GlasCurtain was recently featured by Facade Today, an international publication dedicated to sustainable and innovative façade design. The article explores how local manufacturing is reshaping performance, resilience, and reliability across the building industry, highlighting the growing importance of regionally produced façade systems in a rapidly changing global market.

“Local Supply Chains, Global Impact: Building Façade Resilience in a Tariff-Heavy World” discusses how the stability of where materials come from has become as significant as their technical performance. With tariffs, shipping delays, and geopolitical disruptions putting pressure on global supply networks, the piece examines how project teams are increasingly turning to domestic manufacturing as a practical, low-carbon, and dependable alternative.

By sourcing façade systems closer to where they’re installed, project teams can reduce embodied carbon from transportation, improve coordination between designers and fabricators, and limit exposure to fluctuating international pricing. This localized approach helps ensure façade systems perform consistently, environmentally, operationally, and financially, throughout a building’s life cycle.

The article features several recent GlasCurtain projects, including the Red Deer Justice Centre, Concordia University of Edmonton’s Braaksma Hall, and Boston Medical Center. Collectively, these projects demonstrate how domestically manufactured fibreglass-framed systems can support ambitious energy and sustainability targets while strengthening regional economies and reducing procurement risk.

Originally published in Facade Today Magazine
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