The U.S. averages 1,333 tornadoes per year with more than half of those occurring between April and June when most universities are still in session. The top five states with the highest number of tornadoes annually include Texas, Kansas, Florida, Oklahoma and Nebraska. 

The analysis documents the energy performance of the 68-story KOI Tower in Monterrey, Mexico, the country’s second tallest building, which features a facade composed primarily of double-pane insulating glass units fabricated with Solarban R100 Optiblue glass by Vitro Glass.

Serving as an important bridge between the low-rise, pedestrian-scaled Deep Ellum historic neighborhood and Dallas’ downtown high-rises, the new Epic I office building is creatively stacked in two to five-story blocks to mediate the two urban scales.

Hurricanes devastated properties across the U.S. Virgin Islands a few years ago, including on St. Thomas where the former Bluebeard Beach Club resort lost the roofs on all seven of its guestroom buildings, which also all suffered significant moisture damage.

Because of its headquarters designation, Station #15 was designed to stand out, so the front entrance was designed as an iconic element with materials that looked permanent and appropriate for a fire station

Creating mid-rise apartment buildings that are both affordable and attractive can be a challenge. Architects must balance the desire to add exterior flair without busting a client’s budget.

Completion of Boston’s newest eye-catching facility, including the installation of aluminum composite material took more than four years. Modernizing the facilities included the addition of four new gates, including three approved in 1995 but never built.

To enable Gensler’s sweeping 360-degree curtainwall design for the University of Texas at Austin’s 15,000+ seat Moody Center arena, the architects selected Solarban 70 clear glass with smaller portions of Solarban 70 Solargray glass from Vitro Architectural Glass.

Cities are building up instead of out, presenting new challenges for today’s construction.

Through the ingenious design and skilled fabrication and installation of a vertical sun shade occupants now enjoy their collaboration space through filtered daylight while Alexandria GradLabs’ commitment to innovation is proudly on display.