Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum announces the third annual Wayzgoose conference on Nov. 4-6. Among the featured presenters at this internationally-renown, three-day conference will be:
* Tracy Honn, printer and curator of Wisconsin-based Silver Buckle Press, whose work is part of the “Graphic Design: Now in Production” exhibit at the Walker Art Center;
* Stanley Nelson, one of the most-recognized master typecasters who retired from Graphic Arts Division of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History;
* Paul Shaw, New York-based calligrapher, typographer and design historian;
* Sara Langworthy, professor and printing facilities supervisor at the University of Iowa – Center for the Book;
* Dave Peat, a collector and authority on type specimen books; and
* Matthew Carter, an internationally recognized type designer who created the “Van Lanen” typeface, named in honor of Jim Van Lanen, Sr., founder of the printing museum.

Marking the end of summer, Wayzgoose traditionally commemorates an annual gathering of printing staff as they used the last of the season’s pulp to paper the windows in preparation for winter. Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum hosts a modern revival in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Registration will cost $150 and be open soon at http://woodtype.org/. Hotel accommodations can be made at the Lighthouse Inn.

“We are proud to welcome printers, designers, historians and typographers from the U.S. and Europe to this conference,” says Jim Moran, museum director. Along with lectures and lessons from the featured presenters, attendees will tour of the museum, have access to on-site limited-edition posters, and participate in hands-on workshops.

About Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum
Hamilton Wood Type began producing type in 1880 and within 20 years became the largest provider in the United States. Today, volunteers of the Two Rivers Historical Society preserve this legacy and host educational demonstrations, field trips, workshops and offer opportunities with this vast wood type collection. The museum also illustrates antique printing technologies including the production of hot metal type, hand-operated printing presses, tools of the craft and rare type specimen catalogs.

Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum is located at 1619 Jefferson St., Two Rivers, WI 54241. In addition to the special events, the museum is open to casual visitors 12-5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Tours are provided on the hour. For group tours and other appointments, please call 920-794-6272 or email info@woodtype.org. Museum memberships start at $35/year and include additional benefits.

Follow Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum on Twitter at @hamiltonwoodtyp, on Facebook, on Flickr or on YouTube.

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Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) members’ products successfully passed the California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC)’s first testing for reduced lead content in drinking water faucets, pipes and pipefittings. Of the manufacturers identified in the DTSC’s report, four are PMI members and two of these are located in California.

PMI continues to support implementation and enforcement of the California bill that not only became state law, but also guided the way for the national “Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act” signed into law January 2011. California’s Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett (D-San Leandro) authored the bill requiring product testing and praised the value of the testing required by this legislation.

“PMI continues to work closely with California’s legislators and DTSC to reduce the maximum lead content to 0.25%,” says Barbara C. Higgens, PMI’s executive director. “We actively engaged the state DTSC in developing a fair and balanced testing methodology and support ongoing testing and certification to ensure all products meet the requirement. We congratulate our members for complying with this standard and their leadership in protecting consumers.”

The California DTSC test report may be viewed here.

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A new addition to Manhattan’s West Side skyline, the prestigious 200 Eleventh Avenue takes full advantage of 100 feet of river frontage with unobstructed, protected views of the Hudson River and Hudson River Park’s Chelsea Cove. Wausau Window and Wall Systems’ windows and doors frame these vistas and welcome the natural light into the 16 limited-edition homes within this 19-story building.

Developed by Gaia House, LLC; a partnership of YoungWoo & Associates and Urban Muse, 200 Eleventh Avenue features New York’s first En-Suite Sky Garage™. This allows residents to drive into a car elevator and park directly outside of their front doors. The condominiums range from 1,300 to 3,500 square feet with double-height ceilings. Most units have three bedrooms with 3.5 baths.

Inspired by neighboring lofts, Selldorf Architects designed 200 Eleventh Avenue as three-story plinth supporting a 16-story tower. The New York-based firm explains that this “connects to its environment in several important ways:
* It maintains street lines in two directions;
* It is covered in terra-cotta blocks that reference the surrounding industrial buildings; and
* Its large windows offer an urban presence that is welcoming to passersby.”

Working closely with Selldorf Architects and Pav-Lak general contractors, Walsh Glass & Metal installed these large windows and the doors for the high-profile residences’ private terraces and loggias. To expedite installation, Wausau provided Walsh Glass with 249 pre-fabricated 16-foot-wide by 10-foot-tall bays. Each bay was comprised of French in-swing Terrace Doors and fixed and in-swing windows from its 4250iV Visuline Series.

Wausau’s high-performance Visuline windows are AAMA AW-90 rated, engineered with a structurally glazed sash and a single handle, multi-point lock. Insulated units optimize thermal performance to manage unwanted heat gain in summer and heat loss in winter. Operable units allow residents to take advantage of natural ventilation, weather permitting.

Stacked floor slab-to-floor slab, Wausau’s Visuline Series’ uniform sightlines make fixed and operable windows nearly indistinguishable when viewed from the exterior. The Terrace Doors integrate seamlessly using matching 4.5-inch-deep, thermal barrier, aluminum framing.

Like the window units, Wausau’s 4250i-TD Series Terrace Doors withstand demanding environmental and security challenges: The polyamide nylon barrier enhances thermal and condensation performance, while a single, Verona-styled handle actuates multi-point locks. These French doors also are AAMA AW-50 rated, and meet or exceed stringent Architectural Performance Class requirements for forced entry, air infiltration, and structural integrity.

All of these products on 200 Eleventh Avenue are part of the Advantage by Wausau line of competitively-priced, standard products, which are backed with up to a 10-year limited warranty, one of longest and most comprehensive in the industry. Contributing to the products’ longevity, Linetec finished the aluminum framing in a durable, black anodize.

The metal exterior is a signature element to 200 Eleventh Street. Sculptural stainless steel was custom-formed by A Zahner Company to exacting specifications, resulting in a functional and sculptural façade. Completed in late 2008, the developers invite virtual visitors to view videos and tour the 60,000-square-foot property at http://www.200eleventh.com/.

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200 Eleventh Avenue, New York City, NY
* Developer: Gaia House, LLC; a partnership of YoungWoo & Associates and Urban Muse; New York, NY
* Architect: Selldorf Architects; New York, NY
* Architect of Record: Steven Kratchman Architect, P.C.; New York, NY
* General contractor: Pav-Lak; Hauppauge, NY
* Glazing systems – contractor: Walsh Glass & Metal; Yonkers, NY
* Glazing systems – manufacturer: Wausau Window and Wall Systems, Wausau, Wis.
* Glazing systems – finisher: Linetec, Wausau, Wis.

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Saginaw Valley State University‘s Pioneer Hall continues to draw praise from students, staff and the surrounding community. Not only was Pioneer Hall the first “green” building on the Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) campus, it was also the first project in the northeastern and mid-Michigan areas to earn Silver certification under the LEED® Green Building Rating System™, thanks in part to curtainwall units manufactured by Tubelite Inc.

Originally built in 1977, Pioneer Hall houses SVSU’s science, engineering and technology colleges. At less than 46,000 square feet, the building was badly in need of additional space to accommodate a growing student body. In late 2005, SVSU officials made the decision to expand and renovate the building.

Led by the architectural firm Wigen, Tincknell Meyer & Associates and general contractor Spence Brothers, the $16 million project began in 2006 and was completed the following year. Pioneer Hall’s 30,000-square -foot addition melded state-of-the-art laboratories, offices and gathering spaces into the building’s existing footprint. The renovation included upgrading materials in both of the building’s two floors and redesigning the layout of the teaching, learning and administrative spaces to take advantage of the natural light provided by the window and curtainwall systems.

Glazing contractor Calvin & Co, Inc. installed Tubelite’s 400 Series curtainwall. Designed for low- and mid-rise applications, the curtainwall’s aluminum framing is manufactured using EcoLuminum™, a high recycled-content aluminum billet composition featuring environmentally-friendly finishes. The system’s recycled content, high-performance glass for optimized energy performance and thermal comfort, regionally manufactured materials, daylight and views, and low-maintenance, clear anodize finish all contributed toward the building’s sustainability goals and LEED Silver certification.

“It [LEED] is definitely the way construction is going. It means we’re all thinking about the environment in the construction process,” Michael Pazdro, SVSU’s project manager, told the Saginaw News.

Recognizing the design and building team’s efforts, Pioneer Hall was honored in the Environmental Category by the Michigan chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America with a 2008 Build Michigan Award.

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Pioneer Hall; Saginaw Valley State University; 7400 Bay Road University Center, Saginaw, Mich.
Owner: Saginaw Valley State University; Saginaw, Mich.
Architect: Wigen Tincknell Meyer & Associates; Saginaw, Mich.
General contractor: Spence Brothers; Saginaw, Mich.
Glazing contractor: Calvin & Com., Inc.; Flint, Mich.
Curtainwall system – manufacturer: Tubelite Inc.; Walker, Mich.
Curtainwall system – glass fabricator: PPG Industries; Pittsburgh, Pa.
Curtainwall system – aluminum finisher: Linetec; Wausau, Wis.
Photos: Wigen Tincknell Meyer & Associates; Saginaw, Mich.

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Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) President Jack Krecek, vice president and general manager of commercial channels for Elkay Manufacturing Company, has made his selection for a new co-chair to help lead PMI’s Member Services Committee. Tim Doyle of Amerikam, Inc. will serve alongside existing Co-Chair Rick Reles, vice president of kitchens, cast iron and corporate accounts worldwide for Kohler Co.

Doyle is the quality assurance manager and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) management representative for Amerikam. He oversees the development, implementation and maintenance of the quality management system. Together, with his staff, the engineering and manufacturing departments, his responsibilities include the development and maintenance of processes and control plans to ensure product meets or exceeds customer and regulatory requirements.

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For the third, consecutive year, the Wisconsin Safety Council honored Wausau Window and Wall Systems with a Corporate Safety Award.

Nominees for the Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award submitted safety data and a report describing the company’s occupational safety and health practices. “Based on our organization’s low lost time injury incidence rate, we were selected for the third year in a row as an ‘outstanding leader’ in keeping Wisconsin a safe place to work and to live,” said Doug Janz, Wausau’s safety manager, who accepted the finalist’s award certificate.

As stated on the Outstanding Achievement Certificate for Excellence in Safety: the Wisconsin Safety Council “recognizes that all too often employers do not realize the human and economic value of strong occupational safety and health efforts. Moreover, many employers do not realize the positive effect and health recognition can have on employee morale and production, as well as potential business opportunities.”

Further contributing to the morale, health and safety of its employees and community, Wausau’s manufacturing facility was designed and built to meet 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 illness and absenteeism, and productivity gains of up to 16%.

According to the USGBC, newly constructed buildings rated LEED-Silver have demonstrated 32% energy savings compared to national averages. Green and LEED-rated buildings also have shown reductions in carbon emissions by 35%, water use by 50%, and construction waste by 50%.

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Located in Wausau, Wis., Red Eye Brewing Company produces and sells craft beers complimented by dishes made from home-grown ingredients. The owners’ preference for locally-sourced, environmentally-responsible materials, their attention to detail and their appreciation for quality, contributed to their selection of Kolbe’s windows and doors.

“Red Eye truly believes that our success as a business is measured through our commitment to the community and the environment, paired with sound economic practices,” says co-owner Brett Danke.

Meeting this vision, River House Architects Ltd. “has always designed from a conscientious, sustainable point-of-view,” explains Tharen Gorski, AIA, CSI. “We helped take a not very nice warehouse building that used to be an auto parts store and repurpose it as a brewery and restaurant. We used what was there and worked everything around the existing features and making improvements where we needed.”

As the architectural firm’s president, Gorski drew from more than 30 years of experience to design the Red Eye Brewing project. His familiarity with Kolbe’s products extends throughout his career. For him, Kolbe’s Ultra Series is a “top choice for clad wood products. They have stayed true to their mission and to their product quality.” He adds that Kolbe’s products “fit well with the architecture and achieved the look we were seeking.”

The main entrance’s double doors have glass lites and raised panels, as well as custom nosing and commercial hardware. Presenting a warm welcome, the doors have a Chutney fluoropolymer finish, which creates a striking exterior, along with 3-1/2-inch flat extruded aluminum casing. Ultra Series products include recycled aluminum content in the exterior cladding.

“These are good, smart products that speak of quality,” Gorski continues. “When someone opens the solid, thick wood doors, they subconsciously feel they are entering a place of quality. When they pass through the French doors onto the patio, they sense a strong, bold, monumental presence; likewise with the windows.”

Kolbe’s Ultra Series stacked casements and awnings also enhance the property’s appearance and the patrons’ views. During the summer, the awnings allow ventilation above the stationary picture windows. The windows’ interior showcases a custom beechwood with a factory-applied red wheat stain. The awnings and patio doors feature full glass lites with 1-1/8-inch-wide performance divided lite bars. This maintains energy efficiency while simulating the look of true divided lites.

“Our dining room windows, French doors and entry door were made right here in Wausau at Kolbe. The windows’ LoE³-366 glass reduces heat loss in the winter and blocks harmful UV rays,” says Danke.

“The galvanized steel exterior also reflects heat and reduces cooling loads,” notes Gorski. The galvanized steel is the visible part of what the architect calls “the building’s ‘exolation,’ where the existing masonry was insulated on the outside to maintain the thermal mass on the inside. This works in conjunction with the windows’ natural ventilation to help cool the building.”

Bringing this systematic, sustainable, whole building design to life, S.D. Ellenbecker served as a hands-on general contractor, including the installation of Kolbe’s windows and doors. Opened in 2008, the 6,000-square-foot space’s other green building features include:
* location is a quick walk for downtown shoppers, near a designated bike route and one block from the bus terminal;
* reclaimed Redwood fence, planed by hand, and re-used as wood trim;
* waterless urinals, which save a combined 90,000 gallons of water per year;
* spent grain from the brewing process is provided to a local farmer, which he uses as a supplement for his cattle, eliminating it from the landfill;
* wood burning oven is fired with locally-sourced hardwoods, a renewable source of energy, which avoids the consumption of natural gas and electricity for primary cooking needs;
* solar water heat, which further reduces the consumption of natural gas and electrical power, equating to nearly 35 years of “free hot water” for use in the brewery and its restaurant.

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Red Eye Brewing Company, 612 Washington Street, Wausau, WI  54403
* Architect:  River House Architects Ltd.; Schofield, Wis.
* General contractor: S.D. Ellenbecker, Inc.; Athens, Wis.
* Window manufacturer: Kolbe and Kolbe Millwork Company, Inc.; Wausau, Wis.;
Ultra Series products – two sets of double entrance doors, three sets of double French doors, four sets of awning over fixed windows

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Revitalizing the Student Union Building at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, the original 1970’s institution transformed an existing concrete building and an underused courtyard into a welcoming “winter garden” encased in glass and metal. Inspired by the regional landscape of the Catskill Mountains, the form and shape of the Student Union’s new “Atrium” is abstracted from the Shawangunk ridge. Daylighting, outside views, recyclable materials, thermal comfort and interior air quality are other examples of the many aspects that contribute to the project’s sustainability goals.

ikon.5 architects envisioned the building’s Modern design and open building concept as a common meeting place for the students and faculty. Complementing the exterior, the interior of the space was designed for comfort and is filled with many pieces of over-sized modernist furniture. Bringing the vision to life, Niram, Inc. served as general contractor.

Super Sky Products engineered, fabricated and installed the Atrium’s custom glazing system. The three-story addition is enclosed in 10,150 square feet of multifaceted, vertical, inverted and overhead glass in an aluminum frame and supported by an exposed steel structure. All of the aluminum framing and cladding components for the Super Sky’s glazing system were painted by Linetec with different colors on the interior and exterior. On the inside, a Bone White 50% Kynar® polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin coating was used. On the outside, a Sea Foam Green custom two-coat mica, 70% Kynar 500 PVDF resin-based coating was spray-applied and oven-cured.

The State University Construction Fund (SUCF) provided an estimated $13.4 million to expand and enhance the Student Union Building. SUCF requires all new buildings and major rehabilitation projects to be designed and constructed to meet the guidelines of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® rating system for a Silver certification level. Meeting these green guidelines, SUNY’s website notes that the “project during construction and later during operation will be the most environmentally friendly project the campus has ever witnessed, complete with low/zero impact mechanical and electrical support systems as well as sustainable finishes throughout.”

A key aspect of sustainable finishes is recognized by utilizing materials with low volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to improve interior air quality. Linetec’s finishing facility safely and efficiently captures and destroys the VOCs present in liquid solvent-based paints. “We use specialized equipment to safely capture 100% of the VOCs released in the painting process, and to destroy these captured VOCs with 98.5% efficiency at the factory – before the materials’ arrival to the building site,” says Linetec’s senior marketing specialist, Tammy Schroeder, LEED® Green Associate.

Schroeder continues, “As the mainstay of architectural coatings, 70% PVDF coatings offer the ultimate protection in building performance. These finishes exhibit outstanding resistance to humidity, color change, chalk, gloss loss and chemicals. The reliability and durability of this painted finish helps reduce maintenance, repair and replacement.”

Along with the glazing system’s recyclable aluminum framing and durable, eco-friendly finishes, the insulated, laminated glass units also supports SUNY’s sustainability objectives. Viracon‘s VNE2-63 glass was specified to optimize occupants’ comfort by reducing solar heat gain and enhance energy efficiency by reducing artificial light and electricity use. The glass also is a design element in itself as its ceramic frit is patterned after an abstracted, digitized version of the Shawangunk Mountains’ tectonic plates.

“Like any precision machine, it is only through the sum of the parts that we are able to continually and successfully complete difficult projects such as this,” said Ryan Navis, Super Sky’s project manager. “Super Sky’s experienced and dedicated personnel are only part of the equation. It takes top-of-the-line dedicated and experienced suppliers such as Linetec and Viracon to make difficult projects like this one seem commonplace.”

The grand opening of the Student Union Building’s Atrium took place on Sept. 13, 2010. Today, this award-winning Campus Commons fulfills its vision offering areas for studying, gaming, dining, conversing, collaborating and connecting.

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Student Union Building, State University of New York (SUNY); New Paltz, N.Y.
* Architect: ikon.5 architects; Princeton, N.J.
* General contractor: Niram, Inc.; Boonton, N.J.
* Glazing system – manufacturer and installer: Super Sky Products Enterprises, LLC; Mequon, Wis.
* Glazing system – glass fabricator: Viracon, Inc.; Owatonna, Minn.
* Glazing system – finisher: Linetec; Wausau, Wis.
* Photos courtesy of: Super Sky Products Enterprises, LLC
* Photographer: William Lemke

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AAMA 920-11, Specification for Operating Cycle Performance of Side-Hinged Exterior Door Systems, has been revised and re-published by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA). Though a side-hinged exterior door may be opened and closed a half dozen or more times a day, over a minimal period of time, the door system must remain intact and operable if it is to maintain its resistance to environmental conditions.

AAMA 920-11 establishes a standard test method and set of performance criteria for side-hinged exterior door systems and their associated hardware under accelerated operating conditions. This test method is not intended to determine the useful life expectancy of doors in service as a result of the data obtained during the test. It will, however, provide an indication of the effects that cycling will have on the door and door hardware connections and provide minimum performance criteria for door systems in order to achieve a specified performance class and grade.

The specification was developed by AAMA’s Door Cycle Task Group, chaired by Larry Livermore (Architectural Testing Inc.). Updated from the previous 2003 edition of the document, the revised document includes a number of clarifications regarding the test specimen itself. In addition, the pass/fail criteria have been expanded to include many of the components used in a side-hinged exterior door.

The Specification for Operating Cycle Performance of Side-Hinged Exterior Door Systems is available to members at a cost of $10 for download, $20 for paper copy and $25 for CD. Non-members may purchase the document at a cost of $30 for download, $60 for paper copy and $66 for CD. To order AAMA 920-11, visit the AAMA Online Publication Store at www.aamanetstore.org. For more information about AAMA, visit www.aamanet.org.

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Without modifying its traditional architectural aesthetic or ease of operation, Kolbe’s Ultra Series Sterling double hung windows have attained High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) certification in the state of Florida.

Kolbe’s Ultra Series Sterling double hungs not only meet criteria for the HVHZ certification, but also meet the criteria for large missile impact Level D, and Wind Zone 4 testing standards (IPD4). The IPD4 rating indicates these products are an excellent choice for hurricane areas, as well for any region of the country that is subject to severe storms or gale-force winds.

Sterling double hung windows feature impact resistance for protection in severe weather and are constructed without unsightly brackets, visible rods or extra locks. All products come standard with concealed jambliners and energy efficient LoE coating. Insulating units with the LoE coating further reduce solar heat gain and improve energy efficiency.

Assisting with other environmental goals, Kolbe presents a range of sustainably-harvested wood species for the interior trim, such as those certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). For low maintenance exteriors, Ultra Series Sterling double hung aluminum clad windows include a 30-year limited exterior finish warranty.

Accommodating fresh air and natural ventilation without inviting pests, GreenGuard® Certified BetterVue® mesh is standard on screens for Kolbe’s Sterling double hung windows. The innovative lock on Sterling double hung window has a dual-positioning lever. Easy-to-use, it allows the sash to be unlocked and tilted in for cleaning, while boosting the unit’s performance.

Learn more about Kolbe’s Ultra Series Sterling double hung windows and impact resistant products at www.kolbe-kolbe.com.

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