Universal Window and Door’s commitment to innovative solutions and quality production has resulted in accolades from both the window industry and organizations that recognize outstanding work in the field of Historic Preservation. In the past decade alone, projects that feature our windows have earned over 50 historic preservation awards, both locally and nationally. Many of these award-winning projects are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
PROJECT AWARDS
The Pierce Building, Boston, MA
2023 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts
2023 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
Bancroft Lofts, Framingham, MA
2023 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Manomet Place, New Bedford, MA
2023 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
The SoWa Power Station, Boston, MA
2022 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
Mary D. Stone Apartments, Auburn, MA
2022 Reader’s Choice Award (Overall Winner) , Affordable Housing Finance (AHF)
2022 Reader’s Choice Award (Best Historic Rehab Development), Affordable Housing Finance (AHF)
The Tyler, East Haven, CT
2021 Merit Award (Adaptive Reuse), Preservation Connecticut
2021 Historic Rehabilitation Award, Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits
Lofts at Cargill Falls Mill, Putnam, CT
2021 Large Multi-Family/Mixed Use, First Place, Connecticut Building Congress (CBC)
2020 Merit Award (Adaptive Reuse), Preservation Connecticut
Cobbet Hill Apartments, Lynn, MA
2021 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Montgomery Mill Apartments in Windsor Locks, CT
2020 Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award, Urban Land Institute
Abbott Mill (Phase II), Westford, MA
2020 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Thorndike Exchange, Lowell, MA
2020 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Mystic Water Works, Somerville, MA
2020 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Parkside on Adams, Roslindale, MA
2020 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts
2020 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
Boston Volvo, Allston, MA
2020 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
2019 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
2101 Washington St., Boston, MA
2019 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
Jackson Street Lofts, Lowell, MA
2019 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Wood Worsted Mill, Lawrence, MA
2019 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Lowell Community Health Center: Phase II, Lowell, MA
2019 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Fitchburg Yarn Works, Fitchburg, MA
2019 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts
2018 Preservation Award, Adaptive Reuse, Rehabilitation & Restoration, Massachusetts Historical Commission
2018 BD+C Reconstruction Award (Silver), Building Design + Construction
Riverwalk, Lawrence, MA
2018 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital, Lowell, MA
2018 Best Health Care Building, ENR New England’s Best Projects
Billings Forge, Hartford, CT
2018 Connecticut Preservation Award, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation
330 Railroad Avenue
2018 Connecticut Preservation Award, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation
Loft Five50, Lawrence, MA (Phase II)
2017 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
2016 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association
2016Adaptive Reuse Project of the Year, Multifamily Executive
Abbott Mill, Westford, MA
2017 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Junction Shop Lofts, Worcester, MA
2017 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
The Edge at Union Station, Worcester, MA
2017 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
The Powerhouse, Amherst, MA
2017 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
United Teen Equality Center (UTEC), Lowell, MA
2017 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts
The Terminal Storage Building, Charlestown, MA
2017 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
The Lofts at 30 Pine, Gardner
2016 The Mayor Thomas M. Menino Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Ames Shovel Works, Easton, MA
2015 Driehaus Preservation Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation
2015 Paul E. Tsongas Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
2015 Preservation Award, Massachusetts Historical Commission
2015 Excellence Award, Development & Design Adaptive Reuse, Multi-Housing News
2015 Best in American Living Gold Award, Adaptive Reuse Multifamily Category, National Association of Homebuilders
2014 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association
2014 Prism Award, Best MultiFamily Re-Use, Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston
North Bennet Street School, Boston, MA
2015 Paul E. Tsongas Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
2015 Preservation Award, Massachusetts Historical Commission
2014 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
Washington Park, Roxbury, MA
2015 Paul E. Tsongas Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Rice Silk Mill Apartments, Pittsfield, MA
2015 Paul E. Tsongas Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
110 Canal Street, Lowell, MA
2015 Paul E. Tsongas Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Lowell Community Health Center, Lowell, MA
2015 Paul E. Tsongas Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Ames Privilege Apartments, Chicopee, MA
2015 Paul E. Tsongas Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Wilber School, Sharon, MA
2014 Prism Award, Best MultiFamily Re-Use, Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Boston
2012 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award, Massachusetts Historical Commission
2012 Paul E. Tsongas Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
2012 NAA Paragon Award, Specialty Housing – Best Affordable Community, National Apartment Association
2010 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association
2010 Annual Historic Preservation Award, Sharon Historical Commission
Linwood Mill, Northbridge, MA
2014 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association
2013 Preservation Award, Adaptive Reuse, Rehabilitation & Restoration, Massachusetts Historical Commission
2012 Paul E. Tsongas Historic Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Loft Five50, Lawrence, MA
2014 Affordable Housing Vanguard Award, National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA)
2013 Excellence Award for Best New Adaptive Reuse Development (Silver), Multi-Housing News
Restoration Hardware, Boston, MA
2013 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
Canal Lofts, Worcester, MA
2012 Paul E. Tsongas Historic Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Lawton’s Corner, New Bedford, MA
2012 Paul E. Tsongas Historic Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Oliver Lofts, Boston, MA
2012 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA)
Lofts at Lancaster Mills, Clinton, MA
2012 Paul E. Tsongas Historic Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Residences at Portwalk, Portsmouth, NH
2012 Building New Hampshire Award (energy efficiency award), The Green Alliance
Abbot Mill, Westford, MA
2012 Building Project of the Year, Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)
Watermill Lofts – the Lofts at Lower Mills, Dorchester, MA
2011 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
Hathaway Shirt Factory, Waterville, ME
2011 Maine Preservation Honor Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation,Maine Preservation
Langston Terrace Dwellings, Washington, DC
2010 District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation, District of Columbia Office of Planning Historic Preservation Office
The Lofts at Lower Mills, Dorchester, MA
2009 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA)
2009 Paul E. Tsongas Award Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
Greystone Lofts, N. Providence, RI
2009 Rhody Award (Historic Rehab Tax Credit Project Award), State of Rhode Island Preservation & Heritage Commission
Lofts 27, Lowell, MA
2009 Paragon Award, Best Historic Mid/High Rise Market Rate Community of the Year, National Apartment Association
Whaler’s Place, New Bedford, MA
2007 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA)
2007 Sarah R Delano Preservation Award, Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE (WHALE) of New Bedford
Robertson on the River
2006 Preservation Award for Adaptive Reuse, Massachusetts Historical Commission
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Glass Magazine’s Crystal Achievement Awards Winner for Most Innovative Commercial Window 700 Series Historic Steel Replica
700 Series Historic Steel Replica, Universal Window and Door LLC
The 700 Series aluminum Historic Steel Replica window from Universal Window and Door, LLC in Marlborough, Mass., maintains the appearance of existing steel window openings at a fraction of the cost of either restoration or new steel replacements. Its narrow sightline makes it ideal for historic buildings without compromising its structural integrity. The 700 Series provides heavy commercial performance and meets stringent Federal National Park Service, state and local historic requirements. “It offers a smart and attractive solution to a common problem, in a standard system,” says Rob Struble, Crystal Achievement Award judge and manager, business communications, growth initiatives and performance glazing for PPG Industries, Pittsburgh.
A frame-integrated grid eliminates the need to tape grids to the exterior of the glass. Glass can be completely replaced from the building interior while the grid, nested into its routed grooves within the window frame, stays in place. The result is a more efficient and cost-effective way of replacing glass and grids.
“Having the ability to replace glass and grids from the interior of a building is a distinct advantage, especially after project completion when lifts are not readily available,” says Charlotte Broussard, owner and CEO, Universal Window and Door.
The 700 Series also features a slide-on heavy-duty tie back clip (strap anchor) to replace old clip-on tie backs. The clips do not add to the narrow sightlines of the historic replica windows and allow for a structurally sound installation without the need for through-frame anchors.
The aluminum thermally broken frame and sash, along with a 1 1/8-inch triple glaze capacity, have a .23 U-value in fixed applications and .35 U-value in vent windows. The 1 1/8-inch units also allow for dual-laminated systems, providing superior sound, impact and security performance.