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June 25, 2012The basics: The 1.1 million-square-foot University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor marks the largest construction project in the state in the last year, according to a Guardian Industries release. The facility incorporates 50,000 square feet of energy efficient, advanced architectural glass to maximize daylighting and views, earning it silver certification from the U.S.... -
June 18, 2012Specified Systems Inc., www.specifiedsystems.com, was ranked No. 39 on the 2012 Top 50 Glaziers list, up from No. 44 in 2011. With annual sales of between $10 million and $15 million, the contract glazier saw sales increase 5.8 percent from 2010 to 2011. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pa., the company has two U.S. locations and between 42 and 59 employees. Photos by Phillip Sams... -
June 11, 2012The basics: The Lynn University Remembrance Plaza in Boca Raton, Fla., features a structure of six glass prisms built to memorialize four university students and two professors who lost their lives on Jan. 12, 2010, when a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti. The students and faculty were part of a group that went to Haiti in as part of the Journey of Hope, one endeavor in the university's tradition of... -
June 4, 2012The basics: The Mercy Corps headquarters in Portland, Ore., has been designated a 2012 Top Ten Green Project by the AIA's Committee on the Environment in part thanks to its advanced, energy efficient curtain-wall system, and to the use of electrochromic glass, according to a release from Guardian Industries and officials from Sage Electrochromics. The global relief organization took over an... -
May 29, 2012The basics: The University of California-Berkeley's Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences facility, opened in January, is a sustainable facility designed for openness and collaboration. Clad in glass, metal and terra cotta, the five-story, 200,000-square-foot facility meets California' stringent performance requirements, including seismic ratings, as well as sustainable design... -
May 21, 2012The basics: The Utah County Convention Center in Provo, with 46,740 square feet of sellable meeting space, is a green complex, designed to achieve silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The project had a rigid time schedule for installation of the ample glass and panel systems.The players: Architect, MHTN; general... -
May 14, 2012The basics: The new 692,000-square-foot, 292-bed United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.V., was designed to maximize patient comfort, staff and operational efficiencies, and flexibility, according to architect representatives. The players: Architect, Gresham, Smith and Partners; general contractor, Balfour Beatty; glass fabricator, Viracon; glazing framing supplier, United Architectural Metals;... -
May 8, 2012The basics: The new Midland States Bank headquarters in Effingham, Ill., is a four-story, 77,100-square-foot building that houses the bank's administrative, operations and finance divisions. The building features an extensive glass exterior that provides daylighting throughout the bank, and a lobby atrium that gives an open feel to the common areas, according to The Redmond Company. The interior... -
May 1, 2012The basics: The recent major construction project at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, added about 700,000 square feet of new hospital space, and included the renovation of 280,000 square of existing medical space, a new Central Energy Plant, and a new parking structure with a total of nearly 5,000 new parking spots, according to Clark/Hunt. Total project costs are... -
April 23, 2012Photos courtesy of Haley-GreerThe basics: Texas Children's Hospital Neurological Research Institute has reshaped the heart of the Houston Medical Center with its iconic aluminum and glass twisted tower, according to officials from Haley-Greer. The northwest corner of the building was designed and built to mimic the spiral of DNA. The twisted tower concept required significant time in engineering...
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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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