Highly glazed assemblies allow for daylight and views, but poor fenestration can also lead to thermal comfort issues, a reduction in the façade’s overall thermal performance, and condensation problems leading to indoor air quality (IAQ) impacts.
+ Read More
|
Aluminum is a cost-effective building material option that can support green initiatives without compromising design integrity. With minimal environmental impact throughout its life cycle duration it is frequently specified for various enclosures and fenestration systems.
+ Read More
|
As one of the world’s most versatile building materials, with a wide range of aesthetic options and outstanding energy characteristics, glass provides numerous opportunities to enhance buildings’ visual appeal and performance.
+ Read More
|
‘Window wall’ has become a common term in the construction industry, typically referring to a large section of glazing installed between floors, or sometimes in vertical stacks, often covering large portions of the building façade.
+ Read More
|
Earlier this summer, Waikiki’s Royal Hawaiian Center finished a multiyear, multibuilding renovation, which transformed a dark, outdated shopping center into a vibrant, lifestyle-oriented retail and entertainment community.
+ Read More
|
Safety has always played a key role in the design of schools, but the necessity is more heightened than ever today. High-profile issues like school shootings add to long-held safety concerns, the most notable being fire.
+ Read More
|
A modernized look and improved daylighting are a few of the benefits a Boston office building is enjoying thanks to a strategic redesign project.
+ Read More
|
It is incumbent on designers and specifiers to develop an increasingly sophisticated understanding of how various products and materials impact the environment.
+ Read More
|
To help ensure accessibility of fresh air and a connection with the outdoors for those with physical disabilities, windows capable of meeting operating force and motion requirements of International Code Council/American National Standards Institute (ICC/ANSI) A117.1, Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, are being more commonly specified.
+ Read More
|
Visitors, patients, and staff traveling to three hospitals in St. Louis, Missouri, now have an easier trek thanks to the completion of a 366-m (1200-ft) long elevated pedestrian skywalk in March.
+ Read More
|
|
|
