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EPS Shines Through
Temple University Professor Robert Trempe's course
Architectural Design VI gives students the opportunity
to take on a special topic in architectural design. In one
project, talented students let the light shine on a whole new
application of EPS.
"The students are expected to learn about new techniques
in full-scale architectural manufacturing including the
translation of complex computational geometries and
physical production employing CNC [Computer Numerical
Control] technologies," Trempe said.
Students used a CNC machine to carve intricate patterns
out of EPS foam. The purpose of the project was not only
to get students familiarized with the latest materials and
technologies but also to reveal the "condition of light
through a sequence of transformative patterns." Each
student designed a window panel of the corridor between
the Tyler Cafe and the Architecture building, which came together as one impressive installation.
"I'd like people to know that the role of an architect is much larger than simply following building code, that architects are
passionate in the crafting of space and spatial experience," Trempe said. This project reiterates the possibilities for EPS are
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EPS-IA Member Companies
ACH Foam Technologies
ADLAM Films LLC
AFM Corporation
Airlite Plastics Co./Fox Blocks
APTCO, LLC
Aqua-Pak Styro Containers Ltd.
Armstrong Brands, Inc.
Atlas EPS, A Division of Atlas Roofing
BASF Corporation
Beaver Plastics Ltd.
BuildBlock Building Systems, LLC
Cellofoam North America, Inc.
Concrete Block Insulating Systems, Inc.
DiversiFoam Products
Drew Foam Companies, Inc.
Evergreen Chemicals USA, Inc.
Flint Hills Resources, LP
FMI-EPS, LLC
Foam Equipment & Consulting Co.
Foam Fabricators, Inc.
Fransyl LTD
Georgia Foam Inc./ Mid-Atlantic Foam
Groupe Isolofoam
HIRSCH Americas, LTD
Houston Foam Plastics
Huaxinxing Mould Co., Ltd
Huntington Foam LLC
InSoFast, LLC
Insulation Corporation of America
Insulation Technology, Inc.
Insulfoam LLC
KBM ApS
Kurtz ERSA
Lanxess Corporation
Le Groupe LegerLite, Inc.
Lifoam Industries
Logix ICF Ltd.
Mansonville Plastics(BC)Ltd./First Choice
Manufacturing
MODIX Corporation
Nexkemia Petrochemicals Inc.
Northwest Foam Products
NOVA Chemicals, Inc.
Nudura Corporation
Nuova IdroPress SpA
OPCO, Inc.
Plasti-Fab Ltd.
Plymouth Foam Inc.
Polar Industries, Inc.
Polyfoam Corporation
Polyform Inc.
Polymos Inc.
Progressive Foam Technologies, Inc.
ProWall Building Products
Quad-Lock
RAPAC, LP
RecycleTech Corp.
Riemschneider Recycling & Plastics, Inc.
Sebright Products, Inc.
Shelter Enterprises, Inc.
Solid Green Systems
Sonoco Protective Solutions
Takashima U.S.A., Inc.
TEC Associates
Therma Foam, LP
Thermal Foams, Inc.
Truefoam Limited
Versa-Tech, Inc.
Zimmermann Management Solutions, LLC
Published by EPS Industry Alliance | ©EPS-IA 2013
