The wood cladding look without the maintenance headaches!Today’s storefronts, office spaces, and contemporary homes are often designed with hints of wooden appeal. Why? Because wood presents a timeless, classic look that connects the structure with nature.Given its low material cost, a real wood façade can seem like the right choice. That is until you weigh...Continue reading
Category: Architecture
A collection of EXTECH’s news and blog posts as they pertain to architecture, the benefits our products offer for architectural uses, and the architecture industry.
EXTECH’s Work at Pathways Innovation Center Featured in Architectural Product Magazine
EXTECH was featured in the January/February 2018 issue of Architectural Products in a product focus on Daylight Harvesting.The mention reads: "Daylighting A New Stem Space: Bringing in ample daylighting through a 30 ft high exterior wall into a two-story common space, Cuningham Group and MOA Architecture specified more than 3000 sq. ft. of EXTECH's LightWall 3440 interlocking...Continue reading
KINETICWALL Receives The PIA ’17 Product Innovation Award
We are delighted to announce that the KINETICWALL dynamic façade system is the winner of Architectural Products 2017 Product Innovation Award in the Fenestration products category. Created and manufactured by EXTECH/Exterior Technologies, Inc., the KINETICWALL is comprised of typically 6-inch flappers that move with the wind, creating an eye-catching aesthetic. It is customizable and can...Continue reading
Pathways Innovation Center and LIGHTWALL 3440 profiled in Commercial Architecture magazine
The November 2017 issue of Commercial Architecture magazine features a lengthy profile of the Pathways Innovation Center and Roosevelt High School in Casper, WY - two projects that relied on EXTECH's LIGHTWALL 3440 translucent polycarbonate daylighting system in their design. Designed by the Cuningham Group and winner of the Project of Distinction Award from the Association for...Continue reading
Pathways Innovation Center and EXTECH’s LIGHTWALL 3440 featured by Construction Specifier Magazine
Construction Specifier Magazine's digital platform currently features a great profile of the Pathways Innovation Center and Roosevelt High School, both of which utilize EXTECH's LIGHTWALL 3440 translucent wall system. The facilities, designed by the Cuningham Group, were designed to "emphasize daylighting, openness, transparency, and collaboration," and the profile details how this was facilitated using the...Continue reading
Studio Gang design utilizing EXTECH’s LIGHTWALL 3440 featured in Architectural Record
 Architectural Record's digital platform this month features a short profile on the Eleanor Boathouse in Chicago, which was designed by Studio Gang architecture firm. The boathouse utilizes EXTECH's LIGHTWALL 3440 polycarbonate wall system with opalescent glazing, which allows 51% light transmission, compared with nearly 90 percent from a clear window. The opalescent panels help in both lighting...Continue reading
EXTECH’s Kevin Smith to speak at Greenbuild and ABX 2017
On November 8, 2017, EXTECH's Director of Product Application & Development, Kevin Smith, will speak at the panel session Kinetic Facades: Inventive Architecture, Design, Fabrication during Greenbuild 2017. The session will center around kinetic building envelope systems, and how they help designers meet sustainability requirements and deliver art pieces to cities. One of the systems that...
EXTECH Sponsored CEU Course in the October Issue of Architectural Record
In the October 2017 print and online edition of Architectural Record, you can find the EXTECH sponsored CES course "Designing Green: The Seen and the Unseen." The course covers building materials such as insulation, top-hinged windows, and perforated metal sunscreens that offer unseen green design and sustainability benefits. Passing the course earns participants 1 AIA LU/HSW,...Continue reading