Highly insulating translucent wall system offers long spans

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EXTECH’s LIGHTWALL 3440 translucent wall system features an advanced aluminum framing system and 40 or 50-mm (1.57 or 1.97-in.) tongue and groove polycarbonate panels. These panels can extend vertically up to 16.5 m (54 ft) long.

In the company of giants: Maya Lin to design addition to Frank Gehry’s Fisher Center

World-renowned architect and artist Maya Lin will design a new performing arts building for the Frank Gehry’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, in New York’s Annandale-on-Hudson hamlet in Duchess County.

New funding partner to help NAPA pave the ‘Road Forward’ to net-zero asphalt surfaces

The Road Forward, a National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) initiative to achieve net-zero carbon asphalt pavements by 2050, has a new funding partner, Summit Materials (Summit), a vertically integrated producer of asphalt, aggregates, and cement products, and provider of paving and construction services.

CSI National Conference awards The Construction Specifier’s article of the year

The Construction Specifier’s feature, “Why Fire Sprinklers Belong Above Suspended Drop-out Ceilings,” was awarded article of the year in October at the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) National Conference in Denver, Colorado.

Gilbane leads Michigan university’s radical transformation for enhanced student experience

Gilbane Building Company, in partnership with design-builders Clark Construction, and AVB, Inc., is handling the campus-wide transformation of Eastern Michigan University (EMU), Ypsilanti, in a three-year project worth $200 million.

Studio Gang’s SF tower to represent human-scale architecture at a massive spread

Studio Gang’s 23-story multi-family residential tower, to be built on an area of 29,265 m2 (315,000 sf), in San Francisco’s Mission Rock neighborhood, is designed to maximize communal connections and provide access to natural light with a profusion of biophilic elements.

Structural silicone glazing

Structural silicone glazing (SSG) is a popular glass retention method for its aesthetic appeal and durability. Typically, SSG is shop fabricated but certain conditions require installation of SSG in the field, which introduces a variety of logistical, quality control, and quality assurance challenges.

Integrating lighting into specialty ceilings

The purpose of lighting—both natural and artificial—in the built space has always been to elevate the architectural environment. As specialty ceiling products have emerged, with often complex, three-dimensional, and organic form factors, so have the challenges associated with the design and installation of integrated, functional luminaire solutions.