Awning and canopy combine to enhance building

January 1, 2009  |  Awnings & Canopies, Projects

[Sunmaster of Naples Inc.] Naples, Fla., U.S.A. Sunmaster constructed this awning/canopy to showcase the company’s ability to fabricate complicated and eye-catching canvas building façade enhancements. The project marries an elongated bullnose-style awning with an arched, flat-front ent…
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Retractable awnings complement setting

January 1, 2009  |  Awnings & Canopies, Projects

[Special Protection Inc.] Eagle, Colo., U.S.A. This home in the Roaring Fork Valley needed retractable awnings to provide cooling protection from the strong Colorado sun while complementing the mountain setting. The Solairette Maxi retractable window awnings achieved this goal while protecting inter…
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Roof lifted into place to protect airplane

January 1, 2009  |  Fabric Structures, Projects

[UFS Australasia Pty. Ltd.] Casuarina Beach, Australia [S Squared Pty. Ltd.] Australia The objective of this project was to provide a covered working environment for the Boeing 747 at the Boeing Airspace Hanger in Amberley, Queensland, Australia. The entire roof was assembled in an adjoining field m…
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Printed banner replicates medieval stained-glass window

January 1, 2009  |  Graphics, Projects

The Great East Window at York Minster, completed in 1408, is the largest surviving expanse of medieval glass in England, but is being removed from the cathedral’s Lady Chapel for long-term restoration. Visitors to the historic minster will instead be treated to a life-sized replica, a 378-squa…
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Park’s hidden beauties ‘bannered’ in Boston

January 1, 2009  |  Graphics, Projects

The Boston Harbor Islands National Park hosts unspoiled beaches, lighthouse tours, historic sites and hiking trails—all within ten miles of downtown Boston. The Boston Harbor Island Alliance (BHIA) wanted tourists and residents walking the waterfront to be encouraged to hop the next ferry and …
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Inflatable hospital-to-go speeds emergency relief

January 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Projects, Tents

The Kentucky Department of Public Health recently raised a 45-bed hospital inside Louisville’s Kentucky Exposition Center using air compressors, human power and inflatable tent technology on a grand scale. Kentucky emergency management officials planning logistics for tornados, floods, large c…
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Roland sponsors continental journey for Toyota hybrids

January 1, 2009  |  Graphics, Industry News, Markets, Projects

A Japanese racing team driving a hybrid Toyota Prius and Landcruiser drove from Quito, Ecuador, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, completing Eco Journey South America 2008 in one month. Each vehicle was wrapped in high-impact Eco Journey graphics, created with inkjet printing technologies from Roland DGA …
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Geotextiles improve South Carolina highway

December 1, 2008  |  Geosynthetics, Markets, Projects

Geotextiles cut costs, protect the environment and increase safety on one of America’s deadliest highways. By Jake Kulju The warm summer sunshine, winding blacktop roads and pristine saltwater marshes of South Carolina are more often associated with car commercials than they are with car crash…
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Transparent skyway wrap tells a life story

November 1, 2008  |  Graphics, Projects

Every picture tells a story, and a series of transparent 10 by 13-foot photographs installed in the windows of a Minneapolis, Minn., skyway (enclosed pedestrian bridge) tell stories of homes left behind and new lives claimed. “Speaking of Home,” a temporary art installation by Nancy Ann …
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Aramid fiber used to create portable wind turbine

November 1, 2008  |  Projects

The next advance in green power may be a goofy-looking glob of floating helium carrying wind turbines that generate electricity and can go anywhere. The Magenn Air Rotor System (MARS), a collaboration of Magenn Power Inc., Kanata, Ottawa, Canada, and engineered textiles provider Atkins & Pearce …
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