Woolpert has hired Paul Heflin as a market director, leading architecture, engineering and interior design strategy for Woolpert’s private sector clients. The licensed architect has decades of experience in design and construction management, business development and international business operations.
A Google search for “curved metal framing” brought a homeowner to Flex-Ability Concepts. By watching the company’s YouTube videos, the homeowner realized he could add a focal point and functional range hood to his renovated kitchen—with a Spanish-style curve.
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers recently held its annual Design Excellence Awards celebration. Seventeen interior designers won 40 prizes among them in 17 categories. Included were three student awards; Caitlyn Dolan of Brookdale Community College in the Residential Space category, Mary Castellano of Kean University in the Commercial Space category, and Kerri Neumann of Berkeley College in the Public Space category.
Polyvision Corp., a global leader in the innovation and manufacture of CeramicSteel, collaborative writing products and architectural panels for cladding, has unveiled its new ICS Wall Systems for commercial spaces. Made with CeramicSteel, a durable porcelain enamel surface, Polyvision ICS Wall Systems offer high-performance, engineered architectural panel solutions for a range of interior environments.
Contractors working in the Pacific Northwest are well-accustomed to the persistent light rain, cool temperatures and gray skies that return every year at the end of the beautiful summer. The annual return of a weather pattern known as the Pineapple Express, originating in the Hawaiian Islands, moves eastward and makes landfall anywhere along the west coast, delivering high winds and heavy rainstorms.
Construction has been one of the last industries to adopt technology. That’s partly cultural—folks in the industry like to solve problems with their own ingenuity.
L&W Supply Corporation, a leading distributor of top-quality building materials and specialty products in the United States, announced today that it has acquired the assets of DWS Building Supply with two locations in El Paso, Texas, and one in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Western Specialty Contractors announced the appointment of Debbie Kalck as Manager of its Chicago Facades Branch.
In her new position, Kalck is responsible for managing sales, daily operations and field personnel, plus developing new projects within her branch’s territory.
University Heights Professional Centre in Toronto is an eight-story, 160,000+-square-foot mixed-use building comprised of retail space on its lower levels with professional offices on its upper levels. Per the owner, Haven Developments, it was important to create an environmentally sound structure using high-reflecting materials, energy efficient controls and low impact mechanical fixtures.