Smart glass can balance comfort and sustainability with demands for natural light.

A project in Ohio demonstrates how Universal Design is about designing buildings and using products designed for everyone, and not just certain groups of people.

Kevin Blalock of Blalock + Partners was faced with the challenge of designing and achieving the first net-zero municipality building in the country. Featuring dozens of sustainability features, SLC Firestation No. 14 hopes to inspire others to make energy changes now rather than wait for the future.

For applications where conventional clear glass might normally be used, low-iron glass can deliver a highly transparent aesthetic with vibrant color fidelity—without the green tint.

Predictive cost data is closing the gap between the design phase and the building phase, making cost estimates more realistic and improving relationships between architects and project owners.