Archives for March 2019
Why is an EPD important to architects?
Authored by Josée Lupien, LEED Fellow, President Vertima: Looking back 10 years, the demand for healthier manufactured products was already present in North America’s...
What is the future of EPD?
Authored by Josée Lupien, LEED Fellow, President Vertima: Due to recognition granted to the LEED® v4 certification for the environmental product declarations used in a...
Transparent Bird Friendly Glass to the Rescue
Admittedly, it can be embarrassing, but we have all done it at least once in our lives; running headfirst into a glass pane that we had not seen. The consequence of our...
Then and Now – The Growth of Acid-etched Glass on the Exterior
One of the first projects that Walker Glass manufactured for exterior use was the National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS) building in Laval, QC. When we look...