Category: #resilience
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AeroShield Develops Aerogel Windows for Retrofit Market
AeroShield Materials, an MIT spinout developing cutting-edge, energy-efficient products for the built environment, is preparing to test the efficiency of its super-insulating aerogel technology in a new configuration, one that has the potential to deliver a heightened level of performance for window retrofits. AeroShield’s aerogel insulated glass will be tested as a component of WinSert® and WinSert…
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FGIA Summit Sessions Highlight QC Improvement Strategies
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) hosted two speakers who shared their knowledge about new research in the fields of Property Resilience Assessment (PRA) and architectural weathering. In a session sponsored by Intertek Building and Construction, presenter Alan Scott spoke about “Designing for the Future | Understanding Resilience in the Built Environment.” This was followed…
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3D-Printed Walmart Expansion Opens in Alabama
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Alquist 3D LLC, in partnership with FMGI, Inc., announce today the completion of the team’s second groundbreaking 3D concrete printing (3DCP) build that sets a new industry record for speed of commercial construction. The walls of the 5000-square-foot expansion at Walmart Supercenter #5197 were “printed” in just 75 hours, significantly faster than…