Temperatures as low as -47 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind speeds up to 40 miles per hour. Snow-loads as heavy as 32 pounds per square foot. Weather takes on a whole new meaning in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, home to Royal Alexandra Hospital.

  Despite Edmonton’s sometimes harsh climate and the relative humidity levels of hospital life (up to 50 percent), Royal Alexandra Hospital did not shy away from glass when it constructed a 470,000 squarefoot, eight-level complex in 1992. With nearly 50,000 square feet of high-performance glazing containing approximately 43,500 feet of Super Spacer®, the expansive glass provides an airy, lightfilled corridor between the two original wings of the hospital. Read More