Original case studies written by the EXTECH staff that delve into a project and detail the unique challenges and innovations that were involved.
RE: Build Manufacturing Facility RIDC New Kensington | 12th Street, New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park, New Kensington, PA 15068 Owner: RIDC (Regional Industrial Development Corporation)Architect: R3A ArchitectureContractor: Mascaro ConstructionGlazier: Southwest Aluminum & Glass CoManufacturer – Industrial Windows: EXTECH/Exterior Technologies, Inc.Photos courtesy of RIDC In early 2023, the Re:Build Manufacturing team, RIDC, and the Commonwealth of...Continue reading
The Jackie Robinson Museum | 75 Varick St, New York, NY 10013 Owner: Jackie Robinson Foundation Architect: Gensler General Contractor: Structure Tone Glazier: Empire Architectural Metal Translucent Wall System Manufacturer: EXTECH Jackie Robinson Museum The legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play professional baseball in the MLB, lives on at the...
The Spring Hill Middle School, 705 N. Webster St., Petaluma, CA 94952 Owner: Spring Hill Middle School; Petaluma, CA Architect: DMARC Studio; San Rafael, CA Contractor: Advanced Building Solutions, Inc.; Petaluma, CA Skylight engineer/fabricator: EXTECH/Exterior Technologies, Inc. Photography: Ethan Kaplan, Kaplan Photo CALIFORNIA MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOWCASES INDOOR/OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACES WITH EXTECH’S SKYLIGHT SYSTEM The Spring...Continue reading
Leo Baeck Temple, 1300 N Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 Architect: Architecture 350; Playa Del Rey, CA Skylight/Lightwall System- engineer/fabricator: EXTECH/Exterior Technologies, Inc. Photography: Barry Schwartz Photography Among the Velvet Ash and Lupines of southern California’s San Fernando Valley sits the Leo Baeck Temple, a Jewish community center that offers a campus for prayer services,...Continue reading
Desert Aviation Center Remodel, 2722 Perimeter Road, North Las Vegas, NV 89032 Owner: Desert Aviation Center; North Las Vegas, Nevada Developer: G.A. Haan Development, LLC Architect: Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto (CSD) Architects; Las Vegas General Contractor: AJB General Contractors; North Las Vegas, Nevada Wind-driven façade system – installing contractor: Hartlauer Signs; Las Vegas Wind-driven façade...Continue reading
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
Complex and Weather-Tight Engineering for the Leo Baeck TempleProject: Leo Baeck TempleLocation: Los Angeles, CAArchitect: Architecture 350System: LIGHTWALL 3440Among the Velvet Ash and Lupines of southern California’s San Fernando Valley sits the Leo Baeck Temple, a Jewish community center that offers a campus for prayer services, learning, and gathering to members of L.A.’s Jewish population....Continue reading
EXTECH's KINETICWALL has been chosen as a finalist for the Architizer A+ Awards in the Building Envelopes & Cladding category. One of the honors it is up for is the A+ Popular Choice Award, which the public gets to choose - click here to vote now!The KINETICWALL has received an onslaught of attention from architects and...Continue reading