Willis (Sears) Tower Glass Balconies The breathtaking Skydeck, which sits 103 floors above the Willis Tower in Chicago, has glass balconies extending approximately 1.4 metres from the building. The glass ledges provide incredible views across the city, which attracts well over a million visitors every year.

On balconies and terraces internally or externally; Around stairs and lifts; On walkways to control & guide the direction of pedestrian traffic; A British Standard BS6180:1999 is the code of practice for barriers buildings. The standard gives design information and details on three typical designs that are commonly used.

NSG TEC™ Solar Applications. NSG TEC™ is a group of products, including a comprehensive range of TCO glass (Transparent Conductive Oxide coated glass), optimised to suit a variety of thin film photovoltaics, with different haze and conductivity levels.. NSG TEC™ Technical Applications. NSG TEC™ offers a wide variety of thermal and heated glass performance properties, whilst increasing ...

Glass barriers such as balustrades or balconies are also popular additions to the home. Consider the range of options available to enhance your home with glass. NSG TEC™ Technical Applications NSG TEC™ offers a wide variety of thermal and heated glass performance properties, whilst increasing light...

As time progressed more elaborate conservatories were developed – John Nash’s Georgian design constructed in Kew Gardens is a prime example of a 17 th Century conservatory. The Victorian era was vital to the evolution of conservatory building as the production of steel – an ideal material for framing glass – became cheaper allowing designers like Sir Joseph Paxton to blaze a trail in ...

Originally published in the FC&A Magazine. To see the original article, please click here.. Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, explains what architects need to know about the new Part O building regulations, how they differ across the country, and why they don’t need to spell the end of the highly glazed dwellings ...

Alternative Glass Designs Strikingly modern, elegant and versatile – it’s hardly surprising that glass has always held such appeal for designers, furniture makers and architects. Its design heritage is remarkable, ranging as it does from Victorian stained windows to Art Deco Lalique ornaments and lamps in the 1930s, right through to the work of contemporary designers who are using state ...

Fire Safety Compliance with the minimum standards of fire safety laid down in Building Regulations is crucial in achieving buildings which provide adequate protection for life and property in the event of fire.

When Oriel Chambers was unveiled in 1864 commentators were sceptical about the building, particularly its use of glass as one person described it as "an agglomeration of great glass bubbles’’. Regardless of early criticisms, this humble five story office block influenced grander projects in the USA like the Home Insurance Building in Chicago and the Waignwright Building in St Louis that ...

Viewing the planet and all its wonders through glass, is something humans have been doing for hundreds of years.Whether it’s peeping into a spy glass, telescope or window, our take on the world has often to be filtered through a frame. Now, a new generation of tougher, smarter, more resilient structures – architectural pieces with endless potential for looking beautiful – are offering ...