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Product • By AKUSTUSHerringbone Sereno ™ Panel

Herringbone Sereno ™ Panel

Acoustics and Aesthetics: The Herringbone Sereno™ panel from Akustus incorporates design aesthetic with acoustic properties through the use of millions of microscopic holes in the polyester fibre that allow sound to travel through & disperse, preventing sound from reverberating off traditional hard surfaces creating noise. The result is an enhanced interior acoustic atmosphere that improves sound quality & speech intelligibility. Available at Akustus.com Product specifications: COMPOSITION - 100% Polyester Fibre THICKNESS - 18mm (Varying thicknesses available) DIMENSIONS - Standard sizes available. Custom sizes available on request. ACOUSTIC PROPERTY - N.R.C Rating 0.60 FIRE RATING - CAN ULC S102 EDGE DETAIL - Beveled edges ENVI... More

Product • By KablanMagnetic Porcelain

Magnetic Porcelain

A truly industry-changing floor covering must resist fire, flood, mould, and all daily use. It also needs a state-of-the-art, accessible installation process. Hence, we created the world's first magnetically installed porcelain tiles. Our revolutionary magnetic porcelain tiles allow you to eliminate the decoupling membrane, mortar adhesive, and grout. You no longer have multi-day installations and long cure times. What once were cumbersome, lengthy repairs become easy and instantaneous; you place a tile down, and it is installed. Tiles install seamlessly, cleanly, quickly, and beautifully. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS The tiles are made of Italian porcelain and American magnets, and the subfloor material is an American rubberized steel m... More

Product • By Northern Dock SystemsHVLS Fans

HVLS Fans

MacroAir HVLS Fans feature a direct drive motor and are up to 50% lighter in weight providing whisper quiet operation while saving energy. Backed by a 50,000 hour runtime warranty. - Extruded Anodized Aluminum Airfoil - Clearcoat anodized patented airfoil blades - Metal and moulded plastic hub - Steel Used to cool employees in large spaces and help reduce natural gas costs in winter months with sizes ranging from 8ft to 24ft in diameter. More

Product • By Northern Dock SystemsSpringless Doors

Springless Doors

High Performance Springless Overhead Doors are engineered and designed exclusively for high cycle use at high speeds while eliminating the need for traditional spring repair and replacements. - Available in Polycarbonate, Sealed Lexan and Thermopane panels - 6063 -T6 Extruded aluminum frames (multiple styles and colors available) - Corrosion resistant (with select upgrade) Ideal for wash down areas, high traffic areas, food and pharma facilities and more. Impact resistant and lightweight. More

Product • By Northern Dock SystemsAir Barriers

Air Barriers

Air Barrier make your building more efficient by sealing open doorways by up to 90% to prevent outside contaminants (dust, insects, extreme weather, etc.) from entering the facility - Steel (Stainless steel upgrades available) Ideal for preventing two separate temperature zones from sizing air including interior/exterior applications or inside cold storage facilities. Available for doors heights up to 65 feet. More

Product • By Azure City Building Solutions Inc.Exterior Decorative Insulation Panel (EDIP)

Exterior Decorative Insulation Panel (EDIP)

Azure City Building Solutions Inc. provides pre-manufactured Exterior Decorative Insulation Panel (EDIP) with natural stone, aluminum or coated metal sheet finish and excellent fire-resistance rated insulation materials. Product Specification After years of research and experiments, we have conquered many major technical difficulties and our manufacturing plants currently have a capacity of producing over 500 thousand square meters of EDIPs per year. Our company is committed to bring environmental responsible products that are affordable and one-step to install. Products include ultra-thin natural stone (1cm), aluminum sheet(0.8mm), or hot-dip aluminum-zinc alloy coated steel sheet(1.5mm) surface finishes and different thermal insulatio... More

Product • By SAGIPER NORTH AMERICASAGIWALL

SAGIWALL

SAGIWALL is an exterior cladding that is stylish and modern. SAGIWALL offers maintenance-free corrugated heavy-gauge PVC tongue and groove panels, wrapped in a high-quality, durable exterior vinyl coating designed for exterior siding. This product is easy to install and exhibits high resistance to UV rays, water absorption, and humidity while being impenetrable to insects. Additionally, SAGIWALL has a low coefficient of expansion and contraction, making it ideal for the varying weather temperatures found in North America. Caption SAGIWALL provides quality cladding solutions for all types of building structures—from family homes to large-scale commercial projects. It has been specifically designed to meet the demanding requiremen... More

Product • By SAGIPER NORTH AMERICASAGIREV

SAGIREV

Maintenance free tongue & groove corrugated PVC planks wrapped in a high quality, highly durable exterior vinyl coating that is used as exterior soffits or interior walls/ceiling applications. SAGIREV’s highly durable exterior vinyl coating provides high resistance to UV rays, water absorption, humidity and is impenetrable to insects. SAGIREV is backed by a lifetime warranty for its interior applications and 15 year warranty for exterior applications! SAGIREV is also ideal in exterior applications near the coastline where Sea-Spray is often the culprit of corrosion to exterior metals and woods. More

Product • By Sensitile SystemsLumina™

Lumina™

Sensitile’s light-emitting Lumina is an elegant, easily serviceable and configurable solution for Screening, Signage, Wayfinding, Feature Walls, horizontal and vertical surfacing and Light Fixtures. Light from a single energy efficient light source is harvested by and emitted from a multitude of light points integral to the material. Available in resin and glass and suitable for both interior and exterior environments, Lumina can incorporate brand identity via shaped, cut, stamped, and mounted elements. Design objective: state the design objective, including any specific criteria Lumina was designed to harvest, efficiently transport and emit light, the color of which can be changed and renewed effortlessly while ensuring ea... More

Product • By Sensitile SystemsFlex

Flex

FLEX adds an organic, free-flowing, spontaneous, playful, art-like touch of color, character and interest thereby elevating an otherwise utilitarian built environment to one that fosters moments of inspiration and positive distraction. Design objective: state the design objective, including any specific criteria The material that is transformed into FLEX by introducing cleavage lines is carefully designed for a dynamic interplay with color and light. The cleverly designed internal facets create mirrors like-surfaces to reflect, refract, diffuse, retro-reflect, diffract and scatter incident light and color. Each individual pattern is characterized by a unique aesthetic because of a distinctive set of light manipulating... More

Product • By Sensitile SystemsCeleste

Celeste

Celeste™, is a fully customizable Glass or Resin canvas that uses light as the medium of expression. Activated by backlighting, the material gives an infinite depth to any design within its incredibly sleek profile and minimalistic construction making it suitable for a myriad of applications -signage, feature walls, brand elements and light fixtures.Design objective: state the design objective, including any specific criteria Sensitile’s Celeste™ was developed to create three-dimensional, fully customizable signage, artwork, and other space-defining feature elements in a self-contained, easy-to-maintain and energy-efficient format.Available in glass and resin configurations, this versatile material is a light–emitting canvas that gives any... More

Product • By MakeItMetalMetal coatings

Metal coatings

MakeItMetal manufactures real metal veneer coatings on almost any surface to create the look, texture, and feel of real metal. These metal coatings not only allow for unlimited design capabilities, they are far more economically and environmentally responsible than traditional sheet metal, metal laminates, plating, or casting. MakeItMetal offers over 800 different veneers, which can be applied on both interior and exterior surfaces to yield a luxurious metal finish. Product specifications MakeItMetal sources various types of recycled metals from all over North America, which are then ground into a fine powder. The metal powder is mixed with their proprietary polyester-based binding agent and a catalyst (MEKP). This can then sprayed, pou... More

Product • By Vibrant Wall Art12 Panel Geometrical Wall Art

12 Panel Geometrical Wall Art

This 12-panel artwork is bold and unique, with the split panel design allowing the background wall colour to come through and blend with the artwork. Pigment ink is printed directly onto MDF wood and each panel can be placed independently. The image and shapes are fully customizable, giving the designer an immense range of creativity. Design Objective The objective is to create wall art that is unique, beautiful, sustainable, affordable and customizable. This artwork breaks the concept that wall space is just meant to be filled with what is convenient and instead insists that wall art is an integral part of interior design. It should blend seamlessly into the overarching concept of any space. Just as importantly, this design is not sta... More

Product • By Vibrant Wall Art5 Panel Sound Absorption Foam Wall Art

5 Panel Sound Absorption Foam Wall Art

This 5-panel design is made from 100%, 360gsm cotton canvas, stretched over an MDF frame with the image being printed using water-based pigment ink. The special feature of this artwork is that professional sound studio absorption foam is placed inside the empty space of each panel, which reduces reverberations and noise levels in the environment. Design Objective Our objective is to not only produce beautiful, but also impactful wall art. We want to create a positive, more inviting and livable environment and the subtle yet immeasurable added value of our sound absorption foam will do so by lowering ambient noise levels. Reducing noise in our work and living spaces creates a meaningful impact in our auditory lives which directly result... More

Product • By SugatsuneMFU-1000

MFU-1000

Sugatsune's Flush Sliding Hardware is used wherever a hidden door, flush door, or room divider is needed. This door system, allows doors to remain flush with adjacent walls. Door is operated by pushing inwards and then sideways. There is no need for bottom rails in the floor, which provides a clean appearance and space saving. This door hardware was created to be used wherever a hidden door, flush door is needed. It features a Unique Movement where the door moves in first, and then slides sideways. It also has a soft close system for easy and silent closing. This system only requires minimal amount of space and no bottom rail. It can be used in the below applications: Walk-In Closets Stock Rooms wherever a concealed or hidden d... More