Tag Green Architecture

16-11-2021

RE-THINKING TROPICAL CITY: HIGH RISES - WOHA

"They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum, And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see ‘em Don't it always seem to go, That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise and Put up a parking lot" - Joni Mitchell

04-05-2021

Versatile, resistant and sustainable: The new ceramic sizes from Ultra Ariostea

Beauty, light weight and practicality are the distinguishing features of the range of Ultra Ariostea ceramic slabs, now expanded with the new 270x120 and 120x120 cm sizes. In line with the standard dimensions of today’s designs, the new Ultra slabs are inevitably more sustainable, as they reduce cut-offs at the building site and optimise installation, confirming the Iris Ceramica Group’s traditional green vocation. The ten marble and stone surfaces cover a vast palette of colours and moods appropriate for all kinds of spaces and atmospheres

27-04-2021

ACTIVE SURFACES™ ceramics: a concrete solution for fighting Covid-19

Continuing the lengthy process of research and scientific innovation that led to the invention of the ACTIVE SURFACES™ method, the Iris Ceramica Group has achieved an important milestone in advanced materials capable of improving people’s lives and the environment we live in. Recent scientific studies have confirmed the ability of ACTIVE SURFACES™ high-performing ceramics to destroy up to 94% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in only 4 hours of exposure to low-intensity UV light (such as sunlight or a traditional lightbulb)

13-10-2020

Active Surfaces: beauty and wellness with Porcelaingres ceramic slabs

Improving our quality of life and spaces with a combination of technically and aesthetically innovative products: this is what happens when Porcelaingres ceramic slabs are treated with the innovative Active Clean Air & Antibacterial Ceramic™ method. The result is bactericidal action with an effective anti-pollutant, self-cleaning and anti-odour action that remains unaltered over the years and continues to work even in the dark, creating comfortable, hygienic and healthful atmospheres and spaces

29-09-2020

Efficiency and beauty: Granitech ventilated façades on new and renovated buildings

The Granitech ventilated façade is a laying system in which Iris Ceramica Group ceramic slabs play the dual role of adding aesthetic value to buildings while protecting their walls. Buildings are given a facelift and preserved against long-term damage caused by atmospheric pollutants thanks to the innate properties of high-tech ceramic, such as lightness, strength and non-absorbency: a set of qualities which also provide thermal insulation, saving energy and money

30-06-2020

The best way of organising outdoor spaces: porcelain surfaces

The key goal of outdoor design is creating extremely relaxing spaces. The advanced performance of the high-tech ceramics in FMG’s Twenty system makes it easy to focus on identifying your favourite style and combining it with creative furnishings. 20 mm thick, Twenty stands out for its many technical benefits, including resistance to atmospheric agents, easy installation and cleaning, and the possibility of coordinating indoor and outdoor surfaces

28-04-2020

Everyday hygiene and prevention: the antibacterial efficacy of Active 2.0 ceramic surfaces

Antibacterial and anti-pollutant, with self-cleaning properties: these are the key qualities of the Iris Ceramica Group’s Active 2.0 ceramic slabs, which use the natural process of photocatalysis to augment their unique ISO-certified properties. Digital production significantly improves the distribution over the surface of the slab of its active components: titanium dioxide and silver ions, the combined action of which permits Active 2.0 slabs to act not only with natural light but with LED light and even in the dark. Active 2.0 surfaces, guaranteed by international scientific standards and certification, offer all the beauty and technical properties of the Iris Ceramica Group’s ceramic slabs and are ideal for indoor and outdoor use in community settings

25-02-2020

ONSTAGE: INTERVIEW WITH SHEPPARD ROBSON

Sheppard Robson firmly believes in the importance of a responsible sustainable innovative design, not only from now but from the moment the studio was born, in 1938, years when people were not talking with much fervor and much concern about environmental damage and rising global warming levels.

25-02-2019

ARCHI-PUNCTURE

The archi-puncturist observes the city and, when he reaches the critical-spots, inserts his needles to alleviate the pressure points, releasing all the energy flow.