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KB Home’s ‘Double ZeroHouse’ is a Model of Water and Energy Efficiency

February 27, 2014

Builder’s most environmentally ambitious home yet features net-zero energy usage and zero freshwater usage for irrigation February 26, 2014 01:00 PM Eastern Standard Time LANCASTER, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the nation’s largest and most recognized homebuilders, unveiled its first ZeroHouse 2.0 in Los Angeles County today during a special event at the builder’s Dawn Creek community in Lancaster. The newest ZeroHouse 2.0 is the first KB home designed to achieve both net-zero energy status, and zero freshwater irrigation use by a family of four or more. Dubbed the “Double ZeroHouse” for its dual emphasis on energy and water efficiency, the home is equipped to recycle drainwater on-site and reuse it for landscaping, minimizing the home’s overall demand for new water and eliminating the household’s need to use freshwater for the home’s established low-water landscaping. KB Home estimates that the Double ZeroHouse 2.0 at Dawn Creek can conserve 150,000 gallons of water each year when compared to a typical resale home and landscaping, a reduction of approximately 70%. In addition, the ZeroHouse is designed to produce as much energy as it consumes, potentially yielding an electric bill of $0
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Glass Apps Receives Best of Houzz 2014 Award for Customer Satisfaction

February 25, 2014

The Houzz Annual Survey and Analysis of 16 Million Monthly Users Reveals Top-Rated Building, Remodeling and Design Products and Professionals. Based on this survey Glass Apps has been awarded one of the Best of Houzz awards in Customer Satisfaction. Culver City, CA February 25, 2014 Glass Apps has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. They were chosen by the more than 16 million monthly users that comprise the Houzz community as one of the best in Customer Satisfaction. The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2013. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 16 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 230 million professional images of home interiors and exteriors to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site, iPad/iPhone app and Android app. Glass Apps received a “Best Of Houzz 2014” badge on their profile, showing the Houzz community their commitment to excellence. These badges help homeowners identify popular and top-rated home professionals in every metro area on Houzz. With Houzz, homeowners can identify not only the top-rated manufacturers like Glass Apps, but also those whose work matches their own aspirations for their home. Homeowners can also evaluate manufacturers by contacting them directly on the Houzz platform, asking questions about their products and reviewing their responses to questions from others in the Houzz community. Follow Glass Apps on Houzz and save their beautiful smart glass projects to your ideabooks http://redirect.aecdaily.com/s18122/www.houzz.com/pro/glass-apps/glass-apps-switchable-glass. Glass Apps is the leading provider of switchable glass and liquid crystal based films. Our smart glass and film products provide privacy on demand in a switch of a button and energy savings through solar control. Glass Apps products are used in residential, commercial, retail, government and transportation exterior and interior glass worldwide. Glass Apps is headquartered in Culver City, CA.
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VITÓRIA STONE FAIR/MARMOMACC LATIN AMERICA

February 21, 2014

THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADE FAIR DEDICATED TO THE NATURAL STONE SECTOR IN LATIN AMERICA UNDERWAY IN BRAZIL Brazil confirms its status as the first country for Italian natural stone processing machinery and equipment exports: +36.4% in the first 9 months of 2013. Verona, 20 February 2014 - The 2014 edition of the Vitória Stone Fair/Marmomacc Latin America – scheduled from 18 until 21 February at the Carapina Exhibition Centre in Vitória – marks the start of full operations by Veronafiere to export the highly successful formula of Marmomacc to Brazil. The Brazilian exhibition in the Espírito Santo State, in fact, is no longer merely an exhibition space dedicated to marble and granite but also ensures considerable attention to product design and culture thanks to the new training courses for architects and professionals. The goal is to ensure even more effective support for the development of trade relationships between Italian operators in the industry and a country with the highest growth rates in the world and a gateway to South and North America alike. The Brazil, in fact, constitutes one of the markets more promising for the field of building: is the fifth largest country in the world, the ninth world economic power and in coming years will see significant infrastructural investments as the host country of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. With an area of 32 thousand square meters and 420 exhibitors (including 120 international from 17 countries, especially China, Turkey and Italy), the Vitória Stone Fair/Marmomacc Latin America 2014 ranks as the most important Latin American event in the natural stone field and is welcoming visitors from all over the world.
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AS Hanging Systems

February 19, 2014

How to Hang Art in Earthquake Zones Published February 14, 2014 by Merit by Dave Veilleux, VP Business Development - As someone who grew up in an earthquake zone in southern California, I have personal first hand experience with shake, rattle, and roll of Mother Nature’s occasional convulsing. Besides a multitude of less memorable shakers, I have experienced the following significant quakes: 1971 6.6 (Richter Scale) San Fernando/Sylmar quake 1987 5.9 Whittier Narrows quake 1991 5.6 Sierra Madre quake 1994 6.7 Northridge quake The challenge has been presented to our Call Center many times, “What is the best way to hang art so that it doesn’t become a hazard during an earthquake?” Another way to think of this is, “Can modern hanging display system hardware benefit those living or working in earthquake areas?” That short answer is, yes. For more information about how to hang art in earthquake zones, please visit our blog at http://redirect.aecdaily.com/s18122/blog.ashanging.com/2014/02/how-to-hang-art-in-earthquake-zones.
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SKYLINE - a free, ten-day, annual architecture and art event

February 12, 2014

SKYLINE (February 13 – 22, 2014) is a free, ten-day, annual architecture and art event that showcases 10 site specific, experimental, interactive installations that embrace Los Angeles’ ever-evolving cultural landscape. During SKYLINE, architects, designers and artists transform unique, hidden spaces within downtown Los Angeles into destination places for visitors and locals alike. More information, including participants, special events, guided tours, and musical performances, can be found on the LERATA website. We have four free musical performances that have been paired to installation sites – and one After Party that is a fundraiser for our event – this information is all on the calendar here: http://redirect.aecdaily.com/s18122/lerata.org/upcoming-projects/skyline-2014-calendar-music-special-events/ Our VIP party also launches this Wednesday, February 12, 7pm – 10pm. The invite is attached. This is a great way to support this event, and help LERATA produce more free, public architecture events. Tickets can be purchased here: https://redirect.aecdaily.com/s18122/www.eventbrite.com/e/skyline-2014-vippreview-party-tickets-10442252057 We hope you can join us and others in the industry for a fun night of networking, contemporary architecture, theatre performance, and more!
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Boon Edam Inc. Introduces New Product Names for Security Turnstiles

February 05, 2014

February 3rd, 2014 Lillington, North Carolina – Following the launch of a new brand and websites across the globe on January 24th, Boon Edam Inc. announced today it has updated the product names of its full height and tripod turnstiles. The turnstiles have been renamed to serve customers across many industries and countries and also fall in line with other product names offered by Boon Edam internationally. Upon the 2005 acquisition of Tomsed Corporation, the largest turnstile manufacturer in the USA, Boon Edam Inc. continued to build Tomsed turnstiles at its North Carolina plant. The turnstile names were left unchanged to serve existing Tomsed customers as well as new Boon Edam customers. Now in 2014, to align with the new brand, the names of the turnstiles have been changed as follows: 1. All tripod (3-arm) turnstile models are now called Trilocks.” a. TUT-50 is now “Trilock 50” b. TUT-60 is now “Trilock 60” c. TST-75 is now “Trilock 75” 2. All full height turnstiles were completely re-engineered in phases during 2012 and 2013 and are now called “Turnlocks.” a. THT-100 is now “Turnlock 100” b. THT-100ASTG is now “Turnlock 150 ASTG” c. THT-100EL is now “Turnlock 200 EL” d. THT-100CSTG is now “Turnlock 250 CSTG” Boon Edam Inc. ships turnstiles and parts to other Boon Edam subsidiaries worldwide and the Trilock and Turnlock names are now consistently used in all locations. For questions regarding our turnstiles please contact us at 800-334-5552 or www.boonedam.us.
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