The consequences of bad framing systems – and how to avoid them
The framing on the daylighting system you choose can result in long-lasting value -- or a full-on catastrophe. EXTECH's General Manager Jim Leslie recounts a cautionary tale and outlines what you need...
EXTECH offers LIGHTWALL 3440 translucent wall system with three new glazing options
Pittsburgh (May 2017) – Three new polycarbonate glazing options are available for the LIGHTWALL 3440® interlocking translucent wall panel system from Exterior Technologies, Inc. (EXTECH): Anti-Reflective, Infrared-Blocking and Anti-Graffiti.Anti-Reflective –...
Case Study & Photos: Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, CA
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...
See the Photos: the LIGHTWALL 3440 for the Eleanor Boathouse in Chicago
 When Studio Gang Architects was asked to design a series of boathouses for the Chicago Parks Department, they chose EXTECH's LIGHTWALL 3440 interlocking polycarbonate translucent wall system for the Eleanor...
KINETICWALL wins 2017 Architizer A+ Award
 EXTECH is incredibly honored to announce that the KINETICWALL dynamic facade system was chosen as the winner of the Architizer A+ Awards Jury prize!With entries from over 100 countries, the...
KINETICWALL – a dynamic facade for the Massachusetts Port Authority
 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...
KINETICWALL Chosen as Finalist for the Architizer A+ Awards!
 EXTECH is honored to announce our KINETICWALL dynamic facade system was chosen as a finalist for this year's Architizer A+ Awards!The A+ Awards honor architectural design and products from around the...
Join EXTECH at Build Pittsburgh 2017!
EXTECH will join the local chapter of the AIA on April 5, 2017 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center for Build Pittsburgh 2017! Hosted by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the AIA, Build...
3 Rules for Daylighting Design
We recently had an architect come to us with a bright and bold design for a sports arena. The new facility was to be a 40,000-square-foot indoor sports and cultural...
KINETICWALL at Logan Airport featured by PRISM Online Journal
The online journal PRISM: Sustainability in the Built Environment featured the KINETICWALL project at Logan Airport in its February 2017 edition. The editorial discusses the collaboration between the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport),...
Is polycarbonate the future of architecture?
 A house in Spain recently caught our eye.Newly updated by Buyesc Arquitectes, the Spanish home’s south-facing wall is now clad with polycarbonate. The designer’s intent was to transform the home...
Seton Hill Arts Center Wins Two Prestigious Design Awards
Congratulations to designLAB Architects, whose work at the Seton Hill Arts Center recently won two awards!Seton Hill Arts Center was awarded the Excellence in Architecture Merit Award from the Society of...