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Building 7 at Rock Creek: We have glass!

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Glass installation on Building 7 at Rock Creek Campus.

Glass installation on Building 7 at Rock Creek Campus.

May 14, 2013
Written by Gina Whitehill-Baziuk

The 10-inch wide glass panels are here and Rock Creek Campus visitors will be able to watch the installation over the next two months.  The “frit patterns” that make the glass look so unusual are actually screen-painted patterns applied to the inside face of the double-pane unit. It offers both aesthetic value and helps reduce solar heat gain.  Behind the frit pattern is spandrel glass that has an opaque paint layer on the back of the double-pane unit, which provides a visual “depth” in the system.

 PCC’s 2008 voter-approved $374 million bond program is increasing opportunities for residents to access quality, affordable higher education close to where they live and work. Additional classrooms, updated equipment and technology, and advanced workforce training programs are helping to pave the way for future employment options. For more information, visit www.pcc.edu/about/bond/about.