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Interior and Fashion Design: Working Together to Make Sustainable and Informed Choices

Interior and Fashion Design: Working Together to Make Sustainable and Informed Choices

Interior and fashion design have a natural connection and similar processes. Compare fast and slow production and learn how to evaluate the true environmental cost of a product.

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Navigating Grout Types for Your Project

Navigating Grout Types for Your Project

Delve into the world of grout, exploring the various types available and their unique characteristics, strengths, and challenges.

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Crafting Elegance: Luxury Industrial Product Design

Crafting Elegance: Luxury Industrial Product Design

Today’s luxury is all about unique and meaningful experiences. Find out how renowned designers partner with manufacturers to create artisanal kitchen and bath fixtures.

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Upward-Acting Commercial Sectional Door Systems

Upward-Acting Commercial Sectional Door Systems

Upward-acting commercial sectional doors can help to control energy costs in buildings. Evaluate key criteria for selecting sectional doors for a range of applications.

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Impact of Window Treatments on Commercial Daylighting Design

Impact of Window Treatments on Commercial Daylighting Design

Effective daylighting improves visual comfort and decreases energy costs. Learn about daylight factor calculations and the impact fabric characteristics have on a shading solution.

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Wall Protection

Wall Protection

Select appropriate wall protection products to help extend the longevity of a space, maintain a clean look, and cut down on maintenance costs.

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Specification Considerations for Advanced Bird-Friendly Glass

Specification Considerations for Advanced Bird-Friendly Glass

Discover how architects can incorporate bird-safe glass design strategies in their projects to minimize bird collisions and positively impact the environment and biodiversity.

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12 Ways to Recover an Existing Sloped Roof Using a Standing Seam Roof System

12 Ways to Recover an Existing Sloped Roof Using a Standing Seam Roof System

There are many reasons to use metal to recover an existing sloped roof rather than alternative materials. Learn about the benefits of metal roofs and their installation methods.

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Thermal Bridging: Small Details with a Large Impact

Thermal Bridging: Small Details with a Large Impact

Learn about the two types of thermal bridging and how to calculate their thermal impact on the building envelope, and explore some mitigation concepts and principles.

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Porcelain Surface: A Design Professional’s Guide

Porcelain Surface: A Design Professional’s Guide

Explore the characteristics of gauged porcelain tile panel slabs (GPTP/S), an exceptionally beautiful, sustainable, and durable surface for interior or exterior use.

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Reclaiming Historic Brick & Stone for Modern Applications

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Reclaiming Historic Brick & Stone for Modern Applications

Examine multiple case studies that explore how identifying, salvaging, and reusing stone and brick is a multifaceted strategy that benefits the environment, economy, and society.

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 Stone Farm

Operable Walls for Sustainable Design

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Operable Walls for Sustainable Design

Operable glass walls provide transparency, daylight, and fresh air. Discover how to successfully specify assemblies that meet design and sustainability requirements.

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 Manifest Collective by Fortune Brands Innovations

Expand Your Views: The Benefits of Shadecloth Selection on Daylight, Health, & Comfort

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Expand Your Views: The Benefits of Shadecloth Selection on Daylight, Health, & Comfort

Shading is a key element of a building's strategy to meet various project goals. Learn about proper shade selection to ensure occupants are protected from heat and glare.

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 Mecho

Structural HDPE Plastic Lumber: Applications, Performance, & Environmental Advantages

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Structural HDPE Plastic Lumber: Applications, Performance, & Environmental Advantages

Structural HDPE plastic lumber offers strength, durability, and versatility. Explore performance and sustainable attributes, manufacturing processes, testing, and installation.

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 Tangent Materials

Heat Bathing: Sauna, Infrared, & Steam

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Heat Bathing: Sauna, Infrared, & Steam

Heat bathing supports healthy living and adds luxury to a home. Learn about the options, selection, and installation.

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 Sauna360 Inc.

8 Levels of Bullet Resistant Material Explained

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8 Levels of Bullet Resistant Material Explained

AEC professionals must assess the appropriate protection level for buildings investing in security, like bullet-resistant barriers, based on surroundings, industry, and client needs while maximizing investment.

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 Total Security Solutions

From Blueprint to Blue Bin: Managing Waste, Hygiene, and Facility Performance

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From Blueprint to Blue Bin: Managing Waste, Hygiene, and Facility Performance

Learn how green cleaning, waste diversion, and smart design improve air quality and well-being and help attract talent in today’s performance-driven workplaces.

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 Rubbermaid Commercial Products

The Advantages of Polyiso Insulation in Below-Grade Installations

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The Advantages of Polyiso Insulation in Below-Grade Installations

Examine how polyiso insulation meets or exceeds below-grade installation requirements for thermal performance, water absorption, and load capacity.

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 Rmax - A Division of the Sika Corporation

Quartz Surfacing Uncovered: Sustainability, Safety, and Practical Applications

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Quartz Surfacing Uncovered: Sustainability, Safety, and Practical Applications

Discover the benefits of quartz surfacing, from sustainable manufacturing to design versatility and durability. Learn about its applications, standards, and fabrication methods.

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 Vicostone USA

Concrete Masonry and Energy Codes: Latest Developments

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Concrete Masonry and Energy Codes: Latest Developments

Learn about thermal performance requirements for wall assemblies in energy codes (2009 & 2012 IECC). Explore compliance paths, COMcheck software, and how masonry walls contribute to LEED credits.

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 Concrete Products Group

Understanding Flooring Failures: Causes, Prevention, and Solutions

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Understanding Flooring Failures: Causes, Prevention, and Solutions

Discover common pitfalls and best practices for durable, high-quality flooring installations that enhance performance and safety.

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 Proflex Products Inc.

Designing with Insulated Metal Roof Panels

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Designing with Insulated Metal Roof Panels

Discover the role IMPs play in a building's hygrothermal control layers and why IMPs are ideally suited for pre-engineered and structural steel buildings.

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 Metl-Span, a Nucor company

Mastering Slate: Benefits, Options, & Strategies for Selection & Sourcing

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Mastering Slate: Benefits, Options, & Strategies for Selection & Sourcing

Nothing compares to slate for preserving heritage buildings or creating a timeless aesthetic on new ones. Explore the range of design possibilities with natural roofing slates.

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 Vermont Slate Company

Louver Design & Performance: From Basic to Extreme

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Louver Design & Performance: From Basic to Extreme

Louvers can provide fresh air intake and exhaust, reduce noise, keep out unwanted water and debris, and add architectural style. Examine the performance of a variety of louver designs.

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 Ruskin

Unleashed: Off-Leash Dog Park Design Trends and Planning Tips

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Unleashed: Off-Leash Dog Park Design Trends and Planning Tips

Learn about the criteria for creating an off-leash dog park and discover how they increase physical and social activity, contributing to owner health and well-being.

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 Ultrasite (a Playcore Company)

Biomimicry: Design by Nature

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Biomimicry: Design by Nature

Examine the relationship between shading principles and nature's solutions to show how an indoor environment can be improved by controlling heat gain, light, and glare.

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 SWFcontract

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