TAKTL is a Pittsburgh-based organization of researchers, designers, and manufacturers whose work has grown from more than 15 years of research and development focused solely on architectural facade elements. Its vertically integrated Pennsylvania operation develops and fabricates A|UHPC panels for building envelopes, working with architectural teams from early design through delivery. All of its panels are made in the United States, with more than 88% of mineral raw materials sourced within 500 miles of its plant.
NFPA 285 Noncombustible
Compliance program
Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance
Compliance program
ISO 10678
ISO 22197-1
ISO 18061
BuildingBlocksFounded in Chicago in 1983, BuildingBlocks designs, manufactures, and constructs architectural façade systems made with UHPC and GFRC. Its history began with restoring the Merchandise Mart’s terra cotta façade, and the company now operates an integrated 200,000-plus-square-foot production campus in Merritt Island, Florida. BuildingBlocks brings design, material science, fabrication, and installation together to realize complex building-envelope forms from concept through completion.New York, NY
EXTECH/Exterior Technologies, IncFounded in 1975, EXTECH/Exterior Technologies, Inc. develops and fabricates architectural daylighting systems and custom façades. The Pittsburgh-based company says it has developed more than 20 unique systems and performs fabrication at its facility, working with project teams from design and engineering through installation.PITTSBURGH, PA
New Hudson FacadesFounded in 2014, New Hudson Facades designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs custom building façades, including curtainwall systems. It produces about one million square feet of curtainwall annually at its 180,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, serving major building projects in cities across the United States.ASTON, PA
Fiberglass TechnologiesFor more than 40 years, Fiberglass Technologies has built its Pennsylvania business around careful, made-to-order fiberglass fabrication for architects, contractors and institutions. Its in-house pattern makers and artisans work from ideas, drawings or existing profiles, with an on-site pattern shop supporting custom architectural work shipped across the country.LEVITTOWN, PA