Sustainability Efforts

This decade is make-or-break in the fight for our environment. At Innovation Glass, we believe that sustainability and decarbonization must inform every design and engineering decision we make.

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Reducing Operational Carbon in Facade Design

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Our team works hard to decrease the "operational carbon" of buildings—the energy required to heat, cool, ventilate, and light a space—through smarter facade design.

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Reducing Embodied Carbon in Facade Design

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While many sustainability efforts have focused on the "operational" carbon footprint of buildings—energy used for heating, cooling, and lighting—our industry is now also focusing on "embodied carbon," the carbon footprint of building materials themselves.

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LEED Certified Projects

VS1 Projects

HED

VS1-g, Americas, Renovation, LEED Certified, Office and retail, Long spans

155 North Wacker

HED

VS1-g, Americas, Renovation, LEED Certified, Office and retail, Long spans

HED

VS1-g, Americas, Renovation, LEED Certified, Office and retail, Long spans

FXCOLLABORATIVE

Jumbo glass sizes, Bird-safe glass, LEED Certified, All-glass corner, Americas, Museum

Statue of Liberty Museum

FXCOLLABORATIVE

Jumbo glass sizes, Bird-safe glass, LEED Certified, All-glass corner, Americas, Museum

FXCOLLABORATIVE

Jumbo glass sizes, Bird-safe glass, LEED Certified, All-glass corner, Americas, Museum

Ross Barney

All-glass vestibules, LEED Certified, All-glass corner, Americas, Toggle fittings, Commercial, Office and retail

McDonald's Global Flagship Chicago

Ross Barney

All-glass vestibules, LEED Certified, All-glass corner, Americas, Toggle fittings, Commercial, Office and retail

Ross Barney

All-glass vestibules, LEED Certified, All-glass corner, Americas, Toggle fittings, Commercial, Office and retail

Kirksey Architecture

Americas, LEED Certified, All-glass corner, Segmented wall

Energy Center 5

Kirksey Architecture

Americas, LEED Certified, All-glass corner, Segmented wall

Kirksey Architecture

Americas, LEED Certified, All-glass corner, Segmented wall

Forum Architecture

All-glass vestibules, Jumbo glass sizes, LEED Certified, Americas, Commercial

Gateway Plaza

Forum Architecture

All-glass vestibules, Jumbo glass sizes, LEED Certified, Americas, Commercial

Forum Architecture

All-glass vestibules, Jumbo glass sizes, LEED Certified, Americas, Commercial

Goettsch Partners

Dual wall, Americas, Skylight, LEED Certified, Acoustic isolation, Facade-skylight transition, Education + Athletics, Hybrid tension cable solution

Ryan Center at Northwestern University

Goettsch Partners

Dual wall, Americas, Skylight, LEED Certified, Acoustic isolation, Facade-skylight transition, Education + Athletics, Hybrid tension cable solution

Goettsch Partners

Dual wall, Americas, Skylight, LEED Certified, Acoustic isolation, Facade-skylight transition, Education + Athletics, Hybrid tension cable solution

Valerio Dewalt Train

Faceted facades, Complex geometry, Americas, LEED Certified, Shading · interior, Education + Athletics, Acoustic isolation

Gordon Parks Art Hall

Valerio Dewalt Train

Faceted facades, Complex geometry, Americas, LEED Certified, Shading · interior, Education + Athletics, Acoustic isolation

Valerio Dewalt Train

Faceted facades, Complex geometry, Americas, LEED Certified, Shading · interior, Education + Athletics, Acoustic isolation

The Battle Building at UVA Health System

EYP

LEED Certified, Americas, Healthcare, Long spans, Shading · exterior, 1

The Battle Building at UVA Health System

EYP

LEED Certified, Americas, Healthcare, Long spans, Shading · exterior, 1

EYP

LEED Certified, Americas, Healthcare, Long spans, Shading · exterior, 1

Earl Shapiro Hall at University of Chicago Lab School

Valerio Dewalt Train

Complex geometry, Faceted facades, Americas, LEED Certified, Shading · exterior, In-plane tilted mullions, Education + Athletics, 1

Earl Shapiro Hall at University of Chicago Lab School

Valerio Dewalt Train

Complex geometry, Faceted facades, Americas, LEED Certified, Shading · exterior, In-plane tilted mullions, Education + Athletics, 1

Valerio Dewalt Train

Complex geometry, Faceted facades, Americas, LEED Certified, Shading · exterior, In-plane tilted mullions, Education + Athletics, 1

SCB

Dual wall, LEED Certified, Americas, Education + Athletics, 1

Loyola University Schreiber Center

SCB

Dual wall, LEED Certified, Americas, Education + Athletics, 1

The VS1 system was customized to create a 10-story dual glass wall envelope with a 10’ mullion spacing on the main facade, transitioning to a lobby wall which wraps around this academic building in Chicago.

Key Details: Dual Wall · Design Freedom

Read more about this innovative dual wall project in Chicago →

SCB

Dual wall, LEED Certified, Americas, Education + Athletics, 1

WRNS

LEED Certified, Exterior mullion, Americas, Office and retail, Long spans, 1

Adobe Utah Campus

WRNS

LEED Certified, Exterior mullion, Americas, Office and retail, Long spans, 1

A unique set of design parameters presented by the architectural design team at WRNS Studios resulted in the new VS1 mullion design. 42' openings required production of an extra deep 12.75” mullion with thicker walls that would resist lateral buckling loads.

Long Span · Exterior Mullions

WRNS

LEED Certified, Exterior mullion, Americas, Office and retail, Long spans, 1

Perkins Eastman

Americas, LEED Certified, Parapet & handrail, Shading · exterior, Education + Athletics, 1

Simons Center for Geometry and Physics

Perkins Eastman

Americas, LEED Certified, Parapet & handrail, Shading · exterior, Education + Athletics, 1

This early VS1 project was a true showcase of the system’s flexibility. Exterior louvers shade the southern facade, which transitions to a rooftop balustrade and encloses an indoor bridge.

Canopies · Handrails · Exterior Shading · LEED Certified

Perkins Eastman

Americas, LEED Certified, Parapet & handrail, Shading · exterior, Education + Athletics, 1