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Hunter Douglas Architectural’s HeartFelt® modular ceiling and wall system wins over the DFB

Specification Product Update

Hunter Douglas scored a win when its award-winning HeartFelt® felt ceiling system was installed in the new German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund – DFB) campus in Frankfurt am Main. HeartFelt® also scores highly as a vertical wall covering in the press room, where acoustics are particularly important.

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Sound of silence: Specifying the four roles of acoustic ceilings

Construction Specifier

By Gary Madaras Suspended acoustic ceilings are mainstream inside many types of buildings and can serve four main sound-related roles. Second, if the partitions between rooms do not extend full height, ceilings can be combined with lightweight plenum barriers to provide privacy from adjacent rooms on the same floor (B in Figure 1).

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Harvard University’s new building features hydroformed facade for energy efficiency

Construction Specifier

Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) in Boston, Massachusetts, uses a specially designed hydroformed tensile facade system made of stainless steel to maximize energy efficiency and provide occupant comfort. Every two out of three modules of the unitized aluminum system are fully glazed; the third module is opaque.

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Home Made from 100 Different Natural Materials

Natural Building

De Man also believes that the construction industry will eventually embrace the principles of the circular economy. The house, which features a modular design, was mostly built in a factory. “Some people think it’s too expensive to be modular and sustainable, but it’s actually cheaper,” he told Dezeen.

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Reaching a new level of sophistication with panelized construction

Construction Specifier

Panelized construction, although used for decades, has reached a new level of sophistication and use in recent years. To clarify, panelization is not modular construction. With the latter, entire sections of the building are constructed and finished, all the way down to the carpet, tile, vanities, and toilet paper holders.

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7 Innovative Sustainable Building Materials Shaping the Future of Construction

UK Construction Blog

The post 7 Innovative Sustainable Building Materials Shaping the Future of Construction appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Sustainability is arguably the most important consideration in the modern construction landscape. Keep reading for a look at 7 sustainable building materials shaping the future of construction.

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Facilities Managers: Game-Changing Technologies x3

CCR Magazine

Real-time data collection and monitoring systems such as AI (Artificial Intelligence), RPA (Robotic Process Automation), and AR (Augmented Reality) are here to stay. Artificial Intelligence Integration in Building Controls Most commercial AI systems aim to teach an algorithm how to perform a specific task or process.