Queens, NY Crystal Window & Door Systems newly enhanced Series 1450D Terrace Door, with an optional ADA compliant low sill, was named to the Building Design + Construction (BD+C) Magazine 2023 “Top 75 Building Products List” in the November/December 2023 issue. Crystal’s published list covered not just fenestration-related, but all building products used in new and rehab construction projects.
The 2023 BD+C Top Products List has eight categories. The Crystal Series 1450D Terrace Door is one of seven window and door products, and one of only four exterior window and door products, to make the list. Products were assessed on their overall potential benefit to construction project teams; usefulness to clients in terms of performance and maintenance; impact on building occupants’ health, safety, wellness, and productivity; and degree of innovation in the product category. The enhanced Crystal Series 1450D Terrace Door scored high on all these key characteristics.
In selecting the top products, the publication invited manufacturers to submit new products for consideration and the magazine’s editorial team evaluated the products based on innovation and overall usefulness to the industry. Then the national industry publication engaged a jury of Architect-Engineering-Construction (AEC) professionals with experience in the product specification and purchase process for the final selection.
“I’m proud that Crystal’s industry-leading window and door products continue to be valued and recognized by the building industry,” said Sabrina Leung, Crystal’s R&D and architectural sales manager. “The most exciting optional feature of our enhanced Series 1450D Terrace Door is our ADA compliant ½” high low sill. With this door, Crystal is now among the few elite fenestration manufacturers to offer an independent laboratory water-penetration tested and certified ADA low sill terrace door. By removing a potential tripping hazard and impediment to mobility, Crystal’s low sill door is certainly a major benefit to seniors and those living with disabilities.”
This is the second Crystal product in recent years to be a BD+C Top 75 Building Product award winner. In 2020, BD+C Magazine recognized Crystal’s Series AC85 Acoustic Window.
Crystal’s redesign of the popular high-end door also includes new features to achieve superior energy performance. The Series 1450 Terrace Door uses advanced polyamide thermal break heavy-duty construction for U-values as low as 0.32 and offers glazing of either 1” or 1-¼” tempered dual- or triple-pane insulated glass units with low-E coatings and gas filling options for further thermal efficiency and sound attenuation. The AW-PG50 rated door is available in outswing and inswing styles, and it is well suited for high-rise and wind-prone buildings.
Upgraded hardware selections give the Crystal 1450 Terrace Door a sleek look and easy operation. The multi-point locking door options include a modern stylish no-back plate door handle, a powerful adjustable inconspicuous hydraulic closer from a leading German hardware manufacturer, and a 10” bottom stile with kick plate on the ADA compliant model. All Crystal terrace doors are available in a wide variety of environmentally sustainable powder coat finishes in standard, two-tone (different interior and exterior colors), or custom paint colors.
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