The new Central Library in Calgary was a collaborative project with architecture firms Snøhetta and DIALOG. As the architects at Snøhetta explain, “Calgary Public Library is one of the most actively used library systems in North America, where more than half of its residents are active cardholders, and accordingly, the new main branch was created for and inspired by its diverse inhabitants.”
New York City Apartment Building Features Dimensional Bronzed Façade
Categories Architecture
108 Chambers is a 10-story mixed-use residential building in Tribeca. By Greystone Development, and designed by Woods Bagot, the building features multiple condominium floors with ground-level retail. The exterior immediately grabs attention with a series of angular protruding bronzed aluminum panels. The building serves as a great contrasting element to the surrounding more traditional New York City facades.
Architects Design Three Dimensional Facade Using Mirrored Metal Product Enhanced With FEVE Resin
Categories Architecture
The Janus/Riverside commercial building by Brenac & Gonzalez Architects boasts a captivating façade. The eight-story complex is nearly 56,000 square-feet, was completed in 2017 and utilizes an abundance of Alucobond aluminum composite panels. The panels, in Alucobond’s Mirror and Anodized Look finishes, showcase a playfulness with their reflective nature.
Ontario Water Tank Boasts Area’s Iconic Color Scheme Using Advanced Fluoropolymer System
Categories Water Tanks/Infrastructure
In southwestern Ontario, Canada stands the Chatham-Kent Water Tank. The one-million-gallon tank was built in 1994 and upon an assessment in 2013 was required to undergo both an interior and exterior recoat due to rust bloom. As part of the local area’s Community Brand campaign, which featured the water tank’s design, videos, banners and graphic designs, the tank was redesigned and recoated utilizing Tnemec Company’s fluoropolymer coating system.
Fluoroethylene Vinyl Ether (FEVE) Versus Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF): A Exploration Of The Benefits Of FEVE Resin Technology
Categories Technical
There are a whole host of benefits to the utilization of an FEVE resin over a PVDF. These benefits include aesthetic-based benefits, application-based benefits, and sustainability benefits. FEVE (fluoroethylene vinyl ether) was developed to address the shortcomings with traditional fluoropolymer resins like PVDF, they are manufactured by copolymerization of a fluoroethylene monomer with a vinyl ether monomer.