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Above: Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome; architect Annibale Vitellozzi, engineer Pier Luigi Nervi

Ideas to share...

Architectural products and materials knowledge keeps us relevant to your design process.  We regularly engage with product representatives, attend industry seminars, and contribute to industry groups in order to maintain our awareness of changes and new processes in the construction industry.
Additionally, we participate on panels and in discussions, sit on student critiques and juries, attend design conferences, and provide education opportunities to remain at the forefront of ideas and knowledge in the design community.
Below are systems, components, products and materials which we've brought to the attention of our clients and incorporated into recent projects.  For a list of manufacturer's representatives for the regions we are working in, scroll to the bottom of this page.

architectural materials - dura-fuse frames
Dura-Fuse Frames
Steel moment frames are traditionally designed to sacrifice the structure. While good for saving lives, this approach has poor resilience, due to the difficulty of replacing damaged beams. A repairable steel moment‐frame connection solves this.
Dura-Fuse
architectural products - cast connex
Cast Connex
Timber End Connectors are clevis-type fittings for heavy timber or glue-laminated structural elements for use in architecturally exposed applications.


Cast Connex
architectural products - cavity sliders
Cavity Sliders
Make spaces feel more open and taller by using full-height doors. The base of the FH Ceiling Mount recessed track sits flush with the ceiling, allowing the sliding doors to span full height.

Cavity Sliders

architectural styles - elevator design studio
Elevator Design Studio
An online, interactive tool that lets configure elevator interiors, apply materials and finishes from an extensive surfaces library, view realistic renderings, and request cost estimates.
Forms+Surfaces
architectural products - aviprotek e
AviProtek E by Walker Glass
Bird-friendly glass combines acid-etched visual markers on the 1st surface with high performance low-emissivity coating on the 2nd surface, providing visible deterrence on the most effective side.
Walker
architectural materials - ridge baffle
Ridge Baffle by Turf
Ridge Baffle provides a felt-based acoustic panel system with a crisp profile and gradual change in pattern.  Ridge installs with magnets to standard suspended ceiling grid.
Turf

architectural products - softcrete seating
Softcrete seating by Gufram
The result of a collaboration between English designer Ross Lovegrove and furnishings manufacturer company Gufram resulted in this soft 'concrete' seating
Gufram
architectural materials - proflow
Proflow ​by ​Black Locust Lumber
We introduced our client to this product for a school in Portland; naturally rot-, water-, and fungal-resistant Black Locust pavers make for a long-lasting landscape surface
Black Locust
architectural products - engineered fall protection
Engineered Fall Protection
Freestanding Deadweight Anchor Systems provides tie-off points for work on roofs and facades, without penetrating the waterproofing or thermal bridging.
Engineered

architectural materials - vmz standing seam
VMZ Standing Seam by VMZinc
We've specified VMZinc for the roof, wall and soffit standing seam metal panels, for a university marine science facility in the harsh Oregon coast environment.
VMZinc
architectural styles - hansen architectural systems
Hansen Architectural Systems
For the Locks Tower project in Richmond, Virginia, glazed wind screen panels at the rooftop pool deck allow maintenance ropes to pass under the panels.
Hansen

architectural styles - opaci-coat 300
Opaci-Coat 300 by
ICD High Performance Coatings
architectural products - fenix ntm
Fenix NTM by Arpa Industriale
architectural styles - pika-pika
Pika-Pika by Nakamoto Forestry
Spandrel glass and glass wall-cladding with an infinite variety of color availability
Pacific Northwest-based company with Mindful Materials and HPD certifications

We have been specifying a laminate material that is anti-fingerprint, soft to the touch, thru-body color, opaque and durable
Also on the university marine science facility in the harsh Oregon coast environment, Yakisugi (aka shou sugi ban) treated lumber siding materials
Opaci-Coat 300
Fenix
Nakamoto

architectural products - p775 by streamline hoods

P775 by Streamline Hoods​

Innovative design for residences or
​multi-family units.
Streamline
architectural materials - majvest

Majvest by SIGA Cover

Rainscreen vapor permeable weather barrier with great performance
Siga
architectural materials - system 4500 by rehau

System 4500 by Rehau

Tilt-turn vinyl windows are now
​available in North America
Rehau

architectural products - spiral vp
​Spiral VP by Rytec
On many of the multi-family residential buildings we specify, high-speed spiral doors for fast-acting openings at garages
Rytec
architectural styles - dip-tech
Dip-Tech
Maker of glass frit printers for full-color printing on glazing, locally provided in the Pacific NW by Hartung Glass.
Dip-Tech
architectural styles - privada
Privada
For improved non-gender restroom design, European-style glass, wood veneer and laminate toilet compartments
Privada

architectural materials - r-stud
architectural products - oval fire products
architectural styles - sculpt nouveau
R-Stud
Oval Fire Products
Sculpt Nouveau
Innovative light-gauge steel stud framing larger, flanged openings and longer spacing
Innovative, oval-shaped fire extinguishers fit into fully recessed cabinets in nearly any depth wall or partition
Several of our projects' designers are calling for blackened steel fabrications using patina and metal finishing products
R-Stud
Oval
Sculpt Nouveau

Modified wood siding products:

architectural materials - arbor wood, cambia and thermory
Arbor Wood, Cambia and Thermory
Arbor Wood Co., Northland Forest Products, Novawood and Thermory USA, manufacturers of thermally
modified wood siding
.

Arbor
Novawood
Cambia
Thermory
architectural materials - accoya
Accoya
Accsys Technologies, manufacturer of acetylate-treated wood siding.
Accoya
architectural styles - kebony
Kebony
Kebony AS, manufacturer of
furfurylate-treated wood siding.

Kebony

architectural products - basalt blue chalk
Basalt Blue Chalk by Kush Rugs
Carpet designs that appeal to our affinity for rustic and marred, industrial finishes
Kush
architectural products - protectosil antigraffiti
Protectosil Antigraffiti by Evonik
Non-visible, nearly VOC-free, silane-based anti-graffiti treatment for stone, concrete and masonry exterior finishes
Antigraffiti
architectural products - vents by seiho
Vents by Seiho
Nicely designed, wide variety of aluminum and plastic vents for exterior penetrating dryer, bathroom and kitchen ventilation.
Seiho

Oregon-based mass timber sources:

architectural styles - premium blue label penofin
Mass Plywood Panels
Oregon-based, family-owned timber company Freres Brothers created the concept of mass plywood panels (MPP)
Freres MPP
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Douglas Fir CLT Panels
Oregon-based DR Johnson Wood Innovations produces Douglas Fir CLT, to better match glue-lam member species
DR Johnson CLT
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Mass Timber Fabrication
TimberLab, an Oregon-based branch of Swinerton procures fabricates and erects mass timber for many of our projects
TimberLab

Mass timber hardware sources:

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Wurth Timber Fasteners
Wurth fasteners are used on many of the projects we've specified, distributed in the U.S.  and Canada by MTC Solutions
Wurth ASSY Screws
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Mass Timber Hardware
Plates, splices, fasteners and other hardware by MTC Solutions provide structural connections for mass timber
MTC Hardware
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Schmid Timber Fasteners
Schmid Schrauben Hainfeld fasteners
are often used on mass timber projects
we specify

Schmid Fasteners
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Rothoblaas Hardware
Rothoblaas produces cutting-edge hardware, fasteners, tools and other solutions for all aspects of mass timber
SPIDER connection
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Strong-Drive Fasteners
Simpson Strong-Tie is one of the only U.S. manufacturers of fasteners for mass timber construction
Mi-Ti-Con
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Mass Timber Fabricator
Timberlab, a division of Swinerton, provides mass timber procurement, design, fabrication, delivery and erection
TTimberLab

Exterior mass timber, wood siding and carpentry finishes:

architectural styles - premium blue label penofin
Premium Blue Label Penofin
Penetrating finish for exterior wood siding and fabrications, using Brazilian Rosewood oil without creating a surface film
Penofin
architectural products - ppg proluxe
PPG Proluxe
PPG is the U.S. distributor of the Sikkens brand of finishes, as the Prolux line for exterior wood siding and fabrications
PPG Proluxe
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Sansin Factory Finish
Sansin's KP-12 Enviro Stain is a great finish for both exterior-exposed and interior mass timber panels and frame members.
Sansin KP-12

Accessibility products:

architectural products - dart canyon
Dart Canyon by Elkay
Kitchen sink that mounts without a lower cabinet, accommodating seated and shorter users with three widths available
Dart Canyon
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V-1504 Prestige Lift
Savaria makes attractively designed vertical accessibility lifts, with glazed sides and stainless steel and colored metal finishes
V-1504 Prestige Lift
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Gensis Opal Lift
Garaventa Lift makes attractively designed vertical accessibility lifts that can meet limited budgets without being ugly
Genesis Opal Lift

Other product sources...

Here are some more sources for valuable product information:
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Vendor Directory
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Sustainability Resources

People you should know...

We do our best to keep the Manufacturers Representatives listed below up to date.  If we have old or incorrect information here, please let us know.  If you're a manufacturer's representative and your name isn't here, let us know and we'll be happy to add your contact information.
Rep's, contact us here:
Division 03 - Concrete
Bennett Build (concrete consulting)
Portland
Chris Bennett
503-522-5319
Division 07 - Thermal and Moisture Protection
Henry (roofing, waterproofing)
Portland
Raoul Meekcoms
503-880-8420
Tremco (sealants)
Portland
Scott Martin

503-701-4788
Henry (roofing, waterproofing)
Miami
Enrique de Solo
305-282-6119
Tremco (roofing)
Portland
Keith Schwarting

503-607-5557
Division 08 - Openings
InteriorTech
Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Vancouver BC
Dan Quatier
503-781-4718
Kawneer (storefront, curtainwall)
Window Tech, Inc.
Seattle, Portland
Bud Henson
360-600-0804
CMC Cladding
Window Tech, Inc.

Seattle, Portland
Russell Harrison
503-577-9314
Window Tech, Inc.
Seattle, Portland
Hugh Johnson
206-914-1180
Division 09 - Finishes
Miller Paint
Portland
Samuel Hampson

206-261-1958
USG
Portland
Samantha Vogel

503-985-2043

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