Salesforce Tower, San Francisco, Robotic Arm, Glass, Benson Industries

Custom-Built Robotic Arms Helping To Keep Salesforce Tower Clean

The job of keeping the exterior of Salesforce Tower clean is made possible with help from a pair of innovative tools.

Knight Cancer Institute, Portland Oregon, Benson Industries, Glass Facade

Benson Glass Division Works to help put Oregon Universities on the Map

In Portland, construction workers plugged away this week on the Knight Cancer Institute’s new building. Draped in scaffolding on two sides, the 320,000-square-foot building is the latest piece in a decade-long investment in the South Waterfront neighborhood.

LL 390 Madison, Benson Industries, Building Rendering

L&L Holding Co. – 390 Madison Ave. and 425 Park Ave.

Benson Industries, Inc. listed 84th largest specialty contractor in the United States by ENR

The construction market has been growing steadily for the past six years and Benson Industries, Inc. was listed 84th largest specialty contractor in the United States.

CTBUH Names Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building to list of Best Tall Buildings for 2014

Four buildings, from the United States, Australia, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates, have been named the best tall buildings in the world for 2014 by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

Benson finishes work on Seattle Art Museum Exterior Art Project Retrofit

The Seattle Art Museum contracted Benson to install an art installation on the building’s facade. The work is by Doug Aitken, and is called Mirror. It consists of large LED panels and light strips. Benson engineered and installed the original for the Seattle Art Museum in 2006.

Architecture Foundation of Oregon selected Benson Industries as its 2013 Honored Citizen

Benson Industries was selected as the 2013 Honored Citizen by The Architecture Foundation of Oregon and they created this video for the presentation ceremony. Watch the full video here.

New Project Awarded: 7 Bryant Park, New York, NY

7 Bryant Park, New York, NY is a 30 Story office building with a “bow tie” feature that faces Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan designed by Pei Cobb Freed and Partners.

New Project Awarded: LA Courthouse, Los Angeles, CA

The LA Courthouse in Los Angeles, CA is a 200+ foot tall pleated glass cube designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.

1730 Pennsylvania Avenue wins Devine Detail Award

Benson Industries helped replace the failing facade of 1730 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2009. The all-glass facade gave the building a new face, increased building performance, and daylight access.