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St. Joseph Patient Care Center, Orange, Calif. Photo: Tom Kessler
on May 17,2013

Low-emissivity glasses are critical to making today’s buildings brighter, more energy-efficient, and more sustainable. Here are five tips to help AEC professionals understand the differences among low-e glasses and their impact on building performance.

on May 08,2013

Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian Industries Global Flat Glass Group, will engage the global glass technorati in an opening speech at Glass Performance Days Finland June 11-15 in Tampere. In addition, Guardian technologists and scientists will present a wide variety of technical papers and glass industry innovations.

on May 06,2013

SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of fire rated glass and faming systems, is proud to announce that Autodesk Revit models are now available for its fire rated walls, window and door systems via www.safti.com and Autodesk Seek.

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on May 08,2013 in Feature

In many cases, curtain wall failures are caused by fairly simple errors that occur during the fabrication and installation process. This...

on April 30,2013 in Feature

Kate Steel of Steel Consulting Services offers tips and advice for choosing the correct code-compliant glazing product for every fire-rated...

Due to open in August 2013, the West Branch library in Berkeley, Calif., replace
on March 27,2013 in Feature

The Building Team for Berkeley, Calif.’s new 9,500-sf West Branch library aims to achieve net-zero—and possibly net-positive—energy performance...

SAFTI FIRST supplied SuperLite II-XL 60 insulated with Solarban 70XL in SAFTIfir
on March 23,2013 in Feature

The majority of fire rated glazing applications occur inside the building in order to allow occupants to exit the building safely or provide an...

on March 20,2013 in Feature

Single-glazed storefronts in the student center at California’s West Valley College were replaced with aluminum-framed, thermally broken windows...

The use of light load-bearing glass to create transparent stairs, floors, and ot
on March 01,2012 in Feature

Earn 1.0 AIA/CES learning units by studying this article and successfully completing the online exam.

on February 02,2012 in Feature

When the University embarked on its first major addition since the opening of Hutchins Hall in 1933, preserving the Collegiate Gothic-style...

on February 01,2012 in Feature

Replacement or retrofit can help keep energy costs from going out the window.

Glass balconies BD+C December 2011
on December 10,2011 in Feature

Operable glass balcony glazing systems provide solution to increase usable space in residential and commercial structures. 

The new outer envelope of the A.J. Celebrezze Federal Building serves as a therm
on October 12,2011 in Feature

An aged federal building gets wrapped in a new double wall glass skin.