Fixed and operable polycarbonate windows

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EXTECH offers polycarbonate window systems, ideal for a variety of architectural and industrial environments, such as schools, rail yards, athletic facilities, factories, and more.

Industry giants collaborate to create low-carbon concrete mixes

Holcim US, a sustainable building materials manufacturer, recently announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), HIIT Contracting, and Baker Concrete Construction to create innovative, low-carbon concrete mixes, promising 35 to 45 percent lesser CO2 emissions.

S.F. architect opts for unusual materials for Bay Area school expansion

The Office of Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA, undertook the 1115-m2 (12,000-sf) addition and renovation project for the Cathedral School for Boys in the Bay Area, opting for a pale green curtain wall facade to expedite progress on the project.

Washington hotel finds creative solution in shared roof design

The design of The Society Hotel Bingen in Washington, responded to contextual factors—adaptive reuse of a former school, 20 hotel cabins, a covered pathway, and a spa building—connecting the disparate structures through a shared roof.

Cylindrical tower to create distinct landmark in South Florida

New York-based architecture and design studio ODA’s design of a mixed-use tower in South Florida’s Rio Vista neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, reveals a sequence of stepped rounded volumes, to create a distinct masterpiece in the city’s skyline.

Designing offices for the digital workspace

The pandemic is not the only catalyst for transforming new workspaces. The affordability of, access to, and growing reliance on technology are significantly reshaping the offices of tomorrow. This will also transform the education and collaboration needed for planning, designing, and building these spaces.

How AI can improve the security of facility entrances

The use cases for AI in access control and secured entrances are many, ranging from its ability to identify unusual activity like off-hour and abnormal access to the creation of a risk-adaptive entry process that would prevent ingress and egress to areas posing a potential danger to staff or employees.