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attended our Open House!

Alumicor held an open house at our Toronto facility in late October.

It was both enlightening and empowering for our leadership to meet many of our clients and architects and to gain insight and honest feedback on their experiences with Alumicor.

It was a pleasure to show off our Toronto facility and the passion and dedication of our team.

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Ontario's Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre, designed by Salter Farrow Pilon Architects, showcases a gently curving curtain wall to optimize the benefits of daylight as it follow's the sun's radial path.

Photo courtesy of Frontier Glass & Door and Alumicor

UP TO STANDARD “BEST OF” SERIES:

Alumicor’s preconstruction manager, Steven Gille, shares essential knowledge for consistent fenestration specification.

AWARD WINNING

Retrofit magazine awards 201 Sherbourne Street restoration project a 1st Place Winner in their 2023 Metamorphosis Awards. Alumicor products selected for the project were Curtainwall (VersaWall MidLine 2200), Punched Windows (RainBlade 1990) and the Storefront (FlushGlaze BF 3400).

"Many of the buildings constructed to meet the post-World War II population boom in North America are now in deep need of a retrofit. Typical residential towers of the era, like 191 and 201 Sherbourne in Toronto, included exposed structural concrete walls and single-pane windows. As a result of the buildings’ long-term exposure in an urban environment, their concrete exteriors were in poor condition with cracks and loose spalls. To compete with newer rental properties, maintain structural safety, and align with Toronto’s sustainability goals."

Read about it!

Reimagining Learning Spaces

Project Success Story

Edgewood Elementary School

Edgewood Elementary School welcomes students, parents and faculty to the Surrey School District in British Columbia. Its sustainable, contemporary facility provides space for more than 650 students from kindergarten to Grade 7 in the burgeoning Grandview Heights neighbourhood.

Thinkspace designed the building to meet LEED^® Gold criteria and specified Alumicor aluminum-framed systems. Transparent Glazing Systems (TGS) installed Alumicor curtainwall, projected window vents, sliding doors and swinging entrance doors. Combining these systems, the new school conveys a modern aesthetic and atmosphere of inclusiveness, openness and transparency. Complementing the building’s generous use of glass and metal, materials emphasize warm wood, bright white, blue and “Grey Wolf” accent colours to generate a continuity of visual expression from the exterior façade through the interior finishes.

“It’s an astounding building. You notice the architecture as soon as you walk into the front entrance,” shared Edgewood Elementary School’s principal, Shaun Nelson. “The design is very open, very expansive, there was an incredible amount of thought into traffic flows coming into the school. …Just that whole idea of bringing everyone together under one brand new roof, people are beyond excited.”

Greeting all students, staff and visitors, the two-storey curtainwall defines the school’s main entry foyer. Jenna, a Grade 7 student at Edgewood Elementary, highlighted the importance of the curtainwall and windows to her “because on sunny days they make the school feel big and happy.”

At the street level, the entrance doors are engineered and manufactured to withstand high-traffic and continuous use as the students’ gateway to outdoor playgrounds, athletic fields and pick-up/drop-off zones. Alumicor products also provide high thermal performance suited to Canada’s cold climate and LEED-level energy-efficiency.

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Photos provided by Transparent Glazing Systems (TGS)