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April 27, 2009
The renovations and newly constructed buildings at Manheim Township (Pa.) High School are expected to earn a silver designation from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.
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April 20, 2009
The W Scottsdale Hotel and Residences, Scottsdale, Ariz., features a 100-foot long, curved glass wall of channel glass that runs the length of the lobby. The long expanse of glass provides a panoramic view uninterrupted by framing, with a seamless look from floor to ceiling.
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April 5, 2009
The Burbank (Calif.) Community Services Building puts high-performance glazing to the test.
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April 1, 2009
The St. Cloud (Minn.) Public Library features a sweeping unitized curtain wall with asymmetrical glass, and ample interior glazing, including glass walls, railings, doors and elevator enclosures. The exterior features 26,000 square feet of glass, and the interior, 10,000 square feet.
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April 1, 2009
During a tight eight-month timeline, glaziers from Trainor Glass Co., Alsip, Ill., successfully completed the installation on the 34-story Omni Fort Worth Hotel and Residences in Fort Worth, Texas.
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April 1, 2009
The four-story Contra Costa County District Attorney’s headquarters in Martinez, Calif., features an impressive channel glass façade on the north and west elevations that encloses the building’s library.
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April 1, 2009
The Pearl Avenue Branch Library in San Jose features a permanent public art display that combines art glass and photovoltaics. The San Jose Public Art Program commissioned the piece, Solar Illumination I: Evolution of Language, that supports the San Jose Green Vision, a 15-year plan to help solve environmental problems and to grow the local economy.
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March 30, 2009
Manitoba Hydro's signature office building in Winnipeg, Manitoba Hydro Place, meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design requirements, allows ample natural daylighting to promote worker productivity, and reduces the reliance on artificial lighting systems.
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March 20, 2009
Perched at one of the highest vantage points above Shelton, Conn.'s rapidly developing historical riverfront, the $25-million, 17-story Renaissance offers waterfront views through high-performing window systems.
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March 12, 2009
The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, the jewel in the Virginia Beach Town Center, touts a nautical feel and features a tower that shines bright in the evening.