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Thermafiber, Inc.
Thermafiber, Inc. Sponsors Free Continuing Education
Thermafiber, Inc. offers the following FREE on-line continuing education course at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. This course is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and is registered with AIA, CSI, and many more organizations.
Perimeter Fire Containment in Multi-Story Buildings
Provides an overview of the importance, components, and the design principles of perimeter curtain wall fire containment, along with a discussion of life safety elements and their utilization in a balanced approach to life safety.

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Building Perimeter Fire Protection White Paper

Thermafiber’s white paper on ‘‘Building Perimeter Fire Protection’’ reflects the requirements of building codes and tested systems that architects must be familiar with in order to design successful perimeter fire containment and provide life safety to occupants in multi-story buildings.

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Insulation solutions in all shapes and sizes

Thermafiber manufactures and customizes mineral wool insulation for commercial buildings, industrial applications and residential construction. Our products contain up to 90% recycled content, conserve energy, provide life saving fire protection and contribute to 33 LEED® credits across 4 categories.

For more information on Thermafiber, please visit www.thermafiber.com.


 



KONE
KONE Sponsors Free Continuing Education
KONE offers the following FREE on-line continuing education course at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. This course is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and is registered with AIA, CSI, and many more organizations.
Elevator Technology: where it's been, where it's going
Provides an overview of elevator history and the technological advances which have contributed to the design of today’s machine room-less, energy efficient, space saving, high performance elevators.

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KONE is one of the leading companies in the global elevator and escalator business. We develop, manufacture, install, modernize and service elevators, escalators and autowalks. Our company also seeks growth from servicing automatic building doors.

KONE Corporation was founded in Finland in 1910. Class B KONE shares have been quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1967. An international expansion strategy based on business acquisitions, adopted in the 1960s, fueled KONE's development into a worldwide organization. We now have more than 23,000 employees and operations in some 800 locations in over 40 countries. KONE supplies more than 20,000 new elevators and escalators annually. We service 500,000 elevators and escalators as well as 120,000 automatic building doors.

We are a service company: maintenance and modernization business accounts for nearly 60% of our net sales. KONE's 13,000 field professionals ensure that our customers' elevators and escalators are safe and reliable. Our service centers are open 24-hours a day, ready to solve any problems at a moment's notice.

For more information on KONE, please visit www.kone.com/TunnelPage.

 



Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation Sponsors Free Continuing Education
Whirlpool Corporation offers the following FREE on-line continuing education courses at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. These courses are available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and are registered with AIA, CSI, and many more organizations.
3-D Designing with Google SketchUp - PODCAST
Provides an overview of the steps used to import 2-dimensional CAD files into a 3-dimensional environment including the tools and methods utilized to design and place cabinetry and components of interior kitchens, fabric care spaces, garages, and outdoor kitchen installations.

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Appliances & The Green Home
Provides an overview of the importance of sustainability when selecting appliances, as well as information on how to evaluate, compare and specify energy efficient refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers and dryers.

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Built-In Refrigeration
Explains the basics of refrigeration and looks at the characteristics, options and installation considerations for built-in refrigerators.

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Designing a Sustainable Kitchen: Principles of the National Green Building Standard
Provides an overview of the sustainable design solutions and green building practices which can be integrated into kitchen design projects to improve the sustainability of a home.

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Downdraft Ventilation
Provides an overview of downdraft ventilation systems. Includes discussions on indoor environmental quality (IEQ), venting, ducting, filters, installation, and design.

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Principles of Universal Design in Housing and Home Appliances
Provides an overview of universal design in housing and home appliances, including a discussion of the principles of universal design, solutions for kitchens, laundry areas, and storage areas, and universal design features in appliances.

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Sustainable Homes: Design Trends and Technology Innovations - PODCAST
This program provides an overview of technological innovations in relation to sustainable home design and includes discussions on both the LEED® program and the Solar Decathlon program.

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Bringing innovation and quality to Every Home ... Everywhere

Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of over $11 billion, 68,000 employees, and nearly 50 manufacturing and technology research centers around the globe. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Consul and other major brand names to consumers in more than 170 countries.

Whirlpool's global platform provides our operations with resources and capabilities no other manufacturer can match. Whirlpool's global procurement, product development and information technology organizations help our operations reduce costs, improve efficiencies and introduce a continuous stream of relevant innovation to consumers.

Inspired by our bold innovations and designs, customers around the globe trust Whirlpool to make their lives easier. More than ever before, our brands are connecting with customers in ways that will last a lifetime.

For more information on Whirlpool Corporation, please visit www.insideadvantage.com.

 



TIMELY
Revealing the secrets of light gauge steel door frames.
Reduce costs while improving performance.
It has long been assumed that light gauge steel door frames could only be used for light duty applications. In reality, the gauge of steel has less bearing on the frame selection than how the frame is connected to the structure. Discover the “Magic” of light gauge steel door frames and how, by using prefinished opening components, total opening costs can be substantially reduced without sacrificing performance.

 

Florence Manufacturing
Florence Manufacturing Sponsors Free Continuing Education
Florence Manufacturing offers the following FREE on-line continuing education course at AEC Daily's Online Learning Center. This course is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, and is registered with AIA, CSI, and many more organizations.

Emerging Trends in Mail Delivery Equipment
Provides an overview of changes taking place since the United States Postal Service updated the mailbox standard and features consideration of size and installation of centralized mailboxes; space planning requirements associated with the updated specifications; and, ADA regulation considerations.

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Florence Manufacturing is the nation’s leading manufacturer of superior quality mailboxes and accessories for centralized distribution and collection of mail and packages. For more than a century, the Florence line of postal specialties has maintained industry leadership by offering consistently superior product quality and rapid, reliable customer service.

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Mondo

Ecofill® Star - A Mondo White Paper

Serious concerns are being raised about the potential health and environmental risks associated with the use of crumb rubber (waste recycled tires) in synthetic turf fields. As a result, a number of states have introduced legislation that bans the installation of synthetic or artificial turf fields until further research has been conducted. Mondo's Ecofill® Star, a polyolefin-based resilient granule, is a safe alternative that does not contain any of the potentially harmful substances in crumb rubber infill.

Click on the link below to find out more from an independent study on the potential health and environmental risks associated with the use of crumb rubber (waste recycled tires) in synthetic turf fields.

 
 

 

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Commercial Planters: Selection Considerations & Material Options

Commercial Planters: Selection Considerations & Material Options

There are many reasons to include commercial planters as part of a comprehensive design strategy. Learn about the selection considerations for indoor and outdoor spaces.

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