For commercial offices, retail, and hospitality spaces, government centers, school classrooms, and other interior buildouts, architects and interior designers can pair aluminum framing systems with glass or other insert panels to balance connectivity and transparency with productivity and privacy.
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Renovating and expanding an art museum designed by a well-known Italian architect comes with its share of design challenges. For the Denver Art Museum, an institution of visual art, it was a necessary revitalization effort to better serve the increase in foot traffic, which has now grown to more...
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This case study explores the unique solutions employed for a unitized curtain wall facade at the Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences, a new 35-story tower nearing completion in Boston’s urban core., and located on a prominent corner site with a complex set of environmental and contextual conditions.
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While no building product component or system is truly “bulletproof,” industry resources are evolving to evaluate, select, and specify high-performance, aluminum-framed curtain wall, storefront, entrance, and window systems which can help protect against active shooter attacks in schools, universities, and other facilities.
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Laboratory testing is the typical way to verify that fenestration products meet specified structural design pressure (DP) criteria. However, engineering analysis can be a viable alternative when standard lab testing will not be sufficient. This article dives deeper into the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA)'s consensus-based process for...
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A fire at an apartment building in Bronx, New York, earlier this year drew attention to the impact of non-code-compliant fire door assemblies in multifamily residential properties.
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Understanding national and local building codes, standards, and guidelines, and their intent and application to unique design challenges, concepts, and solutions.
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Against this backdrop, interior sliding doors, commonly used in homes to provide a transition between rooms, began to appear in offices
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While AI has made an impact in a myriad of technology sectors, it is still in its infancy in the physical security industry.
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Design professionals tasked with replacing rooftop skylights on commercial or institutional buildings have the opportunity to enhance the building appearance, upgrade energy conservation performance, and improve building occupant experience while remedying water penetration, air infiltration, and condensation problems common with older systems. Achieving these objectives is viable, but the...
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