An antiviral resilient flooring including a stone plastic core layer, a print layer laid on the core layer, a transparent wear layer laid on the print layer, and a scratch resistant surface coating layer on top. The transparent wear layer and the surface coating layer both contain 0.5 wt % to 5 wt % of an inorganic antiviral material.

Frame supported panels with an increased load carrying capacity derived from inducing newly discovered conditions on panels made from weaker, lighter and thinner materials. The fixed/continuous/dropped condition can increase a panel's load capacity many times based on the panel's interaction with frame members. This enables foam panels, for example, to be used in structural applications. It also enables polyurethane foam with any cladding to provide a comprehensive, structural building panel that provides a finished exterior, continuous and cavity insulation, an air, moisture and vapor barrier and increased uplift resistance while eliminating condensation and thermal expansion/contraction.

The present disclosure provides, among other things, surface coverings with a protective coat applied thereto a rubber material. As provided herein, in some embodiments, a surface covering has or includes an exposed surface that is no-wax. The present disclosure further provides methods of making, and methods of using. Such surface coverings have surprising and beneficial attributes. They are particularly advantageous as resistant to soiling and abrasion. These surface covering are also resistant to crumbling under load. Such surface coverings would be useful as flooring products with desirable properties. In particular, such abrasion and soil resistant surfaces could be useful as a rubber flooring product.

A double-skin fa?ade element comprises a planar outer glazing element and a planar inner glazing element which are held at a distance from one another in a thermally insulated surrounding frame profile; at least one pressure equalization device which is in air-conducting connection with the outside atmosphere and with a fa?ade intermediate space which is provided between the outer glazing element and the inner glazing element at least one drying device fillable with desiccant, is either located in the fa?ade intermediate space or is integrated into the surrounding frame profile and exchanges air with the fa?ade intermediate space; wherein the at least one pressure equalization device and the at least one drying device are positioned and dimensioned such that they do not extend into a transparent region of the fa?ade element. The at least one drying device is designed to make it possible to replace the desiccant.

A wall insulation system includes a plurality of insulation elements extending along a longitudinal direction. First insulation elements include a first portion proximate a second portion, the first portion having a width greater than the second portion, the first portion having a first face, the first face having grooves formed into the first face. The grooves extend obliquely to the longitudinal direction. A longitudinally extending mounting member is embedded in the first insulating element.

Frame supported panels with an increased load carrying capacity derived from inducing newly discovered conditions on panels made from weaker, lighter and thinner materials. The fixed/continuous/dropped condition can increase a panel's load capacity many times based on the panel's interaction with frame members. This enables foam panels, for example, to be used in structural applications. It also enables polyurethane foam with any cladding to provide a comprehensive, structural building panel that provides a finished exterior, continuous and cavity insulation, an air, moisture and vapor barrier and increased uplift resistance while eliminating condensation and thermal expansion/contraction.

A method of fabricating a protected construction panel prior to the construction panel being used in construction, the method comprising applying a removable coating onto a surface of the construction panel to form a removable coating layer on said construction panel. A construction panel for use in the construction of a building or the like comprising a removable coating layer located on a surface of said construction panel.

Coating a bio insulated panel includes milling one or more surfaces of a non-coated bio insulated panel resulting in surface fibers, flame treating the milled panel surface to burn the surface fibers and heat the milled panel surface to dry the panel surface, and coating the milled panel surface while it is dry.

A thermally adaptive wall covering is operable to cover at least part of a wall and to move in response to a change in covering temperature. The wall covering includes a laminated composite panel with first and second panel layers and an intermediate connecting structure that connects the panel layers relative to one another along an interface defined between the panel layers. The first and second panel layers have, respectively, first and second coefficients of thermal expansion that are different from each other and cause expansion and contraction of the corresponding panel layers along an interface therebetween. The connecting structure permits expansion and/or contraction of each panel layer relative to the other panel layer in response to the covering temperature change so that the panel flexes.

A thermally adaptive wall covering is operable to cover at least part of a wall and to move in response to a change in covering temperature. The wall covering includes a laminated composite panel with first and second panel layers and an intermediate connecting structure that connects the panel layers relative to one another along an interface defined between the panel layers. The first and second panel layers have, respectively, first and second coefficients of thermal expansion that are different from each other and cause expansion and contraction of the corresponding panel layers along an interface therebetween. The connecting structure permits expansion and/or contraction of each panel layer relative to the other panel layer in response to the covering temperature change so that the panel flexes.