Are you heading to the NAHB International Builders Show this week? If so, make sure to stop by the BASF Booth W3443 to learn more about Creatherm™ radiant floor panels, manufactured out of BASF Styropor® and Neopor® EPS. Creatherm floor panels offer contractors an innovative foam installation process that saves time and money. Creatherm™ radiant […]
Read MoreCreatherm is always excited to share updates while we’re on the road. In 2012, we will kick off the trade show season by exhibiting at the AHR Expo in Chicago. AHR Expo is the one event where leading manufacturers and innovative suppliers showcase their latest products: from the most energy efficient systems and more sustainable […]
Read MoreThe Radiant Panel Association (RPA) has reached an agreement with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) to work together to expand a burgeoning market, furthering the goals and objectives of an important facet of the heating and cooling industry. The manufacturers, distributors, designers, dealers, and installers of radiant panel heating and cooling […]
Read MoreDec 5, 2011 3:04 PM, BY STEVE SPAULDING of CONTRACTOR’s STAFF TOLEDO, OHIO – If one metric for the economic health of a city is to be found in its public transportation system, consider this: in 2010, the Toledo Area Regional Transport Authority (TARTA) completed 219,757 passenger trips, servicing a metro population of 651,409. TARTA […]
Read MoreBy Adam P Lancaster So you’ve heard of hydronic heating but not sure what the fuss is about. And you might still be trying to get your head around how hydronic heating is the most efficient & affordable way of heating your home. Read on but be careful, you could learn something ‘Hydronic’ is a […]
Read MoreRadiant heating systems involve supplying heat directly to the floor or to panels in the wall or ceiling of a house. The systems depend largely on radiant heat transfer: the delivery of heat directly from the hot surface to the people and objects in the room via the radiation of heat, which is also called […]
Read MoreConstruction Industry Forecasts Notes from Alex Carrick – Oct 20, 2011 Alex Carrick, Canadian Chief Economist The latest data on the North American economy has been a tad cheerier. While this won’t serve to make anyone giddy with excitement, it will lessen the frowns that have become all too commonplace. For example, U.S. housing starts […]
Read MoreINDYCAR: Wade Cunningham prepared for Las Vegas Wade Cunningham press release This weekend’s 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series final at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the United States will provide Kiwi driver Wade Cunningham with another chance to shine. The 27-year-old former Firestone Indy Lights series champion finished seventh in only his second complete IndyCar […]
Read Moreby Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 10. 3.11 Design & Architecture (flooring) Radiant heating is lovely and comfortable, but the best installations are in concrete, and that gets time consuming and expensive as installers put down insulation, then wire mesh, then tie the tubing to the mesh and hope that everything stays down and flat when […]
Read MoreThe BASF Wildlife Habitat & Environmental Education Classroom in the City of Rensselaer, New York The BASF Wildlife Habitat & Environmental Education Classroom in the City of Rensselaer, New York, is intended to become an international showcase for sustainable development including best practices in site remediation, brownfield redevelopment and high-performance commercial construction. The center will […]
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