Top building products for September 2024
BD+C Editors break down September's top 15 building products, from the Crystal W50i to Armstrong's DesignStackz Ceiling System.
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Top building products for August 2024
BD+C Editors break down August's top 15 building products, from waterproof wall panel systems to portable indoor pickleball surface solutions.
K-12 Schools
Windows in K-12 classrooms provide opportunities, not distractions
On a knee-jerk level, a window seems like a built-in distraction, guaranteed to promote wandering minds in any classroom or workspace. Yet, a steady stream of studies has found the opposite to be true.
K-12 Schools
New guidelines for securing schools and community spaces released by the Door Security and Safety Foundation
The Door Security and Safety Foundation (DSSF), in collaboration with Door and Hardware Institute (DHI), recently released of “Are Your Door Openings Secure?.” The document provides guidelines to equip school administrators, building management personnel, and community leaders with a clear roadmap to create a secure and safe environment.
75 Top Building Products | Dec 16, 2019
Top Window and Door Products for 2019
Pella’s Rolscreen retractable screen and NanaWall’s HSW single-track sliding glass wall are among the 16 window and door products to make Building Design+Construction’s 2019 101 Top Products report.
75 Top Building Products | Dec 16, 2019
101 Top Products for 2019
Building Design+Construction readers and editors select their top building products for the past 12 months in the fourth-annual 101 Top Products report.
Windows and Doors | Aug 15, 2018
Creating high-performance fenestration starts on the edge
Having a high-performance edge is an enabler for achieving a high-performance window system, and it can provide greater flexibility in glass choice because the highest COG U-factor may not be needed.
Aug 7, 2018
Silicone glazed, fire-rated steel curtain wall by TGP
Fireframes SG Curtainwall® Series allows for large, fire-resistive glazed walls with the smooth,…
Windows and Doors | Apr 5, 2018
Product roundup: 12 windows + doors products
Schlage's M Collection, Hufcor's Invista, and Sierra Pacific Windows' FeelSafe Bi-fold door are just three of the 12 products highlighted in BD+C's April Product Roundup.
75 Top Building Products | Mar 26, 2018
101 Top Products: Windows + Doors
Among the best window + door products included in BD+C's Top 101 Products report are Jeld-Wen's EpicVue windows, Yale/Assa Abloy's Yale Pivot Collection, and Zola Window's Thermo ALU75 Windows.
Windows and Doors | Nov 21, 2017
Daylighting promotes healing and wellness at the Florida Hospital for Women at Orlando Campus
Growing research demonstrates that patients recover faster and better from illness or surgery in settings that offer abundant daylight and views to the outdoors.
Windows and Doors | Aug 16, 2017
Pella Impervia® fiberglass windows provide luxury apartment residents maximum daylight, energy efficiency
Envisioning a luxury, suburban-meets-urban experience, the development team looked to Pella’s large combination Impervia® fiberglass windows.
Sports and Recreational Facilities | Jul 17, 2017
A new Rec Centre in Toronto links three neighborhoods
Community engagement impacts its design and programming.
Windows and Doors | Jun 5, 2017
Pella provides perfect blend of past and present using historically accurate windows solutions
The design team made the most of the structure’s strengths — like the alignment and shape of the window openings and skylights, which allow abundant daylight to penetrate deep into interior spaces.
