2012 Most Innovative Products Winners Announced

Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 28, 2012

Hanley Wood, LLC, the leading media company serving the residential and commercial construction industries announces the winners of the 2012 Most Innovative Products (MIP) Award program.

Held annually at Hanley Wood’s World of Concrete, the MIP Award Program showcases many of the new products exhibited. The MIP Program allows attendees and readers of CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, MASONRY CONSTRUCTION, THE CONCRETE PRODUCER, and CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS a chance to vote for the products they judge as innovative. A panel of industry experts, many of whom serve on the World of Concrete Educational Advisory Board, reviewed and selected MIP award winners. The editors of CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, MASONRY CONSTRUCTION and THE CONCRETE PRODUCER review and select the products in terms of the innovation they bring to the industry.

This year’s products were grouped into 9 categories. Information about each entry is available online at http://www.votemip.com.

The 2012 MIP Award goes to:

Business Tools and Software

Industry Choice:    BASF Integrated Durability-Sustainability Wizard, BASF Corp

Experts’ Choice: Venture Project Collaboration Software, Dexter + Chaney;

Tekla BIMsight, Tekla

Editors’ Choice: JobClock Hornet, ExakTime

Concrete Construction Equipment

Industry Choice: EWOC, Construction Midwest

Experts’ Choice: SUPERCAP, Laticrete Supercap;

S-840 Laser Screed, Somero Enterprises

Editors’ Choice: Trimble Field Link for Structures by Trimble Building Construction

Concrete Construction Materials

Industry Choice:    Stable Flow Non-Collapsing Flowable Fill, Cellular Concrete Technologies

Experts’ Choice: Finn Joint Concrete Expansion Joint, BoMetals

Editors’ Choice: PrimeComposite, Primekss

Concrete Production Equipment

Industry Choice:    Model 300 Air-Entrainment Machine, Cellular Concrete Technologies

Experts’ Choice: KTI Flake Ice Plant, Liebherr Concrete Technology

Editors’ Choice: Techcrete, Maxon Industries

Decorative Concrete Materials and Equipment

Industry Choice:    Conquer Twin, Kut-Rite Manufacturing Company

Experts’ Choice: Consolideck PolishGuard, Prosoco Inc.

Editors’ Choice: Super Cast, Clemons Concrete Coatings

Demolition & Repair Tools and Materials

Industry Choice:    Precision Lift System, Prime Resins, Inc.

Experts’ Choice: IP100 Dual Chemical Injection Pistol, Concrete Gel Injections TX, Inc;

VaporSolve Moisture Mediation System, Arizona Polymer Flooring

Editors’ Choice: Crusher Bucket, MB America Inc.

Formwork

Industry Choice:    Aluminum Ashlar Stone Concrete Form, Wall-Ties & Forms Inc

Experts’ Choice: Encap, Anderson Crane & Bridge Technologies

General Tools and Equipment

Industry Choice:    Wallscanner D-tect 150, Bosch Power Tools & Accessories

Experts’ Choice: ACO Qmax, ACO Polymer Products, Inc.

Editors’ Choice:    Cofferdam System, Dam-It Dams

Masonry Materials and Equipment

Industry Choice:    Bulldog Xtreme Max Rotary Hammer, Bosch Power Tools & Accessories

Experts’ Choice: CAV-AIR-ATOR, Keene Building Products

About Hanley Wood

Hanley Wood is a leading business-to-business media company focused on the residential and commercial construction and design industries. Its diverse portfolio includes magazines, websites, e-newsletters, exhibitions and conferences, custom marketing, and data services.

Hanley Wood is composed of four operating platforms: Business Media, which publishes more than 30 magazines, featuring ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING, ARCHITECT, Ecohome, Builder, and Remodeling magazines, along with related websites, e-newsletters, and conferences; Exhibitions, which produces marquee events such as World of Concrete, bringing residential and commercial construction professionals face to face with manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and service providers; Market Intelligence, which collects and aggregates proprietary data sets that capture hundreds of pieces of profile and material information about housing developments in more than 75 housing markets; and Marketing, which plans, creates, and executes strategic and integrated marketing solutions for its clients. Visit http://www.hanleywood.com.

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To celebrate the opening of their innovative new shop this autumn in Soho’s Old Compton Street, Sunspel are offering an 18.60% discount (a nod to their year of inception) on the weekend, starting Friday the 25th of November until the end of business on Monday the 28th November 2011.

The shop will showcase the full collection of Sunspel underwear, t-shirts, polo shirts and knitwear, as well as introducing exclusive products that will be solely available from the Soho store.

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Lots of vendors have their specific products out in the market, but you should go with a vendor that truly supports its products and have made a name for themselves in the industry through quality and experience. In case a machine stops working, it would be extremely costly to order a full replacement. This is why you should partner with a vendor that has the option of selling spare parts for its machines along with prominent after sales service. Experienced technical professionals from leading vendors would assist you with your queries and help you in making relative purchase decisions. The additional support that you receive from vendors of PVC cutting machine can help you roll out products according to industry standards along with a certificate of quality and reliability for your customers.

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Total Equipment Rentals Announces Woodstock Location’s Move to Larger Premises

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Total Equipment Rentals (http://www.totalrentals.ca), a well-known Southwestern Ontario equipment rental company with three large retail store locations and eight depots, is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new facility for their Woodstock equipment rental store. Total Equipment Rentals’ new facility in Woodstock, located at 594729 Hwy 59, just south of the 401, is much larger than its previous location and will easily house the equipment rental company’s extensive inventory of farm, landscape and construction rental equipment, as well as their wide selection of products for sale, including contractor supplies, propane sales and used equipment sales.

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About Total Equipment Rentals: Your total equipment rental source in southwestern Ontario, Total Equipment Rental offers a wide range of quality, well-maintained tools and equipment for rent as well as parts, propane sales, used equipment sales, service and training. Total Equipment Rental’s extensive inventory of construction equipment, farm equipment, landscaping equipment and power tools, includes forklifts, backhoes, rock-pickers, manure spreaders, trackers, aerial scissor lifts, concrete saws, cement mixers, hand towels, and so much more. Delivering exceptional service and value, for your convenience, Total Equipment Rentals has three large rental equipment supply outlets, located in Brantford, Woodstock, Elmira, and eight rental depots, located in Ayr, Ospringe/Acton, Courtland, Shelburne, Listowel, Simcoe, Mt Forest and Tavistock. For more information about the many products available for rent at Total Equipment Rentals call 519-449-1200 or visit their website http://www.totalrentals.ca.

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Brantford, ON     N3T 5L7

geoffe(at)totalrentals(dot)ca

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Underfloor heating continues to be a popular choice for housebuilders and developers across the country. Adrian Troop looks into what it is that gives the technology longevity and increased relevance to today’s eco-building needs.

As a stand-alone space heating solution, underfloor heating (UFH) has much to offer; it’s an installer-friendly system that is reasonably simple to fit, it can help to secure quicker sales cycles and achieve optimum selling prices, it enables better use of available space and it helps to reduce heating bills.

Back to basics

In simple terms, UFH works by pumping temperature controlled warm water from any heat source through jointless plastic tubing embedded in the floor. Unlike radiators that rely on convection and circulate heat in an inefficient way, UFH uses radiated heat for indoor climate control. Radiators heat the ceiling space first, but UFH provides warmth to a room from the floor up, creating an even heat without stuffiness, draughts or cold spots. As the emitting area is large, sufficient warmth is provided even on a cold day without the need for supplementary heating.

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When underfloor heating systems are specifically designed to be fed by a heat pump, additional tubing and more efficient floor constructions can be used to allow even lower flow temperatures, typically 35oC – 45oC, whilst still achieving the required air temperature inside the property.

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Insulation is essential to the efficient operation of UFH as a general rule, but is even more important when a heat pump is integrated. Insulation levels should ideally ensure that less than 45 watts of heating are required per square metre of floor space. In general it is more cost effective to increase insulation levels than it is to install a larger heat pump. With adequate levels of floor insulation, heat pumps operate at a higher Coefficient of Performance (CoP). A ground source heat pump, for example, can attain a CoP of 4 – 5, providing 4 to 5 kilowatts of free energy for every 1 kilowatt of electricity used to power it.

The performance of underfloor heating when used with a heat pump is affected by three key variables; temperature of the heating water, quantity of tube in the floor and thermal resistance of the floor structure and covering. Complex heat loss calculations are needed to determine what tube spacing is required to achieve the necessary heat outputs.

There are three standard floor constructions available: floating floor, suspended timber and screed. Screed is better suited to new-builds, extensions and conservatories due to an average floor height build-up of 150mm and renovation projects where floors are being removed or sufficient height is available.

Most floor finishes can be used with UFH although some, including slate, stone and ceramic tile are better than others at transferring heat.

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Suspended timber floors have little impact on floor height build-up, although ceilings or floors will have to be removed in order to lay the floor heating tube. This is fine if they are being replaced anyway but if they have to remain in-situ a floating floor is a better solution. The floating floor construction is a popular option for retro-fitting UFH as it benefits from minimal floor height build-up and is straightforward to install, laying over the existing deck.

Future-proofing

Finally, it is possible to install UFH on its own with view to changing to heat pump technology at a later date. Future-proofing UFH at installation stage will cause less impact than attempting to change everything when the heat pump is installed. Considerations include pipe spacing, floor coverings, insulation (again) and practical issues such as space to put the pump and house the cylinder, buffer tank and other equipment.

Underfloor heating definitely has a firm foothold as a product that helps to meet the demand for energy efficiency and low carbon targets, particularly when introduced to its ideal partner, the heat pump.

Adrian Troop is Sales & Marketing Director for Nu-Heat Underfloor & Renewables Contact: http://www.nu-heat.co.uk or 0800 731 1976

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