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Maximizing Efficiency and Aesthetics: The Role of Materials in Commercial Building Design

Construction Marketing

In the world of commercial building design, the choice of materials plays a crucial role in shaping both the aesthetics and efficiency of the final structure. From the exterior cladding to the interior finishes, the materials used can have a significant impact on the overall functionality, sustainability, and visual appeal of the building.

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Exploiting the virtues of metal fabric in rooftop design

Construction Specifier

Photos courtesy GKD Metal Fabrics. Facility managers and specifiers tasked with building and renovating office buildings, schools, and healthcare facilities prioritize health and flexible design while noting How outdoor spaces increase concentration, productivity, healing, and overall occupant wellbeing and satisfaction.

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6 Advantages of Industrial Stairs

Construction Marketing

They provide convenient access to mezzanines, lofts, elevated platforms, or useful additions in production, storage, or logistics halls. When industrial stairs are built in compliance with existing safety standards, they provide several advantages to building and business owners, employees, and even the environment.

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Covering it all: Investigating lightweight cladding

Construction Specifier

With advancements in material science, the benefits of such cladding are increasing, and it is no longer necessary to use heavy materials such as masonry, concrete, metal panels, precast, porcelain, or even fiber cement to achieve the look of brick, wood, concrete, or metal. Photos courtesy Sto Corp.

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Vetrotech Saint-Gobain first fire-rated glass ceramic fabricator to assess products' environmental footprint

BD+C

As a Saint-Gobain company, Vetrotech Saint–Gobain innovates when it comes to caring for the environment. Vetrotech is the first fire-rated glass company in the world to have made a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) of fire-rated glazing products. Building Materials' Exclude Content: Yes.

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Which is More Waterproof- Nylon or Polyester? 

Work Gearz

Nylon and polyester are two most widely produced fabrics in the world, and they share many similar characteristics. They’re both lightweight, synthetic fiber-based materials and also popular choices for outdoor and sportswear. However, there is a distinction between polyester and nylon fabrics.

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3 Megatrends Transforming the Future of Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

They show us global patterns that influence the environment, mobility, and behavior. . Sustainability is the first megatrend to discuss as the world looks for ways to help protect the environment and become more efficient and sustainable. Salvage/Reuse , which would look at ways to reuse or repurpose materials during a build.