The Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building, located at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, is the tallest federal building in the U.S. The plaza itself is comprised of a 45-story office building constructed in 1963-69 and an additional 45-story annex that was built in 1975-77. Both bu
Bomb blast windows offer protection for buildings that are high profile targets for terrorist attacks, including government and military facilities. In general, bomb blast protective measures – especially blast resistant windows – must be integrated into the architectural design of th
625 North Michigan Avenue is a 25 story tower located in downtown Chicago. It was constructed in 1970 and has approximately 350,000 square feet of conditioned space, mainly in the form of retail space and open-plan offices. The tower structure consists of exterior concrete frame, inte
Security windows for Federal banks Federal banking buildings have a unique set of needs and challenges for their windows: government mandates require them to follow both safety and energy performance protocols, while historical preservation guidelines prohibit work that changes the ap
Windows for Sound Reduction in San Francisco hotels Travelers may welcome the convenience of staying in a hotel near an airport, but the noise from the airplanes is not only a nuisance, but repeated exposure to such high decibels can be potentially dangerous. Modern buildings often de
As concerns over energy consumption and climate change grow, policy makers continue to be called upon to make their buildings more green, such as through more environmentally friendly energy technologies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In January of 2014, mayors from
Airports near hotels are convenient, but struggle with maintaining the comfort of their guests while dealing with high decibel sounds from the airport’s activity. Thermolite worked with a hotel near the San Francisco International Airport to handle their sound control problems. After
Federal banking buildings have a unique set of needs and challenges for their windows: government mandates require them to follow both safety and energy performance protocols, while historical preservation guidelines prohibit work that changes the appearance of the windows. Thermolite
Retrofit glass technology, in which a secondary glass panel is installed behind existing single glazed glass windows, is a small building upgrade that can provide significant energy saving results: commercial buildings can save over 20% of their building’s energy consumption with retr
Thermolite’s RetroWAL™ interior curtain wall retrofit system disproves the myth that solar film is the only affordable solution for temperature control – it has been found to improve energy performance in an already retro-commissioned building. South Bend, Indiana (PRWEB) May 22