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BENDHEIM PROJECT RECEIVES AWARD
FROM GLASS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
First LEED-Certified Parking Garage in the U.S. Recognized for Architectural Use of
Glass
PASSAIC, NJ/March 20, 2008 —
The
Lamberts channel glass
provided
by
Bendheim
Wall
Systems, Inc. for the Santa Monica
Civic Center Parking Structure in
California recently earned it the 2007
“Design in Glass” Award from the
Glass Association of North America
(GANA).
The award recognizes
excellence in the use of glass in
architectural design.
The Santa Monica Civic Center
Parking Structure is the first LEEDcertified garage in the United States.
Designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects, the building features tempered, backpainted Lamberts Prismasolar® texture channel glass set in a custom frame system.
The colored channel glass pieces are angled to act as a rain screen and provide proper
ventilation while adding intricacy and light to the six-story pre-cast concrete parking
structure.
Colors include blues and greens reflecting the ocean toward the west, and orange and
red reflecting the sunrise toward the east; neon lights installed behind every tenth
channel create a glowing façade at night. Cantilevered glass canopies near the lower
level project colors onto the ground surface and photovoltaic roof panels provide energy.
“We are honored to have GANA recognize Bendheim Wall Systems’ channel glass for its
contribution to good architectural design,” said Robert Jayson, President of Bendheim.
“This award is a compliment to a project showcasing energy efficiency, sustainability and
the first-time usage of colored channel glass in the U.S.”
For more information on Bendheim Wall Systems and its products, call 1-800-221-7379,
or visit www.bendheimwall.com.
Bendheim Wall Systems, Inc. is North America's leading provider of channel glass wall
systems and the exclusive distributor of Lamberts channel glass. The company’s
partnership with Glasfabrik Lamberts, the largest privately held cast glass factory in
Europe, spans more than eight decades. Founded in 1927, S.A. Bendheim Co., Inc. is a
third-generation, family-owned company that develops, imports, processes, and ships its
glass products worldwide. The company, recognized as one of the world’s foremost
sources of specialty glass products, maintains more than 2,000 varieties of specialty
decorative glass in its New Jersey and California facilities. Design professionals are
invited to visit Bendheim’s extensive showroom in Tribeca, New York City.