Extruded aluminum is the material of choice for commercial doors and entrances. Its popularity is due in part to its excellent track record: There are millions of aluminum entry doors installed across the country, and some have been in service since the 1950s. A door is one of the [ Read More... ]
When your project requires lasting performance in a choice of colors, specify 70% PVDF architectural coatings for aluminum framing systems. Specifying performance should be the easiest part of selecting an architectural paint finish for your project’s Tubelite aluminum framing products. With a nearly unlimited palette of possibilities, it’s choosing [ Read More... ]
Tubelite UniVent 1375AW Series Therml=Block™ Windows are honored as a Building Design+Construction (BD+C) 75 Top Building Products for 2023 as a Judges’ Pick. The award-winners are showcased in the November/December magazine and recognized online at BDCnetwork.com/75-Top-Products. These operable Tubelite UniVent 1375AW Series Therml=Block Windows are engineered to complement and [ Read More... ]
The Blue Ribbon Pavilion in Indiana and the gift shop at Mount Rushmore feature doors that are made to perform. Considering that entry doors are among the most frequently used moving parts of a building, it is impressive how long aluminum doors last and how well they perform. High-traffic [ Read More... ]
Tubelite® 950SG Series Therml=Block™ Window Wall system was honored as a 2023 Glass Magazine Award winner in the category of Best Framing System or Component. Tubelite will be recognized in Glass Magazine and at a ceremony at GlassBuild America: The Glass Window & Door Expo in Atlanta, Oct. 31-Nov. 2. [ Read More... ]
Tubelite Inc. announces its new UniVent 1375AW Series Therml=Block™ Windows, including project-out awnings and casements, and project-in hoppers and casements. These operable windows are engineered to complement and seamlessly integrate within mid- to high-rise commercial buildings’ storefront and curtainwall systems. Tubelite’s UniVent 1375AW Series Windows offer natural ventilation and [ Read More... ]
Tubelite Inc. introduces its 950SG Series Therml=Block™ Window Wall system. The four-side, structural sealant glazed (SSG) window wall provides a thermally broken, aluminum framing solution for between-slab horizontal spans on commercial buildings. The system’s dual-strut ultra-thermal barrier contributes to high-performance, energy-efficient building envelopes.“For the look of curtainwall with the economy [ Read More... ]
Arlington Falls, Columbus OH; Featuring Tubelite storefront finished in Champagne Anodize When we talk about anodized aluminum framing for curtainwall, storefronts, windows, and doors, most people imagine a clear anodize that highlights the natural metallic appearance. A few may think of trending black and dark bronze tones, [ Read More... ]
Walker, Michigan (June 2021) – Tubelite Inc. has expanded its ForceFront® Blast product family to include a full range of high-security curtainwall, storefront, entrance door systems for low- and mid-rise government, health care, educational and commercial building projects. Tubelite's ForceFront Blast systems are engineered to comply with the blast hazard-mitigating [ Read More... ]
Walker, Michigan (Nov. 2020) – Offering more options for daylighting and shading strategies on commercial buildings, Tubelite Inc. introduces MaxBlock® Single Blade Sun Shades with a single, horizontal, airfoil-shaped blade in 6- and 9-inch depths, and widths spanning up to 149 inches. This new design expands the MaxBlock Sun Shades [ Read More... ]