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Products
by Rita Catinella Orrell
The latest window and door products deliver
hurricane resistance, switchable privacy glass, ADA
compliance, and other high-performing features for
today’s residential and commercial buildings.
Coastal Storm Door System
Panoramic Doors
panoramicdoors.com
Window Wall System
Kolbe Products
Kova
Kolbe Windows & Doors
kovaproducts.com
kolbewindows.com
Ideal for use in mid-rise commercial or residential
projects, Kova’s Window Wall is a non-strutted
system built around an intelligent kit-of-parts
using unique mechanical breaks that can be
swapped out for di昀昀erent panel thicknesses or
vertical 昀椀n details as required by design and performance need. A tilt-in panel design allows for
e昀케cient panel installation from the interior of the
building, making 昀椀eld work easier, safer, and less
costly. The structural glazing uses IGU and TGU
glass types in widths of 5 feet to 8 feet and heights
of 10 feet to 12 feet.
Kolbe has partnered with Gauzy to integrate
LCG Smart Glass Technologies into select
window and door products. Premium polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) 昀椀lms are
laminated between two panes of glass to create
switchable smart glass for various levels of
privacy on demand. When electricity is applied,
the glass changes from obscure to transparent,
allowing for adjustable shading. Single or multiple windows and doors can be controlled with
a wall-mounted touch panel, remote, or home
automation system.
In addition to severe weather protection, this
slide-pivot-stack door system is designed to
keep interior temperatures consistent as seasons change. A seven-point secure lock provides
maximum storm security with steel-reinforced
panels, tracks, and jams, while an overlapping
door interlock system delivers complete seam
coverage. Available up to 10 feet high, the DP-70
rated door has enhanced hardware and impactresistant IGUs to withstand 165 mph winds, sleet,
hail, and objects displaced during severe weather.
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