The new Forté Series lounge seating collection of contract furniture from Norix is now available with interchangeable base styles, optional coordinating upholstered seats and connecting tables for over 3,500 design and layout options. The seating series feature durable molded chairs that may or may not come with armrests and include bases in wood, steel or molded polymer, suitable for healthcare interiors.
The SureContact line of health care handrails by InPro was recently launched to meet demands of more adequate and effective cleaning solutions. These handrails are designed to reduce surface contamination to keep both staff and patients healthy. Using sanitized zinc pyrithione, nonleaching technology, SureContact handrails defend against various bacteria by electrically depolarizing microorganisms, creating a permanently protected surface, according to the company. The handrails are offered in seven different solid colors.
The new integrated venetian blinds from ViuLite are manufactured with Unicel’s specialty double glazing for a dust-free and maintenance-free daylight control system. Ideal for health care facilities, the privacy and sun control solution is hermetically sealed and hygienic for added benefits, according to the company. Featuring specially designed, double-sided knob operators, the adjustable blinds install in interior doors and windows of patient rooms.
Introducing its latest addition to the LRH50 series, Panasonic launches its TH-42LRH50U healthcare grade, 42-inch LCD high definition television, built for patient room, lobby and waiting rooms in hospitals, medical care centers as well as nursing homes. Weighing a little under 40 pounds, the wall mount flat screen delivers crisp and clear images with automatic brightness and gradation adjustments, ensuring better quality display contrast and reducing power consumption, according to the company.
King StarBoard ST is a High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) sheet that provides a scratch-resistant surface, which is 25 percent stronger than the company’s original material. High scratch-resistance makes it appropriate in the construction of cabinets and furniture and its high-strength and stiffness makes it desirable for applications where less structural support is available. The building sheets are environmentally stabilized and developed to withstand harsh outdoor conditions, according to the company.
Nemschoff, together with Herman Miller Healthcare, introduces Monarch and Valor, two new collections of lounge and stack seating, designed to provide comfort for patients and their visitors. Ideal for waiting areas in hospitals and health care facilities, Nemschoff’s Valor gives clients a soothing and calming feel of modern steel design, while the Monarch wood collection creates a kind and warm environment, intended to minimize the patient’s stress levels.
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Play of Light by the Mohawk Group offers specialized flooring tiles with alternating light and dark configurations, which in conjuncture with natural lighting, allowing users to experience a multitude of varying displays. The floor system offers three luminous patterns, including Filtering Through, Streaming In, and Radiating Out, ideal for open floor layouts.
USAI Lighting introduces the BeveLED 2.0, a light source, which achieves more than 2000 delivered lumens from 33 watts, according to the company. With its color consistency, the system also comes in 16-watt and 24-watt options. It features optics ranging up to 80 degrees without compromising color, size or illumination. Its color rendering index options include 42-watt fluorescents for standard lighting and energy efficiency. With 50,000 hours minimum LED lifespan, the system is available in a range of apertures, trims, and housing styles for various applications.
Ideal for health care facilities, the LEED-friendly AmeriPod bathroom pods provide cost efficient alternatives for traditional bathroom construction building, according to the company. The pod units are available as welded 18-gauge metal framing systems for strength and rigidity. AmeriPod also uses high performance waterproofing and tilling products for flawless finishes, according to the company.
AirClean System’s Glycinex neutralizer helps decrease potential vapor exposure hazards from moving and disposing high levels of disinfectants. Specifically developed for post-use neutralization of aldehyde-based chemicals, it works to ensure rapid, non-reversible reactions by means of buffing to create a stable and neutral pH balance within the environment, according to the company.
