“Adventuretainment” company jumps into sports market

January 1, 1970  |  Advanced Textiles

Enthusiasts at all levels can focus on their sport with products that assure a safe environment for competition or recreation. By Holly O’Dell Four years ago, “adventuretainment” company Sans Gear NZ, with locations in Los Angeles, Calif., and Orlando, Fla., introduced a safety tec…
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Determining a schedule of values

January 1, 1970  |  Fabric Structures

By Samuel J. Armijos, AIA The best way to understand the cost of a fabric structure is to request a schedule of values (SOV) or a breakdown of the major costs. Design (5-15%) Design development to construction document. Percentage varies depending on design/build vs. plans and specification approach…
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Anatomy of a fabric structure

January 1, 1970  |  Fabric Structures

By Samuel J. Armijos, AIA The percentage of the overall cost of a fabric structure can vary significantly depending on the complexity of the design, the material chosen, the location and access of the site, the cost of labor and equipment, and the amount of material needed to be shipped. Fabric stru…
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FR performance, on demand

January 1, 1970  |  News

by Galynn Nordstrom The bottom line on FR fabrics and fabric coatings may be simply that building codes require them, so architects and engineers will specify them, and fabricators will install them. But not all FR is created equal, and customer demand for performance hinges on a number of factors. …
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Getting started with going green

January 1, 1970  |  News

There are so many resources available on the Internet that it may seem overwhelming. These sources are a sample of the organizations, exchanges, and businesses that can point you in the right direction. Bro-Tex Inc. St. Paul, Minn., U.S.A. 800 328 2282, +1 651 645 5721 www.brotex.com Shreds fabric s…
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Future applications for flexible composites

January 1, 1970  |  News

Smart phones may be all the rage on the street, but in the lab—certainly at North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles, anyway—smart fabrics rule. Professor Tushar Ghosh, textile technology program director, foresees a multitude of possible applications for flexible comp…
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Popular options for 3-D software

January 1, 1970  |  News

AutoCAD www.autodesk.com/autocad Longstanding and well-known Efficient user interface Annotation scaling Dynamic blocks Parametric drawing PDF Integration Autodesk ImageModeler This image-based modeling and photogrammetry software enables architects, designers and entertainment content creators to g…
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Fabric columns feature dynamic, functional design

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Barb Ernster One of the trends noted by Toronto-based Eventscape is that architects and interior designers are becoming much more knowledgeable about the aesthetic and technical benefits of fabric products and are incorporating them more often in conjunction with other nonfabric materials. Design…
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Environmental marketing done right

January 1, 1970  |  News

Some advice from the FTC’s “Complying with the Environmental Marketing Guides.” General claims > Specific environmental claims are easier to substantiate than general claims, and less likely to be deceptive. An unqualified general claim of environmental benefits may convey a mis…
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Rainier Industries designs figure skating backdrop for 2010 Winter Olympics

January 1, 1970  |  News

By Sigrid Tornquist Though the bulk of the contract Rainier Industries landed with the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, was for a dozen 40-foot towers designating venues, it was a small backdrop included in the package that was the most visible and notable. The “Kiss and Cr…
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