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

The ventilated façades are a building solution that is becoming more and more extended thanks to its high quality and aesthetical characteristics. It presents several advantages as for example thermal insulation and noise reduction. The use of a second skin façade creates a protection against atmospheric agents, as the wind, the sun, the rain, the snow, etc. This results in less wear on the faça...

When designing the new extension to Nottingham Trent University’s Chaucer Building, local architect, Maber Associates chose to incorporate an innovative new external Solar Shading system, developed by Levolux, the UK’s leading specialist. Home to Britain’s largest student newsroom, the Chaucer Building’s extension features a modern, hi-tech design with extensive glazing. To ensure a clean, uncom...

Illumesh®, another joint development by GKD – Gebrüder Kufferath AG and ag4 media facade GmbH, is the technology of choice when it is a matter of presenting large fabric areas atmospherically. The special holders woven into the fabric contain LED round profiles which project an interplay of colors and images onto the metallic surface. Illumesh® can be used to project - from complex designs to s...

ALUCOBOND® Wood Design finishes unify the natural beauty of wood and the outstanding features of ALUCOBOND® aluminium composite panels to enhance the design of your architectural project. Advantages of ALUCOBOND® Wood Design: Weather resistant, No colour change, No rotting, Moisture resistant, No repainting, Insect proof. ALUCOBOND® Wood Design is available in 5 modern wood patterns. It o...

Terzo Like strips or little straps: The ArGeTon Terzo plate creates a new visual impression with two false joints. Terzo 1 & Terzo 2 Individual architecture solutions by one shrinkage joint in the surface. Terzo 3 A singular joint pattern by four shrinkage joints in the surface. The wide range of shapes, formats and surfaces helps us create a design well-suited to your personal requirement...

PIZ is an innovative system for facing every king of buildings now with photocatalysis. Structure is installed by securing light alloy guides on which the panel is fixed. Panel is made by fiber-reinforced cement coupled with a slab of insulating material. PIZ was developed to satisfy the growing needs of the construction market in terms of energy savings and architectural improvement of buildings. ...

•OEM Capability After many years had work on the line of artificial Stone and brick veneer items, much experience and abundant resources have been collected. Our professional staff and state of the art equipment allow us to have the capability to design and manufacture a wide range of new items according to the buyer's requirements. •Number of Production Lines 3 •Size of Factory in Square...

Mediamesh® is a patented system used for the medialization of large facade surfaces developed by GKD - Gebr. Kufferath AG an ag4 media facade GmbH. Mediamesh® offers a large spectrum of new design possibilities for architects ,investors and building owners - opportunities to medialize their buildings and adding a dynamic dimension to their architecture. Mediamesh® facades excellently suppor...

PIETRAELITE® is a stone veneer produced in Italy obtained after several years of research and development that allow to produce an High Quality reconstituted stone. PIETRAELITE® is been tested and certified from 2 important Italian Universities: the Polytechnic of Milan and the Engineering University of Brescia. PIETRAELITE® is produced with a mix of cement, marbles and iron oxides: is in ...

A new, £6.8 million state-of-the-art office development in Cardiff’s Gateway Business Park is designed to impress, with its contemporary, colourful design. Completed to a ‘Grade A’ specification and benefiting from a comprehensive solar shading system from Levolux, Global Reach occupies a prominent position, overlooking Cardiff Bay and neighbouring sports facilities. Designed to achieve a BREEAM...

Laminated glass consists of two or more lites that are permanently bonded by heat and pressure with one or more plastic interlayers of polyvinyl butyral (PVB). Both the glass and the interlayers can be supplied in a variety of colors and thicknesses to provide the desired appearance. By code, laminated glass is considered “safety glass.” While it can be broken, fragments usually adhere to the pl...

General description Coltlite is a natural louvred ventilator for installation into the façade for both day to day and smoke ventilation. It is available in a wide range of sizes, louvre options and control options. Its form and function make it particularly suited to naturally ventilated buildings where good aerodynamic and measured free area ventilation is required while achieving high acoust...

Distinct and memorable metal fabric panels from Cambridge Architectural clad the exterior of the 164th Street Garage, one of three newly constructed parking garages serving the new Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY. The 190-space garage lies adjacent to new Yankee Stadium on 164th Street between River Avenue and Jerome Avenue, almost as if it’s connected to the stadium itself. The structure’s west-fac...

LUSOROCHAS LDa is specialized in Natural Stone cut to size projects. In order to encrease our competitivness, we have acquired a "STONE CUT" bridge saw with a new technology of cut to size system. Now we can supply our clients with an even better price and better delay of delivery. Lusorochas is Innovation ! Quality Design Innovation

Pre-painted aluminium sheet polyamide paint for building and industrial applications WINDY® is the Novelis brand name for its aluminium coils which have been pre-painted with polyamide paints. WINDY® is used in the building industry, especially in facade cladding, but also in windows frames. The excellent formability, the good bending behaviour of the product and the good resistance to UV rays m...

laminated glass panel With our first-class methods we can bend glasses with the maximum size of 3.2 x 6 meters. However, the selection of products is slightly smaller. The products available in large sizes * Curved laminated safety glass * Curved insulating glass * Curved float * Curved solar control glass

Panels of the Trimoterm FTV family are produced in accordance with the patented production process by the use of lamella technique made of uninflammable mineral wool (A1 in accordance with DIN 4102,EN 1182), which assures the best utilisation of compression, tensile and shear properties of the core. Simultaneously they assure optimal thermal and fire characteristics. The face of a panel is made...

Alutherm Wall Wall elements WS / WV Element thickness [mm] 50 / 60 / 80 Connecting elements Screws, Rivets Supporting structure Steel, Wood, Aluminium Structure of a two-shell Alu /Alu Sandwich element Typ AL-WS (plug joint): surface: ruled on both sides sheet thickness: 0,65 mm standard colours: grey white -metallic silver -light ivory ...

Cupamat, company dedicated to the commercialization of Natural Stone for Building, will participate in the 44th edition of Marmomac, in Verona (Italy ), from 30th September to 3rd October of 2009. This event will join the latest tendencies in the design and building of Natural Stone Marmomacc 2009, the International Exhibition of Stone, Design, will have among their exhibitors Cupamat, a compa...

"The focus was on functionality, safety, compatibility with the existing Chesapeake Energy campus architecture, and reinvention of the typical parking garage image while making it fun for the daily users of this garage." Elliott + Associates Architects To achieve this goal the architect's team created a concept, that followed certain guidelines: 1. We will “store” 791 cars with 4 levels. 2...