* Kolbe is exhibiting at AIA Expo in booth #4441 *

Kolbe continues to expand its VistaLuxe® Collection with the introduction of a new 90-degree corner direct set window unit, which will be unveiled during the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Expo and Convention 2014. Collaboratively developed with architects, the VistaLuxe Collection’s contemporary designs utilize multiple units to create large expanses of glass. Minimal frames and sash optimize daylight openings and maximize viewing areas, while maintaining energy efficiency.

“The VistaLuxe Collection made its debut at AIA 2013 and we have continued to build on this success,” said Cindy Bremer, Kolbe’s vice president of marketing. Kolbe’s VistaLuxe Collection includes casements, awnings, direct set windows, inswing and outswing doors and matching transoms, geometric shapes, a complementary multi-slide door, and now, a new 90-degree corner window unit.

“We are seeing an increased demand for 90-degree units as homeowners seek to open up their homes with corner views that seem to transcend structural boundaries and extend their connection with the surrounding landscape,” Bremer continues. “These products give architects and design-savvy homeowners the flexibility to combine units into unique, compatible configurations, while maintaining symmetry and sightlines. Clean, fluid lines are delivered by the narrowest of frames.”

The VistaLuxe Collection products showcase a warm, wood interior with a selection that includes sustainably harvested species. The extruded aluminum clad exteriors may be painted in standard, custom and new mica colors, and all are backed with a 30-year finish warranty. Durable anodize finishes also are available in metallic tones.

A choice of Flush, Accent and Accent Plus style profiles are offered in the VistaLuxe Collection. The frame nosing, sash face, glass and stops always remain in the same plane across product types within a style choice. A range of glass choices assists in addressing different climate zones and performance needs.

The VistaLuxe Collection model on exhibit at the AIA Expo in booth #4441 features a 90-degree direct set corner unit with a post presented in a Flush style exterior painted in the new Cashmere Pearl mica finish. On the interior, the Alder wood species is enhanced with Coffee Bean stain. This display also highlights matching product selections from the VistaLuxe Collection: an outswing door on one side, and a casement and awning unit on the other. Each is paired with Satin Nickel hardware and a 3-5/8-inch jamb. All of the units are shown using LoE2-270 glass with a black glass spacer.

Design teams can easily communicate and visually customize dimensions and functionality for the VistaLuxe Collection’s products using Kolbe’s 3-D Revit® building information models (BIM). In addition to BIM tools, the website offers 2-D drawings; air, water, structural and thermal reports; warranties, installation and maintenance information, and online videos to demonstrate product operation and performance testing.

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Wausau Window and Wall Systems® showcases its product line of historically accurate windows during the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Expo and Convention 2104. The Custom Window™ by Wausau product family includes historic windows, swinging terrace door inserts and accessories to achieve modern performance, while preserving the look of landmark buildings.

For more than 30 years, universities, courthouses, museums, libraries, hotels, schools, high-rise residences and other commercial buildings have relied on these products to meet both renovation and new construction applications. Custom Window by Wausau products may be selected as fixed and project-in or project-out casements; self-balancing double-hung windows; fixed and projected, simulated double-hung windows; hopper vents and historic glazing inserts for swinging terrace doors. Available on an accelerated delivery schedule, these competitively priced windows and doors are backed with an industry-leading warranty of up to 10 years.

“Historically accurate preservation demands more than just a nod to the architectural vernacular,” emphasizes Dave Stevens, Custom Window by Wausau’s product manager. “Respectful restoration calls for replication of character-defining features. Narrow, accurate sightlines; true divided lites; and strict attention to detail set apart the fenestration of landmark structures — then, and now.”

Custom Window by Wausau products can replicate nearly any historic sightline in a true divided lite (TDL) window. Stevens adds, “Glassmaking technology in the years prior to World War II limited the size of individual glass lites, mitigating the use of putty-glazed muntin grids. Only TDL design can reproduce this aesthetic with the fidelity required for rigorous historical preservation.”

Wausau’s project teams work with architects, building teams and presiding historic districts to assist in obtaining necessary aesthetic and performance approvals, associated tax credits and long-term objectives. Extra-wide thermal barriers also can contribute to building’s energy saving goals and condensation resistance.

Stevens notes, “Replication is about the entire opening, not just the window. The product must be easy to install and anchor correctly. Appropriate sills and trim must be provided to complete the window and blend it seamlessly with the opening and the building itself. If a window doesn’t do all these things, it’s simply not good enough.”

Custom profiles can be designed for panning, perimeter framing or muntins, including panning systems with “T” mullions to echo existing profiles. These aluminum components may be specified with up to 70 percent recycled content and finished with liquid paint, powder coatings or anodize. Dual-color finishing can be accommodated to match different interior and exterior color schemes. With a palette exceeding 30,000 color choices, painted finishes may be requested with ultra-low volatile organic compounds (VOC) and VOC-free content. Durable, VOC-free anodize finishes also may be selected, such as a patina-free copper.

Product descriptions, architectural details, AutoCAD files, specifications and technical guides for Custom Window by Wausau products can be found at http://www.CustomWindow.com.

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Valspar will be exhibiting at the AIA Expo in booth #3618

A number of Valspar’s associates also will be in the booth to demonstrate the digital resources, to discuss the product offering and specification, and to answer questions about architects’ dream projects and their real-life application needs. Among those on site will be:

Tim Tritch, Director of Extrusion Sales

Tim Tritch began his career at Valspar more than 30 years ago as a quality control technician. Quality remains clearly in his focus, whether he is overseeing sales, technical or production processes. For the past two decades, he has grown and strengthened customer relationships. Currently, he manages the extrusion sales team, creating new market opportunities and developing innovative, value-added products. Prior to this, he was as an account executive focused on serving extrusion customers in the southern and western states.

Before joining the customer account team, Tritch was a production superintendent at both Valspar’s paint manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas. He supervised employees, training, equipment and scheduling. Amongst his previous roles, he also gained experience as part of Valspar’s team of chemists. He progressed quickly to senior chemist where he formulated industrial extrusion coatings, and provided customers in the U.S. and the Far East with technical support.

A resident of Dallas, Tritch graduated Cum Laude from the University of Texas. Continuing his education and professional development, he is a member the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA). Together with his colleagues, he also represents Valspar within the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Laura Giannakopoulos, Architectural Market Manager for North America

Dedicated to anticipating and responding to architects’ needs, Laura Giannakopoulos directs the new “InspireME” marketing, specification and informational resources. During the 2014 AIA Expo, she will help unveil valsparinspireme.com, an online experience for architects and design professionals. Giannakopoulos brings clarity of vision to the architectural market, along with inspiring a “yes culture,” where nothing is impossible and the passion to partner with architects to bring their designs to life.

Giannakopoulos monitors future market needs, architectural trends and next-generation technologies. Drawing from this knowledge, she will be introducing architectural strategic partners to Design Flight color-match app and node for mobile devices. Users will be able digitally save, share, custom-name their swatches and order physical samples.

Along with the launch of Design Flight and InspireME, Giannakopoulos also is involved in launching several new products including Kameleon™ Color coatings and Acropon® 2605 Extrusion Coating System for extruded aluminum product. Before joining Valspar, she assisted in developing architectural metal products and services as an eastern region sales manager for Precoat Metals and Premier Resource Group. A resident of Pittsburgh, she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in business management, minor in marketing.

James Sherwood, Architectural Business Development Manager

James Sherwood collaborates with architectural firms and design professionals to support their largest and most complex commercial building projects. Together with Valspar’s team of extrusion coatings specialists, he provides architectural assistance for AIA-approved continuing education presentations, specification details, color matching and samples. Coordinating with Valspar’s laboratory staff, he ensures architects’ requests receive priority, personalized attention.

Before being promoted to architectural business development manager, Sherwood served as the global segment manager for extrusion coatings. He has been in the aluminum extrusion industry his entire career, starting in the chemical industry for extrusion coatings’ surface pre-treatment. An influential industry leader, Sherwood is a taskforce member of the Aluminum Extrusion Council and an active member of the AAMA. He resides in the Dallas.

Isabel Bartig, Architectural Marketing Representative

Enhancing the brand experience for architects, designers and applicators, Isabel Bartig creates and manages Valspar’s integrated, multi-channel marketing campaign. Working closely with her sales and marketing colleagues, she leads the team’s interaction with both industry media and social media channels. Bartig develops and facilitates the group’s marketing communications strategy including website, mobile app, email, event, video and print tactics.

Prior to joining Valspar, Bartig’s career includes branding and marketing responsibilities at Cargill Incorporated and Cochlear Americas. She earned an MBA from the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business and a bachelor’s degree in marketing and economics with honors that include Cum Laude, Mu Kappa Tau and the Dean’s List. She moved from Colorado to Minnesota and currently lives in Minneapolis.

Valspar supports architects and building industry professionals with industry-leading technical expertise, color-matching and sustainability resources, responsive customer service and high-priority lead times. For more information please call 888.306.2645 or visit www.valsparinspireme.com.

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* Visit Linetec in AIA Expo booth #4634 *

Linetec announces its new “Select and Spec” tool for architects and design professionals seeking long-lasting finishes for architectural aluminum products. Visitors to Linetec.com, click on the link to the tool where they may choose from the color palettes and order their painted aluminum samples.

“With more than 30,000 colors in our palette and the ability to match almost any hue in-house, we wanted to help simplify the selection process for customers, architects and specifiers. When Linetec is the chosen applicator, this online tool will make it even easier to ensure the project’s architectural products are painted to the exact specification for lasting color and performance,” explained Tammy Schroeder, LEED® Green Associate, Linetec’s senior marketing specialist.

Linetec established eight color families with interactive “chips.” Clicking on a chip, the user can see a larger image and immediately order up to five samples. These 3.5-by-2-inch painted metal samples are mailed to the contact information provided by the user. Each sample is labeled with an “LT” paint code for reference when specifying the finish for future architectural projects.

Linetec’s finishes are specified on windows and curtainwall, column covers, canopies and panel systems, in thousands of building projects every year. Its assortment of durable painted finishes may be requested as liquid or powder coatings. With the 100 percent air capture system and regenerative thermal oxidizer, VOCs from the paint process are captured and destroyed so there is no adverse environmental impact.

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Kodet Architectural Group, Ltd.’s design of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Maple Grove Maintenance and Truck Station has earned a 2014 Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects’ Minneapolis chapter (AIA Minneapolis). Kodet Architectural Group, a Minneapolis-based full-service architectural firm, was honored at a luncheon celebration on June 19. During the presentation, jurors shared their thoughts from their visit to this new facility and the insights gathered from the government agency leaders involved in its successful development.

AIA Minneapolis Merit Awards encompass the views of business professionals, real estate developers, community advocates, and academic leaders, as well as architects. In the words of the owner: “With this building design, MnDOT will be able to provide better customer service through enhanced equipment availability for road maintenance and by prolonging the life of taxpayer-supported equipment.”

AIA Minneapolis Merit Awards tell a story of excellence beyond design, reflecting the variety of forces that shape a building – from the client/team satisfaction to technical innovation and environmental responsibility, from budget/business success to community impact. For MnDot Maple Grove Maintenance and Truck Station, the jurors’ comments included such descriptions as “the garages are beautiful,” “balance of interior and exterior” and “six percent below budget and on time.”

Completed in August 2013, MnDOT Maple Grove Maintenance and Truck Station was estimated at $13.8 million and bids totaled at $12.9 million. “This project makes a unique design statement out of an ordinary utilitarian building type, using simple economical materials, such as precast concrete, metal panels and painted steel,” said Ed Kodet, Jr., FAIA, president of Kodet Architectural Group.

Encompassing 108,000 square feet, this new facility combines the functions of the Golden Valley and Maple Grove Maintenance Facilities into one building. It functions as a hub for MnDOT, providing 34 vehicle maintenance stalls, four large welding bays, as well as space for 27 vehicles in heated storage. The Field Supply Inventory Center is the building’s core, providing access to both vehicle maintenance and storage, and servicing other MnDOT facilities with a loading dock for vendors’ access.

“Combining the station operations and mechanics facility in one location centralizes these functions and reduces maintenance and operations costs for the Metro District,” according to MnDOT. “The main building layout is more efficient for MnDOT staff’s use and provides a safer and healthier work environment due to design of HVAC, lighting and materials distribution systems.” These systems were developed working closely with local utilities to achieve energy rebates, incorporating occupancy and daylight sensors and high efficiency.

Kodet Architectural Group’s design followed the Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines (MSBG), incorporating materials that are locally available and recycled. Sustainable concepts implemented include a geothermal system with wells on site, and clerestory windows and skylights in vehicle maintenance to provide daylight. Computer modeling was used to optimize the openings’ locations. Kodet also used computer 3-D modeling for renderings and cost estimate takeoffs.

“The design was a successful collaborative effort between the design team, Metro District staff and MnDOT Building Services staff, which worked closely through the programming, design and construction phases,” praised MnDOT. “This project is a tremendous addition to MnDOT’s facilities and will support metro operations for many decades into the future.”

MnDOT Maple Grove Maintenance and Truck Station is one of four projects are recognized as 2014 AIA Minneapolis Merit Award Winners. Kodet Architectural Group also will be honored for the Hmong College Prep Academy’s design.

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Architect: Kodet Architectural Group, Ltd.; Minneapolis; http://www.kodet.com/
Structural Engineer: Mattson MacDonald Young, Inc.; Minneapolis; http://www.mattsonmacdonald.com/
Civil Engineer: Larson Engineering of Minnesota; White Bear Lake, Minnesota; http://www.larsonengr.com/
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: Karges-Faulconbridge, Inc.; St. Paul, Minnesota; http://www.kfiengineers.com/
Landscape Architect: Damon Farber Asssociates; Minneapolis; http://damonfarber.com/
Pre-cast Concrete: Wells Concrete Products, Inc.; Albany, Minnesota; http://wellsconcrete.com/
General Contractor: Merrimac Construction Company, Inc.; East Bethel, Minnesota; http://www.merrimac-const.com/

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* Tubelite will be exhibiting at the AIA Expo in booth #4634 *

Tubelite Inc. introduces 34000 Series storefront system, engineered for hurricane resistance. This new product will be on display in booth #4634 at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Convention and Expo 2014.

Tubelite’s new 34000 Series storefront is offered as either a non-thermal system or with a single poured-and-debridged thermal improvement option. Both choices easily accommodate insulated glass.

Enhancing the product’s environmental attributes, the aluminum used to produce Tubelite’s storefront systems can be extruded using EcoLuminum™, a high recycled-content aluminum billet composition with eco-friendly, durable finishes.

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Method to demonstrate products’ operational capability

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has published AAMA 513-14, a document that sets a standard laboratory test method for windows and doors to ensure they are ADA-compliant. The document, titled Standard Laboratory Test Method for Determination of Forces and Motions Required to Activate Operable Parts of Operable Windows and Doors in Accessible Spaces, provides a consistent, repeatable method of laboratory testing the operating forces of operable windows and doors.

“[ANSI] ICC A117.1 [Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities] has long specified maximum allowable operating forces for products used in applications required to be accessible,” says Joe Hayden (Pella), chair of the ADA Test Methods for Hardware Task Group. “AAMA 513 will serve to augment A117.1 by providing a standardized test method for determining if products comply with these operating force requirements.”

The document, last published in 2012, was updated to include reference to not only CW and AW products throughout, but also R and LC products. It also was expanded to include all doors that are included within the scope of AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440 (NAFS), not just sliding glass and terrace doors.

Hayden added that the next steps will involve getting the document incorporated into code.

“Now that AAMA 513 is complete, our next task will be to work with the A117.1 committee to properly reference AAMA 513 in A117.1,” Hayden says.

AAMA 513, along with other AAMA documents, may be purchased from AAMA’s Publication store.

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The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will be the first major art museum in nearly 40 years to mount a retrospective of work by photographer Wynn Bullock (1902-1975). The High’s Keough Family Curator of Photography and Head of Collections, Brett Abbott, organized the exhibition in collaboration with the Center for Creative Photography. Opened June 14, the exhibition features more than 100 black-and-white and color photographs displayed with Tru Vue® Optium® Acrylic Glazing, including a number of works on display for the first time.

Photo courtesy of the High Museum of Art

“Wynn Bullock: Revelations” offers an unprecedentedly complete look at Bullock’s innovative career, beginning with his early light abstractions and moving through his landscapes, figure studies, color work, negative images and late abstractions. A fully illustrated catalogue published under the same title by the High and the University of Texas Press will accompany the exhibition.

One of the most significant photographers of the mid-20th century, Bullock worked in the American modernist tradition alongside Edward Weston, Harry Callahan and Ansel Adams. Like his esteemed colleagues, Bullock was a master printmaker whose attention to detail resulted in photographic objects of astounding beauty. “For Bullock, the craftsmanship behind his work was just as important as its conceptual underpinnings,” emphasizes Abbott. “His work is marked by a delicacy and intricacy in printing that was so critical to mid-20th century modernist photography. With reflective glazing, it’s hard to appreciate the rich, velvety tones of Bullock’s prints. We really needed a framing system that would allow viewers to experience his work in an intimate and powerfully immediate way, otherwise we would not have done justice to his work.”

Tru Vue Optium Acrylic Glazing is relied upon by museums worldwide including those in Greece, Italy, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong, as well as throughout the United States. “Tru Vue has worked closely with the museum community to develop this product to meet superior aesthetic and conservation standards,” says Julie Heath, Tru Vue’s museum liaison. “Optium combines the best of both worlds: glass and acrylic. It is a shatter-resistant, abrasion-resistant, anti-static, anti-reflective material that blocks up to 99 percent of damaging UV light. The anti-reflective coating of Optium erases the boundary between the artwork and the viewer.”

Photo courtesy of the High Museum of Art

Abbott agrees and continues, “Most framing glass presents a barrier that captures reflections and interrupts the intended experience of a work of art. And in the case of Bullock, you really lose some of what’s special about his prints when you see yourself mirrored in the glazing. Optium takes that sense of mediation away, making the art itself primary to the viewing experience. We really wanted Bullock’s work to have an opportunity to sing on our walls, and Optium has made all the difference in helping us reach that goal.”

Along with Optium, all 108 prints are displayed with a simple, warm white matt and black wood frame. The High’s curatorial team framed two-thirds of the exhibit’s artworks, and the Center for Creative Photography’s team framed the remaining third. “It went very smoothly. The Optium glazing is wonderful to work with,” says Abbott. “And we love working with Tru Vue’s staff.”

“Wynn Bullock: Revelations” coincides with a major gift to the High from the Bullock Estate of a large collection of vintage photographs, making the High one of the most significant repositories of Bullock’s work in the country.

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The Valspar Corporation will be exhibiting in booth 3618 at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Expo and Convention 2014, June 26-28 in Chicago.

During the expo, Valspar will unveil:

* New Design Flight color-match app and node for mobile devices – When touched to any colored surface it will find a match from Valspar’s extensive color library or a custom formulation. Design Flight will be available to architectural firms through Valspar’s partnership development program. Users immediately can order a physical sample, as well as digitally save, share and custom-name their swatches.

* www.valsparinpireme.com – A new online experience for architects and design professionals, the site’s homepage welcomes visitors with the new “inspireME” video featuring David Stahl, senior architect with Cuningham Group. The “Projects” page offers a curated and expanding gallery of inspirational examples. “Colors” showcases an infinite variety of hues. The “Products” section shares an overview of Valspar’s high performance and superior performance, architectural coil coatings, including Fluropon® mica metallic finishes.

Visitors to the “Resources” area can
– Download a free, three-part Valspar specification, “Section 05 05 13 Shop-Applied Coatings for Metal” (PDF);
– Follow the links to take a new online AIA/CES course, “Color Matters: The Relationship Between Color and Pigments in Architectural Coatings.”

* Exclusive, aluminum, architectural drawing tubes in color-changing Kameleon™ Color coatings – Each of the limited-edition, portable storage cylinders features one of four Fluropon Special Classic II finishes: Green Shimmer, Violet Shimmer, Lime Shimmer or Blue Pearl II.

Florida’s Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral showcases the first use of Blue Pearl II. GWWO Inc./Architects designed the iridescent, seven-story sail-shaped structure with master planning by AECOM. The dynamic, durable, mica finish is highlighted in Valspar’s booth and on www.valsparinspireme.com as a Project.

A number of Valspar’s associates also will be in the booth to demonstrate the digital resources, to discuss the product offering and specification, and to answer questions about architects’ dream projects and their real-life application needs. Among those on site will be:
* Tim Tritch, director of extrusion sales;
* Laura Giannakopoulos, architectural market manager for North America;
* James Sherwood, architectural business development manager; and
* Isabel Bartig, architectural marketing representative.

“Our expertise in architectural coatings spans more than 200 years and we’re happy to share what we know, whether in person or online,” said Sherwood.

Visitors to Valspar’s AIA booth #3618 booth also will have the opportunity to earn 0.25 Learning Units with an Expo Chat and to cast a vote for the AIA Best Booth Awards Program. Architects across North America are encouraged to share their own inspirations on Twitter using the hashtag #inspireme.

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* Kolbe is exhibiting at AIA Expo in booth #4441 *

From contemporary to traditional, colorful to transparent, towering to expansive – Kolbe’s entrance doors are custom-designed to convey a homeowner’s signature look. Kolbe’s built-to-order options support those with vision. Each entry can be individualized with wide and tall sizes, unusual shapes, rare wood species, distinctive finishes, finely crafted glass and many other selections.

“No other feature on a home makes such a powerful statement and lasting impression as the front entry,” says Cindy Bremer, Kolbe’s vice president of marketing. “Homeowners with a respect for quality craftsmanship and innovative design also appreciate the opportunity to add their own mark, matching their home’s presence with their personal style.”

During the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Expo and Convention 2014, Kolbe will exhibit examples of customized options available on Kolbe’s entrances in booth #4441:

* Kolbe’s new VistaLuxe® Collection swing door will be presented in a Flush style exterior painted in the new Cashmere Pearl mica finish. On the interior, the Alder wood species is enhanced with Coffee Bean stain. This display also highlights matching product selections from the VistaLuxe Collection: a 90-degree direct set corner unit, casement window and awning window. Each is paired with Satin Nickel hardware and a 3-5/8-inch jamb. All of the units are shown using LoE2-270 glass with a black glass spacer.

* Kolbe’s Ultra Series exterior door delivers a stately appearance at 8-feet-tall and 4-feet wide. The door’s extruded aluminum exterior is distinguished with bullnose casing and finished in a Silverstorm mica coating. On its interior, White Oak wood is custom-stained to resemble barn boards. Insulated glass features a special pattern from Bendheim. Custom SOSS hinges practically are invisible for a neat, clean look complemented with a black Verona handle set.

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