Alpen’s most recent energy efficient commercial project in the Northwest.

About the Durham Education Center in Tigard, OR

The Durham Education Center is a net-zero energy building with classrooms and student recreation spaces.  Designers chose Alpen’s fiberglass ribbon window system for this project because it is uniquely able to meet the projects’ advanced air, water and structural performance requirements.  To satisfy the building’s highly specific requirements for thermal comfort, energy efficiency and student safety, we custom-designed four unique glass types that were utilized on different building elevations and use areas.  Glass in windows on the ground-level included laminated glass for wind borne debris, impact resistance and student safety.

Included in Durham’s window/glass combos:

• Alpen High Performance Products 400 Series commercial fiberglass ribbon windows
• Fixed glazing + vent inserts
• Customized interior/exterior paint combinations
• Fully tempered glass coupled with Laminated annealed glass
• Argon or Krypton gas fill
• CoG U-factor to 0.224
• SHGC of 0.266 to 0.405
• TVis to 70.7%