RetroWAL Interior Curtainwall Retrofit System

Commercial Building Insulation: A Key Component of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

As concerns over energy consumption and climate change grow, policy makers continue to be called upon to make their buildings more green, such as through more environmentally friendly energy technologies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In January of 2014, mayors from
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Case Study: San Francisco Airport Hotels

Airports near hotels are convenient, but struggle with maintaining the comfort of their guests while dealing with high decibel sounds from the airport’s activity. Thermolite worked with a hotel near the San Francisco International Airport to handle their sound control problems. After
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Case Study: Banking Industry

Federal banking buildings have a unique set of needs and challenges for their windows: government mandates require them to follow both safety and energy performance protocols, while historical preservation guidelines prohibit work that changes the appearance of the windows. Thermolite
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Case Study – Large City Building Model: Upgrading Glass from Single to Multiple Pane Using an Interior Window Retrofit

Retrofit glass technology, in which a secondary glass panel is installed behind existing single glazed glass windows, is a small building upgrade that can provide significant energy saving results: commercial buildings can save over 20% of their building’s energy consumption with retr
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Press Release: Thermolite’s Interior Curtain Wall Retrofit Found to Increase Energy Savings in Retro-Commissioned Building

Thermolite’s RetroWAL™ interior curtain wall retrofit system disproves the myth that solar film is the only affordable solution for temperature control – it has been found to improve energy performance in an already retro-commissioned building. South Bend, Indiana (PRWEB) May 22
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Case Study: 625 North Michigan Avenue Tower

625 North Michigan Avenue is a 25 story tower located in downtown Chicago. It was constructed in 1970 and has approximately 350,000 square feet of conditioned space, mainly in the form of retail space and open-plan offices. The building had previously been retro-commissioned to perfor
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Case Study: Sidney R. Yates Federal Building

The Sidney R. Yates Federal Building is a 5 story historic complex located in Washington, DC at 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW. It was constructed from 1878 to 1880 and now serves as the USDA Forest Service headquarters. Thermolite was able to leave the preserve the historic e
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Case Study: Patrick V. McNamara Building in Detroit, Michigan

The Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building is a Class A skyscraper located in downtown Detroit. It serves as home to a variety of government agencies, including the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Army Corps of Engineers, Defense Contract Management Agency, Federal Bureau of Investi
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Case Study: County City Building in South Bend, Indiana

The County City Building plaza is in the heart of Downtown South Bend and is one of the city’s largest employers; therefore, its constant struggles with temperature control affected many people. Heating and cooling equipment were run full-time and it still was not enough to maintain a
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