Featured manufacturer projects illustrate product applications. The examples do not imply that Horizon represented, supplied or installed those projects.
Horizon Fenestration connects architects and construction teams with commercial aluminum windows, storefront, entrances and curtain wall systems across our New York territory.
Hands-on glazing experience and decades of manufacturer representation guide our support for product selection, detailing, specifications and preliminary budgeting.
Technical services
From project conditions to coordinated details.
Bring us into the conversation while system choices and opening details are developing. We support design coordination and help project teams navigate the manufacturer’s technical information.
Develop and coordinate fenestration details using manufacturer CAD information. Work through heads, jambs, sills and transitions so aluminum framing interfaces are clearly communicated to the project team.
View a detailing example
Clear details. Defined scope.
Horizon helps architects coordinate fenestration system selection with the project’s thermal and structural requirements and surrounding conditions. Clear details identify the intended framing requirements, giving subcontractors a defined scope to price and helping reduce bid-stage RFIs and the risk of avoidable change orders.
From opening condition to coordinated system detail. This example shows how a general opening condition develops into a system-specific detail with framing requirements and perimeter clearances.View full-size detail (PDF) ↗
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Condition review
Review project drawings, opening conditions and information from the project team. Identify perimeter, substrate and adjacent-material questions that need coordination before the details are finalized.
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Thermal review
Review manufacturer thermal data, framing options and glazing assumptions against the project’s stated criteria. Discuss U-factor and condensation questions and coordinate additional manufacturer input where needed.
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System review & product selection
Compare commercial aluminum windows, storefront and curtain wall systems with opening sizes, operation, glazing, design intent and project requirements. Identify appropriate EFCO, Tubelite or Wausau Window options for further evaluation.
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Specification development
Support product descriptions, basis-of-design discussions and technical coordination. Connect the design team with current guide specifications, details and manufacturer information for the systems being considered.
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Preliminary budgeting
Review preliminary scope, quantities and system choices to support early budget conversations. Refine assumptions as drawings develop and coordinate quotation requests with the appropriate sales contact.
Architectural education
AIA Presentations
In-person education on storefront, curtain wall, windows and protective design. Contact Phil to arrange a presentation.
See an EFCO curtain wall application at RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability in Rochester. Horizon can help you review system choices and conditions for your own project.
RIT · Golisano Institute for Sustainability Rochester, New York · EFCO curtain wall Image source: SWBR
Horizon Fenestration’s mission is to build lasting relationships by providing experienced, responsive, and technically knowledgeable representation to architects and glazing professionals throughout New York State.
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