Pennsylvania State University’s recently opened Millennium Science Complex (MSC) has received rave reviews for its cutting-edge design, state-of-the-art departmental integration and use of high-performance materials, including Wausau Window and Wall Systems’ SuperWall™ system and ClearStory™ sun shades. The project also has earned U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Gold certification for its energy efficiency and environmentally responsible design and construction.

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Helping protect federal government offices and occupants in Puerto Rico, while preserving the Modern aesthetic, Wausau Window and Wall Systems provided high-performance systems for the Federico Degetau Federal Building and the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse.

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The 60, 000-square-foot building features massive steel trusses spanning its width and other architectural elements typical of 1800’s industrial style. The $60 million project’s design team of BJAC and Quinn Evans Architects sought to reflect the history of the town and industrial character of the waterfront site, while pioneering new ideas in sustainable building design.

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University of South Carolina currently has more than 600,000 square feet of green buildings on campus and by the end of 2013, is scheduled to surpass 1 million square feet. The University estimates that these green initiatives will save the school more than $1.5 million every year in energy and maintenance costs.

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In September 2012, Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy welcomed its first freshman class and anticipates LEED Gold certification.

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The building was designed and constructed to meet LEED® Silver criteria or higher. The building already has received the Overall Sustainable Design Award by the Higher Education Energy Partnership Program of California.

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Sustainability, functionality and enduring architectural presence interweave to define three new University of Delaware (UD) projects. Wausau Window and Wall Systems manufactured a variety of high-performance curtainwall, windows and sun shades to meet the performance requirements and aesthetic vision for each project.

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Entering its third century in 2020, University of Virginia (UVA) positions its campus for continued growth and success as it continues the vision of its founder, Thomas Jefferson, for an “academical village” in which learning would be an integral part of daily life. Contributing to UVA’s enduring vision and the architectural tradition established by Jefferson, Kolbe’s windows and doors are featured on several campus buildings.

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“Chicago Metallic’s system did exactly what we needed it to do. It handles the weight load. It looks good. It met the accelerated schedule and the budget conscious bottom-line. Overall, it was a good group of people working together, trying to beat a deadline.”

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Building on a successful 2010 effort to help the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) create the “greenest office building” in the nation, Wausau Window and Wall Systems returned to contribute to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) Research Support Facility (RSF) planned expansion.

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