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... ]
Caleb Marion, P.E., has been promoted to Northeast regional sales manager of Apogee Enterprises’ Architectural Framing Systems segment, supporting the EFCO and Tubelite brands, and the legacy Wausau Window products. Serving the Northeast region, Marion’s territory includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, [ Read More... ]
Opened in August 2023, Earl Swensson Associates (ESa) designed the Jack C. Massey Center’s six-story, 138,000-square-foot building to serve as Belmont University’s new, dedicated campus welcome and admissions center for prospective students and visitors. Named in honor of business leader Jack C. Massey, it also is [ Read More... ]
Opened in May 2024, the new Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine is our first stop on our tour of Belmont University’s Tennessee campus projects brought to life through a decades-long partnership between glazing contractor Alexander Metals and Tubelite architectural aluminum products. [ Read More... ]