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This page is dedicated to newsworthy articles that will include links to various publications that feature products we represent, industry information and ecological updates that affect the building industry.

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Feburary 2011 - Kalwall: Facebook eNews: Kalwall strategic partner Span Systems, Inc., another of the group of Daylighting/Sustainable Architectural Products sharing technologies with Kalwall Corporation, continues to fabricate and erect fabric tension structures around the world. In nearby Vermont, the Montshire Museum made the local TV news!.. more
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August 2010 -Kalwall Wins Green Product Award: Six NH businesses were chosen as leaders for implementing practices that are both eco-friendly and good for the bottom line in Business NH Magazine's third annual Lean and Green Awards competition. The awards were given in three categories: Green Practices, Green Building and Green Product, and the winners were selected from numerous applicants by a panel of independent judges... more
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July 2010 - Kalwall: The Kalwall Journal: Various articles on - California State University, Chico Earns Leed® Silver Rating / School Looks Smart With A 5,000-
Square-foot Kalwall Skyroof / Kalwall Hurricane-resistant Windows Certified
To TAS And ASTM Standards / Lighting Up The Army / Nothing Old School About Daylighting Metea Valley High / For Bronx Hoop Squad, Ball Handling Better
Under Daylighting With Kalwall... more
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March 2009 - MOVEO Glass is the Moveable Glass Wall with Proven Sound Insulation :
No longer is it necessary to choose between acoustics and glass. Modernfold is pleased to announce the next generation of operable partitions... more
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Feburary 2009 - Kalwall: Keeping the Faith in a Cold Land:
Arabic architecture comes largely from hotter climates, noted Barr Ryder
Architects & Interior Designers; hotter, certainly, than Alberta, Canada,
home of the Edmonton Islamic Academy. Such structures also favor the
use of natural materials, leaning towards a masonry skin with a white or
off-white color that reflects light.... more
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November 2008 - Translucent Daylighting Systems - Recent Projects In The News: Kalwall is used in a multitude of new projects throughout the world, and many times Kalwall technology and projects are covered by the worldwide press. The following is a sampling of recent features, articles and awards... click here
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October 2008 - Translucent Daylighting Systems - Kalwall Wins With Security And Daylighting: This elegant design by architect Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge was recognized with an AIA Chicago 2007 Design Excellence Award... click here
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Kalwall + Nanogel Shapes Art and Efficiency at Yale Sculpture Gallery: Traditionally, a solid wall is thought to be the best way to minimize heat loss or gain. But eliminating natural light is of little inspiration to students studying and creating works of art, and even the most efficient windows wouldn't allow Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, to reach its energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction goals (PDF Images).... read more
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August 2008 - Translucent Daylighting Systems - Recent Projects:
Here is a list of current... click here
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August 2008 - Earning LEED Credits through the use of Translucent Daylighting Systems:
The green concept has been advanced by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a coalition of building industry leaders working to promote environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Light, airy, open environments are the key... more
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July, 2008 - TranZform by Cornell:
Alder Sales Corporation has been selected to represent the Cornell TranZform accordion door products in the Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada markets. Cornell TranZform is a product that has been developed for dividing space in all commercial, industrial, educational and religious applications. In addition to providing privacy and security separation, Cornell TranZform Sound units offer unparalleled sound control... more
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Skyfold stepped and sloped wall brochure:
Finding the right partition solution for distinctive architectural spaces that feature stepped and sloped floors is now effortless. Thanks to their revolutionary design and unique mechanisms, Skyfold Classic’s stepped and sloped powerlift wall systems are the answer... more
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Daylight Modeling: Daylighting is the art and science of manipulating and managing natural light to minimize the use of carbon emissions and positively affect the performance, mood and well being of occupants of any space... more
Archive Products In the News:
High-performance Kalwall+ Nanogel curtainwall surrounds the tall individual and group studios on the upper levels, a large gallery, and a conference room ideal for lectures and smaller exhibitions, as well as shops and teaching space on the first floor. Workshops allow graduate-level sculpture students to do metal- and woodwork, and cast and finish plastics. The building is a landmark in Yale's green agenda. Designed, says Mordhorst, with an eye toward sustainability, the Yale Sculpture Gallery has earned LEED® Platinum status... more
KALWALL CONTRIBUTES TO LEED® PLATINUM FOR HARVARD
A centrally located Kalwall Pyramid Skylight floods a stairway and surrounding areas with balanced, natural daylight in the new Operations Services offices. Bruner/Cott Architects and Planners designed the restoration and reconfiguration of an 1890's coal-fired electricity plant for Harvard University's Blackstone Office... more
A groundbreaking study released by Architecture 2030 this week shows that an investment of just $21.6 billion towards building energy efficiency would replace 22.3 conventional coal-fired plants, reduce CO2 emissions by 86.7 MMT, save 204 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 10.7 million barrels of oil, save consumers $8.46 billion in energy bills and create 216,000 new jobs... more
This newsletter highlights just a few projects that show how many of us are re-thinking our use of energy so that we can achieve a sustainable future... more
Daylight Modeling takes the mystery and surprise out of predicting the impact of daylight on any building space... more

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St. Johns done by Pappas Co.:
Pictures of a Modernfold project done by Pappas Company for St. John the Evangelist Church. This is one of many examples of what can be done with a custom Modernfold job... more
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