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After decades on the drawing board, the eight-acre segment known as Riverside Center has spawned a pair of residential buildings at 21 West End Avenue and One West End Avenue with three other towers to the west undergoing site preparations.
The Minnesota National Guard’s new 64,000-square-foot, $17 million Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) readiness center earned LEED(R) Silver certification from the U.S.
Buildings and glass share a special relationship. The various properties of glass make it the perfect material to be used in a variety of applications and spaces.
The Gomel-based glass manufacturer OAO Gomelglass and the German company Schollglas GmbH have signed a glass export contract, BelTA has learned.  Gomelglass Director General Ivan Proturo and Schollglas owner Gunter Weidemann signed the document.
The new corporate headquarters of Puig – Torre Puig - are located in Plaza Europe, Barcelona’s new commercial and business centre.  It was designed by the architect Rafael Moneo and has a surface area of more than 23,000 m².
Expanding its Therml=Block(TM) product line, Tubelite Inc. announces TU24650 Series storefront system with a dual pocket poured-and-debridged thermal break.
This company isn't a stranger to projects perched precariously atop some of the city's tallest skyscrapers.
It’s hard to stand out in the city that never sleeps – even for one of the most well-known financial trading entities in the world. That was the challenge that NASDAQ faced as they recently undertook over a $10 Million renovation at its national…
Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial sliding, folding, and stacking glass walls, doors, windows, and screens; conservatories; sunrooms; greenhouses; skylights; and curtain walls; has received the patent for…
Lucideon has extended its construction services to include testing of curtain wall systems.  The new service provides testing to BS EN 13830 and CWCT standards, to help ensure the safety and consistency of curtain wall systems.
Leading major facades specialist McMullen Facades, part of the Lakesmere Group, is set to embark on a unique partnership with main contractor Laing O’Rourke as part of a £15m contract to provide the full pre-fabricated facade for Two Fifty One, a…
American Insulated Glass is increasing production capacity at its Conley, Georgia facility, with a 32,000-square-foot facility expansion.
YKK AP America Inc., manufacturer of a complete line of aluminum entrances, storefronts, curtain walls, sunshades, and windows for use in commercial and institutional construction, located in Austell, Georgia, will serve as the Gold Sponsor for the…
VISTAMATIC announces a supply agreement with ODL, Inc. to expand their line of products, solutions and innovation for the healthcare and commercial construction sectors.
CRL-U.S. Aluminum is pleased to introduce the new NFRC-rated ArcticFront Series 45X Storefront! The system delivers optimal thermal performance with the installer-friendly design of a traditional 2" x 4-1/2" storefront.
Saint-Gobain India (SGIPL) has appointed Jacobs to provide civil engineering services for the expansion of a glass production plant in Chennai, India.
Ever wonder why construction takes so long at airports? It’s because it isn’t easy...there are many obstacles involved that are not associated with regular metropolitan projects.
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. , released today ‘behind the scenes’ video of its collaborative research and development taking place at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Following the successful launch of their industrialisation program, g2e has decided to strengthen its sales and project management forces to position its transparent modules in the lucrative glass façade market (BIPV – Building Integrated…
RMIT University will replace more than 16,000 glass disks on its $80 million Carlton-based Design Hub, following safety concerns caused by nine disks falling off the facade in October 2014, with many to incorporate building-integrated photovoltaic…
Patented approach to cutting and scoring glass on a molecular level increases the material’s edge impact strength by up to 5x.
The presentations from GPD Istanbul 2016 seminar are now available.
The data sheets "Psi values for windows" issued by the "Warm Edge" working group of the Federal Flat Glas Association (BF) are known even beyond German borders.
Sustainable building is one of the most important tasks for a environmentally and resource friendly future.