To provide even more design solutions to builders and architects, Kolbe Windows & Doors has added radius direct set windows to its comprehensive VistaLuxe® Collection. Radius windows feature the characteristic slim lines, narrow frames and square details of VistaLuxe products, while “reshaping” the view of modern design.
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Recognized as one of the world’s greenest buildings, it was designed under the highest principles of green architecture in order to promote harmony and corporate success and was the first LEED® Platinum office building in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood initiative is a call to action to architects, designers and engineers to join forces, share innovation and contribute knowledge about large-scale, modular wood construction. By creating an open innovation platform around modular wood construction, Metsä Wood’s aim is to connect the local wood construction industry with global knowledge to facilitate collaboration and growth.
Read MoreCGC Inc., a leading building materials manufacturer, unveils CGC Durock™ Brand Liquid Waterproofing Membrane, a durable and seamless application for use in commercial and residential tile and stone applications.
Read MoreNewSchool of Architecture & Design (NewSchool) is excited to welcome world-renowned architects and visionary leaders as guest lecturers at its new, innovative Neuroscience for Architecture Summer Intersession Program.
Read More“Emily has a unique educational and professional background that enables her to communicate well with architects,” said Glenn T. Miner, director of construction, Vitro Architectural Glass. “In addition to being a registered architect, she has extensive expertise in glass performance, construction and the LEED® certification process. That knowledge and her ability to understand architects’ project requirements have quickly made her a trusted resource for architects as well as glazing contractors and glass fabricators.”
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“We are very excited about our new website,” says Cindy Bremer, vice president of marketing at Kolbe Windows & Doors. “While creating it, our main priority was user experience and mobile compatibility. We wanted to make it easy to navigate and functional across multiple platforms, while reaching all sectors of our market.”
Read MoreWhen SolarWindow™ liquid coatings are applied to glass and fabricated into a window, ordinary windows become electricity-generating, turning entire buildings into vertical power generators.
Read MoreThe second such regional housing and transportation plan adopted by MTC and ABAG, Plan Bay Area 2040 is a long-range blueprint to guide transportation investments and land-use decisions through 2040, while meeting the requirements of California’s landmark 2008 Senate Bill 375, which calls on each of the state’s 18 metropolitan areas to develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy to accommodate future population growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks.
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Technoform Bautec developed the new polyamide pressure plate with the support of its global partner, YKK AP. The polyamide composition creates a highly effective thermal barrier that helps insulate 500 times better than aluminum. Curtain wall systems using the new pressure plate design have demonstrated performance increases of up to a 20 percent gain in U-Factor and a 10 percent gain in condensation resistance when used with standard low-emissivity glass, air infill and an aluminum box-type spacer.
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