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Duo-Gard’s fully engineered and warranted polycarbonate glazing systems will save you time and money on your next project. Our glazing systems are designed to accommodate the longest panel lengths and organic shapes in the industry, providing long continuous runs of polycarbonate panels in both cellular and monolithic sheets. This creates a solution without a step…

Driven by benefits such as reduced traffic congestion and improved roadway safety, as well as environmental advantages and passenger convenience, bus rapid transit (BRT) continues to grow. Duo-Gard is seeing a significant increase in its BRT projects. A primary reason for this, says Kevin Chown, outdoor structures sales, is the company’s custom capabilities. One current…

Duo-Gard provides BRT lines with special shelters, in size and configuration, to meet the unique requirements of each project. Create a custom BRT solution by selecting from our wide range of roofs styles, materials, configurations, layouts and sizes. Whether open on all sides or completely enclosed we can design the structure to meet your aesthetic…

What would Duo-Gard’s total turnkey capabilities mean for your project? How about expert design/engineering/fabrication/installation for all types of applications in vertical glazings, skylights, canopies, shelters, outdoor structures and more? “These capabilities spell relief for the architect, designer, contractor and owner,” says Mike Merritt, operations manager/structural engineer. “Duo-Gard is not simply a supplier, but a true…

Just what is a bike cage? “With Duo-Gard’s custom collaboration, it can be everything a customer wants it to be,” says Sean McKnight, Bicycle Infrastructure Department Manager. He says the pictured cage bike, located at a venue in lower Florida, integrates contemporary style with security and special customized environmental features that meet the needs of…

Public transportation is popular in the Michigan city where the pictured shelter is located. This passenger waiting station is one of several engineered and installed by Duo-Gard. It’s a multi-purpose custom structure, a collaboration of an architectural design with special engineered elements by Duo-Gard’s team, that’s situated near a multi-use facility that combines retail and…

Duo-Gard has appointed Architectural Design Solutions LLC as its rep agency for Ohio, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. The new agency, located in Monclova, Ohio, will market Duo-Gard’s comprehensive line of canopies and walkways, skylights and translucent daylighting systems. “Duo-Gard’s unique niche for bringing color and style to elements like canopies and translucent daylighting systems…

What would you get if you combined the best of tennis, badminton and ping-pong? It’s been done. It’s called pickleball. It’s one of the fastest-growing sports you may never have heard of, despite its being around since 1965. The sport’s cross-country popularity, which appeals to all ages and skill levels, is exemplified by a growing…

Duo-Gard has expanded its line of high-performance Maximizer skylights with the addition of dome and pyramid units. Both have wide applications for retrofit and new construction. Maximizer Unit Skylights integrate technologies for high performance in energy efficiency, light distribution and heat transmission. “Our new units round out our Maximizer product line and enable us to…