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Bluebeam Software Inc. has just released Bluebeam PDF Revu® v. 5.5, which simplifies PDF creation, offers faster rendering, navigation, and markup, and makes text editing as simple as word processing. These advances encourage the standardization of business communications in PDF in any industry, including AEC. New MultiView™ displays multiple PDF documents at once and allows panning and zooming in unison. Dynamic Default™ technology automatically remembers settings such as color and font for intuitive markup. Compatible with 64-bit versions of Windows® XP and Windows Vista, as well as AutoCAD® 2008 and SolidWorks® 2006-2007 through Bluebeam PDF Revu CAD Edition. Free trial download: |
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Totally Bamboo builds eco-friendly countertops, kitchen accessories, and furniture out of premium-grade bamboo — a material 16 percent harder than maple. Countertops come unfinished and sanded to 180 grit, in sheets 30 inches (72 centimeters) wide, with lengths of either 4 or 8 feet (122 or 244 centimeters) and thicknesses of 1.5 to 2 inches (3.8 to 5.1 centimeters). Grain options include flat, vertical, and parquet end-grain. Available colors are light (natural bamboo color) or dark, acheived through a heating process. Totally Bamboo products feature a nontoxic, formaldehyde-free, food-grade glue. Bamboo grows back every four to five years without replanting, making it a renewable resource. |
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The new "Calliope" chandelier by Eleek, Inc. is an integration of art glass, steel, and recycled cast aluminum. Eleek's designer, Eric Kaster, was inspired by the French film "City of Lost Children," with its surreal sets and props, at once organic and mechanical. Calliope exemplifies the handcrafted building products that Eleek designs and manufactures, also including sculpture, cast-metal sinks, hardware, tiles, restoration, point-of-purchase displays, and architectural details. The company offers design and presentation support and custom development, with extensive experience in manufacturing, patterns, casting, fabrication, woodworking, glass extrusion, vacuum plastic, and custom finising — all while employing recycled and recyclable materials and environmentally sustainable and practices. |
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Walker Glass introduces the Velour finish to its line of Walker Textures™ acid-etched glass products. The Velour finish is characterized by a smooth surface with low light transmittance, providing a high level of opacity. Walker Textures™ glass products are available in clear, ultra-clear, bronze, grey, black, green, or blue, and in thicknesses of 1/8 to 3/4 inches (3 to 19 millimeters), depending on the tint. Walker is now offering immediate shipping and a greater range of product sizes, from 60 by 100 inches (152 to 254 centimeters) up to 100 by 144 inches (254 by 366 centimeters). Visit the web site to request product samples and a free guide to writing specifications for acid-etched glass or mirrors. |
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