SAF Metal Fabrication introduced a new item to its insulated panel product line: Factory-fabricated Insul M5000 Insulated Spandrel Pans incorporating mineral wool. Insulated Spandrel Pans are designed for energy savings in the opaque glazing areas of a building envelope. Mineral wool insulation in the spandrel pans can withstand temperatures above 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, is moisture resistant, provides acoustical noise damping and qualifies for LEED green building credits.
Kawneer AA 250/425 Thermal Entrance doorframe jambs and transom bar/door headers have a dual perimeter seal featuring Kawneer’s Sealair bulb weathering. The entrance provides triple-finned, soft pile weather stripping that minimizes airflow around the door’s perimeter edge. The combination of a thermally blocked threshold and dual bottom door sweeps minimizes air infiltration into the building. The door is 2.25-inches deep and has a 1/8-inch typical wall thickness. It includes offset pivots, butt hinges or geared hinges and offers surface-mounted or concealed closures.
Nxtwall Demountable Architectural Walls provides a demountable wall system with re-usability, flexibility, functionality, sustainability and ease of change. The product is affordable and can be used in many different environments including conference rooms, training rooms, classrooms, libraries, private offices and more. The demountable wall system is eco-friendly, ideal for educational settings and is made of recyclable material that will assist schools in meeting sustainability certification goals.
ECHOtape, a pressure-sensitive tape supplier, announced its anticipated line of all-weather insulation tape at the recent NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS). ECHOtape’s advanced adhesive technologies allow contractors maximum performance in a variety of weather conditions.
VOCOMP-25, a water-based acrylic concrete sealer from W.R. Meadows, is a ready-to-use concrete curing and sealing compound that is formulated from special acrylic polymers. This provides resistance to rain, sun, cold temperatures, most acid and chemicals, petroleum, deicing salts, most cleaning agents, diluted caustics and others. It provides a permeable film, which allows the moisture in cured concrete to evaporate. It also dries quickly on new concrete to provide a clear, tough and easy-to-clean finish.
J+J Flooring Group’s newest Kinetex 24-inch-by-24-inch modular products, Analog and Analog Mono, offer an inspired visual for a multitude of commercial interior spaces and applications. With shared patterning and eight common core colors per style, Analog and Analog Mono create the perfect analogy when paired together, resulting in a fresh and unparalleled flooring visual. This innovative and award-winning textile composite flooring creates a soft textile aesthetic with the durability of hard surface flooring.
The UXL Crescent table has a versatile shape suitable for individual or group work in classrooms and commons spaces. It features a generous workspace, maximum stability and great ingress/egress. Customize to fit unique school and district design schemes by choosing from 11 standard laminate colors, 21 edge colors and five different leg options, including a sleek tapered leg.
The ISIMET programmable utility controller gives teachers and administrators complete, instant control over incoming utilities in school science labs and wood shops—including gas, electricity and water. ISIMET systems feature a Keyed ON switch preventing unauthorized use and vandalism. It automatically turns utilities off at the end of the day if the instructor does not. Services remain off until reset by the instructor. In the event of a power interruption or fire alarm, utilities will default to off and remain off until reset by the instructor.
Master planning is critical to the long-term success of a school or university campus, and helps ensure all facilities are operating effectively and efficiently. Today, many architecture and planning firms list master planning among their specialties, and School Construction News spoke with representatives of two leading companies to learn more about their unique approaches to planning attractive, yet highly functional, campuses.
CULVER CITY, Calif. — Rachlin Partners, an architecture firm based in Culver City, is helping transform the traditional school model into a 21st century learning space, where teachers and staff can advance the ideas of collaboration and project-based learning.
