Architectural Products Update

 
High-Efficiency Downlights

Prescolite has upgraded its LiteFrame line to include watts-per-square-foot optics. The new fixtures feature more lumens per watt, offering energy-saving benefits while increasing efficacy for retail, hospitality, and design-build projects. The new optical design offers more light than the typical 45-degree cutoff, allowing more space to be illuminated with fewer fixtures. The watts-per-square-foot optics can be useful when complying with ASHRAE standards or California Title 24 requirements, which restrict the number of watts per space in many building spaces. Pictured is a LF6CFH six-inch (15-centimeter) horizontal compact fluorescent open downlight. The web site includes a layout calculator and other information and planning tools.

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Garden Ornaments by Robert A.M. Stern

Haddonstone, a manufacturer of cast-stone landscape features, announces the new Olympian Collection designed by Robert A.M. Stern Designs. The collection includes two bowls, two urns, and a tall, slim amphora, offering a clean, contemporary interpretation of ancient vessel forms as seen through the lens of late 19th-century Neoclassicism. Architect Robert A.M. Stern describes the collection as "classically-inspired, yet wholly contemporary ornamental planters, operating at the intersection of nature and artifice, and designed to help define outdoor rooms in an architectural way."

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Glass Radiators

SGG Thermovit® Elegance glass radiators are energy-efficient and require no plumbing or transformers. The radiators can be moved to new locations and are fully recyclable. Available in the transparent Diamant Clear model or condensation-free Mirastar Mirror model. Both can be wall- or floor-mounted with high-quality stainless steel or chrome fittings, and come with an optional towel rail accessory. The wireless thermostat-controlled version regulates the room temperature, while the standard version is turned on and off at the socket. For residential and commercial use.

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Thin-Film Photovoltaics

Konarka Power Plastic® is a thin-film photovoltaic material. Flexible, lightweight, and semi-transparent, the solar material operates from -20 to 65 degrees Celsius (-4 to 149 degrees Fahrenheit). Konarka Technologies, Inc. does not currently create consumer products, but manufactures and sells panels to a variety of business development partners. Seven standard panels of varying sizes and power-generating capacities come with integrated connectors, ready to be integrated by the device manufacturer. Custom panels also available. Potential applications include shade structures that power personal electronic devices, carport covers that trickle-charge electric cars, and window shades and integrated window panels. The company recently entered into an advanced product development agreement with Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc., to collaborate on building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).

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Architectural Planters

PlanterDesigns offers unusual architectural planters, receptacles, and very distinctive site amenities and accessories. With over 30 years in the industry, PlanterDesigns has developed special relationships and associations with over a dozen U.S. manufacturers and importers of commercial planters, ash-trash containers, and accessories in every conceivable size, shape, and material. Our design or yours — custom work welcome. Made-to-order products in many materials and finishes. Hundreds of distinctive, matching planters, receptacles, seating, and other site furnishings of the highest quality for the building trades, hospitality, and other commercial projects. Send your requirements for a quote.

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