GKD Metal Fabrics (Cambridge, Md.) announced that Tom Bialk, solar engineer and GKD designer, received LEED Green Associate accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Bialk has worked in architectural engineering for 20+ years and leads GKD sustainability ventures. Recently, he represented GKD at the Architect’s Newspaper Facades+ Performance conference and spoke on the solar management and sustainability benefits of GKD Metal Fabrics.

GKD-USA (Cambridge, Md.) hosted 22 ninth graders from local Cambridge-South Dorchester High School to learn firsthand about the organization and career opportunities. GKD-USA is part of the Superintendent’s Business Partnership and Adopt-A-School Programs Subcommittee.

GKD-USA (Cambridge, Md.) completed projects including 54,000 square feet of their transparent suspended partitions for the Beijing Opera. The product was chosen for its design but it also functions as a fireproof façade, reducing drafts and noise in an open environment.  Other recent projects include Phelps Dunbar’s office in Baton Rouge, La. (designed by Gensler) and the principal courtroom of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

GKD (Cambridge, Md.) created a marquee on the exterior of the NBA’s Miami HEAT Group’s American Airlines Arena. The franchise wanted something that would not only draw attention to the arena, but also help transform downtown Miami. Made from 3,400 square feet of high-grade architectural woven stainless steel mesh fabric with interwoven LED profiles, Miami’s Mediamesh® screen, patented by GKD and ag4, provides unobstructed viewing from the interior and visually engaging digital media content on the exterior.