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Duo-Gard’s BRT Shelters Add Strength and Style for MBTA

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…

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Duo-Gard’s BRT Custom Solution

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…

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Turn the Key to Success with Duo-Gard’s Capabilities

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…

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Bike Cage by Duo-Gard Secures a Solution for Park ‘N’ Ride

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…

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Transit shelter? Bike repair station? Why not two in one?

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…

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Duo-Gard Appoints New Rep Agency

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…

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What Role Does Your Canopy Play?

In today’s commercial designs concerned with sustainability, energy efficiency and image, what roles does a structure’s canopy play? There are several. The canopy symbolizes not only the obvious functional concern for protection and accommodation but also the need to create that critical first impression. “It’s the first thing you engage with. It’s a greeting and…

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Duo-Gard’s Translucent Clerestory System Lights Up for Pickleball Players

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…

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Duo-Gard Adds New Unit Skylights to High-Performance Maximizer Skylight Line

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…

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Duo-Gard Provides One-Stop Shelter Shopping for Colleges and Universities

“College and university campuses are unique environments for their high density, stimulating atmosphere and defined boundaries. These factors make them ideal environments to incorporate bikes.” League of American Bicyclists website How does Duo-Gard continue to be such a strong, innovative leader in serving these unique educational environments? Sean McKnight, Duo-Gard’s bike infrastructure coordinator, provides some…

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