Buzon Pedestals BIM Objects Published
HDG Building Materials is pleased to announce the entire range of Buzon adjustable pedestals has been turned into BIM objects and is on the BIMobject Cloud.
Bluestone Porcelain Pavers
Traditional Pennsylvania Bluestone is now available as bluestone porcelain pavers. Choose from HDG Kaia Blue with cleft finish or HDG Penn Blue with flamed finish. Many sizes are available.
Porcelain Pavers Sizes Demystified
This article demystifies the meaning of tiles being metric and rectified. This makes it easier for architects, designers, and specifiers to navigate the many choices of porcelain pavers sizes.
Hospital Design Features Outdoor Patios and Gardens
The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital expansion included extensive gardens and outdoor spaces for healing. HDG Building Materials supplied Buzon pedestals and porcelain pavers.
Sloped Surfaces Design – Buzon Pedestals
Buzon pedestals are height-adjustable and slope-correcting. They can be used to create level surfaces and also intentionally sloped surfaces and ADA ramps.
Behind the Buzon Pedestals Logo
At HDG Building Materials we often get asked about the origin of the Buzon pedestals logo. Specifically, why the buffalo. This blog post explains it all, the old logo, the new logo, and inventor Claude Buzon in between it all.
Buzon BC Series Pedestals Support Rooftop Terrace
Buzon BC Series pedestals and concrete pavers in rooftop application with level surface, slope to drain design and services hidden below decking surface.
Stone Drainage Pavers Offer Function and Beauty
Natural stone drainage pavers offer function and beauty. They route water as needed while adding the beauty and character of natural stone. HDG drainage pavers are made with granite, basalt, and certain limestones.
The Whale Project – Juneau, Alaska
Humpback Whale Sculpture Emerging from Infinity Pool Municipal Project: "Tahku" Humpback Whale Statue Location: Near the Seawalk in Juneau, Alaska Nature expert and artist R.T. “Skip” Wallen sculpted “Tahku,” a life-scale, 6-ton, 25-foot-tall breaching humpback whale. Set in an infinity pool...
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Street Seats Design Challenge Grand Prize Winner
The Street Seats design challenge invited participants to reimagine the public bench. Entries were submitted from around the world. There were 200+ entries from 24 countries on 6 continents and from 22 U.S. states. Kyle and Alyssa Trulen’s team entry (A Quiet Place to Sit and Rest) was selected as the Grand Prize winner. The project featured thermally modified ash and pine from HDG Building Materials and vendor partner Thermory USA.