Latest Articles in Commercial Glass
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April 1, 2006Cielo, meaning sky in Spanish, is a fitting name for New York City developer JD Carlisle’s new luxury condominium in Manhattan. Located in the Upper East Side, the 27-story building soars above the neighboring structures and offers “beautiful views” to residents through their floor-to-ceiling windows, says Peter Fuchs, project manager for Wausau Window and Wall Systems of Wausau...
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April 1, 2006Prior to installation of a tempering line, the managers of a U.S. window manufacturer with a single plant determined they needed an enclosure. They had two main objectives: one, to protect their operators from the noise associated with this type of process; two, to avoid adding the heat load to their air-conditioned plant.The blower room is in a separate lean-to building outside the plant wall....
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Online tool, a quicker way to get the numbersApril 1, 2006Ever increasing in popularity, minimally supported glass, such as glass canopies and balustrades, find their way into many commercial construction projects. These applications require designers to confirm that the glass meets the appropriate design loads. Whatever the situation, strength of glass plays an important role in choosing the best glass solution for a project. There are many references...
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Understanding the basicsApril 1, 2006Maintaining cash flow remains one of the most common challenges glass company managers face. Everyone, from manufacturers to glazing subcontractors, distributors to builders, and retailers to suppliers, is subject to the same type of progress payments that characterize nearly every sector of the construction field. Contractors and subcontractors usually receive payments 30, 60 or 90 days into the...
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Features unusual and creative shelves from designers and manufacturers across the continent.April 1, 2006Click here to view PDF format. (366KB, Adobe Acrobat)
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April 1, 2006Remodeling the Charles E. Bennett Federal Building in Jacksonville, Fla., was no easy feat. In addition to needing updated heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and electrical systems, new tenant office spaces and a rehabilitated façade, 1,300 leaking windows needed replacing. Updating the structure did not end there. Today, federal buildings, possible targets for terrorist activity, come...
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Provides the competitive edgeApril 1, 2006Design and construction of building envelopes have become such complex processes that support services to architects—ranging from product selection and specification to energy ratings—have become integral to the work of every glass and glazing professional. To this end, even fabricators and contract glaziers in relatively small markets add to their staffs draftspeople and salespeople...
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Innovative designsApril 1, 2006One, two snap!Designers stretch imagination with channel glass “A major focus for [Technical Glass Products] is working with architects and designers to provide glazing solutions that meet their unique design challenges and expand their design options. … The Imagination Cube competition is a great way to inspire innovative designs.” — Jeff Razwick, director of...
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February 1, 2006Members of the Toronto Catholic District School Board wanted natural light to flood the gymnasium of the Loretto College School. Designers from Scott Morris Architects Inc. in Toronto fulfilled this requirement for the local private girls’ secondary school with a two-story, west-facing glass curtain wall lining the side of the gym.That solution, involving 3,271 square feet of glass, created...
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February 1, 2006The architect’s decision to look beyond traditional glazing to naturally illuminate the Westwood Branch Library in Los Angeles presented a welcoming challenge for glaziers from Harris Glass Co. in Bell, Calif.Designers from Steven Ehrlich Architects in Culver City, Calif., chose two types of tempered channel glass from Bendheim Wall Systems, with western offices in Oakland, Calif.“It...
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Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline. Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...
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Building on the success of the Top Glass Fabricators rankings introduced last year, Glass Magazine is expanding its coverage to include the Top Metal Companies, featuring the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products in the United States and Canada. The Top Metal Companies include those that manufacture, fabricate and sell curtain wall, storefront and entrance, commercial interior...
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In an effort to spotlight the people who make the Glass Magazine Award-winning products and projects possible, this year’s program included people-centric categories, for which the industry submitted their picks for best installer, production supervisor, project manager and sales rep.After narrowing down the nominations to three finalists in each category, the Glass Magazine editors asked the...
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