Eric Eric Schlueter joined the Kansas City team (remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions) on March 30th as an AutoCAD Designer. His prior experience includes three years at Manko Window Systems in drafting and management roles and a 30-week internship with TreanorHL Architects in Denver. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Eric served with the […]
Over the past year, we have had the privilege to work with Admiral Glass Company on the new Bank of the Ozarks headquarters in Little Rock, AR. This building was designed and evaluated in 5 phases, with each phase presenting a unique challenge. Working on this job over the past year allowed us to continue […]
In August, several team members embarked on the We Can Do More Tour, a West coast circuit to current and prospective clients. During these visits, the team presented the AWS process, the value we provide, and what makes us the leader in our industry. After landing in Seattle Sunday afternoon, the team had some free […]
As we approach the close of yet another decade, the commercial construction industry continues to advance and increase efficiency in the overall building process. This has resulted in compressed project schedules across the board. Commercial structures that used to take 3-4 years to complete can now be turned in 18 months. With a fast cycle […]
Cladding is an evolving industry that consistently makes new advances in design and practices. As engineers, we must continue to grow our knowledge to have the skillset to ensure our methods follow the most up to date codes. Across the industry, glazing contractors and aluminum designers have started following the standards set in the 2015 […]
We are excited to announce the addition of Todd Windsor as Director of Engineering Services, Kansas City. After his short hiatus away from the glazing industry – a career which spanned over 25 years – we were able to recruit and acquire his talents to launch our second office and Midwest location. Todd brings an […]
Kevin McClintick introduces AWS Details, our quarterly newsletter making it’s long awaited return! After a lengthy sabbatical from publication “AWS Details,” our quarterly newsletter, offers its return and under the new format of Email circulation. It has been many years in the past that the slick color printed publication was in existence and delivered with […]
Structural Tape vs Silicone: Geoff Wallner 3M VHB specialty tape is being used more and more in structural applications that come across our desks and in various applications. We have seen it used as an alternate for silicone between glass panels within interior glazing, to attach stiffeners to metal panels, and even in the structural glazing […]
Austin Relocation Anniversary: Kevin McClintick September marks our 3rd year away from our home office of 27 years in Dallas. We first opened a satellite office in Austin with the relocation of Marla Alabastro in the fall of 2003 and who would have guessed a total relocation was in our future ten years later. Our […]
Understanding Engineers #2 To the optimist, the glass is half-full. To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.