Several groups came together in a short time to bring art and sustainability to a Bloomfield bike depot. The Bloomfield Parking Authority unveiled a mural at the recently installed facility on the ground floor of the Glenwood Avenue Parking Garage. VELO Bloomfield, a cycling advocacy group based in the Halcyon Park neighborhood, helped connect artist…
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You’ve provided the best accommodation for your biking community. Enclosed bike shelters, interior or exterior. Upgraded security, lighting, lockers and more. Accessible locations. What more could your bikers want? Easy Bike Repairs They want the best in maintenance equipment to keep their machines – plain or fancy – in top wheeling condition. That means Bike…
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Duo-Gard Industries has been awarded a U.S. patent for its Sleekline Translucent Monolithic Canopy System. Introduced in mid-2015, the Sleekline system provides architectural advantages in high performance plus design flexibility and exceptional affordability for a wide range of applications. “Sleekline installations around the country prove its acceptance from the design community, and the awarding of…
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When the collaboration of Duo-Gard and 3form that produced our new Fusion system was announced last Fall, we were thrilled at the reception it received from architects and designers. Now we’re proud to tell you Fusion has received a Record Products 2017 Award from Architectural Record magazine. Included in the December 2017 issue, this award…
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Bus rapid transit is spreading across the country. Residents of the progressive Minneapolis-St. Paul area welcomed an expansion of theirs in June 2016 when Metro Transit opened the A Line BRT, the region’s first of a dozen planned arterial BRT lines serving core arterial streets. Residents hopped on board A Line immediately, raising ridership by…
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How did a major East Coast university save 20% on two custom bus shelters for its largest turn-around? By reaping the benefits of value-engineered options by Duo-Gard. “Initially, the project was significantly over budget. Duo-Gard’s VE options maintained the structures’ aesthetic, yet saved the required amount of money to allow the project to move forward…
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If presentation is everything, how do you make it informative, innovative and impressive today? If you’re a student, researcher or industry professional in the creative arts, associated with Georgia State University, you splash it over an interactive display screen 10 feet high by 41 feet wide embedded into an illuminated, curved translucent wall 20 feet…
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What does $96 million buy today? For Springfield, Massachusetts, it bought the return of a historic past and the giant step toward a dynamic future with the massive renovation of Union Station. Enjoying a heyday in the 1920s, the train station closed in 1973 due to declining use. Empty for over 40 years, it re-opened…
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The design team at Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Inc. wanted to create an entrance “you can’t help but notice” for the new West Texas Food Bank in Midland. “We wanted an attraction, a focal point, to help clients and volunteers find the building,” says RJ Lopez, AIA. “And we wanted to make people smile.” The…
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Do you see bicycle shelters as drab, uninspiring, utilitarian structures? Then you haven’t seen the one in the Bloomfield NJ train station. Commuters who bike to this station park in a custom Duo-Gard Bike Safe shelter located on the first floor of the parking garage. Above the bike racks, murals line the walls. “The murals…
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