Association News: Minnesota Do-Gooders Club hosts marketing and communications series on Mondays, Feb. 25-April 1, 2013

Series tickets on sale now. Individual tickets will be for sale beginning Feb. 1. Seating is limited. Tickets are transferable.

Client news: Kolbe announces retractable screens now available for crank out casements and awnings

“…crank-out windows’ screens can tuck out of the way when they’re not in use to provide unobstructed views. When the screens are needed, they simply pull down to accommodate fresh air and natural ventilation without inviting pests.”

Client news: Wausau provides historically styled, blast-mitigating, hurricane-resistant window system for renovation of modernist federal buildings in Puerto Rico

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.

Association news: AAMA releases test method for operating forces of CW and AW class windows, sliding and terrace doors

“Design teams can help ensure that fresh air and a connection with the outdoors are made accessible to people with physical disabilities, by specifying windows capable of meeting operating force and motion requirements of ICC/ANSI A117.1.”

Client news: Kolbe introduces Ultra tilt-turn window, brings European functionality to the U.S.

“These versatile tilt-turn windows combine American flush-to-frame design with European functionality.”

Client news: Jack Spelman joins Wausau as architectural sales representative serves eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, northern Delaware

Drawing from more than 30 years of industry experience, he works closely with the building owners, architects, general contractors and glazing contractors in the region.

Client news: Wausau names Gregg Tassone as architectural sales representative in New York City and northern New Jersey

Tassone brings a consultative sales approach and 35 years of experience in the glazing industry to his new role with Wausau.

Client news: Wausau names Kelly Townsend as Texas’ architectural sales representative

Townsend draws from more than 30 years of experience in the commercial glazing and architectural products industries, as well as a lifetime of connections in Texas.

Client news: North Carolina History Center relies on Chicago Metallic for custom ceiling that delivers historic aesthetics, acoustic performance, sustainability goals, smooth installation

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.

Client news: 5 by 5 Design donates art benefitting Full Cycle, helping homeless youth

5 by 5 Design donated custom-created bicycle wheel artwork for a fundraising event benefiting Full Cycle, a nonprofit organization that employs homeless youth in Minneapolis and teaches them bike repair and business skills.