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Isn't it time to move beyond studs and drywall?
Construction has been called a "dynamically conservative industry"—it works hard to stay in the same place. Nowhere is this more evident than in the basic module of both residential and commercial building: the stud wall.
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Profile: Edward Mazria, Architect and Environmentalist
A new understanding and greater awareness of our interaction with the natural environment—and just how significant it is—is helping to open people's eyes to what it means to build responsibly and sustainably. Leading the charge is the founder of Architecture 2030—architect, environmentalist, researcher, and author Edward Mazria, of Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Mazria Inc. Mazria has emerged as a particularly compelling voice in the field of architecture urging design professionals to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in all buildings.
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Architect Buzz: Design Industry News and Announcements
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 ProShield Receives Recycled Content Certification
Today’s focus is on “green building” materials. ProShield® vinyl clad windows and doors have received “% recycled material content” certification from Scientific Certification Systems making Weather Shield® Windows & Doors the first window company in North America to receive this certification. Qualifying under LEED MR-4-Recycled Content, eligible for 2 points, ProShield windows and patio doors deliver uncompromising beauty with natural wood on the inside and resilient, low-maintenance vinyl on the outside. Click Here. Visit www.weathershield.com.
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AIA-DC Hosts DesignDC Conference
Calculate your carbon footprint and learn about sustainability.
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NCARB Passes Resolution on ARE Timing
Resolution allows jurisdictions to set timing of the Architectural Registration Examination.
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 GROHE K4® Suite of Kitchen Faucets…Professional Performance, Everyday
The essential complement to commercial-grade kitchen appliances, the K4 suite (dual-spray pull-out faucets for main and prep sinks, cold-water pillar tap and pot filler) offers a unifying set of four chef-worthy tools that will appeal to people who are both serious about cooking and serious about creating a beautifully functional kitchen. K4 products are available in either striking GROHE StarLight® chrome or the professional’s choice GROHE RealSteel®. Visit www.groheamerica.com
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Implications Newsletter Discusses Green Design
Principles and practices for incorporating green and healthy design into homes.
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Architect Margaret Helfand Dies at 59
Former AIA-NY president Helfand passed away June 20.
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 AZEK® TRIMBOARDS HAS THE EDGE ON DESIGN AND LONGEVITY
The sky’s the limit when it comes to designing exterior trim with AZEK Trimboards. Specify the leading brand of trim for long-lasting beauty and designs that will withstand the test of time. AZEK Trimboards is more versatile than wood, both on the jobsite and in the millwork shop, where it can be easily milled, mitered, routed, turned on lathe and even heat-formed into arches and unique shapes. It does not require paint for protection, however if a paint color is desired, it has excellent paint adhesion that will last years longer than painted wood. Now, new Sherwin-Williams VinylSafe Color Technology makes it possible to paint AZEK products in a broad range of darker colors to suit any home design. With a 25-year warranty, AZEK Trimboards is the only brand of trim to hold a building code report (ESR-1074). Visit www.azek.com or call 1-877-ASK-AZEK
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Façade Lighting: A Fork In The Road?
Today, façade lighting design strategies seem to follow two diverging paths: One emulates the work of nature—the moon and the sun—while the other embraces the possibilities of latter-day technology.
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New CD presents an aural history of the Bauhaus
As every architecture student learns when confronting the Bauhaus, a group of visionary artists and designers gathered in Germany between the two World Wars. For 14 years, they applied themselves to theory and practice at a design school unlike any other.
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On the Catwalk
In April, the fashion capital of Italy debuted new furniture and lighting.
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 Restoration Millwork TrueTexture.™
Woodgrain second only to Mother Nature.
When performance and beauty are a must, choose Restoration Millwork TrueTexture™ trimboards and one-piece corners. Molded from real rough-sawn cedarboards, TrueTexture Finish is the most believable-looking cedar woodgrain available today. Plus, all Restoration Millwork comes in Natural White, so it’s ready to install. And even though it cuts, routes and mills just like the real thing, real wood will never match Restoration Millwork’s low-maintenance,
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