Vitro Architectural Glass

Today, Vitro Architectural Glass hosted the GSA and EPA at its plant in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to announce low embodied carbon (LEC) progress, its sustainability objectives and its work to improve environmental performance. Vitro proudly announces that the GSA selected its low-embodied carbon, energy-efficient products for a renovation project at the Whittaker Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri, and a test project at the Cohen Federal Building in Washington, DC. The Whittaker Courthouse will feature STARPHIRE ULTRA-CLEAR® low iron glass by Vitro, one of the world’s clearest, most transparent float glass products. The Cohen Federal Building project will serve as a GSA Green Proving Ground program testing location. Several windows at the Cohen Federal Building will use one of Vitro’s highest-performing products, VACUMAX™ Vacuum Insulating Glass (VIG), which delivers R-values up to R20, rivaling the thermal performance of traditional walls. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will conduct testing and performance evaluations for this project. Read the full announcement here: https://bit.ly/4bGO2U2

As Penn State University's first ground-up building in downtown State College, Pa., the new LEED® Gold-targeting Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub maximizes daylighting and transparency thanks to large vertical windows featuring SOLARBAN® 60 ACUITY® glass by Vitro Architectural Glass. Designed specifically to deliver ultimate transparency and visual clarity combined with energy efficiency, SOLARBAN® 60 ACUITY® glass was the ideal choice to meet the design team’s goals to enable connectivity between the interior and exterior environments without sacrificing energy performance. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bDeUV3

We’re excited to be hitting the road next week for Facades+ Vancouver on May 21. This event, focused on sustainable and high-performance building enclosures, offers not only a full day of presentations and panels but also a unique opportunity for networking: https://lnkd.in/gnCWXsUM Can’t make it to Vancouver? Take a look at where we'll be the rest of the year: https://lnkd.in/eWnViszX Hope to see you soon!

The (W)rapper Tower! One of the most exciting and talked about office buildings in Southern California by American architect Eric Owen Moss stands 235 feet tall in Culver City. The building's exterior features a combination of highly efficient Solarban 70 Solargray glass panels and steel supports. The use of structural steel and an externalized core in the building design enables column-free floor plans and grants it an earthquake-resistant rating "five times the conventional seismic criteria." The tower encourages the utilization of public transportation, leading to a decrease in fossil fuel consumption. Through a combination of active and passive environmental strategies, the building envelope achieves high performance, equivalent to an elevated LEED Silver sustainability rating. Being part of this project is truly an honor! Architect: Eric Owen Moss Architects Glazing Contractor: Steel City Glass, Inc. John Colosimo Vitro Architectural Glass MATT Construction

The iconic home of Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, is undergoing major renovations to improve the building’s energy efficiency. The first phase will focus on replacing monolithic glass with high-performing glazing systems like VACUMAX™ Vacuum Insulating Glass (VIG) by Vitro Architectural Glass. VACUMAX™ VIG is a highly versatile product that delivers center-of-glass (COG) R-values that rival the thermal performance of traditional walls. Read more about Gund Hall’s renovation in Harvard Magazine: https://bit.ly/3wADx5T

Today marks #MuseumLoversDay! Did you know Vitro Architectural Glass is included in several museums across North America? For instance, the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park, Kansas. This eye-catching structure with an array of colors and shapes features a dichroic laminated STARPHIRE® glass facade and sections of SOLARBAN® 60 OPTIBLUE® glass, which controls glare while providing the daylighting and solar control needed to support sustainable design. Head to our project gallery to learn more about this project: https://bit.ly/3JnqGGW Architect: Jonathan Kharfen, Vernon Johnson Architects Glass Fabricator: Goldray Industries Glazing Contractor: Jim Plunkett Inc General Contractor: McCownGordon Construction Photography: Fentress Photography

Happy #BirdDay to our feathered friends! To keep our feathered friends safe, we’ve partnered with Walker Glass to offer a full selection of acid-etched, decorative and bird-friendly glass solutions utilizing SOLARBAN® solar control low‑e glass coatings and STARPHIRE ULTRA-CLEAR® glass substrates. Here at the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center in Colorado Springs, our SOLARBAN® 70 glass enables unprecedented solar control and transparency while keeping the many migratory and predatory birds in the area safe. The striped bird-friendly acid-etch treatment on the outside of the facility, done by Walker Glass, generates contrast so the birds will recognize the glass as an impassable medium. For more information about our bird-friendly charge, visit: https://bit.ly/3W2gg7i Architect: RTA Architects Glass Fabricator: Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Glazing Contractor: El Paso Glass Photography: Tom Kessler Photography

Looking to earn AIA/HSW credits while working remotely? Vitro Architectural Glass has you covered! Our Glass Education Insider webinar series is valuable for continuing your educational experience. There are three opportunities this month, and we will get started tomorrow with a session about understanding Low-e coatings. Check out our schedule for May and beyond: https://bit.ly/3uPaYRn

20 Mass has transformed into Capitol Hill’s go-to destination thanks to SOLARBAN® 72 ACUITY® glass by Vitro Architectural Glass. Architectural firm Leo A. Daly specified SOLARBAN® 72 ACUITY® glass for 20 Mass’s new, sweeping glass curtainwall because it enables peak energy performance and maximizes daylighting and occupant comfort. Read more about this award-winning LEED® Gold and WELL Building Standard® certified renovation project: https://bit.ly/4bnF0vl Architect: LEO A DALY Glass Fabricator: PRESS GLASS North America Glazing Contractor: Pioneer Cladding and Glazing Systems General Contractor: DPR Construction Photography: Jim Cunningham

Since its introduction to the market in 1990, our STARPHIRE ULTRA-CLEAR® glass remains the ultimate low-iron option, offering views so brilliant that you’ll forget the glass is even there. Read more about how STARPHIRE ULTRA-CLEAR® glass sets the innovative design standard in Interior Design Magazine: https://bit.ly/44lPmJL