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AIA Honors Leers Weinzapfel and Vietnam Memorial | |
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Stal Tre Hus | |
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Open Book | |
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Postcard from Croatia and Montenegro | |
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Architectural Products Update |
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In a step toward reducing the construction industry's environmental footprint, The Mohawk Group introduces Encycle™, a patent-pending, modular carpet backing system free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It is the only carpet tile designed with three thermoplastic layers and no water-based components, enabling complete recyclability back into itself without separation. The new backing system also incorporates thirty-five percent preconsumer recycled content by total product weight and uses twenty-eight percent less virgin raw material. |
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CeeLite's Light Emitting Capacitor (LEC) paper-thin panels are constructed of recycled compositions that are screen-printable and flexible. They can turn any surface into a light source. Powered by SYLVANIA phosphors, they provide 99-percent uniform surface illumination, consume little power, and generate no heat. The panels range in size from that of cell phones to sheets of dry wall, and they are viable for either indoor and outdoor applications. Replacing traditional lighting where flawless surface illumination is required in floors, walls, ceilings, and within unconventional objects, the LEC technology offers lighting where it was previously impossible. |
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The Presidential Shake™ impact-resistant asphalt shingle features two laminated layers of the industry’s most durable roofing materials engineered with a tough fiberglass scrim on the back for a UL 2218 Class 4 Impact Resistance rating. Hip and ridge products and impact-resistant starter shingles are required to ensure the entire roof meets Class 4 requirements. The shingle profile incorporates a unique sculptured tab that replicates the depth and dimension of traditional wood shakes, giving roofs the classic luxury shake look, with the added resilience that allows the benefits of reduced insurance premiums and a lifetime limited warranty. |
