The white rectangular building with rounded corners and a glass-walled front is modern, sleek and simple, like a giant smart phone. And like smart phones, AirClad’s new portable, rentable modular buildings can multi-task, to be used as festival accommodations, temporary classrooms, offices, marketing suites, seasonal bars, beach events or VIP venues. The lightweight, easy-to-install modules [...]

Devising protective solutions for armored vehicles, body armor, watercraft or amphibious vehicles is the core business of Leading Technology Composites (LTC) of Wichita, Kan., a 20-year veteran in armored products manufacturing. With the help of DSM Dyneema, Stanley, N.C., and its ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fiber, Dyneema® and Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology materials, LTC [...]

Modern bathroom designers deliver grand meccas for relaxation, stimulation and luxury, concepts in marble or slate that create a spa-like atmosphere with all of the amenities. This grand ambiance deserves more than a pink plastic shower curtain, and Cascade Coil, a Tualatin, Ore., maker of woven wire mesh fabrics, introduces the Serenity shower curtain to [...]

Unifi Inc. has announced the expansion of its REPREVE® Recycling Center, which opened in Yadkinville, N.C., in May 2010. Capacity at the center will increase from 42 million pounds to 72 million pounds annually, driven by demand from new customer adoptions, with companies such as Ford, The North Face, Nike, Volcom and Patagonia. “As we [...]

Burlington Medical Supplies (Burmed), based in Newport News, Va., once designed and manufactured X-ray aprons manually. One person would take the apron order and process it through completion, taking body measurements, designing the custom pattern pieces and grading the patterns—a time- and labor-intensive process that also resulted in considerable waste material. The company wanted to [...]

Gambling is a game of chance, and when the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway in New York planned a $50 million expansion, project managers bet on a knock-your-socks-off entryway design to invite and excite the playing customer. Studio V Architecture PLLC, New York, developed a sweeping transparent tensioned fabric porte-cochere sculptured to emerge organically [...]

By Sigrid Tornquist In the town of Kenora in northern Ontario, Canada, a waterfront initiative to create a space for people to gather and attend events became a memorable collaborative effort for James Gallagher and Tensile Integrity Inc. Using city, federal and community funding, Tensile erected the Harbourdome Project in the spring of 2011, since [...]

James Gallagher manages projects from conception to completion--by paying attention to detail and practicing transparency. By Sigrid Tornquist At the end of the day our work isn’t only about making a sale; it’s about engaging in relationships where we understand client application, identify and capture projects’ needs and then see them all the way through,” [...]

The challenge is finding the right materials in architectural applications. Is the building cladding going to be massive and highly insulated, or is it going to be layer upon layer of thin insulating materials? Will the south and west sides be completely glazed or mostly opaque? The most important challenge in designing and constructing a [...]

Bruno the brown bear became a bit of a celebrity when he roamed from his home in the Italian Alps into Bavaria—the first bear sighting in Germany in around 170 years. Unfortunately, the government determined that he was a threat and saw it necessary to shoot him in 2006, despite opposition from animal lovers. Netherlands-based [...]