Glazing: For Security Applications The Makrolon Hygard bullet-resistant glazing offers great optical clarity and more abrasion resistance than competing polycarbonate sheets, the manufacturer says. The product comes in three types: the BR750, BR1000 and BR1250. The BR750 is a three-ply Makrolon polycarbonate sheet with an acrylic interlayer; the BR1000 is a four-ply polycarbonate sheet; and the BR1250 is also a four-ply polycarbonate sheet, but with superior strength. Each of these are suited for different levels of security applications. Sheffield Plastics; 800-254-1707; www.sheffieldplastics.com sponsored link: Glazing Products on Sweets.com (Sponsored Content) Crack Filler and Surfacer: Quick and Convenient Floor Nu Gel
Breaker: Ideal for Small Jobs The new Red Hawk gas-powered breaker offers quiet operation and zero set-up time for a wide range of applications. With an impact rate of 2,600 blows per minute, it weighs just 50 pounds, making it easy to transport around a job site. An assortment of 19 tools and accessories are available for the Red Hawk, giving the unit extensive versatility for concrete breaking, asphalt cutting, digging, post driving, soil compacting and tie-tamping. A silencing muffler reduces the Red Hawk's operating noise level to just 107 dB. Chicago Pneumatic; 800-760-4049; www.cpconstructiontoolsusa.com Hydraulic Hammers: New Edition The
LIGHTING Technology's Twists and Turns Opens Up New 'Bulb' Choices By Charles Linn A light bulb is a light bulb, right? Not so, say those who reviewed lamp manufacturers’ offerings at Lightfair, an annual trade show held May 8-10 in New York City. Philips LED array. “Change is being driven by energy codes,” says lighting designer Robert Dupuy, associate principal at Interface Engineering, Portland, Ore. These demand that designers squeeze every possible Watt out of a lamp and fixture.” And, newly available lamps that allow specifiers to balance the need for efficiency and color rendering quality while maximizing lamp life
LEDs/Bedlights: Health Care Options The new Circadian light-emitting diode (LED) series, featuring nightlights and chart/reading lights (far right), offers an energy-efficient, low-glare solution for aiding nighttime navigation. Available with long-lasting white, red or amber LEDs, the lights bring soft, low-level illumination to areas without disturbing sleep. The Meditrine series (above) is an architectural low-profile wall-mounted patient room luminaire. The bed light provides optimal reading and ambient light, and uses minimal wall space. Cooper Lighting; 770-486-4800; www.cooperlighting.com LED Strip: New Look at Lighting The new Linearlight Multi Flex LED modules are ideal for edge lighting transparent and diffuse materials and provide
click to purchase Integrated Practice in Architecture: Mastering Design-Build, Fast-Track, and Building By George Elvin Publisher: John Wiley & Son's Inc., 2007 272 pages This comprehensive book explains how design-build, fast-track and life-cycle management are reshaping architectural practice today. Based on over 50 interviews and the author's own experience in design and construction, the secrets of integrated practice and the strategies and techniques used by leading firms are revealed. Chapters cover teambuilding, planning, communication and risk management. click to purchase James Marston Fitch: Selected Writings on Architecture, Preservation, and the Built Environment Edited by Martica Sawn Publisher: Norton Books for
Test Drive: Rubber Tracks Go Almost Anywhere It takes less than 10 minutes to master the simple, go-anywhere Scout, but your ears might be ringing for awhile longer. Just about the only thing that shields the diesel engine and hydrostatics from the standard, two-seat open cab is a thin plastic hood. It snaps off for easy oil-changing, but makes for a rattlesome ride. Still, the Scout's super-low ground pressure of 2.5 psi, silky-smooth suspension, 50-hp Perkins and payload capacity of 4,000 lb should be music to the ears of anyone who needs to venture into rugged terrain. The nimble Scout
Full-Size Pickup: Standard V-8 Engine On sale soon is the 2008 Nissan Titan, a full-size pickup that comes with a standard 5.6L V-8 with 317 hp and 385 ft-lb of torque. The truck has added a long-wheelbase model that sports a 7-ft-long bed with a crew cab body and an 8-ft-long bed with an extended cab. Also new is the PRO-4X trim level, featuring an off-road suspension and an automatically-locking rear differential. Flexfuel engines are offered as a no-cost option. Electronically controlled two and part-time four-wheel drive also is available. Maximum tow capacity is 9,500 lb. Chrysler Group; 800-423-6343; www.dodge.com
Lanco International Inc. Early boom truck. Some suppliers like to brag out loud that they �think globally, act locally.� One crane company tucked away in Chicago�s south side does it without making a lot of noise. Just about the only thing that the closely held firm shouts is its slogan, “Where Service is Golden.” Clients have heard that every time they call the office of Hazel Crest, Ill.-based Lanco International Inc. since it set up shop in 1955. Lanco is better known by its subsidiary, Mi-Jack Products Inc., a moniker that 80-year-old founder Jack Lanigan Sr. forged by combining the
Tudor Hampton/ENR Wutzlhofer: 'Awareness' can quash patent pilferers. German engineers kicked off an explosive industry show in Munich by lobbing verbal grenades toward the Far East. Always proud of their technical heritage, the German equipment makers at this year’s Bauma convention blamed engineering “piracy” and “copycat” patent infringement in China and other countries for costing them billions of dollars each year in lost sales. Instead of keeping a low profile, Chinese equipment vendors stuck out their necks at the Munich megashow by upping their exhibit footprint by a factor of seven, for a total of 13,200 sq meters, since the
Respirators: Half and Full-Face Devices Draeger Safety Inc. is offering a trade-in program on its new X-plore half and full-face pieces. Trade in existing masks from any maker for new ones, on a one-to-one basis, at no cost beyond the purchase of the appropriate filters and cartridges. The X-plore 3500 half-mask is manufactured with a proprietary Draeger-Flex material that is hypoallergenic, soft and comfortable to wear. The X-plore 5500 full face piece is made of an EPDM material with an exclusive triple edge seal, providing three sizes in one mask. Draeger Safety Inc.; 800-615-5503; www.draeger-safety.com Protective Eyewear: New Lens Colors
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