At its new 20,000 square-foot facility in Northern Ireland, Global Armour manufactures life-protection equipment for more than 100 police, military and private-sector organizations.
Amicor® uniforms offer infection control that helps prevent cross-contamination.
Centre Georges Pompidou outpost art museum in France is a serious work of design.
Geometry is not rocket science for Pink Powered by Moss.
Project blends look of Victorian England with machines rooted in science fiction and fantasy.
“Energy. Experiment. Experience,” a conference held by Bauhaus University Weimar’s Department of Civil Engineering, featured the first public test of stone columns reinforced with Secugrid® geogrid.
A redevelopment of a city hospital complex called for reusing existing buildings while adding functionality.
Visitors to the outdoor courtyard of Materials and Applications, a Los Angeles nonprofit research and exhibition center for public space, encountered fair weather in the cloudlike apparition called the Squid Capsule.
Cleanroom inc. defines clean design in architecture, display and furniture, using recycled materials and a jarring combination of inspirations from nature and industry.
The billboard uses Enviroflex® printable billboard substrate by combined with flexible, lightweight thin-film silicone solar modules for bright lights, big city marketing that is 100 percent solar powered.
Philips’ advanced telehealth monitoring solutions provide more comprehensive information about a patient’s condition and may enable earlier intervention.
A textile pressure sensor mat measures pressure monitoring distribution on the human body via electrodes embroidered with conductive yarn on both sides of a compressible spacer.
The G Tech Vest provides a lightweight alternative to conventional, heavy body armor.
Achieving sustainability is not a one-time event, but a continuing process. Developing and committing to sustainable practices through designing sustainable buildings, shade products, smart textiles, and manufacturing systems continues to be at the forefront of the worldwide consumer marketplace.
Our impact on the environment has become a major consideration and is driving efforts in the construction industry to be eco-responsible in mineral extraction, materials and component manufacturing, and building infrastructure development. These developments are creating market opportunities for designers and builders of environments.
Corporate leaders are instigating key sustainability initiatives through their own organizations and their markets. Company executives are reporting big rewards for their efforts from their employees, communities, business partners and shareholders.
IFAI Expo continues its leadership in this area with custom-designed educational programs that provide business leaders a platform for addressing sustainable trends, materials, technologies and practices that support business growth. Join the specialty fabrics industry as it convenes at this year’s IFAI Expo, Oct. 27-29 in Orlando, Fla.