Since its introduction, insulating glass units (IGUs) have provided significant reductions in operational carbon emissions from buildings—yet, they increase the embodied (upfront) carbon. This is because the amount of energy (and carbon) intensive glass...
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The comprehensive guide walks manufacturers, fabricators, specifiers, and contractors through all the glazing system components, addressing important points to consider, and things for which to look out. Most helpful for specifiers are the sections...
Thermally improving curtain wall systems
(12/24/2020)
Curtain wall systems provide excellent access to daylight and views that are desired by the building owners and occupants for health and productivity. However, the increasing stringency of building codes has created a conflict...
Privacy and views may seem mutually exclusive when it comes to glass, but the BioSteel Centre—a training facility for the Toronto Raptors—balances both in its façade.
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