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Childgard Security Glazing offers proven protection and performance for educational facilities

Childgard Security Glazing offers proven protection and performance for educational facilities

Posted by | May 1, 2018 | 0 |

Manufactured by Global Security Glazing, CHILDGARD glazing is a laminated security glass construction that’s specially designed for use in school and educational facilities to withstand forced-entry scenarios. Available for both new and retrofit applications, CHILDGARD glazing can be used in insulating glass units and paired with high-performance, tinted, and other glass options to meet safety, energy, and other design goals.

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Economic expert to lay out global trends, national policy positions at AAMA Summer Conference

Posted by | May 1, 2018 | 0 |

The keynote speaker for the American Architectural Manufacturers Association’s (AAMA) 2018 National Summer Conference will give an economic analysis of trends and policy positions at the June 11-14 event in Olympic Valley (Lake Tahoe), California. Author and global economics speaker John Manzella will share his expertise in his address titled, “Economic Trends, Critical Issues and What’s Ahead.”

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March National Starts: Audio Commentary from Robert Murray

March National Starts: Audio Commentary from Robert Murray

Posted by | Apr 30, 2018 | 0 |

New construction starts in March increased 11% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $785.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The substantial gain followed modest declines in January (down 2%) and February (down 3%), and brings the pace of total construction starts to the highest level over the past six months.

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Tim Metcalfe joins EXTECH as technical sales engineer

Posted by | Apr 30, 2018 | 0 |

Exterior Technologies, Inc. (EXTECH) has hired Tim Metcalfe as a technical sales engineer. Reporting to EXTECH’s general manager Jim Leslie, Metcalfe is responsible for assisting the sales team with technical support primarily focusing on daylight analysis. Recognized as a resource by prestigious academic institutions, he has served as a consultant and lecturer at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McGill University in Montreal, Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and Parsons The New School for Design in New York.

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EDCO Products, Inc. Introduces Unique Colors to Infiniti® and ArrowLine® Roofing Lines; Expands Prism Collection Siding Line Color Palette

EDCO Products, Inc. Introduces Unique Colors to Infiniti® and ArrowLine® Roofing Lines; Expands Prism Collection Siding Line Color Palette

Posted by | Apr 27, 2018 | 0 |

EDCO Products, a Minnesota-based industry leading manufacturer of residential and commercial exterior building products, is excited to announce the availability of three new innovative colors to the fast-growing Infiniti® and ArrowLine® Roofing lines, as well as two new premium colors to the Prism Collection siding line.

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evolv1 sets a new benchmark for Green Building Innovation with Canada’s first Zero Carbon Building – Design certification

evolv1 sets a new benchmark for Green Building Innovation with Canada’s first Zero Carbon Building – Design certification

Posted by | Apr 27, 2018 | 0 |

The Cora Group announced that it has been awarded Zero Carbon Building – Design certification by the Canada Green Building Council® (CaGBC) for evolv1. A new commercial multi-tenant office building now in construction, evolv1 is one of 16 elite projects across Canada to be selected by the CaGBC to participate in a two-year pilot of its new Zero Carbon Building Standard. It is also the first building to earn the Zero Carbon Building – Design certification.

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Carbon neutrality is now reality at American University

Carbon neutrality is now reality at American University

Posted by | Apr 27, 2018 | 0 |

American University publicly pledged to become carbon neutral by 2020 in 2010. Due to the commitment, leadership, and innovative strategic planning of its staff, faculty, and students, AU has reached its goal two years early. AU is not only the first carbon neutral university in the nation, but also the first urban campus and the first research university to accomplish this important achievement. AU has met the guidelines set by Second Nature, a nonprofit dedicated to accelerating climate action in and through higher education, to become a carbon neutral university.

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AIA COTE Top Ten Awards demonstrate advanced performance in sustainable materials usage and design

AIA COTE Top Ten Awards demonstrate advanced performance in sustainable materials usage and design

Posted by | Apr 26, 2018 | 0 |

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced April 19 this year’s recipients for its highest honor—the COTE Top Ten Awards. Now any number of the ten recipients may receive a COTE Top Ten Plus designation denoting projects with exemplary actual performance and post-occupancy lessons. PRISM takes a look at the resources – sustainability in materials and usage – in each recipient’s project. ‘Resources’ is just one of ten measurements used in the jury’s evaluation of each project.

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New Sheetz Operations Support Center Opens

New Sheetz Operations Support Center Opens

Posted by | Apr 26, 2018 | 0 |

“Sheetz is a rapidly-growing company that cares about its employees,” said Gary Lapera, FAIA, principal of CDI Studio One, “which is why it is consistently named among the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. Connection to nature, abundant sunlight, healthy building materials are key elements, as are flexible workspaces and areas for collaboration. The building is a combination of global best-practices in workplace strategies, and most importantly the physical embodiment of the Sheetz DNA – innovative, collegial and rooted in the community.”

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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