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 Pittsburgh is an annual event that offers chances to earn AIA learning units and features new products and services in the building materials industry.As a...Continue reading
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 performance space that offered a state-of-the-art training center, locker rooms that were tripled in size, and daylighting components that maximized the facility’s natural light with...Continue reading
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), the architect (Arrowstreet), the facade finisher (Linetec), the installer (Ipswich Bay Glass Company, Inc.), and EXTECH to bring the project to life. One of the...Continue reading
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 into a low-energy building - polycarbonate panels improve thermal efficiency by capturing solar energy and gradually transferring it indoors. Polycarbonate also provides excellent insulating value...Continue reading
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 College and University Planning, as well as an Award of Excellence from the Education Facility Design Awards (AIA/CAE).The 45,000 square-foot dance and visual arts facility opened in the...Continue reading
A State-of-the-Art Renovation in Central Ohio Project: Otterbein University’s STEAM Innovation Center Location: Westerville, OH Architect: Moody Nolan General Contractor: Corna Kokosing System: LIGHTWALL 3000 In a world where factory jobs are being replaced with smart technology and globalization has made the manufacturing industry increasingly competitive, Otterbein University saw an opportunity. The plan was to...Continue reading
The December 2016 issue of Metal Architecture profiles the Logan International Airport parking expansion and its use of EXTECH's KINETICWALL. The feature discusses the uniqueness and innovation of the flapper facade, and the detail that went into bringing it to life, including wind tests at 130 mph."Various shapes, material thickness and finishes were tested, resulting...Continue reading
See the EXTECH canopy systems at the East Liberty bus station in Pittsburgh, PA!This project for the Port Authority of Allegheny County consists of 6 protective canopies built with polycarbonate and a custom canopy system by EXTECH. Photographs by Dave Bryce Photography