California, here we come! Bringing our best to Glass Expo West™ (GEW), we’ll be exhibiting our Tubelite and EFCO products in booth #100. This regional industry event is held Feb. 5-6 at California’s Ontario Convention Center. Jeff Beckstead, Eric Breidel and Lisa May will be representing the combined expertise [ Read More... ]
– Supporting safe, energy-efficient buildings – Apogee Enterprises’ Architectural Framing Systems segment has enhanced the Tubelite ForceFront® Storm (FFS) 400T Curtainwall system. The improved design combines verified hurricane impact-resistance with updated thermally broken design, helping code-compliant, energy-efficient buildings support occupant safety, comfort and wellbeing. Tubelite [ Read More... ]
LEED v5 is anticipated to roll out during the first part of 2025. For now, it has not been ratified and remains in the public commentary review stage. In the meantime, let’s continue our blog series with a deeper dive into the Materials and Resources (MR) credits. MR Methodology [ Read More... ]
The newest iteration of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) LEED® green building program, LEED v5, is anticipated to launch in early 2025. This comes after an extensive drafting, revising and reviewing cycle. The final public commenting phase concluded on Oct. 28, 2024. The LEED v5 rating system will be [ Read More... ]
With respect to architectural legacy and consideration for setting and sustainability, Belmont University’s Tennessee campus ranked #11 on Architectural Digest’s 2022 list of the prettiest college campuses in the United States that “create a place as beautiful as it is educational.” Supporting students who choose to [ Read More... ]
The Crocket Center for Athletic Excellence and the College of Health Sciences and Nursing’s Gordan E. Inman Center are two more examples of project success stories on Belmont University’s Tennessee campus. Crocket Center for Athletic Excellence Expanding on an already-planned parking garage [ Read More... ]
Architectural building products with high thermal performance are an essential part of meeting increasingly stringent Model Energy Codes for today and tomorrow. High-performance products also contribute to achieve current project’s ambitious energy-efficiency and net-zero requirements. In addition to storefront, curtainwall and window systems, commercial entrance doors also serve valuable [ Read More... ]
Join us Nov. 11 for an educational day of commercial building and energy code updates, and product solutions. Hosted by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Grand Rapids chapter and the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) Great Lakes/West Michigan Branch, the event takes place 8 a.m-3 p.m. at [ Read More... ]
Opened in 1890 with 90 students, Belmont University currently serves approximately 10,000 students. This private university retains a 12-to-one student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 160 academic programs, including many in music, performing arts and related fields. The Fisher Center for Performing Arts and the Curb [ Read More... ]
In multiplane storefront systems, the terms inboard (I), outboard (O) and center-set describe the positioning of glass or panels within the aluminum framing or mullion. A choice of these three multiplane positions is offered for all of 14000 Series Multiple Plane Storefront. Understanding these terms is important for not [ Read More... ]