March 16, 2018   |   Awards

2018 WBC Craftsmanship Awards

The Washington Building Congress (WBC) held its annual Craftsmanship Awards event on March 16, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The event honored outstanding skills and achievements of individual craftsmen in the WBC regional construction community. Enclos’ very own project team on 600 Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. was selected for the Craftsmanship Award in the Doors + Windows category for exterior glass. Congratulations to all involved!

read full article

January 23, 2018   |   Press Release

Enclos Promotes Top Preconstruction Managers to Vice Presidents

Enclos is proud to announce the promotion of directors of preconstruction Justin Russell and Justin Yen to vice presidents. In their new roles, Justin Russell will oversee preconstruction activities for the western region along with Justin Yen who will manage opportunities to evolve Enclos’ global sourcing delivery options.

read full post

January 15, 2018   |   News

Behind the Scenes at 53W53 on the Science Channel’s BUILDING GIANTS

The Science Channel’s BUILDING GIANTS next episode will air Thursday, January 18th at 9 pm (EST) spotlighting New York City’s 53W53 also known as the MoMA Tower. This elegant supertall skyscraper will ultimately soar above the southern end of Central Park in midtown Manhattan and be one of the city’s tallest residential towers. Standing at 77-stories tall, featuring 145 condominium residences 53W53 will fall nothing short of luxurious amenities. Enclos is working alongside Lendlease to install nearly 400,000 square feet of curtainwall upon the unique diagrid structure.

read full post

January 9, 2018   |   News

SkinTec’s Most Read of 2017

Enclos continued to push the curtainwall boundaries with new technological innovations in 2017. Project activities continue to progress on several supertall structures, our educational animation series concluded, and we leveraged drone technology to share captivating footage of some the most challenging curtainwall installations.

As we move into 2018, it is time to reflect on some of the most read features of 2017.

read full post

July 25, 2017   |   News

The Skinny on Supertall

Ambition pushes us higher. The never-ending quest for generational advancement is no more evident than in the buildings indicative of an era. In recent years the number of supertall buildings has increased exponentially, and nowhere in the United States is this more evident than in New York City. Here we will look at the state of supertall building as reported by CTBUH and as experienced by Enclos’ construction teams.

read full post

June 9, 2016   |   News

International Conference on the Architectural and Structural Application of Glass

On Thursday, June 16th, Enclos senior design engineer Austin Bensend, PE, SE, and technical project manager Brian Rogers, Associate AIA, will speak at Challenging Glass in Ghent, Belgium. The bi-annual conference gathers international designers, engineers, researchers and industry partners to discuss architectural and structural glass.  Rogers will present Laser Tracking Metrology: An Integrated Fabrication Process for Geometrically Complex Facade Systems, and Bensend will present Maximizing the Twist of Cold Formed Glazing in the Curved and Bent Glass track.

read full post