Kalwall Translucent Daylighting Systems Around the World

Kalwall Translucent Daylighting Systems
From Around the World

Kalwall is used in a multitude of new projects throughout the world. The following is a sampling of recent international features, articles and awards.

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO OF EURO-DAYLIGHTING

An architectural portfolio of Euro-daylighting is shown in the pages of the fresh, new brochure from Kalwall UK distributor, Stoakes Systems. From Pools to Schools… Factories to Fitness Centers… Trains to Planes… and so much more.

DOMINO'S PIZZA IN UK WINS BREEAM 'EXCELLENT' AWARD WITH KALWALL

Designed to the highest environmental standards, and featuring a Kalwall translucent wall, a new industrial building in the UK for Domino's Pizza has achieved a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating. The production and distribution facility will help the company to achieve its goal of opening 1200 stores by 2021 in the UK. Colored LED lighting reflects through the Kalwall to form the company logo. Get the full story from Buildingtalk.

CHADWICH PROJECTS FEATURING KALWALL RECEIVE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

Chadwick Technology, well recognized as designers/engineers/builders of complex, "one-off" cladding systems, was recently recognized by the Australian Institute of Building. They are recipients of the New South Wales Professional Excellence in Building Awards for their work on the Dubai Metro's Rashidiya & Jebel Ali Depots and Jumeirah Island & Rashidiya Car Parks. Both projects take advantage of Kalwall Translucent Daylight Building Systems, which allow for controlled natural daylight combined with finely tuned thermal and solar controls — ideally suited for the extreme temperatures experienced in Dubai. Learn more about the Award. Learn more about the Projects.

KALWALL CONFORMS TO EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES

CE logo Kalwall Corporation's Building Systems are the first translucent construction product allowed to carry the CE mark. The CE mark indicates a product conforms to EC Directives and may, therefore, be traded freely within the European Union and among certain members of the European Free Trade Association.

Kalwall is unique. The company manufactures its own face sheets for these innovative, translucent, fiberglass/aluminum composite sandwich panel building systems. A special face sheet material was developed by Kalwall, which complies with European standards.

NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY IS ENVIRONMENTALLY DRIVEN!

According to The Guardian, ''Northumbria is one of the leading lights in the UK higher education arena, an expanding, multicultural learning community with unrivalled links with industry and commerce". The largest of Northumbria's campuses, the City Campus East, houses the School of Design, Law and Business, built on the old Warner Cinema site, recycled a staggering 95% of material from the old structure. The Atkins Design Studio design is environmentally driven with extensive daylighting from a translucent Kalwall Wall System. View a 360-degree panorama.

KALWALL SYSTEMS PROVIDE MUSEUM-QUALITY DAYLIGHTING^™ WORLDWIDE - HYATT HOTEL, INDIA

Kalwall and Illuminacion Natural partnered to manufacture and install a monumental Skyroof^™ system at the new Hyatt Hotel in Hyderabad, India. This is another impressive John Portman and Associates design.

DUBAI METRO HOPS THE KALWALL EXPRESS

Phase two of the $4.2 billion Dubai Metro is nearly completed. Kalwall Wall Systems insulate the 300-foot-long, highly climate-controlled maintenance and train servicing buildings at both ends of each rail line against the desert's extreme solar heat gain while still allowing natural daylight into the cavernous spaces of the Rashidya Depot designed by UK-based Aedas Architects. Learn more.

SECURITY AND DAYLIGHTING AT GLASGOW AIRPORT

The new Glasgow Airport terminal expansion, designed by 3DReid "features.. Kalwall, a highly insulating material... amongst the most energy efficient in the world" that allows "natural light to flood the terminal, reducing the need for artificial lighting and heating." Noted 3DReid's Nigel Ostime, "Natural daylight had been optimzed to improve both the quality of the spaces and... energy efficiency... Windows were not an option for the security search area, so the façade is clad in [Kalwall]... preventing glare and solar gain." Kalwall was specified for its safety and security properties and engineered to meet the local blast-resistant requirements. Learn more.

CANADIAN FACILITY HONORED FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE

In addition to being featured on the November 2006 cover of Athletic Business, the Angus Glen Community Centre & Library in Markham, Ontario, received a Facility of Merit award from the magazine. The project also garnered a prestigious Canadian National Post Design Silver Award for designer Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners in association with Stafford Haensli Architects. Kalwall's translucent wall panels control the natural daylight brightening the facility.

KALWALL WINS BEST SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT AWARD

In Dublin, Ireland, Kalwall distinguished itself at the Product of the Show Awards 2005, sponsored by Plan Expo, now in its twenty-third year as the leading exhibition in Ireland's construction industry.

NEW STUDY CONFIRMS POSITIVE EFFECTS OF DAYLIGHTING

A recently released study by Canada’s Institute for Research in Construction confirms positive effects upon mood, performance and job satisfaction among office workers in a space with diffuse daylighting vs. light from traditional windows. In the study, an office was equipped with conventional double-glazing windows with a neutral tint and perforated roller blinds. An identical office was outfitted with Kalwall panels. Click here for more information.

WELSH REGENERATION AWARD - ASTRAL COURT

The Welsh Development Agency recognizes the "regeneration project that achieves the highest quality of design and promotes broader sustainability objectives." Their latest award goes to Astral Court, a factory situated in an award-winning industrial park being developed on brownfield land, adjacent to a chemical plant. In their award they state, "The building is elegant, with its form and structure integral to the resolution of the passive environmental control system. The form is both simple and rational. The use of Kalwall panels within the facade has created a delightful quality of natural light internally... Its energy-efficient standards have been recognized by the award of an 'excellent' rating under the BREEAM scheme."

ALBERTA, CANADA - BEST OF 2002

When Alberta Construction magazine chose the top projects of 2002, they selected the Calgary Zoo's Destination Africa. Their TransAlta Rainforest features a Kalwall Roof System (featured on the cover of their Nov/Dec 2002 issue).

BRITAIN'S BETTER PUBLIC BUILDING AWARD

Annually, the British Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award recognizes excellence in design and construction of publicly commissioned and funded building projects. The program aims to ensure that high standards of design, construction, delivery and performance are being widely achieved in public buildings and infrastructure projects. The 2002 award was given to the City Learning Centres in Bristol (Monk's Park and Brislington), designed by Alec French Partnership and featuring Kalwall translucent Curtainwalls. In making the announcement, the judges described each Centre as "a practical, adaptable and delightful building that adds fun and motivation to school classroom learning for a minimum cost." They called the design "a superb example of a functional building meeting all the project's objectives."