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One of Purdues newest additions to campus will be dedicated on Friday.

The nations demand for more engineering is being met with the new Seng-Liang Wang Hall. The building is based on an innovative public/private partnership.

Purdue and the Purdue Research Foundation will dedicate the new $38.9 million hall. The four-story, 147,000-square-foot building is located on Northwestern Avenue across from the Purdue Mall and next to the Northwestern parking garage.

The Purdue Research Foundation is leasing space to the University and private businesses within the building, a cost-effective partnership.

This public/private mix is a first for Purdue and it proved a great success, President Mitch Daniels said. Purdue Research Foundations approach saved millions on construction and created a revenue stream to support Wang Hall. It is a formula that we plan to use again for other new construction on Purdues campus.

None of this would have been possible, however, without the dedication and financial support of our Purdue alumni. We especially thank Patrick Wang and his wife, Lucy, for their gift of $5 million to name the building in honor of his father, Seng-Liang Wang.

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Conshohocken, PA (PRWEB) September 18, 2014

Philadelphia Floor Store (PFS), the nations leading hardwood flooring distributor, recently added a new video to its how-to series. This step-by-step guide to installing an exotic, plank, click, floating, prefinished hardwood floor offers solutions for common problems such as hollow sounds, bounce, and climate control changes.

Products featured in the how-to video include the Powenail 2000, Boen Engineered Plank Hardwood Flooring, and FloorMuffler Flooring Underlayment.

Time-lapse video captures these hardwood flooring products in action and demonstrates how Boens thick engineered plank flooring combined with an upgraded FloorMuffler underlayment greatly reduces the hollow effect and provides the look, feel and sound of a hardwood floor that is attached to a subfloor. Watch the video.

According to Mike Glavin, PFS owner and founder, We want to help contractors solve for problems, and the Boen exotic, prefinished, engineered flooring featured in the video performs great in areas where climate control is a concern. Additionally, the installation process and products used in the video help to eliminate sound and bounce issues, allowing for smooth and easy install in less than 5 hours saving contractors time and money.

Philly Floor offers numerous video formats, from how-to guides and product spotlights, to event highlights and promotional features geared toward educating and informing hardwood floor contractors. The companys complete video library can be found on their YouTube Channel and also on the Videos section of their website.

About PFS PFS is a leading provider of unfinished and prefinished hardwood flooring and accessories including stains, finishes, abrasives, flooring tools, and sanding equipment. Family owned and operated, PFS has been serving hardwood flooring contractors for more than 20 years and provides the expertise needed to install and maintain hardwood floors. The company offers all the top name manufactures including, Aacer, Century, Norton, Lagler, 3M, Clarke, Bona, Basic, Primatech, Bostick, and more. The companys in-house resources include a top-ranked Machine Repair Center, Rental Center, In-house Chemist, and Gym Floor and Wood Floor Consultants. PFS educates customers via personalized service, online training materials, videos, and free events. Visit the PFS showroom in Conshohocken, PA or shop online at phillyfloor.com.

For product information and training videos, visit the companys YouTube channel or Blog. Visit Philly Floor on Facebook or follow the company on Twitter at @PhillyFloor. For media inquiries, contact Caran Baxter at caran.baxter.phillyfloor.com or call 610-940-5757.

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Transformation of Porirua City Centre Begins

A green carpet of astro-turf is to be rolled out under the canopies in the first stage of a city centre makeover.

It will set the scene for a makeover day on October 4 that will see community volunteers create a new area where shoppers and workers can gather and relax. The work will include the installation of three funky seats, colourful tables, chairs and beanbags and a portable stage in the space between the I-site and the carpark.

Im thrilled to see this transformation beginning. Its all about making our city centre more appealing and vibrant, and encouraging people to stay and relax, says Porirua Deputy Mayor Ana Coffey.

This is the beginning of a gradual change that we believe will alter the way people use this area. We are encouraging businesses to be involved by putting out chairs and tables where appropriate and Council will be working to make it easy for them to get approval.

Cr Coffey is a member of the community volunteer makeover team that was formed

following the Reclaim the Canopies placemaking workshop lead by international urbanist David Engwicht in May this year.

In the first stage of work, the 300sqm of turf will be laid over several days from Monday, September 29 and during that time the area will be fenced.

On October 4, the community makeover team will move in to install three large wooden seats with two sides that will allow people to lounge on one side or sit upright on the other. A portable stage will be set up on the edge of the astro turf (near the alleyway to Ferry Place).

It can be used for a variety of events or simply serve as another seating area when not in use.

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As part of the Obama Administrations efforts to reduce energy waste in U.S. buildings and help save Americans money by saving energy, the Energy Department today announced the winners of the sixth annual Next Generation LuminairesTM (NGL) design competition for indoor lighting at the LED Show in Los Angeles.

The competition, sponsored by the Energy Department, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and the International Association of Lighting Designers, was launched in 2008 to promote excellence in the design of energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) commercial lighting fixtures or luminaires. Solid-state lighting technologies, which include both LED and organic light emitting diode technologies, have the potential to save Americans $30 billion a year in energy costs by 2030.

A panel of 10 judges from the architectural lighting design community evaluated more than 150 indoor lighting entries based on color, illuminance, glare control, light distribution, serviceability, value, appearance, lumen maintenance and luminous efficacy.

Fifty-seven products were recognized as meeting the rigorous requirements of the competition. These winning products represented a wide-range of manufacturers and lighting applications, including accent lighting, decorative lighting, cove lighting, industrial lighting, wall washing and personal task lighting.

Four manufacturers, covering four different indoor lighting types, were designated as Best in Class:

The Energy Departments Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) works with private industry, universities and national laboratories to accelerate the development and facilitate deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and market-based solutions that strengthen U.S. energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality. For more on the winning entries, visit the Next Generation Luminaires website. To learn more about the wide-range of market introduction activities, including technology demonstrations, commercial product testing, buy/user guidance and standards development, visit EERE's Solid-State Lighting website.

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Gurnee, IL (PRWEB) September 17, 2014

Kenall Lighting, a leading provider of commercial lighting solutions for over 50 years, has been recognized as a winner in the Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Indoor Design Competition for its Millenium OS (MOS) LED stairwell luminaire.

The NGL judges selected the MOS for its robust design and light distribution and noted that it was suited for high light output applications. Kenalls Millenium OS LED luminaire provides greater energy savings, optimized optics and the industrys best 10-year warranty. The MOS is an LED lighting product with an integrated microwave occupancy sensor for user-defined dimming to 10 percent for greater energy savings. Optimized for stairwells, MOS is also flexible enough for other applications, including outdoor use due to its IP65 rating and Wet Location listing.

We are honored to receive this prestigious NGL award for our Millenium OS, said Jim Hawkins, CEO of Kenall Lighting. When NGL judges a diverse panel of experts who design, specify, evaluate and research indoor commercial SSL luminaires complete an extensive in-situ evaluation and consider a product to be worthy of specification, thats a pretty big deal.

The selection process included 10 judges, and out of 266 products that were submitted to the 2014 NGL indoor competition, only 153 made it to the judging phase with market-ready samples and complete documentation. The documentation which includes luminaire and component specification sheets, LM-79 test reports, lumen maintenance projections, warranty statements, and marketing materials ensures actual performance matches what was claimed. The number of entries was the largest in the NGLs six-year history, representing an increase of over 50% compared to 2013.

Any product that earns the recognition of the NGL judges has to be pretty special, said DOE Solid-State Lighting Program Manager Jim Brodrick. Theyre a tough audience impossible to fool and hard to please.

The prestigious competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the International Association of Lighting Designers, was launched in 2008 to promote excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED luminaires for general illumination in commercial lighting applications. The winning entries were announced at the 2014 Strategies in Light Conference, the world's largest educational and networking platform for the LED and lighting industry.

For additional information, download the MOS brochure from the literature section at http://www.kenall.com, call 1-800-4-KENALL or email info(at)kenall(dot)com.

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Iviswold architects win award

The New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) has honored Trenton-based Historic Building Architects with a merit award in the historic preservation category for the firms work on Iviswold Castle, which the 19th century mansion reopened as the new Campus Center of Felician College in Rutherford. The mansion was given countless decorative features from lofty towers and clay-tile roofs to ornate plaster reliefs and elaborate woodwork. When Felician College acquired the castle, it commissioned HBA to prepare a historic structure report and begin restoration by successfully nominating the mansion for the National Registry of Historic Places. The college then asked HBA to undertake a selective interior removal project to expose the original historic fabric concealed by alterations. Later, it selected HBA to plan and manage restoration. HBA completed the 14-year, approximately $9-million restoration of the 18,000-square-foot, three-story mansion in 2013. Felician and HBA were chosen for the top preservation award from the Victorian Society of America.

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MANDAUE CITY A group of Filipino architects has painted walls here with beautiful murals depicting human concern to the environment and promoting "green" technology.

The group belongs to the Datu Lapu-Lapu Chapter of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) and in partnership with local village officials, they put up the mural painting on the wall along Lopez Jaena Street near the Subangdaku flyover, as part of their effort to continue the work of art and a means of creating public concern on the environment.

Some members even brought along their families who also helped in painting the murals. "This is part of the our social responsibility in promoting concern for the environment and green technology," said Architect Richard Abella, UAP President.

"I enjoy painting," said the 9-year old Allysha Lim, who is the daughter of Architect Philip Khan Lim.

Architect Miko Espina also brought his two-year old daughter Sace and wife Christine.

But for the 16-year old Christopher Fulache, mural painting has become his hobby after having been influenced by his uncle, Architect Joseph Codilla. "It's good to paint murals because we can express ourselves and advocate a lot of good things," he said.

Artist A.G. Sano also painted a mural of dolphin on the flyover as part of his advocacy in protecting this extinct marine species.

Subangdaku village chieftain Ernie Manatad said many organizations were inspired by the advocacy of Sano. Now, he said, the village is known as "mural capital" of Mandaue, and probably Cebu.

Manatad said they would inaugurate the project of making Subangdaku as the first flyover art of the country when Sano comes back next month.

"I am happy with this development because this has stopped vandalism which shows that the vandals respect their effort and hard work," he said.

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