Education Segment: Designing for School Security

Expertise in Education

When the fenestration of schools, universities, and libraries are designed to provide security, transparency, and the transmission of natural light, learning and collaboration naturally become the primary focus in every educational setting.

With over 30 years in the commercial façade industry, our expertise provides the peace of mind you need to succeed and the industry knowledge to move you forward. We specialize in innovative, value-added building envelope solutions and products for educational facilities that are tailored to your exact specifications and requirements, and designed to enhance safety, energy efficiency, and functionality.

Lisle Elementary School

Location: Lisle, IL

Designed to serve as both a school and arboretum, Lisle Elementary, was built with expansive glazing and clerestory windows to allow ample natural light and sightlines from anywhere in the building to surrounding green spaces.

Architect: Perkins + Will

Glazing Contractor: Northern Glass

Products(s):
Reliance™-SS Curtain Wall

Standard Medium Stile Entrances

FG-2000 Storefront

1″ and 1-1/6″ Clear Insulated Glass

Fountain Inn High School

Location: Fountain Inn, SC

Fountain Inn High School, the county’s first new high school in nearly 50 years, was designed to be reminiscent of a “college like” atmosphere, with flexible and open spaces to encourage collaboration.

Architect: Craig Gaulden Davis | Perkins + Will

Glazing Contractor: Golden Strip Glass

Products(s):
Reliance™ Curtain Wall

FG-2000 Storefront

Series 6000 Thermal Storefront

Series 3000 Thermal Storefront

Solar Eclipse Sunshades

WS-500 Wide Stile Doors

Eastern Washington University – Interdisciplinary Science Center

Location: Cheney, WA

This complex geometric structural addition was designed to connect to the existing Science Building, making the Interdisciplinary Science Center the social hub of the research complex. A combination of curtain wall systems and integrated doors delivered a light-filled atrium that is the defining feature of the facility’s addition.

Architect: LMN

Glazing Contractor: C&S Glass

Products(s):
Reliance™ Unit Wall

Reliance™ Cassette Curtain Wall

MS-375 Medium Stile Doors

Design Assist Solutions

Designing for School Safety

Nothing should stand in the way of an ideal learning environment. As incidents over the last decade have shown, the need for safeguarding schools and educational facilities against opportunistic threats, has never been greater. Fortifying vulnerable entry points can deter intruders from entering and allows staff more time to activate safety protocols. Our security glass and glazing systems provide a single-source of comprehensive solutions that are tested to safeguard against intruders, in even the most severe forced-entry attempts.

Security Glazing and Systems

To ensure that each system offers the highest level of delayed forced entry, we're the only company that tests our frame, entrance, and glass together against multiple attacks.