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GreenWizard, a web-based tool set to launch in the fall of 2009, will not only help you find the right sustainable products, it will also help with purchasing and LEED documentation.
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We asked products guru Blaine Brownell, author of the popular Transmaterial book series, to consider how recent scientific breakthroughs might affect the world of architecture.
Herman Miller's new materials program, which presents 1,600 samples in 15 books, has created an online counterpart.
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The research company Air Quality Sciences has released a white paper that compares eight "primary movers" in the marketplace of green products.
When Steelcase learned a few years ago that mobile technologies were leading companies to purchase less furniture, it didn't panic. Instead, it created Workspring,
Porcelain stoneware tiles with the appearance of wood
Single-coat, roller-applied paint that transforms any smooth surface (including drywall, plaster, chalkboards, wood, and laminates) into a dry-erase writing surface
Unlimited spectrum of colors and designs such as semitransparent pigmented clear coats, metallic, embossing, stone, and natural wood
Highly durable water-based acrylic interior coating
Emergency light that looks like a switch plate
Semirecessed luminaire
When combined with DCL controls, Demandflex ballasts are a part of a cost-effective lighting energy management system able to reduce lighting power levels by 50% and cut back peak demand charges
Provides a lighting system that operates in two modes: general and A/V
Air filtration system with low-pressure drop (0.2" water gauge)
Fixed and flip-top tables that can be mixed and matched and easily reconfigured
Teachers suite that can be arranged in tandem with any of the manufacturer's standard 30" tables or used as an individual piece
Collection of classroom seating and desks for grades pre-K through 6
Lounge-based work seating and tables with connections to power, voice, and data
Features dual fastening tabs to ensure secure installation, suitable for securing tub/shower valves, shower risers, tub drops, and any water supply stub out in new construction or remodels
Single floor and head tracks take the place of the multiple tracks in lift-and-slide systems
Projector's display position can be set at any point with infinite adjustability, up to 48" extension
Provides a fixed power-consumption limit for an installation instead of calculated values based on watts per linear foot of track
Custom waterjet design and fabrication
High-performance rubber floor covering
Resilient sheet flooring that re-creates the look of steel tread plate for a fraction of the cost of the real thing
Finished with a stain and fad-resistant UV-stabilizing coating
Can be combined with solar-controlling coatings
Line of standard- or custom-engineered duct silencers
Suspension lamp with a downward spiral design
Touch-sensitive surfaces can be used to open Web browsers, highlight lessons, and interact with graphics software
Uses proprietary grinding and polishing system from VIC International
Integrally colored prefinished architectural concrete block
Durable ceiling panels
Play equipment featuring nonlinear construction unlike traditional deck-based systems