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Home » Authors » Thomas Renner

Thomas Renner

Thomas Renner writes frequently for U.S. trade publications on construction, building, manufacturing and more. He can be reached at trenner@catalystmc.com.

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Clarifying Codes for Fire-Rated Doors

Enclosure Safety Can Revolve Around Knowing Important Code Distinctions
Thomas Renner
August 2, 2023

Fire codes help owners protect their buildings from property-destroying blazes. Those codes, however, are often set to a minimum standard for fire safety and are not always representative of best practices. One of those instances surrounds codes related to fire-rated floor doors. 


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Massive Renovations at Boston’s Huntington Theatre Address Safety Concerns

Thomas Renner
April 14, 2023

Fire safety measures in any enclosed building are critical, but especially so in theaters. The history of deadly blazes in performance venues goes back centuries, and while modern building practices and materials have dramatically reduced the risk of fatalities, theaters still face an uncommon fire threat.


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Educational Facilities and Daylighting

Thomas Renner
January 7, 2022

The challenge for architects is to achieve the optimal daylighting conditions throughout the schools they design.


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Willis Tower

Renovation at Chicago Landmark is a Tall Order

Willis Tower Remodel Creates a Warmer, Welcoming Structure
Thomas Renner
October 12, 2021

The redevelopment required work on the outside and inside, including the base of the skyscraper.


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the gordy

Former Houston Warehouse Stages Remarkable Transformation

Thomas Renner
April 30, 2021
The Gordy brings three theaters into one 66,850-square-foot campus. The $35 million project, designed by architects at Gensler and Charcoalblue, an international theatre and acoustics design consultancy, was built in a former storage facility for the Museum of Fine Arts
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Bendheim

Acoustic, Visual and Physical Privacy for Post-COVID Work Environments

Thomas Renner
January 12, 2021
Circular glass wall design is uniquely budget-friendly and affords improved acoustic and visual privacy
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Inova

Putting an Energy-Efficient Stamp On the Building Envelope

Thomas Renner
October 16, 2020
With an increased emphasis on protecting natural resources, architects are working hard at finding innovative solutions
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The Momentary

Unique Façade Adds Appeal to Growing Town

Thomas Renner
August 21, 2020
The city’s newest venue receives guests with an 80-foot tall glass rainscreen that provides a captivating and unique welcome as people set foot into an astonishingly creative artistic setting
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Glass Goes to Class

Thomas Renner
April 29, 2020
Projectable façade provides unique touch to new building at Kansas Community College
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Kinnick Stadium

Iowa Project Caters to Football Fans

Renovation Shields Kinnick Stadium from Weather, Increases Comfort
Thomas Renner
March 18, 2020
Renovations completed last year at Kinnick Stadium will increase comfort for fans with a new hawk-wing-inspired glass façade, concourse, concessions, videoboard and more than 1,600 premium seats
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