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NEW ALUCOBOND® USA WEBSITE FILLED WITH INTUITIVE DESIGN, TECH TOOLS, ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRATION

DAVIDSON, N.C. (Feb. 11) – A plethora of user-friendly tools and inspiring visual imagery captures the imaginations of building architects, designers and specifiers on the newly redesigned ALUCOBOND® USA (www.alucobondUSA.com) website by 3A Composites USA. This easily navigated new website showcases the new ALUCOBOND branding platform and offers a wealth of product and sustainability information as well as new design tools to find the perfect cladding solution for both exterior and interior applications of ALUCOBOND® PLUS and ALUCOBOND AXCENT™.

How do we design flexible and equitable learning spaces?

The Charles Library's central atrium is active 24 hours a day and offers computer workstations for the greater community, largely underserved by Philadelphia's public library system. | Image: Michael Grimm Photography

Creating equitable, adaptable, and resilient educational environments | February 18 at 2:30pm ET | earn 1 LU: Presented by: The Committee on Architecture for Education, an AIA Knowledge Community  Engaging educational environments are vital to help learners reach their full potential. These facilities also play a critical role as anchors for our larger communities. The design of educational facilities can and should foster equitable communities and act as a catalyst for change.

12 High Caliber Facilities Win Top Education Architecture and Interior Design Awards

The Fall 2020 Edition of LEARNING BY DESIGN Is Available!

October 12, 2020 - The Fall 2020 Awards of Excellence edition of LEARNING BY DESIGN magazine has been published featuring a host of recently completed education facilities from across the United States. Featured learning spaces range from early childhood and elementary school environments, middle schools, high schools, specialized education, and institutions of higher education.

Gordian Introduces Sightlines Strategic Capital Planning Solution for Higher Education

Gordian a leader in facility and construction cost data, software and expertise, announced today the launch of Sightlines Strategic Capital Planning, a reinvented capital planning approach that allows campus leaders to meet strategic needs in less than half the time of a traditional Facilities Condition Assessment (FCA).

Ecore Athletic Adds Two Surfaces to Performance Collection Modzilla and Beast Plus offer solutions for power, strength and functional training applications

Lancaster, PA (Sept. 15, 2020) —  Ecore, a manufacturer of safe, ergonomic and acoustic performance surfaces for commercial and athletic markets, is proud to announce the addition of two new surfaces to its Ecore Athletic Performance Collection. Modzilla and Beast Plus are two distinct vulcanized composition rubber (VCR) surfaces featuring Ecore’s patented itsTRU™ technology. Both products complement the four existing performance products.

UC Davis completes Phase I of nation’s largest student housing project

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) opened the first phase of The Green at West Village student housing project, adding more than 1,000 beds to the University’s West Village neighborhood. Once the entire project is complete, the housing complex will add nearly 3,300 beds to the campus, making it the largest student housing development currently under construction in the US. Students officially moved into Phase I on September 15.