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Blue Water Convention Center capitalizes on waterfront views with curtainwall

Blue Water Convention Center capitalizes on waterfront views with curtainwall

Posted by | Apr 13, 2017 | 0 |

The curtainwall can withstand winds of up to 90 miles per hour, meeting the specified performance design criteria for the climate and location. According to Seth Horton, PE, project manager with architecture and engineering firm Progressive AE, managing solar heat gain was a key consideration when determining use of the curtainwall. Tubelite’s curtainwall features a low-e glass with a solar heat-gain coefficient of 0.38 to allow for more natural light, while keeping the convention goers comfortable in all seasons.

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Vitro Architectural Glass launches new website at vitroglazings.com

Posted by | Mar 29, 2017 | 0 |

Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) has launched a new website at vitroglazings.com, which retains all of the most popular and heavily trafficked features on the legacy PPGIdeaScapes.com website, including the CONSTRUCT tool, online sample order system, and thermal stress analysis tools; as well as links to product literature, architectural glass specifications, design resources and technical information.

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Mint Museum Tower features glass fabricated by J.E. Berkowitz

Mint Museum Tower features glass fabricated by J.E. Berkowitz

Posted by | Mar 9, 2017 | 0 |

J.E. Berkowitz, LP fabricated 100,000 square feet of glass for the 43-story luxury apartment complex, which was built atop the Mint Museum in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. Rule Joy Trammel + Rubio architects designed the glass-clad, 385,000-square-foot high-rise to complement the contemporary architecture of the existing Mint Museum, and help transform the city block into an iconic centerpiece of the Queen City.

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Renovate by Berkowitz: Transforming a Historic Landmark

Renovate by Berkowitz: Transforming a Historic Landmark

Posted by | Feb 27, 2017 | 0 |

Rising 20 stories into the Buffalo, New York, skyline, 10 Lafayette Square looks identical to when it originally opened in November 1959 as a corporate office building. But, looks can be deceiving. Now—more than 57 years later and memorialized on the National Register of Historic Places—the landmark building is a mixed-use complex and a model of energy efficiency after undergoing an extensive transformation that included the installation of the Renovate by Berkowitz™ (Renovate) façade retrofit system.

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New generation of nature-led luxury hotels

New generation of nature-led luxury hotels

Posted by | Feb 22, 2017 | 0 |

1 Hotels last week opened the doors of its third property and first ground-up development, 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge. Remaining true to 1 Hotels founder, Barry Sternlicht, core philosophy, “The world around us is beautiful, and we want to keep it that way.” The property cultivates the best of eco-conscious design, sustainable architecture, cause-oriented partnerships, and unrivaled service.

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Diamond View III green project takes home a Gold

Diamond View III green project takes home a Gold

Posted by | Dec 2, 2016 | 0 |

Diamond View III in Durham, North Carolina, which had received LEED BD+C: Core and Shell v3 certification in early 2016, was awarded Gold in the “Commercial – Other” category at this year’s Brick in Architecture Awards from the Brick Industry Association (BIA).

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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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