Cornerstone is built with exceptional design and a powerful architectural impression. Connected by a curvilinear two–story lobby, Cornerstone I and II are built with sandstone exterior quarried from India and eucalyptus wood and weathered copper interiors. View Smart Window are the digital skin for Cornerstone II. The site also boasts a fitness center with shower facilities, a walking and biking path, on–site dining, and electric vehicle charging.

Cornerstone II leased up before completion, 40% faster than Cornerstone I — a testament to the value of the unobstructed views provided without blinds or shades and thoughtfulness given to the people in the building.

The installation of View Smart Windows speaks to Cottonwood Partners' vision of embracing innovative technology. The smart windows allow occupants to improve their health and personalize their work experience without losing theirs views or connection to the outdoors. View Smart Windows, along with other amenities, including an indoor café, fitness center, and showering facilities exceed the expectations of the modern workforce.

Driven by the high–tech and financial services sectors, Salt Lake City has seen hiring at one of the fastest rates in the country. While the downtown business district appeals to many companies, the submarket in Cottonwood Heights has matured into a premier location for finance, venture capital and high–tech companies.

Cornerstone is an $80 million project with two connected buildings in one of the most distinguished business parks in Cottonwood Heights. Located at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, only 20 minutes from downtown, Cornerstone has sweeping views of the valley and mountains in all directions. It is conveniently located near I–215, on public transit lines, and yet is only 15 minutes from the ski resorts. The nearby high–end residential neighborhoods allow ease of transportation for corporate executives.

The inclusion of View Smart Windows is a part of ECU’s vision to embrace innovation and create a modern facility that will stand the test of time. As the premier location for the campus community in a warm climate, interior comfort is essential. The smart windows predictably change their tint state based on the cloud cover and the angle of the sun, thereby reducing the heat and glare coming in. This allows the interior space to be a comfortable and encouraging environment for new relationships and collaborations to grow. In addition to the common area, the conditions in 10+ administrative office space are improved with the smart windows and have eliminated the need for view-blocking blinds and shades.

The innovative technology sparks interest and conversations among existing, prospective students and staff while the intelligent windows quietly weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life.

Founded in 1907, East Carolina University (ECU) is the fourth largest university in North Carolina with approximately 30,000 students. As part of the school's vision to provide a welcoming and engaging community, ECU invested $160 million in replacing the previous Student Center which was originally built in 1974.

The new Main Campus Student Center is a well-needed upgrade that responds to the needs of students and staff. It is a blend of arts, hospitality, and recreation spaces. Some of the architectural features include a state-of-the-art ballroom, a gaming lounge, a jumbo outdoor screen, and a theatre equipped with retractable seating. The 14,000-square-foot ballroom is capable of accommodating around two thousand people, and the 43-foot outdoor screen is the largest video display at any student center in North Carolina. A variety of dining options are available as well, including brand name casual dining and a new bakery.

Tenants of the new development, such as Pearson North America, are thrilled to have endless outdoor views, with no blinds or shades. Steve Santana, SVP of Technology at Pearson said, "I've had lots of conversations with employees about our new office and the biggest comment is always about the connection to nature and how much more open they feel to the outside world."

In addition, the inclusion of View Smart Windows was crucial in helping the building achieve LEED Gold pre-certification by decreasing energy consumption 16% and reducing HVAC load requirements by 33 tons.

Principal Real Estate Investors is the dedicated real estate investment group within Principal Global Investors. With six decades of experience, Principal Real Estate Investors manages or sub-advises $74.9 billion in commercial real estate assets, including both public and private equity and debt investments.

Tri Properties has played a significant role in the Research Triangle Park area of Durham, North Carolina commercial real estate marketplace since 1991 by focusing on a foundation of teamwork, results, and integrity. Their development at Imperial Center remains one of the Southeast's largest and most successful business parks, located at the intersection of Interstates 40 and 540 between RTP, Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and the Raleigh–Durham International (RDU) Airport. Tri Properties partnered with Principle Real Estate Investors to develop Churchill Hall at the Imperial Center, to meet the increasing demand from tech tenants for sustainable, healthy, and high-tech workplaces.

Tri Properties selected View for Churchill Hall to provide a workplace that will allow tenants to attract the best employees and keep them excited about coming to work and doing their best every day. Open floorplans with floor to ceiling windows are expected by modern workforces. This made View smart windows an excellent fit for Tri Properties vision and has contributed to faster lease-up and premium rent rates above their investment expectations.

With over 1,500 projects, HOLT Architects has worked on various developments since it was first established in 1963. With more than five decades of experience, the firm brings extensive capabilities with specialized in-depth knowledge.

Founded in 1944, LeChase Construction is a full-service construction management and general construction firm with more than 700 engaged employees. The firm is focused on building long term relationships by strategically partnering with other firms for different project needs.

The Tompkins Trust Company is one of the oldest banks in America. Founded in 1836, it has grown into a billion-dollar company. Tompkins Financial built a new seven story headquarters in its hometown, Ithaca NY, in order to consolidate its scattered offices. The building is designed with a focus on serving the community and enabling better collaboration among employees.

View Smart Windows makes the lobby and teller area feel open and inviting by getting rid of shades, so that customers can see in from the outside, and enjoy plentiful natural light when they are inside. Bank employees can focus on assisting and building trust with customers without being distracted by heat and glare.

One major issue in the design of the new headquarters was the almost-too-close adjacent hotel building, from which people could potentially look into the bank’s back offices. This worried Tompkins executives because of the sensitive financial information that could be compromised. Therefore, the windows facing the adjacent building are always kept tinted. This way private information is protected but the employees can still see outside.

The company was also unhappy about how the shading system impacted the building’s sleek design aesthetic. And when the shades were open in the evenings, nearby residents complained of light pollution.

When the time came to build the second phase, the media technology company, Sandhill and Carlyle decided to install View Smart Windows to address these issues. This decision saved Sandhill $1 million by eliminating the blinds. For occupants, View Smart Windows provide a more comfortable environment that mitigates glare, maximizes daylight, and reduces nighttime light pollution. Most importantly, this high-tech feature is a physical demonstration of the company’s values of curiosity and innovation, which helps them attract talent in the competitive Silicon Valley hiring market.

Founded in 1988, Sand Hill Property Company has developed several billion dollars worth of real estate projects and is now recognized as one of the most reputable and successful real estate investment and development companies in the Silicon Valley.

Sandhill Property Company and Carlyle Group worked closely with a leading online video technology company to deliver a four-building campus that enabled creativity and collaboration. The company needed to expand its offices in Los Gatos, CA in order to handle their fast-growing workforce, which has doubled in the past five years. The buildings are surrounded by redwood trees and overlook the Los Gatos Mountains, providing a scenic feeling despite the urban location. The interior features many flex spaces with whiteboards for brainstorming, glass-walled product testing rooms so employees can see the latest gadgets, and a modular workspace system that can easily be reconfigured.

However, after moving into the first phase of two buildings, employees struggled with glare on their computer screens. The buildings had direct glare 27% of daylight hours. Employees felt the space was still too bright even when there was no direct sun because of the floor to ceiling glass on all four sides. The original shades that let in 5% of outdoor light were insufficient, so they had to install 1% shades. The shades stayed down most the time, and employees were cut off from daylight and the scenic views.

Located just outside of Fort Worth, Texas, Meacham International Airport is transforming from a regional airport to a premium executive airport, but its building was out of date. The terminal building was built in 1968 and was last renovated in the 1980s. A major renovation effort was launched in 2015 to redesign and upgrade the main terminal building. A third floor encompassing 23,000 square feet was added, featuring a high-tech conference center area that is suited for business conferences and private events.

This exciting transformation at Meacham, however, faced challenges to creating a truly comfortable, premium experience. Due to the location, abundant sunshine in Texas often becomes a burden because of the strong glare that is especially blinding during the first and last hours of sunlight. Additionally, in face of the summer heatwaves in Texas, View Smart Windows help the airport obtain LEED Silver and become more energy efficient by reducing HVAC cost.

Hackley School is an independent private college preparatory school that was established in 1899 and is now home to more than 800 K-12 students. As a part of the school’s vision to promote health and wellness, Hackley recently developed the Walter C. Johnson Center, a brand new 115,000+ square foot multi-purpose facility with views to the wooded landscape. The center hosts Hackley’s exceptional physical education and athletics program, and features sunlit common areas, a healthy cafe, an 8-lane swimming pool and 3 classrooms. Its design reflects the school’s deep commitment to building and sustaining strong community among students, faculty, and staff.

A major design challenge for the Johnson Center was the lighting condition in the space. Due to its location next to the pool and without any adjacent buildings, the building would get reflected glare and excessive heat that would make the space near the windows almost unbearable. By intelligently managing daylight in the new facility, View Dynamic Glass protects students and staff from unwanted heat and glare. This creates more usable space - for example, the fitness equipment is lined up directly against the windows.

Baker Development selected View Smart Windows to make the building stand out as a high-tech, healthy and enjoyable place for entrepreneurs to work. The tenant spaces also have fiber optic cables, an air filtration system and redundant security systems. The building’s 25-foot-tall lobby doubles as an art gallery, it has a rooftop lounge, bicycle parking and dedicated food truck spots. Tenants can provide design input on turn-key spaces, enabling them to spend more time on their business. Best of all, View Smart Windows will allow people to be inspired by the unbeatable views of the city skyline without blinds or dealing with uncomfortable heat and glare or outside noise.

Established in 1985, Baker Development Corporation is an experienced, privately-owned real estate development company. Virtually integrated in every class of real estate, Baker is recognized for its many award-winning properties and diverse portfolio while creating high levels of engagement with the end-user.

Businesses are increasingly willing to consider locations outside of the traditional downtown office core if they can find best-in-class buildings with public transit access and walkable amenities. Baker Development saw potential for this kind of destination in an abandoned, century-old distribution warehouse in Lincoln Yards, a newly-branded sub-market of Lincoln Park. While the Lincoln Park neighborhood has a thriving residential, shopping and dining scene, the blocks along the Riverfront were a gritty, underutilized industrial neighborhood. The adaptive reuse of 2017 North Mendell into a high-tech Class A office building is helping transform the area.

The AC Hotel also removed all curtains from the fitness center and pool, and programmed View to stay tinted at all times. This prevents people from looking inside, while guests enjoy unobstructed views out. In addition, AC Lounge that is adjacent to the outdoor pool is more comfortable without dealing with glare off the pool or having to pull shades down.

Founded in 1960, Cooper Cary is a creative architectural design firm that seeks to create spaces that unit the experience of indoors and out. With a strong focus on connectivity, Cooper Cary is a mix-used firm that is sustainably aware and looks to influence the design of the world for the better.

The Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta is known as the “Beverly Hills of the East” with elegant homes on landscaped streets, as well as independent art galleries, upscale retail and trendy restaurants and bars. Marriott’s AC Hotel in Buckhead delivers a boutique hotel experience that primarily serves and attracts millennials. But with 11 other 3-4-star hotels in the immediate area, their design had to go above and beyond. The hotel installed View Dynamic Glass to provide guests with the best high tech, luxury experience.

Guests judge hotels primarily based on the room quality. At the AC Hotel Atlanta Buckhead, guests walk into rooms filled with natural daylight, including bathrooms which are often poorly lit. View intelligence helps ensure the room is always at a comfortable temperature. And guests can adjust the window tint, allowing a new level of personalized experience.

Schnitzer West and its equity partners, JP Morgan Asset Management and the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), jumped at the chance to enter the premium Cherry Creek market. Cherry Creek is the premier luxury shopping and dining neighborhood in Denver and one of the most visited areas in Colorado. It offers a premium mall with retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Louis Vuitton, and 16 blocks of boutiques, art galleries and restaurants, but few modern office buildings. The Civica Cherry Creek project draws from the best amenities and services offered by the hospitality industry to create a workspace that enriches both work and life. The building features a Great Room with flexible workspaces, a rooftop terrace with unobstructed views of downtown, a state of the art conference and training center, indoor and outdoor fireplaces, a bike room with showers and towel service, private wine lockers and five-star concierge service. View Dynamic Glass was selected as part of the effort to redefine the future of workspaces. By eliminating blinds, View will help the tenants get more of what they are paying for – panoramic views of downtown Denver and the Rockies. With View, tenants will enjoy abundant natural light, unprecedented control of their workspace, and a greener, more energy-efficient building. Schnitzer West features the benefits of View Glass in its marketing materials and as the “grand finale” on the leasing tour. The project delivered in March 2018.

When GFP Real Estate acquired this century-old warehouse building, they were making a bet that creative companies would want office space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Over the past 20 years, Williamsburg has transformed from an industrial and immigrant area to one of the city’s hottest destinations for young people, with apartments, trendy boutiques, restaurants, music and art, but no office buildings until recently.

GFP completely transformed the industrial building into a state-of-the-art workplace for tech-savvy tenants. It offers full-floor boutique lofts that enable flexibility and efficiency while retaining the architecture’s historic character. GFP selected View Smart Windows to maximize daylight in the space, which has relatively small window openings but high ceilings. It will also save energy and improve the comfort and wellness of occupants.

In order to modernize the building and compete for top tech sector tenants, Henbart, the owner, replaced the entire façade. View Smart Windows not only addressed the comfort issues, but also restored the stunning views of the lake and beyond by dispensing with blinds and shades, and helped brand the building as high-tech and innovative. As a result of the retrofit, The Lake Union Building has achieved 18% energy savings over the original single pane glass, was awarded the 2015 Visionary Award for Energy by the Seattle 2030 District, and has received LEED Gold EBOM certification in 2017. In addition, several tenants have renewed their leases and two vacant floors have been leased.

Henbart LLC is a Seattle based real estate company that develops, owns and manages commercial and residential properties in the Pacific Northwest with the aim to add value to a neighborhood and the greater community. The company offers nearly a century of experience in the acquisition and development of real estate with the ability to hold assets long term and maintain hands-on management.

The Lake Union Building has an enviable location on the edge of the water in the heart of Seattle’s booming tech district, blocks from Amazon headquarters and many bustling shops and restaurants. The almost 50-year-old building was experiencing glare during 50% of daylight hours. Because the building was originally clad with single pane windows, both heating in summer and cooling in winter were very inefficient. In addition, tenants struggled with “double glare” directly from the sun and reflected off the lake, leading many to keep their shades down all the time.

Overstock.com has helped customers save millions of dollars and has since become a leading online retailer. Named one of America’s most trustworthy companies by Forbes, Overstock is deeply committed to the wellbeing and productivity of its employees, which was a key criteria when designing their new corporate campus. Overstock aims to attract and retain the best talent, and cultivate a unique work environment for these top-notch employees to thrive. As part of this objective, the 230,000 SF office features a panoramic view of scenic Salt Lake Valley. Rather than obstruct it with blinds, CEO Patrick Byrne wanted a solution that kept his employees connected with the view while still remaining comfortable.

About 30,000 SF of View Smart Windows are installed in the iconic building, which automatically adjusts to maximize natural daylight while keeping employees comfortable and shielding glare from their eyes and computer screens. View Smart Windows eliminate the cost of traditional blinds, as well as potential downsizing of the cooling system by 21%.

Overstock understands the importance of attracting and retaining the best talent. Incorporating innovative technologies such as View Smart Windows in its campus helps the company with this effort. “View Smart Windows are one of the major showpieces of our new headquarters and yet another reason Overstock is the most exciting place to work in Utah” says Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne. “More daylight translates to more creative, innovative, and optimistic employees.” For Overstock, the cost of the glass is far outweighed by worker satisfaction. “Our annual payroll is $100 million,” Byrne says. “If we can do something that makes people 2% more efficient, then that is worth $2 million.” View is thrilled to play a key role in achieving Overstock’s objectives by admitting abundant natural light to fuel creativity, innovation and productivity.

CenturyLink, Inc., one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States, opened the new CenturyLink Technology Center of Excellence facilities with a technology research and development lab, a network operations center and a collaborative office and meeting space.

“We expect the center to spur innovation, idea generation and problem-solving that will benefit our customers, our employees and the communities we serve,” says CEO and President Glen F. Post, III.

CenturyLink uses its new facilities to show employees and customers its commitment to excellence. CenturyLink chose advanced electrochromic technology that aligns with its vision of making the center as technologically advanced as possible. The facility was designed and built to meet LEED Silver certification.

The building incorporates 37,000 square feet of View Smart Windows, making this facility the single largest installation of intelligent, electrochromic glass in the country.

View Smart Windows leverage nanotechnology and pre-programmed intelligence to tint windows and skylights automatically in response to outside conditions and user preferences, eliminating the need for blinds or shades, providing enhanced occupant experience, increasing daylighting while preserving the view, and improving energy efficiency.

HRH’s goal is nothing short of revolutionizing patient care. “The new Humber River Hospital is a shared goal for a modern, high-quality hospital,” says Mario Sergio, a former member of provincial parliament.

Part of HRH’s aspiration is to have a patient-focused building design, eliminating the existing motorized blind system. Hospital design teams recognize that natural daylighting helps improve patients’ sleep patterns and quality of sleep. Research also shows that exposure to natural light and views of the outdoors reduces patients’ depression and agitation—and can even ease pain.

Hospital staff benefit too, because natural light increases alertness and effectiveness while decreasing fatigue and stress.

The hospital seeks to be a model of environmental sustainability. HRH’s goal is to use 40 percent less energy than what is mandated by national energy standards to achieve annual savings of $1 per square foot in utility costs.

As one of the largest installations of smart glass in the world, almost 26,000 square feet of View Smart Windows are installed using panels as large as 5-feet by 7-feet. The View Smart Windows tie into the hospital's building management system and View's intelligent controls automatically tint the glass panels to maintain an optimum interior environment.

A successful building design meets both energy usage and patient-focused objectives. HRH is an energy-efficient, state-of-the-art digital hospital, providing a tranquil setting for patients, families and staff.

Over 20,000 people pass through the Lory Student Center (LSC) every day, making the more than 50-year-old building one of the busiest locations in northern Colorado. The LSC is the hub of activity on campus for students, faculty and staff; it houses student services, dining facilities, stores, meeting rooms, ballrooms, art galleries and a theater.

To keep up with the needs of a growing student body, attract new students and address an aging HVAC system, CSU renovated the 160,000 SF structure and added nearly 70,000 square feet to the center. The university’s goal was to create a flexible-use space, improve energy performance and keep people connected to the outside vistas, which include a lagoon, outdoor amphitheater, sculpture garden and the Rocky Mountains.

The architecture firm of Perkins + Will designed a modern, multi-use building that includes almost 3,000 square feet of View Smart Windows.

When the renovated student center held its grand opening in January 2015, the campus community stepped into an ultra-modern space with floor-to-ceiling intelligent windows in the ballroom, dining areas, student lounges and other shared areas.

During the daytime, the west-facing side of the building receives direct sunlight 40 percent of the time—about 2,000 hours annually. With View Smart Windows, students and faculty can enjoy the natural light without the downsides of heat and glare.

The architect designed moveable walls in the ballroom to accommodate multiple events simultaneously. View Smart Windows improve the use of the flexible floor space because people can sit comfortably next to the ballroom windows. Building staff can adjust the glass tint to suit people’s needs or allow the glass to tint predicatively. “The adaptive technology of the glass allows the room to moderate itself,” according to CSU Event Services.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (CSU) was completed in January 2017. The Design Building will serve as a living laboratory and teaching tool for the next generation of architects, and is home to 3 inter-related departments – Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Building Construction Technology – that have been co-located to foster collaboration and teamwork.

Located on the site of the historic Fireweed Theater, the Fireweed Business Center is a 104,000 square foot facility in Anchorage. Productivity and comfort are the primary objectives for the occupants of the eight-floor business center. The city of Anchorage experiences up to 22 hours of daylight in the summer and low glare-inducing sun angles during the winter. Both solar and glare control were critical. However, solving these issues with conventional blinds would mean blocking the stunning views of the outdoors that are a source of inspiration and motivation for all Alaskans.

“CIRI wanted to develop a building that was not just about a square office space,” says Chad Nugent, Project Manager for CIRI. “It was very important to reduce glare, solar gain and the feeling of hot spots.”

Along with other technologies such as light diffusing and vacuum insulated panels, over 13,000 square feet of View Smart Windows are installed on the majority of the vertical glazing of the south, west, and east façades.

“The low sun angle presents glare issues for building occupants,” says James Dougherty, Managing Principal for RIM Architects. “If you want to enjoy the view but not have the glare, it presents a real challenge. So, View Smart Windows, through their automatic controls can regulate the glare, but still preserve the fantastic view of this land that we love.”

Views and connection to the outdoors are preserved with View Smart Windows, creating an enhanced work environment for all occupants. According to an initial energy and benefits model, View Smart Windows will enable a 22 percent reduction in peak-cooling load, allowing for a smaller overall HVAC system. 3,105 annual hours of potential glare are mitigated with a solution that allows occupants to keep the view while blocking the glare.

“The views from the building are just absolutely gorgeous,” says Brian Stump, Architect for RIM Architects. “Not having to pull down shades in front of that view is just going to be fantastic for the occupants.”

The new 25,000 square foot addition is part of Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum, which houses the most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West. It is one of the country’s leading facilities involved in the preservation of American art and history. The center hosts visiting faculty and students from around the world and promotes scholarly research. Its gathering spaces provide opportunities for seminars, lectures and exhibitions.

The museum envisioned a space that would offer unobstructed views of the outside and allow ample natural daylight to give the center an airy, open feel. The challenge was to create a picture-perfect transition between the outdoors and the interior, without promoting heat, glare and harmful UV rays that can damage the invaluable historical artifacts on display.

View Smart Windows enclose the north, east and west facades of the facility and automatically adjusts window tint based on sun exposure. Without View Smart Windows, the museum would have needed to install internal roller shades, which would have blocked the inspirational views and created a completely different visitor experience than envisioned by the architect and the museum.

With View Smart Windows installed, the Helmerich Center maintains a connection with the outdoors and creates a bright and welcoming environment—all while reducing solar heat and glare. The superior UV properties of the View Smart Windows block 97–99 percent of UV radiation, helping to shield the facility’s artifacts and furnishings from damage and fading.

DPR Construction is a national builder specializing in complex sustainability projects. Their vision was to design San Francisco’s first Net-zero energy office and use it to demonstrate the functionality and benefits of sustainable technologies. DPR’s customers include leading companies whose mission is to change the world by inventing new technologies, making new discoveries and manufacturing new medicines.

It was important for DPR that their new office be a living endorsement of these technologies. By making the new office a living embodiment of DPR’s commitment to innovative building solutions, such as electrochromic glass, the company encourages its customers to embrace these same energy-efficient technologies for themselves. “They can see, touch and feel the technology we are recommending for their projects,” said Ted Van Der Linden, Director of Sustainability at DPR Construction.

DPR faced challenges in controlling light and temperature in their new space, which features a 720 square foot skylight. Not only did they need to reduce the heat entering the building, they also had major glare problems affecting workstations on the building’s second floor. View Smart Windows were the chosen technology to control glare and minimize solar heat gain while still letting in the natural light people prefer.

The building had been using an average of 10,500 kilowatt hours per month, but thanks to View Smart Windows and other innovative technologies, DPR dramatically reduced its energy costs, from about $1,800 a month down to only about $20 per month. “View Smart Windows are one of the critical elements modulating the amount of light entering the space and controlling the heat gain,” says Van Der Linden.

Considered a suburb of Memphis, the northern Mississippi town of Olive Branch, just over the border from Tennessee, has experienced a population boom. According to Bloomberg, it was the fastest growing city in the country between 1990 and 2010.

To care for this growing community, Methodist Healthcare decided to build a hospital in the town. When it opened in August 2013, Methodist Olive Branch Hospital was the first newly licensed hospital in the state of Mississippi in 25 years. The most prominent architectural component of the five-story, 100-bed hospital is a south- and west-facing glass atrium that spans the full height of the building.

During the design phase, the hospital initially considered three options for creating this large open space. It could accept the heat gain; use a low-performance, static, tinted glass; or select a motorized shading system that would obstruct the views. Realizing the need for a solution that would block heat and glare, but not views, the hospital found the only acceptable alternative in View Smart Windows.

More than 2,100 square feet of 9-foot-tall View Smart Windows act as the glass skin of the atrium, allowing the hospital to realize its desire to build an innovative, environmentally friendly facility with a 21st century design.

The selection of View Smart Windows met the project’s energy efficiency goals and fulfilled the building design criteria. The hospital saved $22,000 immediately by reducing HVAC capacity and saves $2,000 annually in energy costs, giving it a 5-year payback on the View Smart Windows installation.

Crown Equipment Corporation is one of the world’s largest material handling companies with more than 100,000 employees worldwide. As part of its expansion efforts at their global headquarters in New Bremen, Ohio, Crown chose to renovate the historic Boesel Opera House into a new office building. The Opera House was built in 1895, and was damaged by a fire in 2012, that destroyed the interior of the building. The new facility incorporated a number of features of the original building that were not significantly damaged by the fire, including much of the exterior framework and ceiling beams. Crown has a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, which is ingrained into its product development and manufacturing process. The company wanted the new office building to feature a number of environmentally friendly construction and design elements, including the windows.

Crown selected View Smart Windows for all of its windows, over 9,000 square feet of glass. View Smart Windows automatically tint electronically in response to outside conditions, eliminating the need for blinds or shades and allowing better utilization of natural lighting, reduced heat and glare, and the benefit of maintaining a connection to the outdoors.

Up to 1,649 hours of direct glare are reduced on the south facing façade every year. Employees also enjoy maximum natural light as View Smart Windows change tint levels and return to a clear state when glare is not an issue. Based on a survey conducted in conjunction with UC Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment, Crown employees reported a 90% overall satisfaction rate with respect to the new building, which is 17% higher than comparable buildings with no smart windows.

An energy analysis was conducted to compare smart glass versus a baseline glazing package of dual-pane low-e glass with internal motorized shades and exterior sun shades. View Smart Windows were found to reduce peak load cooling by more than 20 percent. HVAC systems are sized by the peak cooling load requirement (cooling needed during the hottest time of the year). By tinting the smart windows to its darkest tint state, the peak load can be reduced allowing for a smaller overall HVAC system. With View Smart Windows, Crown Opera House will realize substantial first time cost savings and annual operating savings with a payback period of 3 years.

The W San Francisco Hotel in downtown aims to offer an eclectic urban retreat with a refreshing vibe and extraordinary service. Located in the heart of the SoMa district, the hotel contains a large lobby with southeast-facing windows. Fritted, patterned glass was installed but did not fully meet the W’s goals of comfort and sustainability.

View and the W Hotel partnered to showcase View Smart Windows in the lobby and lounge areas of the hotel. The glass was retrofitted into existing framing and set on an automated schedule that tints the glass to various levels throughout the day. View Smart Windows improve the guest experience and provide the hotel with an opportunity to feature technology that meets its sustainability objectives. The W prides itself on being a sustainability thought-leader in the region and is LEED Silver certified.

View Smart Windows preserved the city views with greater guest comfort and enhanced the signature contemporary design of the W lounge area and the luxury guest experience.

“View's dynamically tinting architectural glass is a great fit for the W San Francisco,” says Michael Pace, General Manager. “In the short period of time since the glass has been installed, we are already experiencing improved ambience and a better quality of natural light. We continually strive to deliver the ultimate guest experience through innovative design, and View Smart Windows is clearly an example of a technology that achieves our goals. This technology will enrich our guests’ comfort in the public spaces and will save considerable energy, furthering our aggressive corporate sustainability goals.”

Due to the success of the lobby install, the hotel recently decided to implement View Smart Windows into its rooftop terrace space.

With more than $1.6 billion in assets, the Connor Group, headquartered in Dayton, OH, owns and operates more than 13,000 luxury apartments in 10 markets across the United States. When the company decided to build a new Central Support Office, it set high expectations.

“We told all the architects that we met with that this project would win awards and be something nobody’s ever done before,” said VP of Capital, Chris Mullins. “The ones that said ‘we’ll try,’ they didn’t make the cut.”

The 39,000-square-foot, two-story building boasts a two-story, 3,495 square foot atrium with a 2,740 square foot ceiling skylight. It features office and meeting spaces that incorporate the latest technology. Instead of traditional glass and shades, all exterior openings (5,741 square feet of windows and a 2,740-square-foot skylight) consist of View Smart Windows, which switch from clear to several tint levels based on the sun’s position in the sky. The next-generation windows keep occupants comfortable 24/7, and bring in natural light without excess heat or glare. The elimination of obtrusive blinds and shades also allows occupants to stay connected to the outdoors, increasing happiness, wellbeing, and productivity.

“We wanted it to be a place that makes people excited to come to work,” Larry Connor, Managing Partner, said. “Like everything else, we wanted it to be the best and we wanted it to be innovative. The building had to represent that.”

The Connor Group Central Support Office has been called an “iconic statement” and “a jewel for all of Ohio.” View Smart Windows contributed to the company’s forward-thinking goals with a smart window technology that matched the building’s avant-garde architecture. The building also realizes significant energy savings and the occupants experience superior comfort.

“We are firm in our belief that People Count. It’s one of our core values,” Connor said in the release. “The philosophy behind the building was to have an environment that’s exciting, innovative and creative. We wanted to build the best office facility for our associates; they make the difference in the organization.”

“We wanted to make a statement about Dayton,” Larry said. “We get tagged as a Rust Belt city but there is innovation and technology and forward thinking in this community. We hoped this building would represent our region as vibrant and innovative.”

The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS), just north of San Diego, is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation unit of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

It’s also home to Building 6311, a designated Department of Defense (DoD) demonstration project. The DoD implements projects on military installations to demonstrate emerging energy technologies. The goals are to test, evaluate and scale innovative technologies to improve the department’s energy security and reduce its facility energy costs. Demonstrations successfully deployed generate the cost and performance data needed to validate promising technologies, allowing them to be fielded and commercialized more rapidly.

Nicknamed “City Hall,” Building 6311 houses the base’s leaders and administrative staff, and is the nerve center of base operations. Adequate control over solar heat and glare is essential. The demonstration project was a retrofit of the facade with energy-efficient glass.

“Energy management is critical to mission assurance for MCAS Miramar, which is what we’re all about,” says Col. John Farnam, Base Commander. “At the end of the day, it increases national security.”

The DoD replaced 1935 square feet of low-performing, clear glass with View Smart Windows. View worked with MCAS to develop an initial energy and benefits model. It showed that View Smart Windows enable a 23 percent reduction in HVAC peak-cooling load, a predicted 18 percent decrease in gas use and a 9 percent decrease in total energy use annually.

“These dynamic windows will essentially make it thermally efficient and glare-free throughout the building,” says Mick Wasco, MCAS Miramar Energy Manager.

Completed in August 2013, the installation has contributed to the base’s goal of improved energy efficiency and greater occupant comfort. View Smart Windows have also reduced noise, glare and heat while providing unobstructed views.