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W. Dean Walker, AIA, CCS, SCIP
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Username: wdwalkerspecs

Post Number: 46
Registered: 08-2006
Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2011 - 03:56 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

What American hollow metal door company makes thermally broken hollow metal door frames besides Curries and Ceco?
David Axt, AIA, CCS, CSI
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Username: david_axt

Post Number: 1225
Registered: 03-2002


Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - 12:40 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Pioneer Industries (www.pioneerindustries.com) out of Illinois and New Jersey.
David Axt, AIA, CCS, CSI
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Username: david_axt

Post Number: 1226
Registered: 03-2002


Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - 12:48 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Amweld also makes a thermally broken frame.
Ron Lindow, CSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP
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Username: ron_lindow

Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2010
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - 02:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Amweld is now manufactured in Mexico
W. Dean Walker, AIA, CCS, SCIP
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Username: wdwalkerspecs

Post Number: 47
Registered: 08-2006
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - 04:14 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

David, thank you very much. I now have 3 American manufacturers which should satisfy my public project. I just checked the Pioneer site and they do make the frame I need.
David Axt, AIA, CCS, CSI
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Username: david_axt

Post Number: 1227
Registered: 03-2002


Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - 04:41 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Dean,

Why the "American made" requirement?
W. Dean Walker, AIA, CCS, SCIP
Senior Member
Username: wdwalkerspecs

Post Number: 48
Registered: 08-2006
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - 04:49 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

David,

City of Chicago and State of Illinois politics. The reviewers are picky.

What I'm writing is a public library and the spec is going to become a prototype for other Architects to use, so I want it to be right. Its still in Masterformat 95, however.

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