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East Carolina University renovates, expands football stadium with Tubelite’s doors, windows, curtainwall and storefront

by PRISM | Nov 13, 2019 | 0 |

Designed by architectural firm LS3P Associates Ltd. of Wilmington, North Carolina, the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium southside renovation project team also involved AECOM and the joint venture general contractors of TA Loving Co. and Frank L. Blum Construction Co. Early in the project’s development, Apogee Renovation consulted on high-performance glass, aluminum framing and window system solutions that included Tubelite’s products.

Contemporary, curvy curtainwall creates comfortable, sustainable, luxury residences using Technoform’s thermal barrier strip and warm edge spacer

by PRISM | Oct 23, 2019 | 0 |

Designed by Pappageorge Haymes Partners, 465 North Park Apartments’ curved, jewel-like exterior is comprised of several EFCO products. EFCO relied on a combination of Technoform’s polyamide thermal barrier and plastic hybrid stainless steel (PHSS) warm edge TGI®-Spacer M to meet the project’s specified aesthetics, thermal performance, durability and sustainability.

Vertically expanded Philadelphia office renovation re-clad in glass and aluminum with wood grain finishes by Linetec

by PRISM | Oct 18, 2019 | 0 |

The new design of Philadelphia’s 2400 Market Street property was conceived by architecture firm Gensler, with Varenhorst serving as the executive architect. The renovated and expanded building was re-clad in a modern, high-performance façade. Its fresh exterior showcases Viracon’s glass within Wausau Window and Wall Systems’ aluminum-framed window wall system finished by Linetec.

Glass topics take center stage at 2019 AAMA Fall Conference

by PRISM | Oct 9, 2019 | 0 |

Glass was a large focus among the topics addressed during the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) Fall Conference, which incorporated speakers from the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA). During the summer, the memberships of AAMA and IGMA both voted to proceed with combining into one organization with a new name, Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA), beginning Jan. 1, 2020. The IGMA speakers took center stage to inform those at the conference about the effect hurricanes have on insulating glass unit performance, as well as how to wash and cut glass and how to conduct a frost point test.

Vitro Glass to debut new corporate brand, expand glass wall at GLASSBUILD America 2019

by PRISM | Sep 11, 2019 | 0 |

Vitro Glass will expand its glass wall exhibit to include Pavia® acid-etched glass. Acuity™ low-iron, Starphire Ultra-Clear® and conventional clear spandrel glass also will be featured on the wall, back-painted with Pure White OPACI-COAT 300® silicone coatings by ICD High Performance Coatings.

Vitro Glass makes Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore sparkle

by PRISM | Aug 26, 2019 | 0 |

Jewel Changi airport in Singapore was constructed with Solarban® 72 Starphire Ultra-Clear® and Solarban 70 solar control, low-emissivity (low-e) glasses by Vitro Architectural Glass. The structure’s glittering dome covers 1.7 million square feet of terraced gardens, retail and restaurant space, lodging, terminal operations, and the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.

Consolidated Glass Holdings appoints Varevice as territory sales manager

by PRISM | Aug 20, 2019 | 0 |

In his new role, Varevice will work with the CGH Architectural Division—including J.E. Berkowitz, Dlubak Specialty Glass, Columbia Commercial Building Products, and Solar Seal—to grow key accounts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The Buda Mill & Grain Co., a historic agricultural complex reimagined as a community commercial destination in Buda, Texas

by PRISM | Jul 31, 2019 | 0 |

CTA-designed Buda Mill & Grain Co., is composed of five structures—a mix of old and new—including a renovated 105-year-old cotton gin building, a large, renovated steel equipment shed, a historic elevated grain augur, four vintage silos, and three new buildings. The challenge was how to preserve the bones of what was there while making the existing structures and new facilities a cohesive complex.

SOLARBAN glass featured in Amazon Seattle campus’ latest addition, Urban Union

by PRISM | Jul 26, 2019 | 0 |

Two solar control low emissivity (low-e) glass products from Vitro Architectural Glass make up the unitized and site-built curtain wall systems featured in Urban Union, a 268,000-square-foot, 12-story office building that is part of Amazon’s downtown Seattle headquarters expansion project.

707 Fifth office tower offers an attractive, energy-efficient, comfortable workplace in downtown Calgary

by PRISM | Jul 17, 2019 | 0 |

The new 707 Fifth “AAA” office tower designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), features a distinctive, curved glass appearance with high energy-efficiency and a comfortable interior. In spite of the cold climate, the 27-story, 564,000-square-foot (52,400m²) building met its energy targets, due in part, to the use of Technoform’s TGI® Spacer M in the triple-glazed, curtain wall system. The curtain wall relies on TNG’s bent, triple-pane insulated glazing units with two low-e coatings from G-Crystal Glass Group.

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July-August 2019

Curtain Walls – On Trend

These days, the word “trending” typically means that something is hot right now, but in a few days something cooler or better will come along and you will forget all about that original “something.” To those who operate within the world of architecture and façade systems, trendy things will come and go, but there will [...]