Green Building and Sustainable Design

Sustainability and fire safety are two concepts that aren’t usually seen together, but that doesn’t mean you can’t incorporate both in your building design. Balancing sustainability and fire safety in your construction projects is the best way to approach building design holistically. This type of design can benefit architects, contractors, firms, and the people visiting...

Glass Takes the Stage in Energy Minded Project In a SF building, glass takes the stage in an energy minded project. USGlass magazine gives SF building the Green Design Award for using glass for its asethetic and green features. Glass Takes the Stage in Energy Minded Project USGlass magazine set out to find an architectural project...

Sustainability Through Fire Rated Glass This article explores how to get sustainability through fire rated glass. It turns out that the basic fire containment design strategy doubles as a strategy for energy conservation. Fire rated glass helps meet fire safety and sustainability goals. Sustainability Through Fire Rated Glass by Jeff Griffiths, CSI A basic fire...

How Fire Rated Glass Is Applied in Sustainable Building Design Using Fire Rated Glazing in Sustainable Building Design. This article looks at how fire rated glazing can help earn LEED credits, and other ways that fire rated glazing leads to sustainable design and safety. Using Fire Rated Glazing in Sustainable Design Fire rated glass has...

Retrofitting Schools is Greener and Cheaper Retrofitting Schools is Greener and Cheaper than building new. That’s good news because 40% of the nation’s 100,000 public schools need updating. Adding fire rated glass can make the reused school greener by adding natural light, reducing energy use and improving student performance. Nearly 50 million young people will...

LEED and sustainability LEED®, Sustainability and Fire Rated Glass – This white paper provides readers with an understanding of how today’s advanced fire rated glass systems contribute to LEED® and sustainable design as a whole. Going Beyond LEED®: Achieving Sustainable Design with Advanced Fire Rated Glass Systems By SAFTIFIRST Fire Rated Glazing Solutions Abstract: This...