Today’s contract carpeting, whether broadloom or modular, is expected not only to focus on pattern, texture, or color, but to offer the highest green pedigree possible.

Our roundup this month includes glass partition systems, a blast- resistant curtain wall, and slabs made from 100 percent recycled glass.

Walking the rows of this renowned furniture fair, held this year during an uncomfortably warm week in mid-April, it’s easy to spot the latest work by the industry’s top product designers, many of whom are also architects.

Each month RECORD reviews building product related web sites and blogs that might be of interest to our readership.

Our roundup this month includes a mesh fence and bike rack that double as sculpture and help make our outdoor spaces more comfortable and livable.

Once largely national in scope, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show has evolved into an influential international exposition.

Once largely national in scope, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show has evolved into an influential international exposition. This May, a record-breaking 44,000 professionals filled three halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center to visit more than 1,000 exhibits representing the world’s top designers and manufacturers—including those from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. This migration of ideas resulted in a merging of European aesthetics and technologies with those from the U.S.

Standouts at the show, now in its fifth year, pushed the limits of traditional categories such as children’s furniture and wallpaper.

Once largely national in scope, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show has evolved into an influential international exposition.

Once largely national in scope, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show has evolved into an influential international exposition.