Amico’s APEX expanded metal mesh offers many benefits such as texture, passage of light, air movement, reduction of solar gain, high strength-to-weight ratio and a variety of manufacturing material options. Carbon steel, galvanized steel, aluminum and stainless steel are commonly used to make expanded...

Parabienta is a vertical greening system for buildings developed by Japan-based Shimizu Corporation. Composed of units that incorporate Excelsoil solidified soil base in stainless steel wire frames, a lush green wall may be achieved quickly with the installation of the system. Parabienta has been shown...

Greenscreen is a landscape trellis system for fencing, wall-mounted applications, or freestanding enclosures. When combined with a variety of climbing vines, Greenscreen becomes a “living wall” that can provide privacy, shading and cooling, security and spatial definition, and acts as an effective...

Milgo/Bufkin can bend complex shapes in metal, providing solutions to the most demanding problems. These shapes are economical alternatives to extrusions and roll forming. Just as our genetic code permits each of us to be unique, so too AlgoRhythm technology generates a wide range of unique forms from...

Titanium and its alloys are widely used based on their chemical resistance and high mechanical performance related to relative low specific weight. While titanium has traditionally been finished in dark gray wrought or silver polished states, the material can actually exhibit a spectrum of colors when...

Bonded Metal is the product of a unique technology that casts metal granules within a durable FRP matrix. Advanced mold-making techniques assure precise reproduction of fine detail in the original patterned surface. The result is a lightweight but extremely durable casting with the character and appearance...

Designed by Mark Goulthorpe of dECOi Architects, the Aegis project consists of an interactive mechanical surface that deforms in real-time based on various environmental stimuli, including the sounds and movements of people, weather, and electronic information. The Hyposurface is comprised by a matrix...

When a thin-wall structure is loaded in compression, it eventually reaches a point of instability, where the wall buckles out of plane. This buckling results in a loss in stiffness, which accelerates exponentially because of increased bending moment. This phenomena is referred to as an “exponential...

A recycled steel stud system can be an environmentally superior choice to virgin wood studs, but thermal bridging between the highly conductive steel studs and the building envelope presents a challenge for energy-efficient design. Tri-Chord Steel Systems manufacturers the most thermally efficient steel...

Waste resulting from the traditional construction, demolition, and renovation of buildings contributes to twenty-five to thirty-three percent of the total waste stream in North America, and fifteen percent of that amount is drywall waste. Overburdened landfills and the consumption of virgin resources...