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By Eric Marino, CSC, Ed Davis, and Michael Chusid, FCSIThermoformed plastic ceilings have been manufactured since the mid-20th century, and their utility has recently increased due to product innovations, rigorous testing, and certifications from leading building product evaluation services. The growing acceptance of these types of products is evidenced by the addition of a new MasterFormat number and title, 09 54 29–Suspended Plastic Ceilings that will be part of the next update in early 2016.

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The consumption of 10 milligrams (mg) of sulfites per serving has been reported to elicit severe reactions in some asthmatics. Anaphylactic shock could occur in certain sulfite sensitive individuals upon ingesting 10 mg or more of sulfites. Analysis of the recalled product revealed it contained 32.2 mg per serving.

The systems at the YCBA may have reached the end of their lives, but they hadn’t failed, unlike the glass curtain wall at the end of the Yale University Art Gallery, which, by the time Ennead (formerly Polshek Partnership) initiated a renovation in 2004, was cloudy and cracked, with rusted mullions and a weeping interior wall.

Several levels of transmissivity can be combined as required. In a hotel lobby, opaque panels can be used with uplighting at seating areas, translucent panels to create a luminous ceiling above the registration counter, and transparent panels below spotlights creating visual excitement above the dance floor in a bar. Daylighting, as an energy conservation strategy, also suggests applications for translucent and transparent panels beneath skylights, and for opaque or translucent panels, as light shelves to direct light more deeply into buildings.

“We started with the Embed product and expanded that offering to give designers a wider variety of styles to work with,” said Francois Renaud, Director of Design for Eureka. “Even before we consider the various color temperatures and dimming options available, the mounting types and paint colors of the three families provide sixty-six products that can be mixed and matched for any project.”

The battery box used to power the faucet’s sensor can short circuit, overheat and/or melt, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

The windows were replaced and the concrete was cleaned, so "in the building again the dominant color is the concrete. It might share dominance with the green of nature outside the building, because on the south side you feel like you are in a treehouse." Because the scientists are now working on paper and screen, the natural light, the lack of outlets, the limited flexibility are no longer a problem. Those uses are sequestered in new buildings designed after extensive consultation with faculty about their needs. Kahn’s architecture, less pressed, can breathe.

Calphalon Corporation of Atlanta. Ga., is recalling about 336,300 pizza wheel pizza cutters in the U.S. and Canada.

Instead of health coverage, consumers received membership in IAB, an obscure trade association that provided purported discounts on services such as identity-theft protection, travel, roadside assistance, and some healthcare related benefits that were subject to broad exclusions and limitations.

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Wet–rated Mini LED Panel Lights from EarthTronics offer upgraded color characteristics, energy savings, and a very long service life with minimal maintenance. These square and round models are suitable for interior and exterior surface-mount applications in new and renovated office buildings, hotels, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and dormitories.