Steni Vision panels are made of stone composite and can be used for both exterior and interior walls in commercial, institutional and industrial building projects.

Supported by tall concrete columns that emerge from a 9-story parking block, Austin’s new 34-story 70 Rainey houses 164 condos featuring floor-to-ceiling glass.

As part of a dynamic renovation of an historic athletic facility at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa., developers selected glass to create a stunning curved façade that brings new life – and more light – to the newly-named UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.

The new 6-story, 215,000-square-foot, mixed-use facility promotes a “see and be seen” vibe with 30 percent of its façade clad with glass. Enhancing the transparency, operable windows deliver natural ventilation to 80 percent of the spaces in the building.

Called “Lifeguard Arena,” the structure features a dynamic façade design that makes good use of the bold imagery that metal panels can bring to building exteriors.

Sto Corp., the innovative world leader in full system facades, received numerous honors at the 2021 Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems Hero Awards.

Worldwide, billions of birds are killed as they collide with glass windows and building facades. In response to this global problem, Eastman, in partnership with SEEN AG, has introduced a new polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer for laminated glass: Saflex FlySafe 3D, a highly effective solution to avoid bird collisions without compromising on the view or beauty of glass facades.

Presenting Steni’s diverse array of panel products visually in many architectural contexts, the new utility helps designers visualize facades in both elevations and close-ups.

Both additions promise to be instrumental in driving Branch’s leadership position as an organization managing the convergence of cutting-edge technology and the construction of buildings. 

Branch Technology will help drive the conversation about the democratization of design and 3D-printed facades at this year’s Advancing Prefabrication Conference (April 26 to 29 in Phoenix, Ariz.).