This task group is lead by Louis Moreau, Head of Technology & Innovation at AGNORA, along with Rick Wright, Director of Technical Services at Oldcastle Building Envelope (and ASTM C14 & C14.08 Chair). Tristar Glass noted that they are seeing a significant increase in oversize (length), especially for the first two floors in commercial construction. “We will continue to see an increase in oversize glass as North America begins to embrace jumbo sizes with new capabilities coming online from companies like Vitro and Guardian Glass who are introducing jumbo coaters,” added James Cole, Senior Project Manager, AGNORA Specialty glass is also trending larger with the industry seeing more requests for oversize bird-friendly glass.ĪGNORA is also experiencing growth in high-end homes and retail storefronts, thanks to the trend of larger panes of glass.
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Next month we focus on the folks that have to take these gigantic pieces of glass and install them into buildings. #Oldcastle building envelope houston install# It will be the glaziers’ perspective and their insights on oversize glass, including their challenges and positive outcomes. What goes on for a fabricator on an oversize glass job, both Tristar and AGNORA provided an example.ĪGNORA was contracted to produce a high-performance glass curtain wall to serve as an enclosure to Damien Hirst’s ‘Gone but not Forgotten’, a gilded skeleton of a ten-foot tall woolly mammoth. The goal was to showcase the piece without any obstructions to the view, while maintaining the outdoor atmosphere of the tropical surroundings of the Garden of the Faena Hotel in Miami Florida. #Oldcastle building envelope houston series#.#Oldcastle building envelope houston install#.
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