Alexandra Blakeslee

Alexandra Blakeslee is co-manager of Technoform North America’s market team focused on edge bond solutions for insulating glass in fenestration systems. She is a member of the Façade Tectonics Institute and co-chairs its diversity committee in addition to participating in other industry associations. She can be reached at Alexandra.Blakeslee@technoform.com. Opinions expressed are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the position of the National Glass Association or Glass Magazine.

Combining lead abatement with window replacement

While many standards have decreased the amount of windows with lead-based paint, they unfortunately remain a part of existing multifamily housing. Increased funding is needed to incentivize the reduction of lead-based paint with replacement windows.

Micro-aluminum profiles

The adhesion of sealants to polymers is typically not as good as to aluminum, and primers are often needed to support adequate adhesion. To enable more thermally advanced aluminum fenestration solutions, it’s therefore important to address this adhesion challenge.

Bringing Citizen Science to the Built Environment

Buildings and the activity within them account for over one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. While high performance systems will be needed to combat climate change, processes derived from "citizen science" can allow occupants to respond in real time to fenestration failures, resulting in…