Wausau Window and Wall Systems has expanded its three-week, stock length SuperWall(TM) system offered through Advantage by Wausau(R) Wall Products. This curtainwall system now is available in four standard depths: 7-¼ and 10-¼ inches, as well as the previous 6-¼ and 8-¼ inches.

Meeting the accelerated pace of construction timelines for low- and mid-rise buildings, orders are shipped in three weeks. Wausau’s SuperWall systems are manufactured with high recycled content and finished in standard and specialty anodize colors, including copper anodize, or in powder coat or liquid paint, including a palette exceeding 30,000 color choices.

All four of these SuperWall depths are available in three weeks in the 2-½ inch face width. Specified as captured or silicone structural glazed systems, Wausau now also offers F and T anchors and open-back framing members with available closure plates.

“For the last 30 years, customers have relied on Wausau’s SuperWall systems for easy assembly; smooth, quick installation; and worry-free, test-verified performance. Today, they need it faster than ever and want more standard mullion depth dimensions,” says Peter Fuchs, wall products manager for Advantage by Wausau.

“We offer one of the best lead times in the industry and finish to match whatever color scheme the architect and owner can imagine,” Fuchs continues. Responding to design teams’ demands for energy efficiency, SuperWall achieves NFRC U-factors as low as 0.35 BTU/sqft-hr-degF, with Frame Condensation Resistance Factor (CRF) of 67 and higher.

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Supporting the proven performance of SuperWall systems and helping ensure prompt approval of shop drawings and calculations, Wausau’s design and submission engineering tools include AutoCAD® details, test reports, wind load charts, guide specifications, thermal models, and other instructive recommendations.

To learn more about SuperWall, and other competitively priced products with accelerated delivery, explore the Advantage by Wausau offering at http://www.WausauWindow.com or call 877-678-2983.

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For the fourth consecutive year, the Wisconsin Corporate Safety Awards, co-sponsored by Wisconsin Safety Council and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, honored Wausau Window and Wall Systems with an “Outstanding Achievement Award for Excellence in Safety.” In April, the company also celebrated another significant safety milestone: surpassing 1 million hours without a recordable injury incident.

“We are extremely proud of our employees for this achievement. We appreciate their strong commitment to safety and wellness here. It’s not just about training and policies. It’s really about creating a safety-based culture,” says Wausau’s president, Rick Marshall.

“In our industry, it is just unheard of to go a whole year as a company without a recordable. We know it’s possible,” says Doug Janz, Wausau’s safety manager. “The company’s leaders have established high expectations throughout the organization. When you add a commitment by each and every associate the results can be outstanding.”

Wausau’s “Outstanding Achievement Award for Excellence in Safety” was presented on April 17, 2012 in recognition of “outstanding efforts through exemplary job performance to advance safety in Wisconsin at work, home, school, play and on the highway.” The Wisconsin Corporate Safety Awards also notes, “They have gone to extensive measures to assure their most valuable asset — their employees — are safe on the job.”

Further contributing to the safety, health and morale of its employees and community, the company’s manufacturing facility in Wausau earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) LEED® Silver-level certification for energy and environmental leadership. Multiple studies have documented measurable benefits for improved daylighting, natural ventilation and indoor air quality in buildings including reduced absenteeism, morale and productivity.

To learn more about Wausau’s safe, green business practices, products and tools, please visit http://www.WausauWindow.com or call 877-678-2983.

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Drawing inspiration from ice and steel blades, Chicago Metallic(R) Corporation created a custom metal ceiling for the Buffalo Sabres‘ hockey team dressing room in the renovated First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

Gypsum Systems, Inc. of Elma, N.Y., served as the project’s installation contractor, as guided by design-build team Cannon Design and Cannon Construction Services of Grand Island, N.Y. The project team’s creative and collaborative approach to this complex ceiling project earned a 2011 Construction Excellence Gold Award from the Ceilings & Interior Systems Construction Association (CISCA).

Part of a larger, fast-paced renovation of the First Niagara Center facility, the team dressing room was one of the most important spaces, according to Frank Cravotta, Buffalo Sabres’ director of creative services. He explains, “We needed a unique way to express the Buffalo Sabres’ identity. The space had to inspire our current players, and present an impressive and exciting image to our recruits. … Our task was to deliver a $9 million, full-facility renovation in just four and a half months.”

Cannon Construction Services provided the construction management and the design using a design-build delivery model for the major renovation of team rooms and associated player spaces for the Buffalo Sabres. After seeing the spaces of other National Hockey League (NHL) teams and stadiums, Cravotta knew that he wanted something dramatically different.

Cravotta relied on Antonio Borgese, Cannon Design’s vice president and project designer, to present something extraordinary. “No one has seen anything like it in the NHL,” says Borgese. His first departure from traditional locker and dressing room designs was conceiving an oval-shaped space, rather than the typical rectangular confines of other teams. “With the oval shape, there are no awkward points, no players in corners.”

The elliptically shaped, metal, custom ceiling mimics the contours of the ice arena using Chicago Metallic’s SpanAir™ Torsion Spring ceiling panels and Infinity™ Perimeter Trim. A circular lantern with an illuminated team logo glows as the ceiling’s centerpiece.

“We were looking for a way to further accentuate the lantern,” Borgese continues. “Everything from translucent to opaque ceiling panels was considered. Then, we developed the idea of perforations in the panels to create the look of light radiating from the logo. Our concepts advanced to include the use of metal panels to capture the cool feeling of ice with a sleek, finished look similar to steel skate blades.”

Customizing the perforated panels with the desired moiré light effect required expertise and artistry. “Combining 100 years of experience with custom metal ceilings and the latest technological tools, we used 3-D modeling and precise shop drawings to perfect and document the design,” says Brian Valdez, Chicago Metallic’s product manager.

“There was a lot of dimensioning that needed to be worked out, and the shop drawings had to be very precise,” echoes Norm Adsitt, Gypsum Systems’ project manager. “The outside perimeter is egg-shaped, while the center section is round. This was a very technical fabrication and installation challenge. Chicago Metallic did an excellent job of getting it done.”

Valdez agrees that the visual effect was critical. He also notes that the ceiling system needed to be functional and allow easy access to the fluorescent lighting fixtures above the panels. “Our SpanAir Plank Metal Ceiling System with a torsion spring design was chosen to accomplish the task. The planks fill the wide, spanning spaces and are suspended from a heavy-duty T-bar type grid. The grid is concealed from view and the torsion spring panels allow easy access at any point in the ceiling.”

The facility’s renovations finished in time for the start of training camp. The condensed schedule began in mid-March 2011 when the Buffalo Sabres’ season ended. The construction period was completed in only four months, just one-third the time of a typical project this size. According to Cannon Construction Services, “fast-tracking was accomplished through innovative construction packaging and phasing, and by working closely with contractors to minimize complications and respond quickly to field issues.”

Valdez adds, “With this collaborative approach, the dressing room’s custom ceiling design required no compromises to attain both the desired function and aesthetic. Taking on the difficult challenge to create a dressing room unlike any other in the National Hockey League proved to be a triumph for the Buffalo Sabres.”

“It’s uplifting and exciting,” praises Cravotta. “In conjunction with the overall facility renovation, the room creates a great experience for the players. The ceiling is the highlight of the design. It’s a custom work of art.”

The Buffalo Sabres’ players and team owners have added their rave reviews to Cravotta’s. The team finished its 2011 season in fifth place for in the Eastern Conference, with a 9-1-12 record at home, selling out all 12 games in the Niagara Center’s renovated arena.

In addition to the team’s accomplishments, the Buffalo Sabres’ unique dressing room earned a Gold Award for Boutique Projects in the 2011 CISCA Construction Excellence Awards. These prestigious awards recognize CISCA members who produced the year’s finest examples of interior commercial construction. Chicago Metallic Corporation accepted the award on April 18, 2012 at the CISCA Annual Convention and INTEX Expo in Charlotte, N.C.

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Buffalo Sabres, Team Dressing Room, First Niagara Center; One Seymour H. Knox III Plaza, Buffalo, N.Y.

* Controlled by: Buffalo Sabres; Buffalo, N.Y.

* Owned by: Erie County , Buffalo, N.Y. (because it is on city land)

* Design-build team: Cannon Design and Cannon Construction Services; Grand Island, N.Y.

* Installing contractor: Gypsum Systems, Inc.; Elma, N.Y.

* Ceiling system manufacturer: Chicago Metallic Corporation; Chicago

* Photos by: Bochsler Creative Solutions; Burlington, Ontario

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Two continuing education program are available from Chicago Metallic® Corporation: “Designing with Metal Ceilings” and “Seismic Requirements for Suspended Ceiling Systems.”

“Designing with Metal Ceilings” is approved for both Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC) and American Institute of Architects continuing education credits (AIA/CES). This credit will be accepted by the AIA, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), the International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) and the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC).

Participants will learn about the development of commercial ceilings in the U.S., the construction and finish options for metal ceilings, the applicable ASTM standards regarding metal ceilings (corrosion, acoustics and life safety), and product applications for different project types.

Members who successfully register and complete the course can earn 0.1 IDCEC CEU for course number 30309, subject code 5.4 Ceiling Treatments – General Knowledge; or 1.0 AIA/CES Health, Safety, Welfare Learning Unit (HSW LU) for course number MC9/2011-MC.

“Seismic Requirements for Suspended Ceiling Systems” participants may earn 1.0 AIA/CES HSW LU for course number MC9/2011-SC. The presentation will discuss commercial building components, seismic activity and risks in the U.S., how earthquakes have affected suspended ceilings, U.S. seismic codes, and the primary issues involved in designing ceiling components and installation methods for commercial buildings in seismic areas.

Both are in-person presentations where attendees will have the opportunity to ask general questions, as well as to address specific issues for their commercial building projects and local geographies. To schedule a presentation, please contact info@chicagometallic.com or call 800-323-7164.

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Responding to customers across the Southwest, Linetec has expanded its service and distribution to include Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

Rob Seils, sales manager for Linetec’s South-Central territory, provides customers across the region with liquid painting, powder coating, and anodize finishing services for architectural aluminum. Examples of customers’ products include window and door systems’, storefront framing, sun shades, light shelves, canopies, column covers, panels and flat sheet.

As the nation’s largest independent architectural finisher, Linetec operates its own fleet of trucks providing customers with weekly pickup and delivery services.

“This makes outsourced finishing an easy, turnkey operation. Customers get the benefit of a dedicated carrier, which provides convenient, safe and efficient transport of our customers’ material. They don’t need to spend time finding and scheduling a contracted hauler to make the delivery,” says Seils. “We know that material will be picked up and delivered on time and on schedule. Using experienced drivers, we also ensure material is loaded properly to protect against damage.”

Linetec offers several managed trucking options, including partial loads, which help manage freight costs by effectively sharing a truck with other customers in the delivery area,” adds Seils.

Further supporting its customers, Linetec recently published the first guide specification for shop-applied metal paint and anodize finishes. “Section 05 0513 Shop Applied Coatings for Metal 3-part Guide Specification” is available for download from its website. The document can be found in the “Architect Resources” section along with continuing education series presentations and other information.

Visitors to the website also can subscribe to Linetec’s e-newsletter by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page and emailing sales@linetec.com.

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Nestled in the historic district, the Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel completed a major renovation in 2009. A new porte-cochére and entry lobby are amongst the notable improvements to the 1890’s vintage, 15-story property. Welcoming and sheltering guests as they enter the hotel, Super Sky Products Enterprises, LLC provided a custom vaulted skylight.

To achieve the intended look and performance, Super Sky worked with EDI Architects, Inc. of Houston, Texas and Bosse Mattingly Constructors of Louisville, Ky. The aluminum-framed ridge skylight measures 21 feet, 4 inches by 20 feet 4 inches. Linetec finished the framing in a Quaker Bronze color using a high-performance 70% polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) coating.

“Shielding against aging, weathering and pollution, 70% PVDF coatings are some of the most durable available,” says Linetec‘s senior marketing specialist, Tammy Schroeder, LEED® Green Associate. “These coatings meet the most demanding, exterior, architectural specification AAMA 2605-11. The stringent performance criteria ensure the finishes have a long lifecycle. This reduces the need for maintenance and replacement, minimizing the associated time, cost and materials.”

Efficient use of resources and a commitment to sustainability is a core value at Linetec. As an environmentally responsible finisher, Linetec safely captures and destroys the liquid paints’ volatile organic compounds (VOC) content before the finished material arrives at the job site. For projects seeking LEED certification and other green goals, choosing durable products with no-VOC finishes can be an important part of the selection and specification process.

Along with the finish’s environmental and performance qualities, Super Sky’s skylight for Hilton DeSoto contains 800 square feet of Viracon‘s laminated glass to mitigate severe heat and storms.

Rain or shine, Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel offers 245 rooms plus five suites and bar/lounge, restaurant, coffee shop, outdoor pool with bar, gift shop, exercise center and 20,000 square feet of banquet and conference facilities.

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Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel; 15 East Liberty St., Savannah, GA  31401
* Owner: Hilton Worldwide
* Architect:  EDI Architects, Inc.; Houston, Texas
* Contractor:  Bosse Mattingly Constructors; Louisville, Ky.
* Skylight manufacturer and installer: Super Sky Products Enterprises, LLC; Mequon, Wis.
* Skylight glass manufacturer: Viracon, Inc.; Owatonna, Minn.
* Skylight finisher: Linetec; Wausau, Wis.
* Photo: William Lemke, courtesy of Super Sky Products Enterprises, LLC

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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) celebrates 12 consecutive years of furthering the careers and education of students pursuing a degree related to the building products industry by awarding seven scholarships to children of employees of AAMA member companies. The scholarship award winners were announced during the 2012 AAMA Summer Conference, held June 10-13, in Oak Brook, Ill.

“AAMA is pleased to acknowledge the outstanding students who have dedicated themselves to their academic and extracurricular endeavors in order to pursue a career in architecture, engineering and related fields,” said Rich Walker, AAMA president and CEO. “By supporting these students on their journey to further develop their knowledge and passion, we are hopeful they will make valuable contributions in the building products industry upon completing their education.”

The AAMA Scholarship is a one-time award of $2,000. All children of employees of AAMA member companies are eligible to obtain financial aid for higher education in pursuit of a degree in an engineering or technical field relating to the building products industry. Applicants are judged on grade point average, college entrance exam scores and a 500-word essay. Eligible candidates must be high school seniors or college students who are children of employees of AAMA member companies in good standing.

“Each year, AAMA awards a minimum of three scholarships. This year, four additional scholarships were awarded due to the generous contributions of AAMA members,” said Janice Yglesias, AAMA’s association services director.

Beginning with this year’s award recipients, one of the AAMA-funded scholarships commemorates a significant milestone or achievement for the association. This commemorative award, known this year as the AAMA 75th Anniversary Scholarship Award, is given to the top-ranking scholarship applicant.

The recipient of the AAMA 75th Anniversary Scholarship Award is Jonathan Dorsch, a soon-to-be freshman at the California Institute of Technology, where he will major in mechanical engineering due to his interest in building principles. While maintaining a 4.0 GPA, Dorsch was co-chair of the Eastview Senior High marching band, a member of the National Honor Society and participated in Science Olympiad. Additionally, he is an active volunteer, giving his time to causes such as Feed My Starving Children and Relay for Life. His father, Jeffrey Dorsch, is an employee of Truth Hardware Corporation in Owatonna, Minn.

The first 2012 AAMA Scholarship Award recipient is Mathew Blom, a soon-to-be freshman at Iowa State University, where he will pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. Blom has received awards for his leadership on the football field, as well as for his engineering research endeavors through the University of Wisconsin-Plateville. In addition to tutoring students in mathematics, Blom participates on his church worship team and is a Fellowship of Christian Athletes student leader. His father, George Blom, is an employee of Pella Corporation in Pella, Iowa.

The second 2012 AAMA Scholarship Award recipient is Megan Conley, a soon-to-be freshman at Clemson University, where she will be studying civil engineering. Holding a 4.0 GPA, Conley was the vice president of the Henley High School Student Government, president of Key Club and National Honor Society and captain of the varsity soccer, tennis and junior varsity basketball teams. Conley’s interest for architecture began at a young age when she began sketching floor plans on grid paper. Her father, James Conley, is an employee of JELD-WEN in Portland, Ore.

The third 2012 AAMA Scholarship Award recipient is Rachel Hlatky, a soon-to-be freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, where she will pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. As a student at Magnificat High School, Hlatky achieved First Honors for four years and had perfect attendance for three. Hlatky was the captain of her high school track team and was a member of Key Club. Her father, Michael Hlatky, is an employee of GED Integrated Solutions in Twinsburg, Ohio.

The fourth 2012 AAMA Scholarship Award recipient is Griffin Lay, a soon-to-be freshman at Washington University, where he will major in engineering mechanics. While in high school, Lay held a 4.0 GPA and was an Honor Society member and AP Scholar for two years. Additionally, Lay was an active member in Student Government and Model United Nations. Lay’s interest in engineering stems from math courses he took at a young age. His father, David Kranz, is an employee of Architectural Testing, Inc. in York, Pa.

The fifth 2012 AAMA Scholarship Award recipient is Zachary Lee, a soon-to-be freshman at John Brown University, where he will pursue a degree in electric engineering. Lee held a 4.0 GPA while attending Larue County High School and was an AP Scholar and member of the Future Business Leaders of America. Lee has a wide range of volunteer experience, including fundraising to fight world hunger and donating school supplies to at-risk children. His father, Martin Lee, is an employee of Dow Corning Corporation in Midland, Mich.

The sixth 2012 AAMA Scholarship Award recipient is Hannah Wascomb, a soon-to-be freshman at Mississippi State University, where she will be studying mechanical engineering. While attending Pickerington High School North, Wascomb was on the Distinguished Honor Roll for four years and was an active member in Key Club. Specifically, Wascomb is interested in naval architecture and engineering. Her father, Gregory Wascomb, is an employee of Sherwin-Williams Co. in Cleveland.

In addition to these national awards, AAMA member companies have the opportunity to participate in the Scholarship Partner Program in conjunction with the AAMA Scholarship Program to provide a scholarship opportunity for children of their own employees. AAMA scholarship partners include Graham Architectural Products, Milgard Manufacturing and Mikron Industries, a Quanex Company.
* Mark Kelly, an upcoming college freshman at the Catholic University of America, has been awarded the scholarship from Graham Architectural Products scholarship.
* Milgard Manufacturing has awarded three scholarships. The recipients are Jeremy Thomas, an upcoming junior at Columbia University: School of Engineering and Applied Science; Thao-Mi Lam, an upcoming freshman at the University of Washington-Seattle; and Johnathan Baker, an upcoming sophomore at Portland Community College.
* Mikron has awarded two scholarships: Alyssa Benson, an upcoming freshman at Pima Medical Institute, and Jane Schrader, an upcoming senior at the University of Washington-Tacoma.

For more information on AAMA Scholarship Programs, visit the AAMA website at www.aamanet.org or contact Jacqueline Luna, AAMA’s Membership Coordinator, via email at jluna@aamanet.org.

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Keynote Speaker Michael Collins discussed the current and future state of the fenestration industry during the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) 2012 Summer Conference in Oak Brook, Ill.

“A lot of companies I talk to are telling me they are up 15 to 20 percent, and I expect that [percent] to be higher in the next few years,” said Collins, managing director of the Building Products Group of Jordan, Knauff & Company.

According to Collins, fenestration industry plant expansions were closely balanced by plant closures during the same period. Industry bankruptcies and business closures dropped substantially in 2008 through 2010, although they inched up again in 2011. Collins considers it a positive sign that many companies are being purchased out of bankruptcy rather than being liquidated.

In regards to the residential market, the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index notes that single-family home starts are recovering from a low base and existing home sales are improving. “Home affordability is extremely high,” Collins said. He added that those with a household income at or above the median income level have the ability to purchase “76 percent of homes within their market.”

The commercial market is also seeing positive trends in the form of power and energy construction, as well as strong forecasts for building in the manufacturing sector.

Despite these positive trends, Collins noted the constraints on both the residential and commercial markets. “[Future] homeowners still have difficulty obtaining mortgages,” Collins said, which causes “an excess of homes for sale.” In regards to the commercial market, many new construction projects that have been approved are being delayed due to lack of financing available to developers.

Still, Collins is optimistic about the state of the fenestration industry. “We made it through the storm,” Collins said. “It’s now time to harvest the benefits of surviving a really tough downturn.”

Collins has 18 years of experience in investments, with nearly 10 years at Jordan, Knauff & Company where he leads the firm’s efforts in raising capital and mergers and acquisitions advisory for window and door companies.

Some of Collins’ many contributions to the fenestration industry include publishing the Window & Door Industry Benchmark Survey, conducting semi-annual Window & Door Update webinars, and writing a regular column for Door & Window Manufacturer.

More information about AAMA and its activities can be found via the AAMA Media Relations page or on the AAMA website, www.aamanet.org.

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Appleton Coated now is accepting entries to the U360 Design Competition for 2013. Winning selections will recognize the effective, creative role that print communication plays in marketing mix, and will celebrate design, content and printing excellence.

“U360 demonstrates the best examples of what paper makes possible. As the name suggests, ‘360’ reflects an ‘all around’ assessment – from idea definition to creative expression and purposeful execution,” says Ferkó X. Goldinger, advertising and promotion manager.

Entries will be judged by a panel of design experts who bring a full-circle view of strategy, design and print production. There is no cost to enter. Submissions must be printed all, or in part, on Utopia and/or Curious Collection, accompanied by a completed entry form, produced in 2012, and postmarked no later than Dec. 7, 2012. For detailed instructions and an online entry form for the U360 Competition, please visit UtopiaPaper.com  and click on the U360 section.

The 2013 winners will be announced next Spring and featured in a showbook distributed throughout North America, on the Appleton Coated website and in other marketing communications.

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Tubelite Inc. has hired Fred Haas as a client development manager to provide clients in Maryland, D.C., Delaware and northern Virginia with storefront, curtainwall, entrance and daylighting systems.

Haas most recently worked for Oldcastle Building Envelope as a sales representative for the same region. His previous employers include Zephyr Aluminum, LLC of Lancaster, Pa.; Caplan Bros. Glass in Baltimore; Harmon, Inc.’s Baltimore office; and J Keller Glass Inc. of North Beach, Md.

Prior to his 16-year career in the architectural metal products, glass and glazing industry, Haas was a professional lacrosse player for seven years with the Baltimore Thunder. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Baltimore’s Loyola College and is a life-long avid photographer.

A resident of Abingdon, Md., Haas is familiar with the area’s needs. “Tubelite has built a reputation for dependable service that’s known and respected in this region. Ideal for projects in D.C. and Maryland, the company offers recycled aluminum and has developed a blast-mitigating system,” says Haas.

Tubelite offers EcoLuminum™, a high recycled-content aluminum billet composition with eco-friendly, durable finishes for all of its products. These include: energy-efficient Therml=Block™ entrances; ForceFront™ Storm and Blast specialty products; standard doors, windows, storefront and curtainwall; and aLuminate™ light shelf and Max/Block™ sun shade daylight control systems.

Further supporting its clients, Tubelite is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, the Construction Specification Institute, the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, the Glass Association of North America, and an approved continuing education provider through the American Institute of Architects (AIA). This May, Haas shared Tubelite’s educational resources with architects at the AIA National Convention in D.C.

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