Products & Trends
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Picking underlayment for hard-surface flooring
Looks matter when selecting new hard-surface flooring for interior spaces in commercial buildings. But so does the choice of underlayment.
Design Quarterly
The next generation of decorative panels
TFL decorative panels are the next generation of what were once simply referred to as “melamine panels.”
Design Quarterly
On the pulse of design
Here are the four leading themes that will define design in 2014.
Design Quarterly
Colour trends for 2014
With fall in full swing, 2014 is not far-off and it's going to be colourful year. Here's where the contract colour palette is headed over the next 12 months.
Design Quarterly
Designing with LEDs
With advancements in technology, LEDs are beginning to produce better light quality and offer true colour rendition.
Design Quarterly
Bathroom faucet reinvents hand-washing
Dyson's Airblade Tap hand dryer looks like a regular faucet but it combines hand washing and drying in a futuristic tap.
Design Quarterly
Transforming ordinary walls into works of art
Digital wall finishes can transform an ordinary space into one that inspires and stimulates.
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Colour trends for the kitchen
This year's overarching theme will focus on clean vertical and horizontal lines, using shades of grey and touches of vibrant colour.
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From wine barrels to wood floors
Discerning connoisseurs now have the ability to bring the character of a wine barrel into their cellar by ...
Design Quarterly
Electronically tintable glass
Electronically tintable glass provides dynamic control over the amount of heat and light that is admitted to the building.
Design Quarterly
High efficiency plumbing fixtures
Over the past 20 years, manufacturers have caught up technologically with the requirements established by the EPA and gone a few steps farther, introducing 1.28 gpf, 1 gpf and even 0.8 gpf toilets.
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The future workplace
Flexible work styles, open workstations, access to daylight and collaborative spaces were all identified as key design elements for the future workplace ...
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Digital fever
Ink-jet technology represents a new system of floor and wall tile decoration that is positioned to alter the way ceramic and porcelain is decorated.
CondoBusiness
What’s next for green condos
Improving the sustainability and energy efficiency of condominiums is not new. However, in terms of the most important and new energy-saving measures, it comes down to making small changes and sticking to simple solutions.
Design Quarterly
High-performance bathrooms
From varying faucet spout heights to all inclusive shower systems, designs are effortlessly blending technology and style, while allowing personal customization to enhance daily activities in the home.
Design Quarterly
Beyond the walls
The most significant trend is the kitchen that creates a seamless transition between indoors and out. Today’s kitchen contains all the desired accoutrements that can adapt to serve both spaces in a cohesive way.
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The outdoor kitchen
The outdoor kitchen has become the new indoor kitchen, encompassing all the conveniences of an indoor kitchen so delicious culinary creations can be executed from start to finish outside.



