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AIA CES Names Bendheim Approved Continuing Education Provider

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Bendheim was recently named a Continuing Education Systems (CES) registered provider by the American Institute of Architects (AIA).  The company’s first programs for AIA and state credit focus on Decorative Architectural Glasses and Channel Glass Wall Systems. Participation in each one-hour program is free-of-charge and earns industry professionals one Health, Safety and Welfare learning unit (1 HSW LU).

Bendheim’s programs are available to architects, designers, and other building professionals as in-office presentations where the company has local representation. Programs will be held regularly at Bendheim’s New York City Showroom, located at 122 Hudson Street in TriBeCa. To schedule Lunch & Learn sessions in your office for groups of ten or more participants, call your local Bendheim representative; you may also contact Jen Miret, CEU Program Coordinator, at  1-800-221-7379, education@bendheim.com.  The Channel Glass Wall Systems course is also available online as a self-study program, and can be accessed through www.bendheimwall.com.

“We are pleased to offer building and design professionals the added value and benefit of free continuing education programs,” said Robert Jayson, President of Bendheim. “Our courses were developed by company experts with extensive field experience in specialty glasses and applications. All Bendheim lecturers have been trained in accordance with AIA CES guidelines, and they look forward to sharing their knowledge with other professionals.”
The architectural glass program (AIA CES #BEND01), titled “Decorative and Channel Glass: Aesthetic Options, Safety, and LEED,” discusses the vast array of specialty glasses, how they are manufactured, their applications, and basic safety and design concepts. A number of award-winning installations are studied to understand how specialty glass can enhance good design and contribute to “greener” buildings. Click here to download the course summary in PDF format.

 

The course titled “Channel Glass Wall Systems” (AIA CES #BWS081) offers an overview of the structural properties and design benefits of channel glass wall systems. It includes sections on performance; application; safety glazing; tests, standards and certifications; as well as studies of channel glass in LEED and “green” installations.  Click here to download the course summary in PDF format.

Bendheim Looks to the Future as It Celebrates Its 80-Year Anniversary

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S.A. Bendheim Co., Inc. has passed its 80-year milestone in the specialty glass industry. Bendheim’s founders persevered through the Great Depression, laying the foundation to become one of today’s largest, most eco-friendly and diversified sources for specialty glass.

What began as a husband and wife team in the wholesale stained glass business in Greenwich Village, New York City has grown into a company with five divisions, a New York City showroom, glass processing and distribution facilities in New Jersey and California, and 100 employees. Today, Bendheim is a national importer, fabricator, and distributor of more than 2,000 types of specialty glass.
“Over the years, our quality and honest business practices have gained us the trust of architects, designers, builders, and art glass studios throughout North America,”  said Robert Jayson, eldest of the three brothers.
The history of Bendheim began in 1927 when Sem and Margaret Bendheim started importing fine mouth-blown colored glass from the Glashütte Lamberts of Germany to cater to the needs of stained glass studios nationwide. From those early days, the Bendheims were passionate about glass. In fact, Sem was instrumental in building the core membership of the Stained Glass Association of America through his close business relationships with glass studios throughout the country.
After Sem and Margaret’s son-in-law Fred Jayson expanded the business and added many more specialty glasses, the baton was passed to his sons, the third generation – Robert, Donald and Steven Jayson. Committed to providing the most innovative glass solutions, the brothers expanded the product line through the technological advantages of tempering and lamination. Working closely with manufacturing partners around the globe, they developed and introduced Restoration Glass® and Specialty Architectural Glass to the U.S. glass market in the mid-1980s.

 

Restoration Glass® has found a place in some of America’s most famous historic homes. Made in the centuries-old anitque window glass tradition of mouth-blown sheet glasses, it has been successfully used in many high-profile restoration projects. This glass can be found in the White House, Monticello, and Mount Vernon – George Washington’s home.
The brothers established two additional glass divisions over the following years. The Architectural Glass Division introduced building and design professionals to over 2,000 of the finest decorative glass options for commercial and residential building use. Since 2001, Bendheim Wall Systems, Inc. has been the exclusive distributor of Glasfabrik Lamberts channel glass in North America. The translucent U-shaped glass contains a high percentage of recycled glass and is produced in Europe’s first environmentally sensitive oxygen-fired cast glass melting furnace. Bendheim Wall Systems’ channel glass installations have received multiple industry and consumer awards, including two 2008 AIA National Honor Awards for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building in Kansas City, Mo., and the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge, La.
“Bendheim has been running an ecologically friendly business long before being green became popular. The company invests in advanced green manufacturing machinery and partners with other businesses that employ clean production practices,” said Steven Jayson.
The most recent division, Bendheim Cabinet Glass, was created in 2007 to respond to the public’s need for specialty glass products. The company launched a website allowing homeowners, for the first time, the ability to order directly from a collection of more than a hundred of the finest glasses for home and office projects.
 “As we look to the future, we expect to continue to add new products and manufacturing processes, expand our existing green practices, and continue building Bendheim as a national brand based on the high standards and relationship-driven philosophy set forth by our grandparents,” added Donald Jayson.

Homeowners Gain Direct Access to Specialty Decorative Glass via Bendheim’s Cabinet Glass Website

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Homeowners can now choose from more than 150 types of decorative glass at www.BendheimCabinetGlass.com. Bendheim Cabinet Glass is a division of Bendheim, the country’s foremost supplier of specialty glass. The company, a pioneer in the decorative glass trade, has been supplying architects and designers with fine specialty glasses for over 80 years. Now, for the first time, Bendheim offers a collection of its decorative glasses directly to homeowners and remodelers via its Cabinet Glass website. This collection of 100+ glasses has been carefully selected from Bendheim’s stock of over 2,000 glass varieties.

The website offers an extensive selection of mouth-blown and machine-made glasses – from contemporary to traditional – for cabinet, door, and window applications. Homeowners can select from a wide variety of antique, organic and geometric patterned, frosted, and colored glasses. The glasses can be provided in tempered or laminated safety form for use in home, office, and retail spaces.
“Our website gives consumers the opportunity to make a personal design statement with the finest quality decorative glass,” said Steven Jayson, Vice President of Bendheim. “All our cabinet glasses are imported, stocked, processed and carefully packed in our facilities. Our strict quality control and custom packaging ensure our customers receive their order on time and intact.”
Online visitors will find “how to” guidelines for measuring cabinet and door openings to ensure proper fit and trouble-free installation. Customers can order glass in various shapes and sizes, including special template-cut orders.
The website includes a QuickTime video showing Martha Stewart’s tour of Bendheim’s New York City showroom, which was featured on “Martha Stewart Living.”  Also revealed are the centuries-old, authentic antique window glass techniques utilized in the production of Bendheim’s exclusive Restoration Glass® and Lamberts mouth-blown glass.

Bendheim Project Receives Award from the Glass Association of North America (GANA)

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The Glass Association of North America recognizes this parking project for outstanding architectural use of glass, both functional and aesthetic.

Lamberts channel glass provided by Bendheim Wall Systems, Inc. for the Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure in California recently earned it the 2007 “Design in Glass” Award from the Glass Association of North America (GANA). The award recognizes excellence in the use of glass in architectural design.

The Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure is the first LEED-certified garage in the United States. Designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects, the building features tempered, back-painted Lamberts Prismasolar® texture channel glass set in a custom frame system. The colored channel glass pieces are angled to act as a rain screen and provide proper ventilation while adding intricacy and light to the six-story pre-cast concrete parking structure.
Colors include blues and greens reflecting the ocean toward the west, and orange and red reflecting the sunrise toward the east; neon lights installed behind every tenth channel create a glowing façade at night. Cantilevered glass canopies near the lower level project colors onto the ground surface and photovoltaic roof panels provide energy.
“We are honored to have GANA recognize Bendheim Wall Systems’ channel glass for its contribution to good architectural design,” said Robert Jayson, President of Bendheim.  “This award is a compliment to a project showcasing energy efficiency, sustainability and the first-time usage of colored channel glass in the U.S.”

Bendheim Wall Systems’ Channel Glass Projects Win Top National Awards

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Two high-profile architectural installations featuring Bendheim Wall Systems Lamberts channel glass receive prestigious AIA National Honor awards.
Bendheim Wall Systems worked closely with architectural design teams to provide Lamberts channel glass, the key exterior design element, for two AIA 2008 National Honor Award winning projects – the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building in Kansas City, Missouri and the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The AIA National Honor Award is the profession’s highest recognition of works exemplifying excellence in architecture, interior architecture, and urban design.

“These projects show the dynamic possibilities of designing with LINIT channel glass. The five lenses of Steven Holl’s Bloch Building are formed with custom glass channels in a double glazed curtain wall application, while Schwartz/Silver’s Shaw Center of the Arts, called the “lantern on the levee,” features a single glazed rain screen with its channel glass flanges turned outward” said Robert Jayson, President of S.A. Bendheim, Co., Inc. “Illuminating the channel glass-clad structures was critical to their design, and the installations – by Carter Glass for the Bloch Building and BHN for the Shaw Center – were exemplary.”
The Bloch Building and Shaw Center for the Arts join the extensive list of Bendheim Wall Systems’ multiple-award winning, high-profile channel glass projects including:

Sandra McDonald Joins Bendheim as Sales Account Manager

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Bendheim Architectural Glass announces that Sandra McDonald has been named Sales Account Manager. Ms. McDonald will be responsible for sales of Bendheim’s specialty glass products and customer service relations with New York City architects and designers.

Ms. McDonald comes to Bendheim from Custom Shade and Glass Company in New York City, where she was responsible for overseeing retail and trade sales of high-end glass products. Previously, she held a position at Marilyn Rose Interiors, Ltd. in Locust Valley, N.Y. Ms. McDonald studied business at Aberdeen College in Scotland, and received her diploma in interior design from the Metropolitan Institute of Interior Design in Plainview, N.Y.