Vitro Architectural Glass has announced the promotion of Fernando Diez to Vice President of Marketing. In this role, Diez will develop and implement global marketing efforts and lead four multi-regional teams in North America, including Vitro’s Sample Program and Center for Architectural Design.
Vitro Architectural Glass has launched SungateThermL™ glass, a new low-emissivity coating engineered for use on the interior surface of a typical one-inch insulating glass unit that reduces heat transfer and dramatically improves U-values when paired with a Solarban®solar control low-e glass by Vitro on the second surface.
To meet the University’s requirements for a highly sustainable, energy-efficient design with a minimum of 30 percent glazing, the team utilized Honeybee software linked to Grasshopper/Rhino to run detailed daylighting, comfort, and energy calculations.
Solatube International, Inc. vice president, Neall Digert, Ph.D., MIES, is moving into a new role at Solatube’s parent company, Kingspan Light + Air North America, a division of Kingspan Group PLC, and the global leader in daylighting, ventilation and smoke management solutions for the sustainable built environment.
Earning a spot on the coveted COTETop Ten Awards for 2023, a 27,000-square-foot structure built in 1940, together with a 5,600-square-foot addition, deliver daylighting, views and occupant comfort with Solarban70 glass from Vitro Architectural Glass.
Architects at BNIM designed a striking structure that embraces the inclusive, user-friendly tone of the new airport. Building for the long term, they prioritized sustainability as well. One choice in particular supported both intentions: the facility’s iconic exterior, an elegant glass façade created through BNIM’s collaboration with Bendheim and Längle Glas.
Designed by Gensler, a global architecture firm, the building creates a welcoming space that supports the comfort and well-being of all occupants, all the while being sustainable and timeless.
With the mantra “Give Glass a Second Life™”, Ripple Glass launched their expansion in Atlanta earlier this year and collects more than 1.6 million pounds of glass each week nationwide.
