November 25, 2015

Imagine a classroom where four or five groups of six students are working on projects. The teacher circulates about, providing information, direction, encouragement and re-minders to stay on task to the groups. With so much going on at once, the need for classroom management is clear. To allow the teacher to direct learning for multiple groups all at the same time, learning materials must be organized and made available to students. This allows the students to access resources and use them independently — and frees the teacher to direct and instruct as needed.

Air Louvers’ Privacy Screen is a cost-effective system to add privacy to doors and windows blocking all light and vision. They can be used without replacing or modifying already-installed vision frames. Privacy Screens can be part of an integrated safety and security system in school buildings as they block the view of intruders into rooms where occupants are sheltering-in-place. Installation takes minutes with a hook and loop fastener, pulls down for privacy and retracts with the push of a button.

Topgal, a range of translucent roofing material from Plazit-Polygal, now offers an economic, flexible and easy-to-install roofing product. The product is suitable for any building that requires natural light and can be used almost anywhere. Topgal comes in five different colors, including clear, bronze, ice, blue and polyshade silver, each of which delivers different levels of light transmission. The material comes in different sizes and thicknesses to meet the facility needs.

Pyros outdoor floodlights from Targetti are ideal for illuminating school and university façades, landscapes and architectural details. The Pyros family of outdoor floodlights includes three sizes for various architectural applications: Pyros, Nano Pyros and Pico Pyros. Each fixture incorporates sophisticated precision optics and a mechanical locking system to ensure aiming stability. Optics options include both spot and flood as well as medium-wide flood. Adjustable mounts are available and can be installed directly to the mounting surface.

The new norament xp flooring from nora is ideal for high-impact areas and provides durable performance while providing a stain-resistant and comfortable environment. The norament xp flooring is also designed to be ergonomic for walking and standing. Along with its comfort and durability, the flooring also absorbs rolling traffic noise. The company does not incorporate any antimicrobial chemicals or additives into its products.

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Armstrong Ceiling Systems introduced Total Acoustics ceiling panels, a new generation of ceiling panels that feature the ideal combination of both sound absorption and sound blocking in one ceiling panel. By providing the ability to both absorb unwanted sound and block noise from traveling into adjacent spaces, Total Acoustics ceiling panels are an ideal choice for today’s flexible workspaces and student environments.

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The downspout adapter from Piedmont Pipe Manufacturing simply connects square or rectangular downspout piping to round piping running away from the building, normally referred to as a roof drain leader. This connection is normally made at or above finished grade. This type of connection requires the use of lightweight downspout running all the way to finished grade and piping next to the building running vertically up to finished grade. Adapters are the lowest cost of all connections. They include commercially manu-factured PVC and HDPE fittings in limited sizes.

Nureva Inc., an award-winning collaboration-solutions company, announced two models of the Span classroom collaboration system: the WM210e and the WM220e. Designed for use in classrooms, media centers and innovation labs, the Span classroom collaboration system draws upon familiar, simple and flexible tools already widely used in paper-based creative processes in the classroom including sticky notes, sketches, images and flip charts. The system uses a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model to enable collaboration on an expansive 40-foot digital canvas.

Mannington Commercial, a leader in flooring for commercial interiors, offers its Entwined Collection of modular and broadloom carpet. Entwined is low maintenance, highly durable carpet that is designed for acute care environments. Mannington’s in-house team was inspired by the desire to connect people and interior environments with nature. Heirloom grasses, bamboo and other naturally occurring materials were interpreted as inspirational textures.