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GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES

Guardian Industries, a global company headquartered in Auburn
ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT Hills, Michigan, operates facilities throughout North and South
America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Guardian
companies employ 18,000 people and manufacture high-performance
float glass; coated and fabricated glass products for architectural,
residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications;
and high-quality chrome-plated and painted plastic components for
the automotive and commercial truck industries. Guardian’s vision is
lectivity neutral coated primary function of these to be a preferred partner to our customers, suppliers, employees and
glass with SunGuard SN fins is the continual pursuit communities based on a foundation of mutual benefit. This drives our
70/41 as the external of improved energy effi- relentless focus on improving people’s lives by providing products
pane. The SuperNeutral™ ciency and sustainability, as and services they value more highly than their alternatives and doing
(SN) family is one of the they protect the structure so responsibly while consuming fewer resources. Guardian is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc.
coated glass options in the from direct exposure to the
Guardian SunGuard high sun. This advanced mate-
performance architectural rial, EFTE, allows light to
glass range. With 70 per pass through, but not heat, the west, east and south ings, seeking to promote
cent light transmission, this making backlighting a pos- façades at different criti- environmentally-friendly,
solution provides a neutral sibility. This allowed the cal times every day of the as well as financially vi-
appearance with maximum architects to create a con- year, led to an efficient able, comfortable proper-
solar control. The façade tinuously evolving façade. design that enables signifi- ties. The category of the
system enables free ven- During the day, the move- cant energy savings, as well certification for Castellana
tilation of glazing edges, ment of the sun and shad- as improved comfort and 77 was “Platinum” in the
which prevents unwanted ing (which depends on wellbeing for the building’s Core & Shell system.
condensation. light intensity) generate a occupants. This distinction was
brightly changing image awarded to the building,
EFTE FINS FOR on the façade. At night, LEED SUSTAINABILITY among other factors, on
IMPROVED ENERGY its identity emerges from AND CERTIFICATION account of its:
EFFICIENCY inside the fins with differ- Castellana 77 is now a - Energy efficiency: the

Another poignant feature ent light configurations, building with a high level glazed façade and so-
of the architectural work at achieved using several kilo- of sustainability. For this lar protection fins, as
Castellana 77 are the EFTE metres of installed LED reason, it received LEED well as energy man-
(Ethylene Tetra-Fluoro- lights. certification (Leadership in agement and control
Ethylene) fins, which were Ultimately, the façade of Energy and Environmental performance, result in
specially designed for this Castellana 77, with 70 per Design) awarded by the maximum thermal and
project, with a specific ori- cent SunGuard SN 70/41 US Green Building Coun- lighting comfort for oc-
entation and curvature to glazed units and EFTE cil, a group of construction cupiers of the building.
allow them to flow through fins, enables low-emissivity industry leaders promoting This helps to reduce en-
the skin of the building, and high solar control ca- and fostering environmen- ergy consumption by up
giving it a unique, distinc- pacity. A rigorous study of tally-sound structures. to 33 per cent per year,
tive shape. Regardless of the building’s exposition LEED is one of the most compared to a conven-
their aesthetic purpose, the to the sun and shade on prestigious worldwide cer- tional building with the
tifications that evalu- same usage and surface
ates the sustainable area. The air condition-
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LUIS VIDAL ARQUITECTOS behaviour of build- ing and lighting systems

luis vidal + arquitectos is an international architectural practice that provides
high quality and innovative design-led solutions to challenging projects.
Leading architects of the London Heathrow Terminal 2 project, this practice
has offices across Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan, Dominican Republic,
the United States and Chile, and an international workforce of over 150
architects co-existing with a strong background and solid experience in a wide
range of disciplines including planning, building and industrial design.
Founded in 2004, luis vidal + arquitectos has built up a consistent career
path expressed in more than 200 projects and different scales. The practice
is internationally renowned for its expertise in the design of aviation and
healthcare buildings, having become one of the leading and most innovative
practices committed to delivering functional, responsible and professional
designs as an answer to the urban and social challenges of today.

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