Solar Powered Curtain Walls – The Future of Glazing?

Solar Powered Curtain Wall   I’ve seen alot of great information on this topic lately so I thought I’d post much of it here.  Also as a way of getting the data in one place. Our goal at JEI Structural Engineering is to lead the way in providing the most accurate and up to date…

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Polar bear breaks a submerged pane of glass in enclosure.

6/8/2012 The 1-year-old bear picked up a stone from the bottom of his enclosure and smashed the glass, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”-style. The zoo’s director said that Vicks didn’t break the glass on purpose, but “he liked what was happening.” Vicks has been placed on “house arrest” and relocated to another (rock-free?) tank…

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The Road to GlassBuild America – Issue 5

published on May 15, 2012     http://roadtoglassbuildamerica.wordpress.com/ The Road Q&A – Getting insights from all angles of the show! In this edition we catch up with Carrie Jeske, Marketing & Project Development at JEI Structural Engineering. Right off the top, what are some of the services that JEI Structural Engineering offers? We specialize in providing design…

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Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland – Project Videos

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland JEI Structural Engineering completed design calculations for the sloped curtain wall and also sloped strip windows. For the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, working with Zahner. So Read more about JEI Structural Engineering work on this project.   CONSTRUCTION Video   So Contact JEI Structural Engineering. FAST * FRIENDLY * AFFORDABLE We…

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Hogle Zoo Rocky Shores Exhibit by JEI Structural Engineering

Hogle Zoo Rocky Shores Exhibit by JEI Structural Engineering JEI Structural Engineering completed the glass viewing exhibit window design for The Rock Shores exhibit includes polar bears, three grizzly bears, three seals, three sea lions, river otters and bald eagles, according to Hansen. JEI Structural Engineering Curtain wall engineer, curtain wall engineering, glazing engineer, zoo…

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The Future of Glass Technology

The Future of Glass Technology Future Glass Technology. Here is a conceptual video created by. Corning Incorporated in “A day made of glass”. It goes through what would be your typical day scenario waking up at your beautiful luscious estate in pleasantville.  Followed by various interaction with every piece of glass you encounter throughout the…

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Lion mistakes baby for zebra. Attacks glass.

Lion mistakes baby for zebra. Attacks glass. A lion at the Portland Oregon Zoo mistakes a baby in a black and white striped “zebra”  outfit. The dynamic analysis of impact on glass is so very, very important to animal viewing window enclosures.   JEI Structural Engineering Curtain wall engineer, curtain wall engineering, glazing engineer, zoo…

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Gorilla Breaks Glass at Atlanta Zoo

Gorilla Breaks Glass at Atlanta Zoo Zoo Atlanta resident, Taz, a 360-pound gorilla that went ape. Frightened visitors and caused the closure of the gorilla viewing area. According to reports from the AJC and 11 Alive, the 20-year-old silver back gorilla charged and then slammed his fists into the barrier at the Willie B. Conservation…

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When Good Projects Go Bad – tips for glazing contractors

When Good Projects Go Bad – tips for glazing contractors These glazing scope items can mean the difference between a profitable job and a costly mistake By Anthony Callas April 30, 2012 A misunderstood or poorly documented glazing scope is one of the simplest ways a good project can go bad for contract glaziers. Any…

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Architectural Q&A regarding Blast Design Requirements

QUESTION I am an architect currently working on a design competition for a project that will require blast resistant windows.  I’m curious about the note stating the connections will be difficult for small windows.  What dimension would you define as a small window?  Our schematic has some smaller windows in stairs and in this phase…

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