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BY DAVID MALONE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR<br />
BATHROOM PARTITIONS CARRY MODERN DESIGN<br />
OF RESTAURANT BEYOND THE DINING ROOM<br />
Hiny Hiders might not be the subtlest of names for a bathroom partition, but the highdensity<br />
polyethylene partitions from Scranton Products do accomplish exactly what<br />
their name suggests, and much more. The Blu Wasabi restaurant in Clarks Summit, Pa.,<br />
selected Hiny Hiders for its bathrooms to enhance the modern styling of the restaurant<br />
without sacrifi cing functionality. Hiny Hiders never need painting and are resistant to<br />
dents, scratches, corrosion, mildew, and moisture, according to the maker. Another<br />
benefi t: they are resistant to pencil, pen, paint, stickers, and most markers. Easy to clean<br />
and naturally resistant to bacteria, Hiny Hiders partitions come with a 25-year warranty.<br />
Available in a variety of colors, textures, and fi re rating options.<br />
Scranton Products<br />
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ADJUSTABLE SKYLIGHT SYSTEM CAN ILLUMINATE<br />
MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS AT CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL<br />
San Benito High School, Hollister, Calif., uses its gym not just for sporting<br />
events, but also for daily lunch periods and school assemblies. This means<br />
the amount of light required changes depending on what activity the gym is<br />
hosting at a given moment. For that reason, when it came time to replace the<br />
40x40-foot skylight in the center of the gym’s ceiling, the decision was made<br />
to use the IntelaSun skylight from CPI Daylighting. What makes this skylight<br />
unique is its dynamic shading system, which adjusts based on the angle of<br />
the sun and user-controlled settings. The system can either be fully automated<br />
or controlled manually from a wall-mounted panel. When completely<br />
open, light transmission in the gym reaches 66%; when the SolaBlades are<br />
closed, light transmission drops to 3%. This means the gym can be used for<br />
a variety of functions, regardless of the time of the day.<br />
CPI Daylighting<br />
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STARBUCKS SPECIFIES HIGH-PERFORMANCE FLOOR<br />
TO KEEP UP WITH HEAVY FOOT TRAFFIC<br />
Think about how many people pass through your local Starbucks coffee house<br />
on a daily basis. Now imagine a Starbucks in the Mong Kok district of Hong<br />
Kong, one of the most densely populated places in the world, at 130,000<br />
people per square kilometer. To ensure that its fl oors would maintain a clean,<br />
attractive, unblemished look, the retailer specifi ed a semi-dry cementitious<br />
screed, called Isocrete K-Screed, and a seamless epoxy resin terrazzo system,<br />
Mondéco Earth, from Flowcrete. Isocrete K-Screed provides a strong, level, and<br />
reliable platform that allows for the application of a Mondéco Earth fi nish. An<br />
almond-colored fi nish was used to achieve the performance necessary and to<br />
complement the urban aesthetic that is central to the Starbucks brand.<br />
Flowcrete<br />
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82 MAY 2016 BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION www.BDCnetwork.com
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