Posts Tagged ‘material’

Xposed

Xposed is a refined cement-based eco-composite made from natural minerals and up to 25% post-industrial recycled content. Standard slab materials are available and can be fabricated into countertops, table tops, surrounds, or display tops using ordinary natural stone fabrication tools and equipment....

May 13th, 2011 | concrete, feature | Read More

Songwood

Engineered Timber Resources focuses on the use of by-product wood fibers in the production of decorative wood products with the intent to limit deforestation. Songwood is a 100% recycled, FSC-certified raw material made from by-product from the furniture manufacturing and pulp industries. The wood fibers...

April 22nd, 2011 | feature, wood | Read More

G Series

EverGreene’s G Series glass coating system is composed of 100% recycled glass suspended in a natural binder, then hand applied to achieve a jewel-like, luminescent surface. This environmentally friendly material is semi-translucent and visually dynamic. Because it is not constrained by strips or paneling...

April 15th, 2011 | feature, glass | Read More

Reddex

The Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan has announced its development of Reddex, the first non-toxic fire resistant composite material technology to simultaneously offer ignition resistance and fire protection in one system, effectively reducing the risks associated with structural fires....

March 25th, 2011 | feature, paint | Read More

Stax

Named after the way each piece is stacked then fused together, Stax Series offers a way to create rich multi-layered textures using glass. Stax is designed to be deployed in exterior feature walls over very large surfaces. Layers of glass are fused together to create solid panels, and the face surface...

February 25th, 2011 | feature, glass | Read More

Self-Repairing Composites

Aircraft and marine vessels are significant contributors to global warming. Airplane vapor trails release CO2 as well as other pollutants, and ships expend large amounts of energy as they carry most of the world’s cargo. Many of the polymer composites typically used for such craft are over-engineered...

January 28th, 2011 | feature, mineral | Read More

FibreC

FibreC is a light-weight, high performance concrete that requires no steel reinforcement. A special extrusion process incorporates layers of fiber glass into a concrete matrix; in the top layer and underlayer the fibers are undirected and scattered, and in the medium layer they take the form of roofings...

December 17th, 2010 | concrete, feature | Read More

Solucent

Solucent is an energy-saving and daylighting mesh shading system for building exteriors and interiors. It was developed by Cambridge Architectural to meet the ever-increasing energy-saving needs facing architects today, but without sacrificing beauty in design. The system combines the aesthetic qualities...

December 10th, 2010 | feature, metals | Read More

Laser-Cut Cork

Laser-Cut Cork surfaces are made from the by-product of wine stopper production. Developed by Yemi Awosile, the material benefits from the natural acoustic and thermal insulating properties found in cork, and is well suited to interior design applications such as wall panels, tapestries, and room dividers....

November 19th, 2010 | feature, wood | Read More

Recycled Crystal Glass

Fernando Miguel Marques collects post-industrial waste glass from Atlantis, the largest Portugese producer of lead crystal glass. Marques has developed a technique that allows the repurposing of the glass into tiles, panels, and other shapes. Recycled Crystal Glass may be used for architectural surfaces...

November 12th, 2010 | feature, glass | Read More