, fire protection and static as well as ensuring a pleasant indoor climate. The cavity wall with facing bricks This type ...

PIZ is an innovative system for facing every king of buildings now with photocatalysis. MANLY PHOTOCATALYSIS MEANS THAT INSIDE IN THE PRODUCT THERE ARE ELEMENTS THAT UNDER SOLAR OR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT CHANGE THE SURFACE PROPERTY OF THE MATERIALS We will be glad to introduce to you PIZ system at Saie 2008 at Bologna Pav .21 std.A31

The Project is nominated at the World Architecture Festival Awards 2008 in the categorie "Office". "The bold stand-alone building embodies an innovative conception of interior spatial organization and interaction with surrounding environment. In doing so, it caters for a wide variety of workplace and occupancy concepts. The facade assembly consciously adds a note of subtlety and sophisticati...

James Hardie Building Products has supplied London Green Developments Ltd with its innovative HardiePlank™ siding products for the exterior cladding of seven new town houses in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex to provide a durable and visually exciting finish. HardiePlank™ and HardieTrim™ siding are extremely tough and require minimum maintenance. Offering all the character and Beauty of wood with ...

PIZ is an innovative system for facing every king of buildings now with photocatalysis. MANLY PHOTOCATALYSIS MEANS THAT INSIDE IN THE PRODUCT THERE ARE ELEMENTS THAT UNDER SOLAR OR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT CHANGE THE SURFACE PROPERTY OF THE MATERIALS THIS MODIFY THE SURFACE BEHAVIOUR THAT BECOME SUPERHYDROFILIC (WATER DROP SPREAD PERFECTLY ON THE SURFACE), ANTIBACTERIAL AND BUILDING BECOME LIKE A BIG CLEA...