Kevin Smith 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 … Read More
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 … Read More
EXTECH’s work at Delaware Technical Community College and the solutions delivered by our SKYSHADE 3300 canopy system are currently featured in University Business’s online platform. The profile discusses how EXTECH worked with Tevebaugh Associates to “create a sweeping, translucent canopy” … Read More
The September 2017 issue of The McMorrow Reports digital newsletter profiles the DuPage Airport hangar project where EXTECH’s LIGHTWALL 3440 and SKYGARD 3300 polycarbonate systems were used to achieve the aesthetic, durability, and sustainability required by the DuPage Airport … Read More
Chicagoland’s DuPage Airport Authority is home to the largest concentration of corporate aircraft in Illinois. It supports more than 400 based aircraft and is the only general aviation airport in Illinois with four active runaways, two instrument landing system approaches and … Read More
The September/October 2017 issue of Retrofit Magazine profiles the retrofit of Otterbein University’s STEAM Innovation Center, and how EXTECH’s LIGHTWALL 3000 was used to create the glass, polycarbonate, and metal geometric facade the project architect envisioned. The profile details the … Read More
Sustainability continues to be a big topic in the architecture and construction industries, and we have talked at length about the ecological benefits offered by our LIGHTWALL translucent wall systems. We now realize we haven’t given other EXTECH systems their … Read More
With the effects of global warming upon us, architects and building owners need to mitigate its impact in the built environment. This is not a new idea, but the necessity for design that protects against volatile weather, rising temperatures, and … Read More
