Tag Archives: Windows

What did we get, anyway?

August 8, 2019

Selection of fenestration assemblies (utilizing both window and storefront systems) can be challenging due to the number of ancillary components/accessories available—materials with different performance characteristics compared to the main fenestration element.

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Optimizing daylight with motorized window treatments

May 24, 2019

Motorized window treatments (MWTs) can be configured to regulate the amount of light coming into a workspace. This ensures adequate sunlight for illumination, while minimizing glare in a workspace, as well as helps save heating/cooling costs.

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Improving acoustics in a noisy world

May 22, 2019

Noise exposure can negatively affect a person’s physical and mental health. While sound-absorbing surfaces and interior partitions can make an environment comfortable, it is also important to consider the type of glass and fenestration used on a building.

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Another twisting tower, this time by Studio Gang, tops off

April 30, 2019

Mira, a twisting multifamily high-rise in San Francisco, California, designed by architecture firm Studio Gang has topped off. The 122-m (400-ft) tower will offer a range of luxury condominium residences, and amenity and retail spaces with occupancy slated for later this year.

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New Jersey high-rise frames views with dual-color window finishes

April 1, 2019

New Jersey’s 3 Journal Square, a mixed-use, 240-unit apartment building, hopes to attract young professionals with a high-style aesthetic, modern performance, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.

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