Made from 40% pre-consumer polycarbonate, KodaXT from 3form is designed for exterior applications and has 100 times the impact resistance of glass and 60 times that of acrylic. It is part of 3forms C3 Collection, which has more than 10,000 color options; large-scale projects can be formulated with specialty colors. Its shape can be molded and it can be specified as a complete material assembly with custom hardware specifications and structural analysis. According to 3form, KodaXT is the only architectural polycarbonate material available to use toward LEED MR 4.1 and 4.2 for recycled content. It was first speced for 1,100 new San Francisco transit canopies. 3-form.com
Made from 40% pre-consumer polycarbonate, KodaXT from 3form is designed for exterior applications and has 100 times the impact resistance of glass and 60 times that of acrylic. It is part of 3form’s C3 Collection, which has more than 10,000 color options; large-scale projects can be formulated with specialty colors. Its shape can be molded and it can be specified as a complete material assembly with custom hardware specifications and structural analysis. According to 3form, KodaXT is the only architectural polycarbonate material available to use toward LEED MR 4.1 and 4.2 for recycled content. It was first speced for 1,100 new San Francisco transit canopies. 3-form.com
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Jennifer Brite is a design journalist and public-health scientist who is currently pursuing a doctorate in public health with a concentration in epidemiology and demography at the City University of New York. For ARCHITECT, she writes about new products and sustainable design.
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