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Bendheim Wall Systems Introduces New Exterior Channel Glass Frame System

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Bendheim Wall Systems, Inc. is introducing their new SF60S Single Glazed Store Front channel glass frame system.

Engineered by Bendheim and tested by independent laboratories, this exterior single-glazed frame system meets strict U.S. building requirements for performance walls and screen walls in vertical or horizontal configurations.

The system is designed for single-glazed walls with open or sealed joints and is fully tested for air and water infiltration, structural design load, and seismic displacement. Where thermal performance is not required, the SF60S with sealed joints acts as the building envelop for occupied areas. It can also be used as a rain screen with open or sealed joints and with or without a structural wall behind it. This frame system carries the same design elements as Bendheim’s well received double-glazed SF60 Store Front system, facilitating transitions from single- to double-glazed applications in the same plane without any change in frame appearance.
Bendheim Wall Systems has been designing proprietary frame systems since 2003. The SF60S Store Front system is the latest in the company’s line of seven fully-developed frame systems, offering the right solution for each project.

Bendheim Restoration Glass® (“New Antique” Window Glass) Featured in AIA Honor Award-Winning Project

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The Beauvoir restoration project featuring authentic mouth-blown Restoration Glass®  (“new antique” window glass) receives a 2010 AIA National Honor Award.

Albert & Associates Architects specified Light Restoration Glass®, supplied exclusively by Bendheim, as the glass of choice for Beauvoir, the Presidential Library in Biloxi, Mississippi. The high-profile restoration project was recently recognized with a 2010 AIA National Honor Award.

 

Bendheim provided 209 panes of mouth-blown Restoration Glass® to restore Beauvoir’s antique glass windows and the front and back glass doors. The glass is identical to authentic mouth-blown antique window glass made before the advent of modern window glassmaking. The slight distortions, occasional bubbles, pits and imperfections characteristic to this specialty glass make it ideal for historically correct restorations of commercial buildings, residential work, and furniture. Restoration Glass® can be found in such high-profile projects as The White House in Washington, D.C., Monticello – Thomas Jefferson’s Home in Charlottesville, VA, and George Washington’s Home in Mount Vernon, VA.

 

Light Restoration Glass® is less distorting and similar to the glass from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Bendheim also offers Full Restoration Glass® that is more distorting and accurately represents much of the glass made in the 17th and 18th centuries. Both varieties are manufactured exclusively by Germany’s Glashütte Lamberts for Bendheim in North America, and can be laminated for additional safety.

 

Beauvoir, the presidential library and last home of Jefferson Davis, was built in 1852. Five of its seven buildings were destroyed and the remaining two were severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Beauvoir lost its front and side porches and two sections of the roof.  According to the published AIA jury comments: “A wonderful, archetypal house with significant history has been brought back from the dead… This project transcends the typical restoration project – restoring Beauvoir was truly a labor of love and it shows in every detail of the home.” And, “As a victim of Hurricane Katrina, this project is significant culturally, historically and architecturally.”  (Source: https://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/AIAB082053)

Bendheim Introduces EcoGlass™ Environmentally-Friendly Recycled Architectural Glass

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Bendheim announces EcoGlass™, a new line of textured architectural glass containing 25% to 40% post-consumer recycled material and produced in a highly enviro-sensitive factory. EcoGlass™ is well-suited for a range of commercial and residential applications, including curtainwalls, partitions, sliding doors, shower enclosures, and lighting.

“We recognized the demand for enviro-friendly architectural glass with clearly identifiable green attributes, and collaborated with our long-time partner Lamberts to bring EcoGlass™ to market,” said Donald Jayson, Senior Vice President of Bendheim. “From manufacture to application, our EcoGlasses are exceptionally green and will contribute to a project’s aesthetics and sustainability.”
Manufactured by Glasfabrik Lamberts in Europe’s only clean-burning oxygen/fuel-fired cast glass furnace, EcoGlasses contain a minimum 20% pre-consumer (glass cullet) and 25% to 40% post-consumer recycled glass.  For safety and security applications, Bendheim tempers EcoGlass™ in a highly energy-efficient oven and laminates utilizing environmentally-sensitive processes and materials.
EcoGlass™ has excellent daylighting qualities and is available in 10 textures, offering varying degrees of privacy. The glass can be supplied in combination with custom color interlayers or color coatings for decorative feature walls and backsplashes. Bendheim’s proprietary color-coating process employs isocyanate-free pigments and produces a VOC-free, maintenance-friendly product.
EcoGlass™ can contribute points to LEED® v.3: EA Credit 1 “Optimize Energy Performance,” MR Credit 4 “Recycled Content,” and IEQ Credits 8.1 and 8.2 “Daylight & Views.”
 
The glass is offered in 5/32” (4 mm), ¼” (6 mm) and 3/8” (10 mm) thicknesses and is available in sheet sizes up to 70” by 126” .

Bendheim Expands Cabinet Glass Collection Online

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With the addition of thirty new glasses, Bendheim continues to build its online catalog of residential glasses, available at www.bendheimcabinetglass.com.

The expanded online selection introduces opaque glasses – Titanium® mirrored and colored varieties – for the ultra-modern kitchen, as well as ultra-clear etched pattern glasses and decorative rice paper laminated glasses to complement traditional and contemporary kitchen styles.
“We have seen remarkable interest and genuine excitement for our Cabinet Glass Collection. As we continue to develop new relationships with homeowners, do-it-yourself enthusiasts, designers, and contractors, we are expanding the online catalog to offer greater, more diversified design options,” said Robert Jayson, President of Bendheim.
With the availability of the new glasses online, homeowners gain first-time access to previously exclusive decorative glass varieties, such as Japanese rice paper laminates. These translucent panels are true safety laminated glasses encapsulating fine Japanese rice papers between glass. A new Opaque category, including contemporary etched back-painted and mirrored glasses, provides homeowners with aesthetic solutions to unsightly kitchen cabinet clutter. Customers interested in the retro look will find a selection of opaque pastel colored glasses produced through old-world hot-glass hand-rolling techniques.
Bendheim’s Cabinet Glass online catalog now contains more than 150 mouth-blown, hand-crafted, and machine-rolled decorative glasses in different patterns, textures and colors, carefully selected from the company’s 2,000+ glass varieties. The glass is available in tempered or laminated form for additional safety.
Bendheim’s Cabinet Glasses are produced by environmentally responsible European and North American manufacturers utilizing maximum recycled material and low-emissions processes. Bendheim’s processing facilities include a highly energy-efficient tempering furnace and an environmentally sound lamination line.

Bendheim Joins the U.S. Green Building Council

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Bendheim is now an established member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), joining the ranks of responsible building and design professionals and product manufacturers with a demonstrated commitment to sustainable building. As a USGBC member, Bendheim is part of “a community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.”

Bendheim is committed to socially and environmentally responsible manufacturing methods throughout its processing facilities. The company collaborates exclusively with North American and European glass manufacturers demonstrating commitment to the environment through recycling and clean production processes. To learn more about Bendheim’s green initiatives, please visit www.bendheim.com/green-policy.
A range of eco-friendly Bendheim glasses can help architects and designers earn LEED® points for their projects. EcoGlass™, a new line of textured architectural glass, is manufactured by Glasfabrik Lamberts in Europe’s only clean-burning oxygen/fuel-fired cast glass furnace. It contains 60% recycled material, including up to 40% post-consumer recycled glass. Bendheim Wall Systems’ Lamberts channel glass is manufactured in the same enviro-friendly fashion and also contains as much as 60% recycled material. It is installed in a number of award-winning LEED-certified projects throughout the country.
To learn more about the USGBC and the LEED Green Building Rating System, please visit www.usgbc.org.

Bendheim Architectural Glass at Award-Winning Solar Decathlon Project

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Team California’s Solar-Powered House Awarded Third Place in Prestigious Competition Hosted by U.S. Department of Energy

This year, Bendheim was part of the exciting international competition that challenged 20 teams of college students to build the most technologically savvy solar-powered house at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C.

 

Bendheim supported the efforts of Team California, a team of 100 undergraduates from Santa Clara University and California College of Arts, through the donation of Color Coated glass for the team’s Refract House. The team was awarded third place in the competition which took place on October 8-16, 2009.

 

Team California completed Refract House after two years of hard work, then dismantled and transported it across the country to reassemble the structure upon arrival at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Team members moved into their house for the duration of the competition, proving it could produce enough electricity and hot water from solar panels to run a modern home with all essential conveniences.
Team California’s goal to create a house as beautiful as it was energy-efficient brought them to Bendheim’s “White” and “Blue Stream” Color Coated low-iron glasses for kitchen and bathroom backsplashes. These 100 percent VOC-free, hygienic, maintenance-friendly products also provided the desired contemporary aesthetic.
The large Bendheim glass panels were manufactured using environmentally friendly water-based, fade-resistant color coatings.  Bendheim’s precision cutting, polishing, tempering, and back-painting processes met the fast-track requirements of the project.

 

This year’s Solar Decathlon competition was the fourth since the event premiered in 2002 with subsequent competitions in 2005 and 2007. On average, each Solar Decathlon has drawn more than 100,000 visitors to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

 

To learn more about Team California’s Refract House, visit www.refracthouse.com. To learn more about the Solar Decathlon, visit www.solardecathlon.org.