Archive for the ‘ceramics’ Category

Kapilux

Kapilux
Kapilux is an insulating glass with an integrated capillary slab consisting of a large number of honeycomb-structured thin-walled transparent or white capillaries. This capillary slab can be integrated into different kinds of insulating glass, and it diffuses light effectively. Energy transmission, light...
October 24th, 2009 | glass | Read More

Stones

Stones
Tempered transparent glass is used in the construction industry for windows and other applications. Construction glass is often over-ordered to account for breakage during shipping and installation. Unused tempered glass from construction and renovation sites that cannot be processed any further often...
October 23rd, 2009 | feature, glass | Read More

Pixel Panels

Pixel Panels
Developed by Bill Price, Pixel Panels are one manifestation of the broader family of products called Translucent Concrete and Transparent Concrete, all of which seek to make concrete a light-transmissive medium. Pixel Panels use concrete as a binder within which a uniform array of polymers is added to...
October 18th, 2009 | concrete, feature | Read More

Ecosmart

Ecosmart
Concrete, a universal construction material synonymous with strength and longevity, is relatively benign in nature. However, the production of Portland cement, which is an essential constituent of concrete, leads to the release of significant amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere (producing one...
October 11th, 2009 | concrete, feature | Read More

Terrart

Terrart
Today, masonry is used in building facades more often for its durability and weather protection than for its traditional qualities as a load-bearing material. NBK Keramik’s Terrart is a suspended rainscreen facade system made from terra-cotta. Terrart consists of large, precisely crafted ceramic elements...
October 8th, 2009 | mineral | Read More

Diamond Pier

Diamond Pier
The Pin Foundation Diamond Pier is a precast concrete pier and steel pin system that provides a solid foundation that reaches deep into the ground without digging. The pier components are light enough to hand-carry to the site, and the installation is simple, requiring only hand tools and a few minutes...
October 4th, 2009 | concrete | Read More

EcoX

EcoX
According to Meld, over seven million tons of glass are sent to landfills each year in the United States alone. EcoX is precast concrete made of about 75 percent postconsumer and postindustrial glass. It may be used for countertops, furniture, fixtures, sculptural objects, and nonstructural applications....
October 2nd, 2009 | concrete, feature | Read More

Deco Wired Glass

Deco Wired Glass
Designed by Simone de Waart, Deco Wired Glass is safety glass reinforced with stainless steel wires knitted into decorative configurations. Because the wires are integrated with figured glass featuring a low-relief surface pattern, the three dimensional qualities of the material are intensified. The...
September 27th, 2009 | glass | Read More

SensiTile Terrazzo

SensiTile Terrazzo
Comprised of a light-conducting matrix embedded within a substrate, SensiTiles transport light from one surface point to another by a process called Total Internal Reflection, the same principle that makes fiber optics possible. SensiTiles either respond to shadows or an active and moving light source....
September 21st, 2009 | concrete, feature | Read More

Transparent Ceramics

Transparent Ceramics
Translucent alumina ceramics have exhibited low mechanical properties and a low in-line transmission of unscattered light (less than fifteen percent) because of their coarse micro-structures (greater than 20 μm). New transparent corundum ceramics avoid these shortcomings and can be manufactured with...
September 12th, 2009 | feature, mineral | Read More
Page 4 of 11« First...23456...10...Last »