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Manufacturers We Work With

USGA works across a range of architectural glass, aluminum, entrance, window, door, and specialty glazing systems. Staying familiar with established manufacturers helps our team coordinate the specified system correctly and deliver work suited to each project’s design and performance requirements.

See how these systems are used in our glazing services and on completed projects.

Aluminum Storefronts & Entrances

Aluminum Storefronts & Entrances

The aluminum framing systems behind the storefronts, entrances, and curtain walls USGA installs.

Manufacturer

Arcadia

Arcadia has supplied architectural aluminum framing systems to the building industry since 1930, manufacturing storefront, curtain wall, window, and entrance products across multiple U.S. facilities.

  • Storefront Systems
  • Curtain Wall
  • Entrances
  • Aluminum Framing

On USGA’s projects: USGA's storefront and entrance work includes completed projects such as USF War Memorial Gymnasium, which falls within the category of storefront systems Arcadia manufactures. View the project

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Manufacturer

Wilson Partitions

Wilson Partitions manufactures made-to-order interior aluminum framing systems, including doors, glazing, and sliding partitions, for commercial interiors, operating as a division of Arcadia.

  • Interior Aluminum Framing
  • Glazed Partitions
  • Sliding Systems
  • Fire-Rated Frames

On USGA’s projects: USGA works with Wilson Partitions for interior aluminum framing and glazing applications, including doors, glazed partitions, and related interior systems.

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Interior glazed partition with frosted glass panels in dark aluminum framing, next to a concrete column

Manufacturer

Peerless Products

Talon Wall®, Unitized Curtain Wall

Talon Wall® is Peerless Products' engineered unitized curtain wall system: factory-glazed wall units with both fixed and operable components.

  • Unitized Curtain Wall
  • Factory-Glazed Units
  • Fixed & Operable Components

On USGA’s projects: El Paseo is USGA's project reference for the Talon Wall® system.

Official Product Page
El Paseo, an architectural rendering (not a photograph of completed work) of a multi-story building complex at dusk, with a glass and metal-panel facade, a landscaped courtyard with people, and a tree-lined street
Architectural rendering
  • Kawneer

    • Curtain Wall
    • Storefront Framing
    • Entrances

    Kawneer has manufactured architectural aluminum systems since 1906, producing curtain wall, storefront, entrance, and window products used across commercial construction.

    On USGA’s projects: USGA's storefront, entrance, and curtain wall work covers the same categories Kawneer's aluminum framing systems are built for.

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  • SAFTI FIRST

    • Fire-Rated Storefronts
    • Fire-Rated Glazing Systems
    • Fire-Rated Framing

    SAFTI FIRST is a single-source, vertically integrated manufacturer of USA-made fire-rated glass and framing systems, in business since 1978 as the fire-rated division of O'Keeffe's Inc.

    On USGA’s projects: USGA's commercial glazing work includes fire-rated storefronts and fire-rated glazing systems, exactly the category SAFTI FIRST manufactures, from fire-rated glass and framing to fire-rated doors and storefronts.

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  • YKK AP

    • Storefronts
    • Entrances
    • Curtain Wall

    YKK AP has supplied commercial aluminum facade systems in the U.S. since entering the market in 1984, producing storefront, entrance, curtain wall, and window systems for commercial construction.

    On USGA’s projects: USGA's storefront, entrance, and curtain wall work covers the same categories YKK AP's aluminum facade systems are built for.

    Official Website
  • Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE)

    • Storefronts
    • Entrances
    • Aluminum Framing

    Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE) is an integrated architectural glass, metal, and hardware manufacturer, producing aluminum storefront and all-glass entrance systems in thermal and non-thermal configurations for commercial construction.

    On USGA’s projects: USGA's storefront and entrance work covers the same categories OBE's integrated aluminum storefront and entrance systems are built for.

    Official Website

Glass

Glass

The fabricated and insulated glass products USGA specifies for its glazing work.

Manufacturer

Glassfab

Glassfab Tempering Services, Inc. is a Northern California glass fabricator, operating out of Tracy since 2006, specializing in tempered, insulating, laminated, and decorative architectural glass.

  • Insulating Glass
  • Heat-Treated Glass
  • Laminated Glass
  • Decorative Glass

On USGA’s projects: Glassfab's tempered, insulating, and laminated glass fabrication supports the architectural glazing systems USGA specifies and installs. 390 1st Street (Modera Rincon Hill) in San Francisco is USGA's project reference for Glassfab. View the project

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Manufacturer

Thermalsun

Thermalsun Glass Products, Inc. is a Bay Area glass fabricator founded in 1988, best known for dual-sealed insulated glass units made with automated, precision CNC fabrication, alongside tempered, laminated, and spandrel glass.

  • Insulated Glass
  • Tempered Glass
  • Laminated Glass
  • Spandrel Glass

On USGA’s projects: USGA worked with Thermalsun on The Berkeley Hotel (Residence Inn) in downtown Berkeley, a project with full-height curtain wall and storefront glazing. View the project

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  • Viracon

    • Architectural Glass
    • Low-E Coatings
    • Spandrel Glass

    Viracon has fabricated architectural glass since 1970 and is one of the largest single-source glass fabricators in the U.S., producing coated, laminated, and spandrel glass as part of Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    On USGA’s projects: Viracon's fabricated architectural glass, including coated, laminated, and spandrel products, falls within the category of glass USGA's commercial glazing projects specify.

    Official Website

Windows

Windows

Architectural window systems for commercial and multi-family construction.

Manufacturer

Peerless Products

Peerless Products has manufactured aluminum architectural windows since 1952 from Fort Scott, Kansas, producing custom commercial and historical-restoration window systems.

  • Aluminum Architectural Windows
  • Historical Restoration Windows
  • Custom Window Systems

On USGA’s projects: Viamonte, in Walnut Creek, CA, is USGA's project reference for Peerless Products' window systems. View the project

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  • VPI Quality Windows

    • Steel-Reinforced Polymer Windows
    • Custom Window Systems
    • Mid- & High-Rise Construction

    VPI Quality Windows manufactures custom steel-reinforced polymer window and door systems engineered for mid- and high-rise multi-family construction in the United States.

    On USGA’s projects: VPI Quality Windows' steel-reinforced polymer window systems, built for mid- and high-rise construction, fall within the category of multi-family window products USGA's glazing work includes.

    Official Website

Doors

Doors

Large-opening folding, sliding, and operable door systems.

Manufacturer

NanaWall

NanaWall Systems has manufactured folding and sliding glass wall systems since 1986, producing operable glass walls that open a building's interior to adjoining spaces.

  • Folding Glass Walls
  • Operable Glass Walls
  • Sliding Glass Doors

On USGA’s projects: USGA installed NanaWall's Generation 4 acoustic folding glass wall system at USF's War Memorial Gymnasium (Sobrato Center), a 125-foot installation. NanaWall's own project documentation credits the installation as the largest interior folding glass wall installation in the world. View the project

Official Website

Manufacturer

Panda Windows & Doors

Panda Windows & Doors manufactures large-opening architectural door and window systems, including lift-and-slide, multi-slide, and folding configurations, in aluminum, steel, and other architectural materials.

  • Lift & Slide Doors
  • Multi-Slide Systems
  • Folding Doors
  • Architectural Windows

On USGA’s projects: USGA's glazing work includes large-opening door and window systems, the category Panda specializes in with its lift-and-slide, multi-slide, and folding product lines.

Official Website

Panda Windows & Doors

Lift & Slide Doors

Detail of USGA Inc. curtain wall glazing, Grand Hyatt San Francisco
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