Trail of the Tiger at the Virginia Zoo, USA
The Installation
This zoo mammal exhibit glass window installation brought American Sealants Inc. to the Virginia Zoo’s Asia: Trail of the Tiger exhibit, as the zoo pursued a vision of more intimate, up-close visitor experiences with its animals. Working with general contractor Mid Eastern Builders, Inc., ASI completed its glass installation in December 2009, ahead of the full exhibit’s public opening in 2011, working through weather complications and construction delays along the way.
ASI installed laminated, low-iron glass panels, some over 3,000 pounds, set at an angle rather than with a crane — a six-foot overhang made crane access impossible. The crew worked through challenging fall and winter weather, with the zoo staying open to the public throughout, and the finished exhibit left the zoo very pleased.
The Finished Exhibit
The 6-acre exhibit nearly doubled the zoo’s large-animal population, introducing Malayan tigers, oriental small-clawed otters, Bornean orangutans, siamangs, white-cheeked gibbons, red pandas, and more, with a raised boardwalk over the Asian forest and underwater views of the otters and tigers through the glass ASI installed.
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