jueves, 25 de febrero de 2010

It's all about how you display the merchandise...



Material composition: High gondola made of a stainless steel frame, a wire grid partition and fiberglass end panels on the sides.
Product's information: Open, modern-industrialized looking, easy to clean gondolas for product displays. Easy to install and versatile since you can add or remove shelves if necessary due to its modularity. It comes in a standard 8'-4"L x 2'-2"W x 7'-1"H dimension
Green attributes: -
Manufacturer: Opto
Web address:
http://optosystem.com/

A margarita please…



Material composition: Bent plywood seat covered with wood veneer and chrome for the base and the piston.
Product's information: Modern and innovative stool design which is perfect for bar due to its adjustable piston and base from counter to bar as well as a chrome bar made to support the feet of the user.
Prices go from $249 to $224
Green attributes: -
Manufacturer: Zuo
Web address: http://www.zfurniture.com/pinchbarstool.html

Sliding doors.






Material composition: glass and solid stainless steel support bars and roller assembly.
Product's information: Sliding glass doors that re not only aesthetically pleasant but that allows maximizing the use of available space. The glass doors and modules can be asked to be frameless. A small gap in between the glass modules and the door reduces the risk of possible injuries. The doors can have any type of design or pattern desires or can be simply a clear glass look.
Green attributes: LEED certified with the following credits: MR Credit 4- Recycled Materials, MR Credit 5- Regional Material, IEQ Credit 8.2- Daylight and Views, BD & C for schools IEQ Credit 9- Acoustic Performance.
Manufacturer: Avanti
Web address:
http://www.avantisystemsusa.com/

From the tropical rubber plant to urban spaces…



Material composition: Natural rubber extracted from the sap of the tropical rubber plant and which do not need any coating or wax
Product's information: durable, easy to clean and environmentally friendly rubber flooring which could be used in healthcare, education, rail, transit vehicles, industry and life sciences dedicated spaces. The company produces custom made floorings and is willing to asses you early in the design process of any of your projects.
Green attributes: It doesn’t contained any PVC, plasticizers and halogens, as well as any hydrochloric acid, dioxins and furans are not generated which are detrimental for the environment and human health. It also is a product with a long life cycle due to its though and hard aspects which benefits the conservation of our resources. Indoor Air Quality certified by GREENGUARD.
Manufacturer: Nora
Web address:
http://www.nora.com/us/you-norareg.html

Translucent concrete.



Material composition: 96% concrete and 4% optical fiber
Product's information: The blocks come in a wide variety of sizes. The large ones are 600x300 mm and the thickness can go from 25 to 500 mm. Smaller blocks can be fabricated under request. The designs of the blocks vary depending on the size and arrangement of the fibers added to the concrete. Regular matrix-like as well as organic woodcut-like designs are available. The composition of the concrete has a special translucency aspect which allows light to go through it to the point that you can see the silhouettes of the people or the objects which are in the other side of the wall.
Green attributes: LEAFAWARDS2006 Winner for best use Innovative technology and Thoughtful Design in a small scheme.
Manufacturer: Litracon
Web address:
http://www.litracon.hu/index.php?setLanguage=en


jueves, 18 de febrero de 2010

“Chaos” of lamp.



Material composition: The lampshade is made of Polyamide which is a type of nylon, the base of the table lamp is stainless steel and the lighting bulb requires is 2o watts halogen.
Product's information: The lampshade is made by a prototyping technology and software which constructs a 3-dimensional object by adding layers or slices one on top of another in a vessel of liquid polymer that gets hard when it is hit by a laser beam. This new technology allows materializing any computed 3D design into a 3D material structure.
Green attributes: -
Manufacturer: Lamp Lust
Web address: http://www.lamplust.com/contemporary-table-lamp-chaos-p-183.html?cPath=2_34

Pyrostop



Material composition: The product is a multi-laminate glass without a polymer gel unit. It also do not posses a wire mesh and is almost as clear as floating glass. It can be insulated with other products such as tinted, one-way mirror, reflective, art and security glasses.
Product's information: Pyrostop is an impact safety rated material which meets ANSI Z 97.1 and also it is fire-rated to the point that it will stand up to 2 hours and it will protect against conductive and radiant heat transfer which makes of it a glass firewall
Green attributes: The glass and steel cut-offs are 100% recycle as well as their packaging that uses corrugated cardboard. Their headquarters building is also a sustainable building which is pending on LEED certification.
Manufacturer: Pilkington
Web address: http://www.fireglass.com/glass/pyrostop/