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Signage is a functional and communicative element found both inside buildings and along paths of travel that are outside of buildings.  They convey information to an intended audience for any given set of circumstance by means of text, graphics, colors, icons, logos, shapes, or other features. Signage also plays an important role in creating an atmosphere that is visually appealing for all those who engage in the environment.

Service walls are wall assemblies, wall-mounted units or modular units that contain specific services intended for use within an interior space.  Types of services may include: medical services, drinking fountains, electric outlets, clocks, fire hoses and alarms, extinguisher cabinets, telephone and internet connections, waste receptacles, or other services.  This type of system is most commonly used in the health care industry, although the term service wall can also be used to describe other typical wall assemblies where services are installed.

Tub and shower doors are fixed, operable enclosures that are used to access a residential tub or shower and keep the water in.  Besides being functional, they are a decorative selection that takes the place of a traditional horizontal rod and curtain.

Manufactured fireplaces are prefabricated steel boxes.  Fires inside of dwellings have been around since early man built a fire on the floor for heat and cooking.  In these early dwellings, smoke would escape by whatever route it could, or be blown back into the space.  Chimneys were invented much later, and aided a great deal in correcting the ventilation problem.