David Hilscher
Urban planners use environmental strategies to help increase pedestrian safety. Which lower the incidence of vehicle-pedestrian collision?
David Hilscher
Plan effective bollard installations for parking lots and building perimeters. Increase driver awareness and pedestrian safety.
David Hilscher
Our guide to buying landscape furnishing is a checklist for good property management. Learn how to maximize value for your users and enhance your site with these small, but meaningful, additions!
David Hilscher
Outdoor site furnishings include:• Seating: benches, chairs, stools• Tables• Trash bins• Shade structures• Bollards• Bike racks• Planters
David Hilscher
Powder-coating is a durable, long-lasting finish for metal objects that protects the objects from corrosion and weathering. Available in colors similar to paint, it can also add visual appeal or visibility. Learn more about powder coating on our blog.
David Hilscher
Removable bollards regulate vehicle access while ensuring pedestrian flow. They are also useful as residential bollards, or garage bollards, for the homeowner who wants to grant variable access. Read more about removable bollard site applications.
David Hilscher
Traffic posts made of steel and concrete are often ugly, yellow-painted eyesores. Metal post covers are available in a variety of architectural styles and beautify these bollards. Explore the options and installation methods to turn traffic guidance posts into complementary elements of the streetscape.
David Hilscher
Managing warehouse safety means committing to a culture of safety, and ensuring proper training and standards are in place. Learn more about warehouse safety on our blog.
David Hilscher
3D printing is a valuable tool for constructing prototypes when making cast metal parts. It speeds up the design process, allowing iteration and adjustment before going to the foundry. Read about how 3D printers are used in the cast metal industry.
David Hilscher
The word “bollard” used to describe mooring posts for vessels in port—the term “bollard pull” is even a standard measurement of a watercraft’s drawing force. Now, most bollards are inland; the term has come to describe the little traffic guiding or security posts that dot the urban landscape.
David Hilscher
David Hilscher
Concrete is often a structural material, doing supportive work. Only some architectural schools use decorative concrete to make a statement, or to achieve an aesthetic effect. Read more about its artistic use in everything from buildings to bollards.
David Hilscher
Active design guidelines are strategies that designers and city planners can use to enhance public health. Even small changes can make neighborhoods more walkable. Explore what communities can do to enhance walkability!
David Hilscher
Concrete is one of the most versatile building materials. Learn how concrete is produced at a concrete plant or on a job site. Different concrete types include ordinary, high performance, reinforced, precast, lightweight, and pervious concrete. Learn how they are used for concrete applications.
Arwen Brenneman
La sécurité du périmètre antiterroriste doit harmoniser la fonctionnalité avec la forme; peu de gens veulent vivre dans un bunker. Les urbanistes essaient de trouver des moyens peu coûteux de protéger les espaces conviviaux. Apprenez-en plus sur la sécurité qui ne nuit pas à l’engagement.
David Hilscher
Artists bring new perspectives to the everyday world, and stories can be found in the most mundane objects. Check out the unusual art of these bollard photographers, who explore a unique vision of their traffic calming subjects.
David Hilscher
Solar energy is a clean, environmentally-friendly power source. Learn how solar power is collected using solar panels, and how that power is converted into electricity, stored, and outputted.
Arwen Brenneman
La seguridad antiterrorista del perímetro debe balancear la función con la forma; muy pocas personas quieren vivir en un búnker. Los planeadores urbanos están intentando encontrar formas baratas de proteger los espacios amigables para las personas. Lee más sobre seguridad que no afecta la participación.
David Hilscher
When it comes to urban development and planning, communities are managing competing goals. On one hand, the public square is having a renaissance. Research confirms that pedestrian-friendly streets and walkable neighborhoods make for healthy, attractive cities. Vibrant streetscapes engage people to walk, play, eat, and shop, which lead to many benefits. Walking promotes
David Hilscher
Surface mounted bollards are useful indoors in retail and industrial spaces as well as in low-impact outdoor applications. These bolt-down bollards are easy to install on hard surfaces, simple to care for, and provide both a visual and physical perimeter. Read more about their appropriate use.
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