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Maryland Schools Exhibit Rockfon Acoustic Ceiling Systems

CCR Magazine

As architect-of-record, Stantec designed all six schools and specified Rockfon acoustic stone wool ceiling systems to support the health, safety, well-being, comfort, productivity and success of students and staff. Stantec led the Blueprint Schools’ design in partnership with K. Green Building Council’s LEED® Silver standards.

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The New American Home 2024: Modern Features, Timeless Comfort

The Pro Builder

We kept working at it and I think it came together very well.” The entry, set back from the garages and a casita that flank it, is further protected by a pair of prow-like roof shapes that add distinction and weight to the otherwise all-glass façade. The New American Home 2024 is no exception.

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Why fire sprinklers belong above suspended drop-out ceilings

Construction Specifier

Ten reasons to stop poking holes in ceilings. Drop-out ceilings provide an alternative to ‘poke-through’ sprinkler installations and avoid the need to install drops from sprinkler mains so sprinklers can penetrate the ceiling and discharge water into the room below. Architectural situations. Install ceiling grid.

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$414-M Penn Station concourse reno improves safety, wayfinding, technology

Construction Specifier

The 27-month design-build project encompassed both the design and construction of the reimagined concourse, with a widened corridor, raised ceiling heights, upgraded lighting and wayfinding, new digital information screens, improved mechanical and electrical systems, and new architectural finishes, among other station enhancements.

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Lamination: The Future of Architectural Glass

Safti First

Over four decades ago, it was where I first discovered a technologically advanced glass capable of resisting fire, smoke and heat. Something that wired glass, the only fire rated glass available and in use in the United States, could not. But would it pass our more stringent fire testing? market was unaware of it.

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LAX’s concourse project to incorporate brise soleil for energy efficiency

Construction Specifier

The brise soleil system, found in modernist L.A. Architecturally, the concourse creates a place that celebrates and pays homage to the city of Los Angeles, with elements of the design strongly influenced by notable modernist homes. homes, on Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) South. Photos courtesy Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).

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Standardizing guidelines to specify IFRMs

Construction Specifier

By Max Tritremmel Architecturally exposed structural steel (AESS) (Figure 1) is a popular design feature that can complement the strength and beauty of steel to other architectural features. Photos courtesy The Sherwin-Williams Company. Photos courtesy The Sherwin-Williams Company.