Wausau Window and Wall Systems welcomes David Baer as its architectural sales representative serving Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. Drawing from more than 30 years of industry experience, he will work closely with the building owners, architects, general contractors and glazing contractors across the southeastern region.

“Wausau’s extensive experience with hurricane impact resistant products is essential to this region, especially for hospitals and schools. Along with storm protection, Wausau’s blast mitigating products offer additional protection for government buildings in the area,” says Baer. “The people behind these products have a great deal of pride in their workmanship and their company. I’m glad to join them.”

With a career spanning four decades, Baer dedicated 25 years as the owner/operator of a manufacturers representation company supporting dozens of architectural building products. Most recently, he worked for Eldorado Stone as a southeast regional architectural sales representative. Prior to that, he was with Structures Unlimited as the western regional manager. He also has held various sales, marketing and consulting positions for R2 Hinge LLC; Klaff and Associates; Illini Hardware Corporation; Hang-Ups Company; and ROTON Corporation.

Originally from Illinois, Baer studied at Elmhurst College, Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.

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From its blog to e-newsletters, from videos to on-demand continuing education programs, Linetec provides many online resources to help architects and the building community better understand architectural finishing.

* Launched in 2012, Linetec’s blog shares technical tips, project highlights and other news from the company’s knowledgeable team. Recent posts have highlighted service route expansion, Class I and Class II anodize explanations and color trend observations.

* More than 15,000 architects and other building professionals receive Linetec’s educational newsletter each month. Topics tackle common and unique challenges and offer suggestions for improving aesthetics, performance and other technical applications. Recent issues have addressed controlling variation in paint color and antimicrobial protection.

* Linetec’s videos can be found on YouTube’s “Linetec Anodize Channel.” Along with its anodize featurettes, viewers also can learn about painted coatings.

* As a registered American Institute of Architects’ Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) provider, Linetec offers “Introduction to Coatings: Field Performance and the Application Process” and “Choosing Sustainable Finishes.” Participants can earn 2.0 Learning Units (LUs) for successfully completing both courses. These programs are available as either an in-person presentation or as a self-guided online course.

Linetec’s AIA/CES programs are just a few of the informational sources located in its online Architectural Resource Center. Visitors also can download Guide Specifications for high-performance architectural coatings, request paint sample color chips, learn about sustainable design considerations and more.

“Fitting into architects’ busy schedules, these self-guided programs and tools are available at their convenience 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. And, the content remains online for future reference by all,” says Linetec’s senior marketing specialist, Tammy Schroeder, LEED® Green Associate.

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Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum is excited to announce a $10,000 Sustainability Grant from Hoefler & Frere-Jones (H&FJ) of New York. H&FJ, known for creating original typefaces with deep historical roots, recognizes Hamilton for their “unique role in both safeguarding and celebrating wood type, a vital part of our visual culture, and our national heritage.”

“We’re delighted to help Hamilton secure the future of their new home,” says H&FJ’s president, Jonathan Hoefler. “Their curatorial mission, combined with an ongoing commitment to relevant and exciting programming, makes Hamilton a vibrant institution to both their community and ours. I hope others in the design community will join us in supporting their important work.”

Located just 10 blocks from the former museum, the new museum offers more than twice the space of their previous home. “The new space will be amazing, but we need to buy it, heat it and do structural improvements so we can reopen this August. “ says Hamilton Wood Type’s museum director Jim Moran. “It’s an aggressive timeline, but we’ve lost over six months of revenue due to being closed. This grant and others like it will go a long way toward making sure we keep the museum’s legacy moving forward.”

The museum successfully raised $240,000 since November 2012, which helped defray the costs of sorting, packing and shipping 21 semitrailers of printing history to their new location on the shores of Lake Michigan. Previously owned by the FormRite Company of Two Rivers, Wis., the building offers 85,000 square feet of space and will allow the museum to expand their pressroom and teaching capabilities.

“The classes we’ve offered in the past were limited by space,” says Hamilton Wood Type’s assistant director, Stephanie Carpenter. “In the new museum we’ll have a larger pressroom, additional classroom space, dedicated residency studios and a library.”

“We’re so grateful to Hoefler & Frere-Jones for their generosity,” says Hamilton Wood Type’s artistic director, Bill Moran. “The creative community has been incredibly generous with gifts large and small. And the Sustainability Grant hopefully will help us raise an additional $200,000 to help pay for the building and anticipated upkeep. We couldn’t do it without our friends.”

Contributions of time and money to support the museum’s move may be made online at http://www.woodtype.org/support.

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Appleton Coated announces Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum selected Roman Condensed and Latin Extend to feature as No. 3 and No. 4 limited edition type specimen sheets.

These posters highlight classic typefaces, letterpress printing, and Utopia® coated papers and Curious Collection® papers. Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum’s director, Jim Moran, and assistant director, Stephanie Carpenter, designed, printed and signed these two newest specimen sheets in the series.

Specimen sheet No. 3 features the Roman Condensed style of unknown origin printed on Utopia Ivory Matte 80-pound cover and Curious SKIN Emerald 100-pound cover. Specimen sheet No. 4 features Latin Extended as printed on Utopia U1X Matte 100-pound cover and Curious Metallics Lustre 111-pound cover. J.E. Hamilton and Max Katz first showed this as a wood type from their “Specimens of Holly Wood Type” in 1884.

These specimen sheets represent two of the last artifacts printed under the same roof on Jefferson St., Two Rivers, Wis., where Hamilton Wood Type Foundry began in 1880. This summer, the museum will be moving its vast collection to a new location in Two Rivers.

Incorporated in 1889, Appleton Coated has seen many Hamilton fonts printed on its papers. In 2012, Appleton Coated became an official sponsor of the Museum’s type specimen sheet archiving program and documentation of its type collection.

As curators of one of the premier wood type collections in the world, Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum is the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type. Hamilton’s collection in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, has grown to 1.5 million pieces of wood type and more than 1,000 styles and sizes of patterns.

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Dave Webster (pictured with his wife Iris) receives an award during AAMA’s 76th Annual Conference in Tucson, Ariz., for his accomplishments as an AAMA member.

During the American Architectural Manufacturers Association’s (AAMA) 76th Annual Conference, the AAMA Board of Directors unanimously approved a motion to award Dave Webster, former president and CEO of Kinro, Inc., with Honorary Membership status with AAMA, as nominated by Georges Thiret (Graham Architectural Products), Kim Flanary (Milgard Manufacturing) and Ray Garries (JELD-WEN).

The Honorary Member distinction is recommended for an individual who has shown exceptional dedication to AAMA, made considerable contributions to achieving the association’s objectives, held multiple leadership positions and/or maintained continuous participation for 20 years or more. This complimentary membership is awarded at the discretion of the Board of Directors by a three-fourths majority vote.

“Under Dave’s leadership, Kinro became the largest window manufacturer to the manufactured housing industry, and his impact on AAMA’s achievements over the last 34 years has been just as noteworthy,” says Rich Walker, AAMA’s president and CEO. “We are sincerely grateful for the contributions he made to both the association and the industry.”

Webster has been an AAMA member since 1979 and is one of AAMA’s longest standing Board members, having served since 2003. Webster was a founder of AAMA’s Manufactured Housing Council and offered guidance on the window performance specifications for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as Freddie Mac requirements. Additionally, Webster was the recipient of AAMA’s Outstanding Member Award in 2006, which is the highest honor that an individual member can earn within AAMA.

Upon accepting his award, Webster said “AAMA really helped our company. Kinro grew with the association, and that’s the thing about AAMA — you can say that you sit on a Board of a Class A organization.”

In the last 10 years, only four other individuals have earned this distinction: Doug Adams (Bronze Craft) in 2006, Tom Scheg (Mikron) in 2007, Paul Warner (Quanex Building Products) in 2008 and Bill Gorman (Milgard) in 2011. AAMA currently recognizes only 11 individuals with this distinction.

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Megan Nichols has been promoted to director of marketing and service serving Chicago Metallic® Corporation North America. Working closely with Jim Moynihan, vice president and general manager, she oversees the company’s product managers, customer service manager and senior distribution manager.

Chicago Metallic’s product managers now include: Mark Kemerling for panel products, Tracy Muller for specialty ceilings and Mark Taylor for suspension systems. Karen Miller has increased responsibilities as customer service manager. George Dempsey has been promoted to senior distribution manager responsible for shipping departments in Baltimore, Chicago and California.

Building on a legacy that began in 1893, Chicago Metallic is a global provider of architectural building products and services, including ceiling suspension systems, specialty ceilings, acoustical and sustainable ceiling panels. Its manufacturing facilities and distribution channels are located throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Megan Nichols – Director of Marketing and Service

Nichols manages three product managers and a customer service manager, in addition to supervising Chicago Metallic’s distribution teams at three warehouses in North America. Before her promotion to director of marketing and services, she served as director of customer satisfaction. In this role, she worked collaboratively with other senior management team members to drive cultural and organizational initiatives to build, improve and perpetuate the highest level of customer service throughout the organization.

During her eight years with Chicago Metallic, Nichols she has sought consistent delivery of “World Class” service to maximize customer satisfaction. Strengthening client relationships, she partners with field sales and marketing to understand and assess customers’ needs. Listening to the voice of the customer, she echoes their message to continuously drive improvement that exceeds their expectations. Translating these improvements into standards for ongoing service, she ensures that organizational activities and goals are aligned with those of the customer.

Drawing from two decades of experience, Nichols has remained focused on customer service initiatives. Prior to joining Chicago Metallic, she worked for CertainTeed Corporation in Pennsylvania where she began as a customer service representative and within seven years, had been promoted to the role of supervisor.

Nichols earned a professional certification through the International Customer Service Association, as well as other professional and educational certifications and awards. She received her bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg College and successfully completed many professional development courses through Dale Carnegie, Ken Blanchard and Achieve Global. This year, she begins a nine-month, hands-on Leadership Advantage program offered by Colarelli, Meyer, & Associates to high-performing leaders to help organizations achieve their business growth through continued innovation, collaboration and insight.

Mark Kemerling – Panel Product Manager

Chicago Metallic has hired Kemerling as the product manager responsible for panel products. He brings more than 20 years of industry experience including nearly half of his career in various sales, marketing and management roles for United States Gypsum. While there, he helped launch several new products, many with a strong emphasis on sustainability.

Most recently, Kemerling worked for Ambassador Steel as general manager in Burr Ridge, Ill. Other positions have included marketing manager of interior products and sustainable initiatives lead for Stock Building Supply in Raleigh, N.C.; commercial sales manager for Hallmark Building Supply in Milwaukee; and project architect at Stelling & Associates Architects in Burlington, Wis. A licensed architect for nearly 20 years, Kemerling earned his B.S. in architectural studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his M.B.A. from Marquette University. He has continued his studies through the Northwestern Kellogg School of Management.

Kemerling and his family live in Aurora, Ill., and volunteer with the Good Samaritan Network, Inc. as hosts of the annual Community Thanksgiving Celebration. This event brings together and serves more 1,200 people in the community at East and West Aurora high school.

Tracy Muller – Specialty Ceilings Product Manager

Sharing her expanded industry knowledge, Muller transfers to Chicago Metallic’s specialty ceilings product manager. Previously she served as the company’s suspension system product manager where she helped introduce new products, accelerate customer lead times, streamline submittal materials and support technical enhancements including improvements for meeting seismic performance.

Committed to supporting her customers and colleagues, Muller volunteers on the Ceilings and Interior Systems Construction Association’s (CISCA’s) Emerging Leaders Committee and as part of the task group updating seismic guidelines. She also contributes to industry articles and presentations.

Prior to joining Chicago Metallic, Muller worked for H.B. Fuller Construction Products, Inc. as brand manager and was promoted to senior market manager supporting flooring products and related industry standards, sustainability and marketing programs. She cultivated her brand marketing skills at Diners Club International, where she worked for 10 years and rose from corporate sales regional administrator to vice president of global commercial products and strategic alliances.

A graduate of Chicago’s DePaul University, Muller has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing management. She also earned a business administration degree from Northwestern Business College, has completed Dale Carnegie training courses and is a certified Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt project manager.

Mark Taylor – Suspension Systems Product Manager

Taylor joins Chicago Metallic and assumes Muller’s previous position as product manager responsible for commercial ceiling suspension systems. These industry-leading grid systems include products for fire-resistant and seismic-mitigation designs, and those for specialty applications addressing sensitive and secure interior conditions, as well as extreme climates in exterior conditions.

Previously, Taylor was a product manager at Robert Bosch Tool Corporation where he managed cross-functional teams and launched multiple product line extensions to global markets. Before that, he worked at Dayton Superior as a product manager for concrete wall-forming products and accessories.

Gaining a hands-on knowledge of the products he manages, Taylor began his career in the commercial building industry as a carpenter for Tazelaar Construction. In addition to field experience, he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology from Eastern Illinois University and pursued professional development opportunities through the American Marketing Association. Continuing to grow and share his industry knowledge, he also is a member of the CISCA Emerging Leaders Committee.

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Wausau Window and Wall Systems(R) INvent(TM) -HP -XLT Series windows combine hurricane impact-resistant, energy performance and recycled content to meet buildings’ goals for sustainability and protection.

As part of the Advantage by Wausau® standard product offering, INvent-HP-XLT high-performance windows are pre-engineered and factory-glazed. Available on an accelerated delivery schedule, these competitively priced windows are backed with an industry-leading warranty of up to 10 years.

INvent-HP-XLT Series fixed, awning and project-out casement window units meet the ASTM E 1996 requirements for large “D” missile impact testing for Wind Zones 1-3 and “E” missile impact testing in Wind Zones 3-4 for essential facilities, such as hospitals. These windows were evaluated and successfully tested in accordance with Dade County Building Code Compliance Office Protocol TAS 201-94, “Impact Test Procedures;” TAS 202-94, “Criteria for Testing Impact and Non-Impact Resistant Building Envelope Components Using Uniform Static Air Pressure;” and TAS 203-94, “Criteria for Testing Products Subject to Cyclic Wind Pressure Loading.”

Addressing energy efficiency, condensation resistance, and thermal performance, the frame uses 24mm XLT polyamide thermal barriers. Helping meet Model Energy Codes, INvent-HP-XLT windows can achieve a Condensation Resistance Factor (CRF) as high as 65 and a U-Factor as low as 0.34 BTU/hr.sqft.ºF per the National Fenestration Ratings Council’s NFRC 100 standard.

INvent-HP-XLT windows also are tested to meet American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) AW-100 Architectural Performance Class ratings, including new AAMA 910-10 lifecycle testing to 4000 operating cycles, including thermal cycling, as well as stringent requirements for air infiltration, water resistance and structural integrity.

“The new INvent-HP-XLT product line is the perfect choice for design teams considering ‘better-than-code’ performance requirements,” notes Wausau’s health care market manager, Lisa May, LEED® Green Associate. She continues, “The widespread damage caused by Hurricane Sandy has increased expectations for storm resiliency. Invent-HP-XLT windows have been impact-tested with a very broad range of available options — such as large vent sizes, laminates, hardware types and installation accessories — to provide the functionality necessary for buildings of many different types, in warm climates or cold climates.”

Wausau’s INvent-HP-XLT hurricane impact-resistant windows are available with 3-7/8-inch and 4-7/8-inch frame depths. The aluminum frames contain recycled content averaging 70% or greater. Wausau’s quality-controlled, factory fabrication and glazing ensure the intended performance and accommodate dual-color finishes. With a palette exceeding 30,000 color choices, painted finishes may be requested as liquid or powder coatings with ultra-low volatile organic compounds (VOC) and VOC-free content. Durable, VOC-free anodize finishes also may be selected.

These qualities may aid buildings seeking certification under such programs as the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Rating System™.  Additional attributes include natural light, outside views, condensation resistance and thermal performance. Contributing to quiet, comfortable interiors, Wausau’s INvent Series family of windows are tested for Sound Transmittance Class (STC) ratings of 31 to 43, and Outdoor-Indoor Transmission Class (OITC) ratings of 28 to 35.

Integral between-glass blinds minimize maintenance, while managing light and glare. Multi-lock hardware can be ordered on most operating window types, for improved accessibility.

Product descriptions, architectural details, AutoCAD files, specifications and technical guides for Wausau’s INvent-HP-XLT Series windows — and for all of Wausau’s windows, doors, specialty glazing and cladding products, and curtainwall systems — can be found at WausauWindow.com.

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“PrintUtopia: Bright Skies & Smooth Sailing” is the newest edition of PrintUtopia, the paper-centric educational series from Appleton Coated featuring U1X from the Utopia® brand of coated printing papers.

Creative professionals are invited aboard PrintUtopia to set a course for greener horizons with this extra-blue shade and ultra-smooth surface, while buoying real savings for their printed communication projects. Furthermore, U1X supports domestic sustainability and American labor forces. Since 1889, Appleton Coated has been based in Combined Locks, Wis.

“Earning see-worthy results, U1X is the brightest paper we make,” says Ferkó X. Goldinger, Appleton Coated’s marketing manager. “Paper’s fundamental purpose is to hold ink on top of the sheet and reflect light, allowing the ink to transmit and absorb specific wavelengths. U1X lends eye-catching momentum and unparalleled performance to printed communications, without compromising environmental or economical responsibilities. While coated paper is sometimes perceived as premium, this new piece shows it is remarkably affordable.”

U1X’s performance is 100% guaranteed and it is first coated paper with a published brightness of 100 D65/97 GE. Using a proprietary triple-coating process, U1X delivers best-in-class surface smoothness for optimal ink lay in gloss, silk and matte finishes. U1X Silk enhances contrast for crisp color, high readability and sharp, clear images.

Wind can power both sailing boats and printing papers. U1X is manufactured with Green Power, which means 100% of electricity is matched with renewable energy credits (RECS) from Green-e®, primarily wind sources. It was the first coated paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC®) and contains a minimum of 20% post-consumer fiber.

For a copy of PrintUtopia: Bright Skies & Smooth Sailing and for more information about Appleton Coated and the Utopia family of coated papers, visit appletoncoated.com.

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Key Credits
Title: “PrintUtopia: Bright Skies & Smooth Sailing”
Company: Appleton Coated LLC, Combined Locks, Wis.
Paper: U1X silk 100-pound cover
Printing: UV print process with UV inks on the inside panels and conventional lithography on the outside panels; all four-color process with various finishes and techniques
Design: The Thorburn Group, Minneapolis

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Wausau Window and Wall Systems announces Dan Cherney as the architectural sales representative serving customers in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts.

Cherney draws from three decades of industry experience working with building owners, architects, general contractors and glazing contractors in the New England and mid-Atlantic regions. Living in coastal Newburyport, Mass., he joins Wausau with a familiarity and respect for the company’s products that extends back to the 1980s.

Most recently, Cherney concluded a total of 16 years as a regional sales manager with CPI Daylighting Inc of Illinois. During and between this timeframe, he co-owned DICO Enterprises Inc., a subcontracting business serving Washington, D.C., with multiple architectural building products. Early on in his daylighting career, he had worked of behalf of Super Sky Products and a few other manufacturers as a local sales representative in the metropolitan D.C marketplace.

Cherney studied engineering at Tufts University in Massachusetts and continued on to Boston University where he earned a bachelor’s degree. He continues to pursue educational opportunities and to share his knowledge with others. He is a volunteer tutor and serves on a regional parent advisory committee that services the developmentally disabled population for the state. His love of the New England area has brought him back to “home base” for this inning of his career.

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Vermont’s Brattleboro Retreat, a historic, regional specialty psychiatric hospital and addictions treatment center, recently completed an extensive facility remodel that includes psychiatric-grade windows from Wausau Window and Wall Systems.

Founded in 1834, Brattleboro Retreat’s treatment center consists of 58 buildings and sites. The facility treats children, adolescents and adults in their recovery from mental illness, psychological trauma and addiction. To better serve its patients, the Retreat is undergoing broad expansion and renovations across its entire 1,000-acre campus. The upgrades are part of nearly $12 million dollars in improvements slated to take place throughout the facility during the next two years.

The remodel of the Children’s Inpatient Program located in the Retreat’s Osgood Building is among the most recent projects and re-opened in January 2012. Architectural firm Lavallee Brensinger and general contractor Engleberth Construction, Inc., glazing contractor Greenfield Glass worked closely with Wausau Window and Wall Systems from the earliest stages of the project’s development.

Wausau’s staff conducted on-site visits to assess the aging facility’s structural integrity, then presented analysis and recommendations to enhance the whole building envelope. Wausau’s health care market manager, Lisa May, LEED® Green Associate, explains, “There was great concern that existing double-hungs weren’t safe and urgently needed to be retrofitted. While patient safety was the first priority, they also very much wanted to preserve the facility’s historic look.

Providing a home-like and safe, therapeutic environment to help patients heal, Wausau’s 4000i-DT Series windows were manufactured with applied muntin grids to mimic double-hung units and convey a residential-like aesthetic. Wausau also provided the panning and trim to highlight the historic styling. “The facility manager fell in love when she saw the windows with the muntins, panning and trim. It was exactly what she was looking for,” says May.

Greenfield Glass installed a total of 54 units on the first and third floors of the Osgood Building. For each window, the field team would remove the existing unit, prepare the opening, set the panning and trim system to cover any exposed surfaces, then install the new window unit securely in place.

Along with delivering a comforting, historic appearance, these high-performance, psychiatric-grade windows contribute to a comfortable interior, meeting energy-efficiency and condensation-resistance standards. To ensure patient safety, these windows are “drop tested” for interior human impacts up to 2,000 foot/pounds.

May elaborates, “If a patient impacts the window, energy must be transferred sequentially through glazing infill, frames, hardware, anchorage and substrates. Two thousand foot – pounds of energy, as imparted by the human impact drop test apparatus, simulates the shoulder impact of a 200 pound person moving at 25 feet per second.”

The natural light and unrestricted views provided by Wausau’s 4000i-DT series windows also fit the “moral treatment” philosophy of the Brattleboro Retreat, which has remained unchanged since its founding nearly 180 years ago. The first facility for the mentally ill in Vermont, and one of the first 10 psychiatric hospitals in the United States, Brattleboro was patterned on the Quaker concept of moral treatment. Almost unheard of in the 1830s, the Quakers’ approach to caring for the mentally ill included treating patients with dignity and respect in a caring, family-like environment that incorporated meaningful work, cultural activities, healthy nutrition and daily exercise.

“The Brattleboro Retreat’s nearly 200-year-old reputation for high-qualify clinical care has always been accompanied by the comforting, uplifting environment of our campus and buildings,” said Gerri Cote, vice president of operations. “These renovations are in keeping with our commitment to preserve the historic beauty of the Retreat while also offering the very latest in 21st century environment of care.”

To optimize daylight, while managing light and glare and minimizing maintenance, Wausau’s psychiatric-grade windows also feature integral between-glass blinds. Insulated units with glass from Viracon optimize thermal performance to control unwanted heat gain in summer and heat loss in winter.

Further contributing to the Brattleboro Retreat’s energy-efficiency and green building goals, the windows’ aluminum frames contain recycled content averaging 70% or greater. The framing and applied muntins were painted by Linetec using a 70 percent Kynar® 500 polyvinylidene fluoride resin-based coating. This finish meets the highest performance criteria of AAMA 2605. The reliability and durability of this painted finish helps reduce maintenance, repair and replacement.

Other improvements to the Children’s Inpatient Program area include colorful walls, curving architectural lines, built-in seating, a four-season porch, a centrally located nurses station, single patient bedrooms, plus an activities and play area.

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Osgood Building, Brattleboro Retreat, 75 Linden St, Brattleboro, VT 05301; http://www.brattlebororetreat.org/
* Architect: Lavallee Brensinger Architects, Manchester, N.H.; http://www.lbpa.com
* General contractor: Engleberth Construction, Inc.; Colchester, Vt; http://www.engelberth.com
* Glazing contractor: Greenfield Glass; Greenfield, Ma.; http://www.greenfieldglass.net
* Glazing systems – manufacturer:  Wausau Window and Wall Systems, 4000i-DT Series Psychiatric; Wausau, Wis.; http://www.wausauwindow.com
* Glazing systems – glazing: Viracon; Owatonna, Minn.; http://www.viracon.com
* Glazing systems – finisher: Linetec, Wausau, Wis.; http://www.linetec.com

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