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Articles Tagged with ''daylighting''

Hillman Library’s exterior at night

Library’s Renovation Features Glass for Enhanced Daylighting, Views and Comfort

The new design provides equitable access to daylight and views throughout the building and eliminates the old “book bunker” feel of mid-century libraries
March 13, 2026

Once a dark, windowless space for patrons, the University of Pittsburgh’s Hillman Library has been transformed into a bright, inviting place of collaboration, learning and discovery. 


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Solar Heat Gain Coefficient Optimization

A Three-Layer Approach to Meeting Thermal Performance Targets
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Rose Morrison
March 11, 2026

With climate change comes stricter energy codes. Maintaining building occupant comfort requires innovative facade designs that align with building envelope strategies.


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Apogee Architectural Metals Publishes New White Paper

Shares statistics, trends and success stories for safety, wellness and resilience
February 20, 2026

“Health Care in Focus” is a new white paper from Apogee Architectural Metals addressing facility-focused design aspirations and evidence-based performance requirements to serve immediate and emerging patient needs.


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Multnomah County Library Operations Center Renovation exterior

Hennebery Eddy Designs Multnomah County Library Operations Center Renovation & Expansion

This adaptive reuse project transformed a vacant 1995 grocery store into a bustling 73,000-square-foot workplace in vehicle-dominated east Portland
February 9, 2026

The Operations Center is the first project to meet Multnomah County’s ambitious fossil fuel-free buildings resolution and anticipates LEED Gold certification as well as Living Future Net-Zero Energy certification.


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How Neurodiversity-Informed Design Creates Stronger Schools

Inclusive by Intent
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Scott Downie
February 6, 2026

Neurodiversity-affirming design expands optionality within the learning environment and the ability to adapt to a user’s sensory balance from day one.


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Olin Hall at Colgate University

Re-imagined Olin Hall Offers a Model in Interdisciplinary Design at Colgate University

A central part of Colgate’s guiding Third-Century Plan, Olin Hall’s latest renovation and expansion strengthens collaborative learning and the student campus experience while preserving its role as the historic academic heart of campus
January 16, 2026

Olin Hall, Colgate University’s largest academic building, has been transformed into a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary facility, offering an upgraded and expanded learning environment for the university’s new and existing science programming. 


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Merritt Gaunt Named President, CEO of Guardian Industries

This change follows the retirement of Ron Vaupel, President and CEO of Guardian Industries since 2014.
January 14, 2026

Merritt Gaunt has been named President and CEO of Guardian Industries, a Koch company. In this role, he will assume leadership of Guardian Glass, one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers.


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UC Berkeley Creekside Center

UC Berkeley Creekside Center Undergoes Renovation for the Disabled Students’ Program

The revitalized building upgrades seismic and life safety performance, and is a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible new Center for the University’s Disabled Students’ Program
January 14, 2026

The renovation of the Creekside Center provides a new, more welcoming centralized home for disabled student services on campus and consolidates DSP staff, allowing for improved and expanded services for more than 4,000 students.


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Hennebery Eddy and Fentress Architects Design PDX Terminal

Balancing & Concourse E Extension in Portland, Oregon
January 12, 2026

Hennebery Eddy, in partnership with Fentress Architects, designed an extension of Concourse E and airline relocations to balance passenger and infrastructure demands on the north and south sides of the facility. 


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Giddens School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School

Architectural Solutions for a Shared School Campus

Giddens School & Lake Washington Girls Middle School
January 9, 2026

The Giddens School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School complex is an urban educational campus located between Beacon Hill and the Central District neighborhoods of Seattle, and designed to host two private, independent schools.


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