ADVERTISEMENT The Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania features a 23-foot freestanding fire-rated curtain wall that overlooks a café and helps open up views of the Ohio River beyond. The design team used Fireframes® Curtainwall Series from Technical Glass Products (TGP) to create the stunning expanse. The narrow fire-resistive-rated curtain wall system features a tall free span without any tie-back for structural support and visually complements an adjacent non-fire-rated glass curtain wall for a unified interior. 

ADVERTISEMENT The Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania features a 23-foot freestanding fire-rated curtain wall that overlooks a café and helps open up views of the Ohio River beyond. The design team used Fireframes® Curtainwall Series from Technical Glass Products (TGP) to create the stunning expanse. The narrow fire-resistive-rated curtain wall system features a tall free span without any tie-back for structural support and visually complements an adjacent non-fire-rated glass curtain wall for a unified interior. 

Mapes Panels updated MapeSpan, spandrel glass laminated into a unitized panel with an interior finish. The panels are now available in thicknesses up to 6 inches and can be made with gypsum board interior substrate for use in fire-rated conditions. Panels can also have rabbeted interior edges to accommodate standard glazing pocket while allowing for higher overall R-value. 
 

Mapes Panels updated MapeSpan, spandrel glass laminated into a unitized panel with an interior finish. The panels are now available in thicknesses up to 6 inches and can be made with gypsum board interior substrate for use in fire-rated conditions. Panels can also have rabbeted interior edges to accommodate standard glazing pocket while allowing for higher overall R-value. 
 

Bendheim added a new type of exterior specialty glass, Lumi Frit, to its exterior glass offering. The Surface 1 fritted glass allows architects to create customized, brilliant white glass facades. Lumi Frit minimizes glass reflections, making patterns more pronounced and easier to view from a distance, providing an attractive option to highlight custom designs, say officials. By interrupting continuous reflections, the glass also becomes visible to birds, mitigating the risk of accidental bird strikes.
 

Bendheim added a new type of exterior specialty glass, Lumi Frit, to its exterior glass offering. The Surface 1 fritted glass allows architects to create customized, brilliant white glass facades. Lumi Frit minimizes glass reflections, making patterns more pronounced and easier to view from a distance, providing an attractive option to highlight custom designs, say officials. By interrupting continuous reflections, the glass also becomes visible to birds, mitigating the risk of accidental bird strikes.
 

The north side of the Audi Dealership of Birmingham building required fire-rated lot-line protection. The challenge was to blend the desired fire-rated glazing system with the sleek aesthetic of the non-rated system. The design team found their solution with a 2-hour fire-rated exterior Fireframes® Curtainwall Series system from Technical Glass Products. Its slender profiles and clear fire-rated glazing blend well with the adjacent non-rated curtain wall, while its strength allows for 21-foot free spans.

The north side of the Audi Dealership of Birmingham building required fire-rated lot-line protection. The challenge was to blend the desired fire-rated glazing system with the sleek aesthetic of the non-rated system. The design team found their solution with a 2-hour fire-rated exterior Fireframes® Curtainwall Series system from Technical Glass Products. Its slender profiles and clear fire-rated glazing blend well with the adjacent non-rated curtain wall, while its strength allows for 21-foot free spans.

Walker Glass Co. expanded its AviProtek offering with four new bird-friendly glass designs. Three of the new designs use dot patterns and are typically used for guardrails, rain screens and insulating glass units—usually with a third-surface low-emissivity glass. These patterns have been introduced to align with municipal-level legislative requirements—either mandatory or voluntary. The fourth design, pattern 701, is a multi-directional random line design.

Walker Glass Co. expanded its AviProtek offering with four new bird-friendly glass designs. Three of the new designs use dot patterns and are typically used for guardrails, rain screens and insulating glass units—usually with a third-surface low-emissivity glass. These patterns have been introduced to align with municipal-level legislative requirements—either mandatory or voluntary. The fourth design, pattern 701, is a multi-directional random line design.