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Dec 2023
13m 25s

Curtain Wall Savings with Anna Olin and ...

Victor Menasce
About this episode

Anna Olin and Weina Zhang are based in Las Vegas where they manufacture unitized building structural systems that embed the buildings structural elements in the core which correspondingly simplifies the building facade construction. The labor savings of 40% means significantly lower cost compared with other conventional systems.

Connect with Anna and Weina at zlifeco.com or visit their most recent project at midtownvegas.com.

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Host: Victor Menasce

email: podcast@victorjm.com

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