Posted on June 12th, 2013 by heatherwestpr
Kolbe’s main website, www.kolbe-kolbe.com, continues to address the architectural community and other building professionals. In addition, commercial building professionals can visit www.kolbecommercial.com. As homeowners play an increasing role in product choices, residential architects and builders are encouraged to direct these “prosumers” to www.kolbewindows.com.
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Posted on June 11th, 2013 by heatherwestpr
“When finalized, the PCR document will offer manufacturers the tools needed to provide comprehensive, product-specific EPDs to their customers.”
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Posted on June 11th, 2013 by heatherwestpr
The AAMA Scholarship is a one-time award of $2,000. All children of employees of AAMA member companies are eligible to obtain this financial aid for higher education in pursuit of a degree in an engineering or technical field relating to the building products industry.
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Posted on June 10th, 2013 by heatherwestpr
In regards to the worker skills gap, Gold noted that this has been “a problem in the making” due to the canceling of many vocational programs, which has left five percent of manufacturing jobs unfilled because of the lack of skilled workers.
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Posted on June 7th, 2013 by heatherwestpr
For architects envisioning Kolbe’s expansive Ultra Series folding windows in their own projects, these windows may be specified with up to eight panels on each side, stretching more than 50 feet.
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Posted on June 6th, 2013 by heatherwestpr
As the nation’s largest independent architectural finisher, Linetec provides customers with liquid painting, powder coating, and anodize finishing services for architectural aluminum.
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Posted on June 5th, 2013 by heatherwestpr
“This museum-quality, non-reflective glazing is ideally suited to Morell’s work. Made with a large-format camera that allows a great range of detail, Morell’s images are carefully printed, with rich blacks and subtle tones. Optium allows us to present this work free of any distracting reflection or glare, greatly enhancing the viewing experience for the thousands of viewers we are expecting this summer.”
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Posted on June 3rd, 2013 by heatherwestpr
Situated on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, the hospital is committed to achieving the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Gold certification for this 734,000-square-foot building. Wausau’s unitized curtainwall minimizes installation time, maximizes daylight and views and optimizes condensation resistance and thermal performance to achieve energy efficiency.
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Posted on June 3rd, 2013 by heatherwestpr
“The 12 psf (580 Pa) water penetration resistance test pressure cap cited in NAFS has served all industry stakeholders well for more than 20 years and is recommended for general use outside of high velocity wind zones for low- and mid-rise construction in the U.S. When specified as part of the NAFS test regimen, it represents a solid trade-off between cost, performance, aesthetics and functionality for most construction projects.”
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Posted on June 3rd, 2013 by heatherwestpr
Kolbe’s tilt-turn model at AIA also features energy-efficient, triple pane, insulating glass with LoE3-366 coating, which is an option on many Kolbe products. On the interior, an engineered, laminated veneer bamboo product (sourced from suppliers such as Lamboo®) extends the environmental statement.
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