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New transparent window material could cut building energy loss by 50%

In most buildings, windows remain the most vulnerable part of the structure when it comes to energy loss. Worldwide, ...
Business Insider

I clean the windows on a 740-foot skyscraper. The first time, I felt like I was going to die, but now it's freeing.

Lucas Da Silva leads a team of five window cleaners for the Leadenhall skyscraper in London. It takes the team six months to clean the entire building, and then they immediately start again. Da Silva ...
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Two senior housing properties renovated with 608 replacement windows

For the rehabilitation of two of its senior housing properties dating to the 1960s and 1970s, the Morristown (N.J.) Housing Authority installed 608 single-, double-, and triple-unit windows supplied ...
ABC7 San Francisco

SF to require window inspections on high-rise buildings built after 1998

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- You may remember how winds blasted holes into several skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco early last year. Now, city leaders say changes are being made. RELATED: Video shows ...
ArchDaily

Reframing the Concept of Building Envelope Through Minimalist Windows

Turnable corner - Maison CL - Benoît Lloze architecte & Alexandre Hordé Architectes - Florent Jalon Photographie. Image Courtesy of Vitrocsa When we talk about the building envelope, we often make the ...