by brentp@powersproducts.com | Jan 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
On December 2nd, Powers Products Co. hosted a community service and team-building event organized through Wish for Wheels. 19 employees participated to build 35 new bikes through a variety of fun competitions designed to foster teamwork. The group then visited the Cope Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver to donate the bikes and new helmets to 35 very deserving kids. “It was the perfect way to kick off the holiday season,” said Brent Powers, CEO of Powers Products Co. “Wish for Wheels provided us with a fun way to make a big impact on these kids’ lives. Everyone who participated really enjoyed the experience, and we’re already thinking about how we can do more with it next year.” Wish for Wheels is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to transform the lives of kids from low-income families through the gift of a new bicycle, broadening their scope for personal growth and a healthy lifestyle. Their vision is that every kid will one day have a new bicycle and helmet. To learn more, please visit www.wishforwheels.org. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver provide a safe place to learn and grow, all while having fun. It’s a place where great futures are started each and every day. As one of the most well-known youth organizations in the country, Boys and Girls Clubs provide young people with opportunities to engage in programs that help them achieve academic success, take charge of their health by building healthy habits that will stick with them throughout their lives, and foster the skills they need to become leaders in their communities....
by brentp@powersproducts.com | Nov 16, 2016 | Daylighting, Fire + Smoke Separation, Kalwall, McKeon, Modernfold, Smoke Guard, Space Flexibility
Powers Products congratulates our design and construction partners on the following ENR Mountain States, 2016 award-winning projects. (Link to ENR Mountain States article: http://www.enr.com/blogs/9-talk-of-the-rockies/post/39984-enr-mountain-states-announces-2016-best-projects-winners) Renovation/Restoration Merit: Gensler Denver, Denver GC – Provident Architect – Gensler Powers scope – Modernfold folding glass wall, KLEIN sliding glass office fronts Airports/Transit Winner: Denver International Airport Hotel and Transit Center, Denver GC – Mortenson, Saunders, Hunt Tri-venture Architect – Gensler Powers scope – McKeon accordion fire doors Government/Public Buildings Winner: City of Aurora’s Public Safety Training Center (CAPSTC), Aurora, Colo. GC – Adolfson & Peterson Architect – Studiotrope Powers scope – Kalwall translucent wall systems Sports/Entertainment Winner (tie): University of Colorado Athletics Complex, Boulder, Colo. GC – Mortenson Architect – Populous Powers scope – Kalwall translucent walls and skyroofs Health Care Merit: Pioneers Medical Center, Meeker, Colo. GC – Haselden Construction Architect – Davis Partnership Powers scope – Modernfold operable partitions Interiors/Tenant Improvement Winner: Matsuhisa, Denver GC – Haselden Architect – Rowland+Broughton Powers scope – Raydoor sliding door systems K-12 Education Winner (tie): Northfield High School at Paul Sandoval Campus, Denver GC – GE Johnson Architect – LOA / H+L Powers scope – Kalwall translucent wall systems Manufacturing Merit: Woodward Industrial Turbomachinery Systems, Fort Collins, Colo. GC – Mortenson Architect – Ghafari Powers scope – Kalwall translucent wall and skyroof systems, Modernfold operable partitions Residential/Hospitality Winner (tie): The ART, a Hotel, Denver GC – Haselden Architect – Davis Partnership Powers scope – Kalwall translucent skyroof Merit: MOTO, Denver GC – PCL Architect – Gensler Powers scope – Smoke Guard elevator smoke...
by brentp@powersproducts.com | Oct 5, 2016 | Daylighting, Space Flexibility
Powers recent partnership with Modernus has expanded it’s Space Flexibility portfolio with a new modern architectural glass wall system. The Modernus Lama is an elegant, versatile glass wall system that maintains the same proportions in all of its elements to ensure complete visual symmetry. The Lama offers a 1-1/2″ top and bottom profile with a +/- 1″ adjustability (1” on the lower profile and 1” on the upper profile) for simplified installation. Designed with an integrated sliding track system incorporating sliding doors with visual continuity requiring no alteration or additional installation time. Lama is offered as a frameless or framed glass system in single or dual glaze to provide superior sound performance and comes in a wide range of anodized finishes. Modernus also provides the flexibility of incorporating flush, prehung wood modules into the Lama glass wall system with their Fimo product line. The Fimo wood modules use the most advanced construction technology available with magnetic locks, concealed hinges, tension bars and adjustable features working together with the Lama to create a sense of true design sophistication. With Modernus, wood and glass are kept on the same visual plane, elevating the design aesthetic....
by brentp@powersproducts.com | Sep 29, 2016 | Daylighting, Modernfold
On September 16, 2016 the International Interior Design Association Rocky Mountain Chapter held their 2016 BESTawards. Powers would like to join IIDA in congratulating Burkett Design on their “Best of the Best” and “Best Project over 50,000 sf” win for the Holland & Hart Denver Office. The BESTawards is a design excellence awards program that recognizes interior design projects going beyond a pretty picture and truly encompassing Brilliantly Executed Spaces and Thinking. They recognize that successful interior design requires a collaboration between many disciplines, conulstant teams, project managers, vendors, contractors, manufacturers reps, etc.; therefore the awards acknowledge all who contributed to the project’s success. This beautiful new office space featured one of Powers Products Space Flexibility products by Modernfold, the Acousti-Clear Glass Wall System. Acousti-Clear®, a new innovation in space management and room design by Modernfold, Inc. delivers the ultra-sleek contemporary aesthetics of aluminum and glass with highly desired sound separation all courtesy of a new and innovative glass wall system. Modern design is characterized by its clear, elegant transparency. But a basic requirement still exists – to use space effectively and efficiently in terms of acoustics and aesthetics....
by Modernfold | Sep 7, 2016 | Daylighting, Modernfold, Space Flexibility
Acousti-Clear®, a new innovation in space management and room design by Modernfold, Inc. delivers the ultra-sleek contemporary aesthetics of aluminum and glass with highly desired sound separation all courtesy of a new and innovative glass wall system. Modern design is characterized by its clear, elegant transparency. But a basic requirement still exists – to use space effectively and efficiently in terms of acoustics and aesthetics. Acousti-Clear® successfully unifies these two previously contradictory demands by offering the modern design elements of glass while providing the ability to customize your space demands all while providing privacy and controlling sound. Family of acoustically rated glass wall systems 45 STC Glass Partitions, 50 STC Solid Partitions Motorized, Automatic, Demountable Contemporary Design Custom Colors & Finishes Horizontal Mullions Full Glass Pass Door at any location within the wall Acousti-Clear® Motorized Acousti-Clear® Motorized partitions eliminates any and all set-up concerns with its’ innovative ComforTronic® motorized seal system. Once the single panel is pushed into place, motorized top and bottom seals activate to provide a constant and perfect seal every time to maximize acoustics. Offered in single panels, Acousti-Clear® Motorized features optional motorized venetian blinds that can be raised, lowered, or simply tilted, all by a simple turn of a switch to provide privacy when needed and full daylight when not. Acousti-Clear® Automatic For the cost conscious, Acousti-Clear® Automatic partitions feature Modernfold’s innovative seal system which automatically sets both top and bottom seals by simply advancing each panel forward into the adjoining panel with no cranks to turn or buttons to push. Acousti-Clear® Automatic partitions are available in both single and paired panel systems and offer...
by Kalwall | Aug 30, 2016 | Daylighting, Kalwall
AIA Colorado West 2016 Design Award Winner – Award of Excellence Commercial/Institutional The Aspen Community School has several distinguishing features beyond its dramatic setting at the base of the Rocky Mountains. Count the distinctive look of Kalwall® translucent sandwich panels among them.The Association for Learning Environments (A4LE), which aims to improve the areas where children learn and develop, recently recognized the school with a pair of awards. The Aspen Community School received both the 2015 Peak Design Award for New Construction and the 2015 People’s Choice Award from the A4LE Rocky Mountain chapter. The school’s design team of the Cuningham Group and Studio B Architecture + Interiors redesigned the campus, adding both a new school house and a community hall/gym. The modern look of the Kalwall® panels fit seamlessly into the project’s distinctive design and are a key feature in the hall/gym. The Crystal-White panels have an impressive solar heat gain coefficient of 0.28 and U-factor of 0.23 that not only meets the school’s emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability, but the museum-quality daylighting™ is ideal for creating a glare-free, private environment. “This important recognition by the A4LE is the result of (the school’s) insistence on architecture that strongly reflects their identity, honors their past and anticipates the future,” says Gilbert Sanchez, principal of Studio B Architecture +...
by Smoke Guard | May 3, 2016 | Fire + Smoke Separation, Smoke Guard
Managing Smoke Movement with SG Draft Curtain from Smoke Guard, Inc. on Vimeo. Unlike your elevator smoke barrier, a draft curtain helps to funnel smoke to venting or exhaust systems rather than providing a full enclosure. Because of this function, the SG draft curtain is ideal for warehouses, manufacturing environments, airplane hangars, and other large, open spaces. The SG draft curtain serves to limit the spread of smoke and can funnel smoke toward roof vents. The draft curtain works very well in tandem with a sprinkler system and can also be installed in environments that do not require sprinklers. The SG draft curtain is made of a glass-filament fabric that is non-combustible and smoke tight. It is available in a variety of sizes to custom fit your space. For more information on the SG draft curtain and how it could help your space, visit out Draft Curtain page today or contact us by completing our Request Assistance form or call us directly at 303-791-1010....
by Keith Lunsford | Mar 22, 2016 | Fire + Smoke Separation, McKeon
During the remodel design for the Tomlinson Library at Colorado Mesa University, it was determined the existing smoke control system for the 37’ X 37’ atrium was not sufficient to meet the current codes. IBC 2012, section 404 addresses the requirements for atrium spaces. In an atrium with more than 2 connected floors, a smoke control system must be installed. This can cost over one million dollars, including make-up air and back-up power systems. The smoke control design must be large enough to remove smoke from all the adjoining spaces. To reduce the size of the system required, a 1-hour fire barrier can be installed. This can consist of a fire barrier wall (section 706) or fire protectives that comply with section 716. There is also a provision for installing glass with closely spaced sprinklers. This glass exception is only for atrium areas and cannot be used in any other application. The Tomlinson Library project was initially a 70,000 SF building built in the 1980’s. This remodel expanded the building to 95,000 square feet, including adding a kitchen with a dining area and coffee shop. Bennett, Wagner & Grody architects were awarded this remodel. After exploring several options with Powers, including increasing the size of the smoke control system, they decided to use McKeon’s fire and smoke rated curtains for most of the separation. Glass with sprinklers were also used to separate some individual rooms as well as create the barrier between the dining area and the library. Make-up air was brought into the building by opening a portion of the storefront with automatic swing door operators. The 19 McKeon smoke...
by brentp@powersproducts.com | Feb 10, 2016 | Daylighting, Kalwall
Powers is proud to have partnered with the Denver Bronco Super Bowl Champions as they prepared for their big win in the new state-of-the-art 90,000 square foot indoor practice facility in Centennial, Colorado featuring Kalwall translucent panels. Translucent Kalwall panels allow filtered, natural light into the facility so players can work on their game without the harsh glare, hot spots and shadows often associated with traditional skylights and glazing. Designed by Sink Combs Dethlefs and built by Saunders Construction, Powers and Kalwall were brought in early in the design process to perform Daylight studies to ensure optimal light transmission levels, energy performance and aesthetics. These regional university indoor practice facilities all have one thing in common……Kalwall transulcent panels! Now let’s see who steps it up for a championship run in 2016. ...
by brentp@powersproducts.com | Feb 4, 2016 | Daylighting, Kalwall, Modernfold, Space Flexibility
Powers recently completed the Kalwall translucent façades and skyroof at the Woodward world headquarters in Ft. Collins. This monumental project featured over 20,000 square feet of highly insulated, Kalwall sandwich panels on the 300,000 square feet ITS building… short for industrial turbomachinery systems. Designed by Ghafari, the building features a massive shed skyroof and a series of light monitors and clerestories providing perfectly diffused natural daylight throughout the high-tech manufacturing space. Daylight studies were completed by our team to help dial in the light transmission levels and maximize energy efficiency. In addition to the daylighting scope, Powers is also completing a series of large, Modernfold operable partitions in the common area / café. Gensler led the interior design and was tasked with the challenge of creating a space that will spark innovation and collaboration… “taking Woodward into a new era with an open concept suited to recruit and retain millennials”, according to Steve Stiesmeyer, director of corporate real estate for Woodward.1 Sources:...
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