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Gilbane Celebrates the Official Topping Out of Slate Upper School Project

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

NORTH HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Local officials from the State of Connecticut joined the Slate School community and representatives from Patriquin Architects and Gilbane Building Company to celebrate the official topping out of the 25,000-SF Slate Upper School.

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  • The Upper School is a continuation of Slate Lower School, which Gilbane delivered in 2018.
  • NORTH HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Local officials from the State of Connecticut joined the Slate School community and representatives from Patriquin Architects and Gilbane Building Company to celebrate the official topping out of the 25,000-SF Slate Upper School.
  • "We're proud to reach this milestone in the construction of Slate's Upper School," said John Hawley, vice president and business unit leader for Gilbane in Connecticut.
  • We look forward to safely completing the project and the future impact the school will have on its students."

RODE Architects Completes Boston’s First Internationally Certified Passive House Single-Family Homes

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Monday, August 7, 2023

RODE Architects , a Boston-based collaborative design and architecture firm, is proud to announce the completion of the first internationally certified Passive House single-family homes in the City of Boston.

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  • RODE Architects , a Boston-based collaborative design and architecture firm, is proud to announce the completion of the first internationally certified Passive House single-family homes in the City of Boston.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230807961282/en/
    Brucewood Homes, designed by RODE Architects, is the first series of internationally certified Passive House single-family homes in Boston.
  • “We see this success as a rewarding proof-point for the Passive House method,” said Mike DelleFave, associate at RODE Architects.
  • Photos of Brucewood Homes for media use are available here (all photos should be credited to RODE Architects; additional photos are available upon request).

Transparent PV Windows Demonstrate Energy-Efficiency Performance in NEXT Energy Building Technology Project at NREL

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Additionally, windows represent 30% of a commercial buildings heating and cooling energy, costing US building owners about $50 billion annually, according to DOE.

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  • Additionally, windows represent 30% of a commercial buildings heating and cooling energy, costing US building owners about $50 billion annually, according to DOE.
  • Our project data shows these windows can help buildings reduce energy consumption by improving the efficiency of windows and generating electricity for the building.
  • NEXTs transparent energy harvesting technology allows architects and building owners to turn windows and glass facades into producers of low-cost, on-site, renewable energy for buildings.
  • In the IN2 NEXT project, NEXT windows were modeled and tested against traditional commercial windows, tracking performance based on their respective Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC), an industry-standard performance metric for commercial windows.

Alpen's WinSert Secondary Window Insert Line Achieves Outstanding Certification Ratings from Attachments Energy Rating Council

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

"We are proud of the work and innovation that has gone into the development of WinSert as a high-performance secondary window solution," said Brad Begin, CEO of Alpen High Performance Products.

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  • "We are proud of the work and innovation that has gone into the development of WinSert as a high-performance secondary window solution," said Brad Begin, CEO of Alpen High Performance Products.
  • "We are thrilled to have its superior performance verified and certified by the esteemed Attachments Energy Rating Council so that customers may easily analyze and compare the benefit of adding any WinSert variation to a primary single-pane or double-pane window."
  • The Commercial Secondary Window program was launched late last year alongside its existing residential products certification program.
  • As a complementary alternative to Alpen's ultra high-performance commercial window lines, Alpen has coupled thin glass window expertise with continued development of WinSert, a high-performance secondary window insert, to further advance the commercial secondary window market.