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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.

Bendheim’s Optichroic® Glass Distinguishes Donor Recognition Signage

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A specialty glass by Bendheim, North America’s leading importer and manufacturer of decorative architectural glass, was used to highlight the informational and donor recognition signage in the newly constructed University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
 
Optichroic® glass, invented and perfected by Bendheim, was selected because of its distinct ability to capture and radiate the full color spectrum of light. The luminescent qualities of Optichroic®, combined with the carefully conceived and executed design, create a dynamic radiant element setting the donor wall apart. Created through specialized interlayer technologies, the glass is available in a wide range of texture and color combinations, including clear and etched patterns, and is suitable for large-scale architectural applications. It is an environmentally sound, low maintenance, safety glass.
“The striking appearance of the Optichroic® glass panels in this truly distinctive signage installation naturally focuses the attention on the names of the people whose generosity made this ambitious project possible,” said Steven Jayson, Vice President of Bendheim.
Poulin + Morris Inc., signage design consultants, in coordination with the renowned architects of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC, intended the sign tablets to reflect the infusion of natural light passing through the building’s sky-lit spaces. Having worked with Bendheim on various other projects in the past, the designers selected the company’s Optichroic® glass to create more than 100 individual glass panels on a sixty-foot donor recognition wall as well as more than 200 classroom and teachers’ office identification signs. Design Communications Ltd., a leading fabricator of custom architectural specialties, used the Optichroic® glass panels as the primary material for­­ the signage.
“Bendheim’s unique products, customer service, and manufacturing reliability helped make this signage program a success of which we are all very proud,” said Douglas Morris, a Principal of Poulin + Morris Inc.

Ice™ Channel Glass: Cool Choice for Structural Glazing

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Sparkling and frosty in appearance, Ice™ is an organic, image-obscuring texture, providing both daylighting and privacy whether installed as a single- or double-glazed wall. Ice™ can be designed to form up to 23’-tall gleaming façades and interior partitions of unlimited width.

Ice™ is the most obscuring organic channel glass texture currently available, and complements Bendheim Wall Systems’ extensive channel glass line now featuring six decorative textures, specialty thermal coatings, low-iron, and hundreds of enameled colors. Ice™ combines outstanding aesthetics with significant sustainability benefits. Like all Lamberts channel glass, Ice™ is manufactured with 40% post-consumer recycled content in Europe’s only clean-burning, oxygen-fired cast glass plant. A Sustainable Industries Top 10 Green Building Product of 2008, Lamberts channel glass offers two exclusive safety elements: Safety Glazing Certification Council-approved tempered glass and certified 100% heat soak testing.

Bendheim Custom Color Coated (Back-Painted) Glass in Hyatt Regency Renovation

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When the Jersey City Hyatt Regency embarked on a guest room remodel at the height of the financial crisis, the project team was challenged to enhance the décor in a sustainable and fiscally responsible manner.  Their innovative solution revitalizes 1,200 existing wood bedside, accent, and coffee tables with Bendheim’s fire-polished glass surfaces in a deep chocolate brown color. Installation was completed by Eastchester Glass of Scarsdale, NY.

Bendheim’s precision cutting, polishing, tempering, and back-painting processes met the quality, cost and fast-track requirements of the project.  Tempered for additional safety and durability, the custom Color Coated glass coordinates with the existing furniture and reinvigorates the classic décor of the rooms. The ultra-hygienic glass surfaces offer hotel patrons additional comfort.
“We were looking to bring a new, exciting design element into the rooms while maintaining the integrity of the existing color palette and the relaxing atmosphere our customers have come to expect,” said Kierie L. Heim, Director of Sales and Marketing for Hyatt Regency. “Bendheim achieved the desired look and supplied the glass within record time to accommodate our challenging installation schedule.”
Bendheim offers its Color Coated glass in a virtually unlimited palette of colors, patterns and textures. The product’s aesthetics, durability, and inherent hygienic qualities make it an ideal choice for sustainable commercial, residential, healthcare, and hospitality projects. Applications include interior feature walls, backsplashes, and table tops, as well as exterior wall cladding.
Bendheim Color Coated glass is fully recyclable, isocyanate-free, and 100% VOC-free. The end result is an environmentally friendly and safe product with stable, durable, UV-resistant coatings formulated to last many years.

Bendheim Geometric Textured Glass at Ermenegildo Zegna NYC Flagship Boutique

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Bendheim provides laminated geometric pattern glass for the recently completed renovation of the award-winning Ermenegildo Zegna Flagship at 663 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

Ermenegildo Zegna’s new global store concept, designed by architect Peter Marino, combines the best of traditional and contemporary design. Inspired by Ermenegildo Zegna’s woven-goods history and its wool mills in the Italian Alps, the architect’s design for the 9,200-sq.-ft. store bears resemblance to a loom in action.
The soft geometry of Bendheim’s safety-laminated glass, featured in the central stair, gives a sense of movement to the nature-themed mural behind it. The vertical pattern of the glass draws customers upward to further explore the store’s upper floors. Bendheim’s careful attention to the pronounced linear glass patterns, through the precise engineering and manufacture of individual glass sections, creates a seamless transition between the adjacent units.
“The patterned glass combined with the nature mural and lenticular film behind it creates an additional woven element to the store,” Mr. Marino said.
“We are pleased Bendheim was selected to partner in this outstanding project,” said Donald Jayson, Vice President of Bendheim. “This special glass carries a dynamic sense of movement and reflects the energy of Ermenegildo Zegna’s corporate brand.”
Bendheim’s geometric pattern glass is one of a collection of crisp, linear textured glasses offering superior daylighting properties in a broad range of privacy options, from subtle diffusion to nearly complete obscuration. The glass can be supplied in safety tempered and/or laminated form.

Bendheim Develops Specialized 4-Layer Laminated Glass

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Gertler & Wente’s Pershing Square building renovation incorporates Bendheim custom glass wall-cladding.

Architectural firm Gertler & Wente charged Bendheim with developing a powerful custom glass as a crowning design element for the renovation of The Pershing Square Building, a 25-story office building at 125 Park Avenue in New York City.
The Pershing Square Building, owned by Shorenstein Realty Services, was originally designed by York & Sawyer in 1923. To reinvigorate its distinctive identity, the architects created a seamless transition from the entrance to the elevators through the 4,000 sq.-ft. lobby. At the lobby’s end, Bendheim’s illuminated glass wall serves as the focal point of the interior.
“We are pleased with how the glass wall draws visitors’ attention to the elevators from the entrance located 140 feet away, serving as a natural guide,” said Jeff Gertler, principal of Gertler & Wente. “The staggered slabs of glass can be clearly seen from across the street. It’s really quite an incredible view and we think it does justice to this extraordinary building.”
Created specifically to address the project requirements, Bendheim’s glass/acrylic combination is 2½ inches in thickness. The material is hand-silvered, laminated through a proprietary process, and water-jet-cut to its final size.
“With more than 2,000 glass varieties in stock and in-house production capabilities, Bendheim was able to find a solution to The Pershing Square Building’s design challenge and create a truly unique product,” said Steven Jayson, Vice President of Bendheim.
The 150-sq.-ft., 2½-inch thick wall features a glass, deeply engraved with an organic texture, creating a strong sensation of movement, depth, and luminescence, reminiscent of massive blocks of ice. The perimeter of the glass is carefully illuminated, amplifying its dimensional properties.