FGIA Releases Update to Solar Reflective Finishes Standard

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has updated a specification describing the test procedures and performance requirements for pigmented organic coatings applied to aluminum, fiber reinforced thermoset or wood and cellulosic composite profiles for windows, doors, wall panels, skylights, sloped glazing and similar products. AAMA 643-25, Specification, Performance Requirements and Test Procedures for Solar Reflective […] <p>The post FGIA Releases Update to Solar Reflective Finishes Standard first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

FGIA Shares Outlook for Windows, Doors and Skylights Market

 The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released its latest U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. This report delivers timely information on window, door and skylight market trends and product relationships. Historical data for 2017 through 2024 and forecast data for 2025 through 2027 are also included in the report. Forecasts are based on projections […] <p>The post FGIA Shares Outlook for Windows, Doors and Skylights Market first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

Improving Daylight and Enhancing Student Safety

Project Name: The New London Educational Learning Center (ELC) Client: Southwest West Central Service Cooperative Challenge: Introducing natural daylight into the central recreation area, which also serves as a storm shelter, posed a significant challenge. Traditional windows and skylights were not feasible due to the need to comply with strict ICC 500 and FEMA P-361 […] <p>The post Improving Daylight and Enhancing Student Safety first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

Adaptive Reuse Transforms 105-Year-Old Factory into Versatile Office HQ

CO-OP Architecture transformed the former Symms-Brownell Spark Plug Factory in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D., from a neglected and underutilized space into the modern headquarters of Click Rain and Lemonly. By utilizing Kingspan Light + Air’s GridSpan™ skylights, the design team could maximize the amount of natural daylight entering the space and highlight the original sawtooth ceiling that […] <p>The post Adaptive Reuse Transforms 105-Year-Old Factory into Versatile Office HQ first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

Skylight Concepts: John E. Custer Craftsmanship Award

Skylight Concepts is proud to announce that it has been honored with the esteemed John E. Custer Craftsmanship Award by the Construction Association of South Florida (CASF). This recognition celebrates Skylight Concepts’ outstanding craftsmanship demonstrated in the construction of the Skylights at Bal Harbour Saks Fifth Avenue, meticulously designed by David Rabon. CASF, recognized as the […] The post Skylight Concepts: John E. Custer Craftsmanship Award first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.

CBS - Inside NYC's ornate new Penn Station train hall, 02012021

New York City's Penn Station has been around for more than 100 years. The trains at Penn have never stopped running, but what’s above them has been built, destroyed, neglected and now born again. As of January 2021, the stunning new part of midtown Manhattan’s historic transit hub is open, carrying with it many of the longtime hopes, dreams and struggles that have defined a city as well as a nation. Jeff Glor had a look

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