An Italian company CoeLux has produced a light fixture that mimics sunlight using LED and nanotechnology. CoeLux is founded by Italian Professor Paolo Di Trapani. The LED used is calibrated to the same wavelength as sun, but to produce the effects of sunlight we are accustomed to, Professor Paolo Di Trapani... Read more
Glued Laminated Timber and Cross Laminated Timber
Building ProductMaterialsTechnologyWood May 14, 2016 0
Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) are engineered wood solutions. They are structural timber products which can be used d as vertical columns or horizontal beams, as well as curved, arched shapes. Glulam is produced with the grain aligned in one direction. Glulam is predominantly used for structural beams. Cross... Read more
GFRC is made by combining a mixture of fine sand, cement, polymer, water, other admixtures and alkali-resistant (AR) glass fibers. GFRC has been used to produce products including thin architectural cladding panels, ornamental concrete features such as domes, statues, planters, and fountains. GFRC has also been used to make... Read more
Are they referring to the same thing? Heat-treating glass is a way to create glass with better durability and/or safety. The type of processing used depends on the intended application of the glass There are two different types of heat treated glasses – heat-strengthened and tempered. The similarities between the... Read more
Flexbrick is a breath of fresh air in the realm of traditional building materials application. Doctor Architect Vicente Sarrablo, Director of the School of Architecture of the International University of Architecture created flexbrick as an industrialized system for flexible ceramic sheets for the construction of cladding and laminated structures.... Read more
The new Learning Hub at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore looks nothing like a typical campus building. School administrators conceived of the facility as the embodiment of a pedagogical sea change, and commissioned London-based Heatherwick Studio to design an iconic structure emphasizing small-group learning and cross-disciplinary interaction. click... Read more
EQUITONE is a through-coloured facade material designed by and for architects. Our company has produced these façade panels since the 1950´s under the name ¨ETERNIT¨. Every EQUITONE panel is unique, showing the raw, untreated texture of the fibre cement base material. Fibre cement is a cement composite material that... Read more
