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Environment
Why Resin Light Pole Bases are Revolutionizing Urban Design
December 4, 2024
Discover why resin light pole bases are transforming urban spaces. Offering unmatched durability, lightweight efficiency, aesthetic versatility, and eco-friendly benefits, resin outperforms traditional materials like steel and concrete. Learn how this innovative solution is reshaping cityscapes with style and sustainability. Read more on TerraCast®’s insights.
Maximize Your Autumn Garden with TerraCast® Planters
September 26, 2024
Autumn is the perfect time to refresh your outdoor spaces with vibrant container gardens. As cooler weather sets in, creating a stunning garden display becomes all about selecting the right planters and plants. At AECinfo.com, we know how important durable, stylish planters are to achieving a flawless seasonal transformation, and TerraCast® resin planters offer the perfect blend of beauty, sustainability, and long-lasting quality. Ready to dive into autumn gardening? Here are some tips to get started.
Nashville Water Management Project Includes CorrosionResistant BILCO Doors
August 28, 2024
In a milestone for Nashville's ongoing water management improvements, a significant project has been completed at the Gibson Creek Equalization Facility. This $18.9 million initiative, sanctioned by Clean Water Nashville under its Overflow Abatement program, aims to enhance the city's sewer infrastructure. Central to this upgrade are state-of-the-art BILCO doors, renowned for their corrosion-resistant properties crucial in the harsh environments of wastewater treatment plants. These doors, including robust H-20 models, ensure secure access to critical components like valve vaults and pump stations, reinforcing Nashville's commitment to sustainable water management amidst rising urban demands.
Architectural and Environmental Booths
April 6, 2023
Par-Kut has taken strides to develop both features and fabrication techniques to make our buildings complement the environment and/or existing architecture. The design staff at Par-Kut works in conjunction with architects, contractors and developers to ensure that a Par-Kut building is an integral part of the site development plan. Through special facade applications, roof treatments, paint and graphic coordination and customized structural design, a Par-Kut booth will always enhance a particular urban or rural setting.
Resources to meet sustainability requirements
March 29, 2023
National Gypsum provides products and product disclosure documents that help architects design sustainable buildings
Acoustics Are an Essential Part of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
September 23, 2022
Did you know good acoustics play an essential role in improving indoor environmental quality? Learn how sound impacts occupant well-being in a space.
X-ray shielded cabinet enclosure for university breakthrough technology
August 1, 2022
MarShield was approached by a high-profile university in Ontario, Canada to help design and manufacture a large lead-lined cabinet. The project is considered state-of-the-art, breakthrough technology. Learn more about this project.
Prefabricated, pre-insulated, secondary containment and conduit piping systems for industrial and commercial applications
June 18, 2021
The district heating and cooling systems distribute steam, hot water or chilled water to multiple buildings through a network of pre-insulated pipes. The heat can be provided from a variety of sources, including geothermal, co-generation plants, waste heat from industry, and purpose built heating plants. With our system, the pipe is prefabricated and pre-insulated in our factory and arrives on the job site ready to install.
Resin planters and lampposts: easy to maintain and graffiti resistant
October 1, 2018
Graffiti and other materials often ruin stone and metal products. Unlike metal and stone, resin is immune to being ruined from spray-paint, gum, stickers, and even sharpie marker. Resin is formulated from a Linear Low Density Polyethylene, a non-porous, non-hydroscopic plastic. This keeps moisture and other materials from staining or discoloring it in any way.
An introduction to waterstop
February 28, 2018
Designed to prevent the passage of fluids through concrete joints, waterstop is the leading specified construction material for waterproofing environmental engineered concrete structures.