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7-31-12 Washington University School of Law's Anheuser-Busch Hall features Super Sky skylight finished by Linetec
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6-6-12 Georgia's historic Hilton hotel renovated with Super Sky skylight and Lineec finishing
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5-2-12 Linetec eclusively offers eco-friendly copper anodize
4-26-12 Linetec finishes panel system for the LEED Gold Houston's Hess Tower
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3-5-12 Linetec honored as Wisconsin's Manufacturer of the Year - Grand Award for Sustainability
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10-7-11 Jewish learning center prominently features custom skylights, finished by Linetec to withstand desert conditions
9-29-11 New York City subway station shelters commuters with Super Sky skylight finished by Linetec
7-25-11 Hurricane-zoned Houston Galleria's skylights replaced by Super Sky, finished by Linetec
7-1-11 SUNY expanded student union building features glazing system finished by Linetec
4-14-11 Washington Christian Academy depicts the look of stone in low-maintenance, aluminum coping
4-8-11 Linetec celebrates Earth Day year-round with energy savings, recycling, other environmental commitments
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3-21-11 Williams Mullin's downtown, mixed-use office property features aluminum grilles finished by Linetec
2-23-11 Linetec adds “Choosing Sustainable Finishes” as an online, AIA/CES program
1-30-11 Linetec finishes Dri-Design’s rainscreen system for Wisconsin’s largest hospital construction project
1-13-11 MIT Media Lab signature, silver-hued sun shades finished by Linetec
10-8-10 Linetec's Tammy Schroeder earns LEED Green Associate certification
9-27-10 Linetec finishes assist projects seeking LEED credits
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8-2-10 Linetec offers on-site, environmentally-sensitive repair and restoration for aluminum finishes
6-18-10

Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise's (LITE) glass globe greets Pixel Magic, features finish by Linetec
5-27-10 Linetec's eco-friendly anodize conceals imperfections with a 'frostier' matte finish
4-15-10 Linetec.com shares architectural finishing expertise, enhances visual navigation and content
3-20-10 Harvey B. Gantt Center reflects artistic, African heritage with exterior, metal cladding finished by Linetec
3-15-10 LEED-certified Research Triangle Park Headquarters’triangular skylight finished by Linetec
3-1-10 LITE’s glass globe greets Pixel Magic, features finish by Linetec
1-4-10 Copper-colored metal canopies, columns and panels create distinctive design for new Maple Grove Hospital in Minnesota
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MIT Media lab - Massachusetts

MIT Media Lab’s signature, silver-hued
sun shades finished by Linetec

Recognized among 2010’s best architecture by the Wall Street Journal, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Arts and Sciences Building’s new research laboratory has been praised for its innovative design by many journalists, architects, campus leaders and more. Better know as MIT Media Lab, its glass walls and silver-hued sun shades have become synonymous with the six-story building’s signature look, high performance and diffused daylighting.

Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki of Maki and Associates designed the $90 million MIT Media Lab in association with Boston’s Leers Weinzapfel Associates. Communicating a sense of Modernistic transparency and connectivity, floor-to-ceiling glass and aluminum curtainwall clad the steel-frame building. Exterior aluminum screens constitute a second layer of the façade design.

Illinois-based Doralco Architectural Metal Solutions manufactured the vertical sunscreens from 100% recyclable aluminum. These contribute to reducing unwanted solar heat gain, minimizing HVAC demands and costs, and controlling glare for occupant comfort and productivity without sacrificing views of the Charles River and the Boston skyline.

Enhancing these environmental attributes, Linetec painted more than 66,000 square feet of recycled aluminum in a durable, 70% Kynar® coating called Maki Silver, in honor of the architectural firm that specified it.

MIT Media Lab - Massachusetts

MIT Media Lab’s 163,000-square-foot facility contains seven research laboratories organized around a central atrium, top-floor event and display spaces, lecture and conference rooms, and a cafe. The new structure expands upon and is connected to the Wiesner Building, designed in 1985 by MIT alumnus I. M. Pei.

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