ISPBC : Tech company's showroom brings a touch of the future to Bensalem
High-tech showroom a symbol of future technology, Bensalem redevelopment
Posted: Sunday, June 5, 2016 3:30 am
by Crissa Shoemaker
In an aging industrial park off State Road in Bensalem sits a glimmer of the future.
Township officials look at the oddly shaped building as a symbol of their plans to revitalize and redevelop nearly 700 acres along the Delaware River.
Michael Holbert looks at the building, known on paper simply as ISPBC US-00, as something more: a high-tech showroom for both sustainable building and the latest in interactive touchscreen technology.
This is the future in one 1,100-square-foot showroom, Holbert said. It's very modern, very futuristic.
Holbert fills many roles. He's president of Cleancoating LLC, a Philadelphia company licensed to distribute an anti-microbial technology called XTIO2. He's also managing partner of Smart Retail User Interface (SRUI), which develops and installs interactive glass touchscreens.
Finally, Holbert is director of the Philadelphia steering committee of the International Self-Powered Building Council, a worldwide organization dedicated to advancing self-powered building technologies.
All three of those organizations are showcased in the building, which is open to potential customers by appointment.
On one wall is a 165-inch glass touchscreen. It is designed for retailers and other organizations that want to immerse customers in life-size demonstrations or entertain them with realistic experiences.
It's what we think the world will demand and expect, Holbert said. The younger generation, it expects this.
The building is completely self-powered, generating roughly 12,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year through solar panels on the roof, walls, windows and even the conference tables. It has its own food source; kale, lettuce and other leafy green vegetables are being grown on an LED-lit hydroponic wall. It's also self cleaning, having been coated on all surfaces with XTIO2 nanocoating that is designed to improve air quality and fight bacteria. Sustainable water-collection technologies are being installed soon.
What excites me most is it gives people a real solution to natural disasters and power outages, Holbert said of self-powered buildings. That is a big problem. A lot of people spend most of their time indoors now. We worked to make a self-powered building, make a 24/7 cleaning solution inside for air quality. If there is a natural disaster and you have a flood, there's mold prevention.
All the technology is also affordable, he said; buyers can finance the products for monthly payments. While he wouldn't divulge total project costs because of competitive reasons, he said a touchscreen system, for instance, could cost less than $1,000 per month, depending on the screen size and the quality of the projector.
To me, it is the future, said Bensalem Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo. And it's available. It's incredible.
DiGirolamo said the showroom is a highlight of the renaissance in new Bensalem that township officials have been working on for several years. Last year, the township adopted ordinances to spur redevelopment of 675 acres of riverfront property. The revitalization has been slow, DiGirolamo said, but there have been some highlights, including the new Waterside townhouse development.
Holbert's showroom, he said, demonstrates what can be done and how the township can encourage high-tech companies to make their home in Bensalem.
The gray, modern building stands out from its older industrial neighbors. Holbert acknowledged he likes the shock value of the juxtaposition.
But he also chose Bensalem for a reason: It's easy to get to from major highways and is close to airports and train stations. The industrial park also is home to a manufacturer that could meet his needs for fabricating the framing and building of the touchscreen and the window solar panels.
It all comes to localized manufacturing, he said. We wanted to show where our products are made. Developers, architects, engineers, retail, construction, they can come here, come see where the products are, how they're used in one building. They can choose if they want to buy one thing or if they want to buy everything.
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Kemer:
Ülkemizin en çok dalış okullarının bulunduğu bu dünyaca ünlü turistik beldemiz, bünyesinde çeşitli dalış alternatifleri bulundurmaktadır.
Kalkan:
Advance Dalıcılara yönelik olan Kalkan suları, ciddi dalışlar yapıp form tutmak isteyenler için idealdir. Akıntı, sert rüzgar, duvar dalışı, macro hayat, pelajik, batıklar bölgenin dalış zenginlikleridir. 30'lu metrelerde yüzlerce ıskarmoz, orfozların akıntıda durabilme becerileri seyredilmeye değerdir. Kaplumbağa, orkinos, vatos, köpekbalığı görülebilecek deniz canlıları arasındadır.
B-24 Amerikan Savaş Uçağı Batığı :
Antalya'nın Manavgat ilçesi yakınlarında, 200 m açıkta yatan batık, 1944 yılında Romanya üzerindeki bombalama görevini yerine getirdikten sonra Kıbrıs'taki üssüne dönmek üzere hareket eden Hadley's Harem isimli B-24 tipi Amerikan savaş uçağına aittir.
Uluburun Antik Batığı:
Kaş ilçesinin 8.5 kilometre güney doğusunda uzanmakta olan Uluburun'un doğu kıyısından 60 metre açıkta yatan batık M.Ö 14. yüzyıla ait bir yük gemisi kalıntılarıdır.
Gelidonya Antik Batığı:
Antalya körfezinin batı ucunda bulunan Gelidonya batığı, bugünkü adıyla Taşlık burnunun yakınında seyrederken kayalara çarparak batan bir yük gemisine aittir.
Fransız (Sosyete) Batığı:
Antalya Yat Limanının 1 km açığında, şamandıranın altında yatan batık, 1942 yılında savaş sırasında batırılan San Didier adlı Fransız savaş gemisine aittir.
Falezler:
Antalya'nın iki büyük plajı olan Lara ve Konyaaltı arasında kalan bölgede karadan dalış için elverişli noktalara sahiptir.
Sıçan Adası:
Antalya limanına bir kaç kilometre uzaklıkta olan bu küçük ada dalıcıların ilgisini çeken diğer bir bölgedir.
Kaş Uçak Batığı:
İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında henüz belirlenemeyen bir nedenden dolayı Meis adası yakınlarında batan üç pervaneli İtalyan savaş uçağı 57 metrede görülmeye başlamakta ve kuyrukla diğer metal parçaları meyil nedeniyle 70 metre derinliğe kadar uzanmaktadır.
Gök Mağarası:
Finike'de bulunan Gök Mağarası, Asya'nın dalışı yapılmış en derin mağaralarından biridir.
Paris Batığı:
Kemer Yat Limanı'ndan 1,5 km kadar açıkta kum bir zemin üzerinde, 25 metre derinlikte yatan batık İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında batan bir Fransız yük gemisine aittir.
Suluin Mağarası:
Antalya platosu traverten bir platodur ve bu platoyu; su, kireç taşlarını eriterek meydana getirmiştir.
Balıkesir
Ayvalık: Bir rivayete göre kayıp Atlantis'in yer aldığı yer olan Ayvalık, eşsiz dalış olanaklarına sahiptir. Güneş Adası, Yuvarlak Ada, Kerbela Taşları belli başlı dalış noktalarıdır.
Muğla
Datça:
Ünlü coğrafyacı Strabon'un Tanrı çok sevdiği kulunu ömürlü olsun diye Datça yarım adasına gönderir dediği Datça'da harika dalış alanları bulunmaktadır.
Marmaris:
52 Dalış noktası ve çeşitli antik kalıntıların yer aldığı Marmaris'in derinlikleri her dalıcıyı mutlu edecek çeşitlilikler içerir.
Bodrum:
Dünyanın sayılı sualtı müzelerinden birini barındıran Bodrum bütün güzellikleri yanında sualtı turizminde Türkiye'nin dışarıya açılan penceresidir.
Çanakkale
Saros:
İstanbul'a yakınlığı dolayısıyla dalıcıların gözdesi olan Saros, dalıcıların ilgisini çekecek batıklarla doludur.
Gökçeada ve Bozcaada:
Gökçeda'nın Kuzu Limanı'nda Birinci Dünya Savaşı'ndan kalma batık kalıntıları vardır. Mermer Feneri ile Anadolu yakası arasında kalan bölgede araştırma yapılırsa devasa çapalar ve gemi kalıntılarına rastlanabilir. Eşşek adası civarında Orfoz ve Karayer adaları da her türlü canlıyı görülebileceği dalış noktalarıdır.
Mersin
Temiz suları ile Mersin, dalıcılara çok farklı olanaklar sunmaktadır. Dana adasının batı burnunda ters dönmüş yük gemisi dalgıçlar tarafından sık ziyaret edilen batıklar arasındadır.
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00:03:06 1 Etymology and names
00:04:16 2 Geography
00:04:26 2.1 Climate
00:05:55 2.2 Demographics
00:08:01 3 History
00:08:40 3.1 Ancient history
00:11:11 3.2 Celtic history
00:12:29 3.3 Roman history
00:17:22 3.4 Byzantine history
00:23:24 3.5 Turkic rulers
00:26:02 3.6 Turkish republican capital
00:29:20 3.7 Ecclesiastical history
00:35:27 3.7.1 Armenian Catholic (titular) see
00:36:42 3.7.2 Latin titular archbishopric
00:37:07 3.7.3 Saint Clement Church
00:37:48 4 Economy and infrastructure
00:40:50 4.1 Transportation
00:43:02 4.1.1 Ankara Public Transportation Statistics
00:44:06 5 Politics
00:48:01 6 Main sights
00:48:11 6.1 Ancient/archeological sites
00:48:22 6.1.1 Ankara Citadel
00:49:41 6.1.2 Roman Theatre
00:50:10 6.1.3 Temple of Augustus and Rome
00:51:24 6.1.4 Roman Baths
00:52:08 6.1.5 Roman Road
00:52:52 6.1.6 Column of Julian
00:53:16 6.2 Mosques
00:53:25 6.2.1 Kocatepe Mosque
00:53:58 6.2.2 Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque
00:54:44 6.2.3 Yeni (Cenab Ahmet) Mosque
00:55:16 6.2.4 Hacı Bayram Mosque
00:56:22 6.2.5 Ahi Elvan Mosque
00:56:51 6.2.6 Alâeddin Mosque
00:57:38 6.3 Modern monuments
00:57:48 6.3.1 Victory Monument
00:58:27 6.3.2 Statue of Atatürk
00:59:00 6.3.3 Monument to a Secure, Confident Future
00:59:46 6.3.4 Hatti Monument
01:00:20 6.4 Inns
01:00:29 6.4.1 Suluhan
01:01:28 6.4.2 Çengelhan Rahmi Koç Museum
01:02:22 7 Shopping
01:05:33 8 Culture
01:05:42 8.1 The arts
01:06:18 8.1.1 Music
01:08:14 8.1.2 Theatre
01:08:46 8.2 Museums
01:09:00 8.2.1 Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
01:09:43 8.2.2 Anıtkabir
01:10:42 8.2.3 Ankara Ethnography Museum
01:11:37 8.2.4 State Art and Sculpture Museum
01:12:11 8.2.5 Cer Modern
01:12:58 8.2.6 War of Independence Museum
01:13:43 8.2.7 Mehmet Akif Literature Museum Library
01:14:15 8.2.8 TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum
01:14:39 8.2.9 Ankara Aviation Museum
01:15:46 8.2.10 METU Science and Technology Museum
01:16:12 8.3 Sports
01:19:51 9 Parks
01:22:12 10 Education
01:22:22 10.1 Universities
01:22:46 11 Fauna
01:22:55 11.1 Angora cat
01:25:03 11.2 Angora rabbit
01:26:43 11.3 Angora goat
01:29:04 12 Gallery
01:29:13 13 International relations
01:29:24 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:29:38 13.2 Partner cities
01:29:56 14 See also
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Ankara (, also US: , Turkish: [ˈaŋkaɾa] (listen)), historically known as Ancyra () and Angora (, also US: ), is the capital of Turkey. With a population of 4,587,558 in the urban center (2014) and 5,150,072 in its province (2015), it is Turkey's second largest city after Istanbul (the former imperial capital), having outranked İzmir in the 20th century.
On 23 April 1920 the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was established in Ankara, which became the headquarters of Atatürk and the Turkish National Movement during the Turkish War of Independence. Ankara became the new Turkish capital upon the establishment of the Republic on 29 October 1923, succeeding in this role the former Turkish capital Istanbul (Constantinople) following the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The government is a prominent employer, but Ankara is also an important commercial and industrial city, located at the center of Turkey's road and railway networks. The city gave its name to the Angora wool shorn from Angora rabbits, the long-haired Angora goat (the source of mohair), and the Angora cat. The area is also known for its pears, honey and muscat grapes. Although situated in one of the driest places of Turkey and surrounded mostly by steppe vegetation except for the forested areas on the southern periphery, Ankara can be considered a green city in terms of green areas per inhabitant, at 72 square metres (775 square feet) per head.Ankara is a very old city with various Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, a ...