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Bostik inaugurates new R&D Center in France

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Venette, France – October 9, 2014. This world-class R&D center – alongside its counterparts in Milwaukee in the United States, and Shanghai, China – strengthens our global research and development capacities,” declared Bostik Chairman and CEO Bernard Pinatel at the opening ceremony. Maximum capacity: 150 employees.

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Letters from a traveling Architecture Student | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I thought I would pull some out and share them to show just how different things were back in 1990 - No internet … Research meant going to an actual library and sorting through the card catalog and the Dewey Decimal system so you could pull out books. No email … you wrote letters. Can you imagine?!? Marc Great blog today.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

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Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate. Designs are generated from production files, and then the samples are printed on the production line at standard production speed, on actual material used in the construction of the final product. Challenging the industry to go bigger.

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NeoCon 2022 to host CEU-accredited programs

Floor Covering News

Jennifer Veitch, principal research officer, Construction Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada. Sue Weidemann, researcher, University of Buffalo. Frances Yang, sustainable materials specialist, Arup North America Ltd. Speakers: Sally Augustin, principal, design with science. Healthcare.

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Introducing the CHouse Modern | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Post tension construction was introduced in France in the 1930′s and was first used in the US some time starting in the 1950′s. I just rediscovered your site when doing some additional research. Today the contractor is starting the process of drilling 56 piers on site. Send to Email Address. Your Email Address.

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The Best Solar Panels for 2016 — and beyond

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Or, will our demand for aesthetics, coupled with our growing interest in solar energy, drive researchers to find new alternatives to the bulky rectangle? Because of the conversation about energy efficiency and making buildings more environmentally responsible, you see things trickle down into houses that are standard practice today,” he says.

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The Best Architectural Websites 2014 | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

After exhaustive research ( a.k.a. Pingback: Six Links I Loved in the Last Few Weeks | Jillian Frances Lare Barrett Enterprises Inc Great list, thanks for compiling it. Memories from Studio Pingback: The Best Architectural Websites 2014 by Bob Borson | Architecture, indeed Bill Eckley Thumbs up.Thanks! link] Mala P. Your Email Address.