Tag Archives: Curtain wall

Art gallery visitors see the light of day

A two-story glass lobby featuring a thermally advanced curtain wall is the focal point of the Clark Visitor Center in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando, the new building is part of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s 15-year, $145-million expansion.

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Anaheim station a hub of environmental design

Structurally reinforced insulated glass curtain wall assemblies are front and center in the design of California’s Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC). Owned and built by the city, this three-story, parabolic, long-span, grid-shell structure creates a welcoming space with open circulation and a light-filled atrium.

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Nashville building highlights environmental design

Gulch Crossing is the gateway to an emerging, vibrant, urban neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee. Opened in July, the eight-story Class A office building is situated in The Gulch—the first neighborhood in the south to be certified Silver under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Neighborhood Development.

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UL announces new testing services for building envelopes

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) launched new curtain wall mockup and field testing capabilities for building envelopes. The global safety science organization’s services provide performance testing to determine the rate of air infiltration, water penetration, structural, impact, and cyclical performance for windows, doors, and curtain walls.

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