Others also read
An iconic new building in Cambridgeshire is underlining how world-class architecture and modern glazing systems can create buildings to breathe new life into areas of dereliction.
A new education course focusing on vinyl profile certification has been produced by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA).
On September 16, Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced the Job Creation and Tax Cut Act of 2010.
The Rise of Fire Safety GlassThe average cost of a fire to a commercial building is £58,100 and the effects it has on life, personal welfare, business and a property itself are immense.
Pilkington Pyrostop® and Pilkington Optiphon™ have been specified in a comprehensive, multi million pound refurbishment of the William Penn Leisure Centre in Rickmansworth, which provides state of the art leisure facilities to the local area.
One of Europe’s leading suppliers of high-performance steel glazing systems is to supply its systems to a company in Australia, underlining the increasingly global nature of this specialist market.
Regional specialist Exeter Glass Centre has teamed up with one of the most recognised world names of the glass industry to become the local stockist in the south west of Pilkington’s range of fire-resistant glass products.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) will be demonstrating the new FenestrationMasters™ program curriculum at the upcoming GlassBuild America show held in Las Vegas, Sept. 14-16.
Wrightstyle Ltd supplies specialist glazing systems internationally, and the company’s systems were recently chosen for the nationally-prestigious US Marines Memorial Chapel in Virginia.
AAMA is launching a new nationwide program for professionals in the window, door, skylight, curtain wall, storefront and sloped glazing industries during the GlassBuild America show held in Las Vegas, Sept. 14-16.
A UK steel glazing specialist has helped to transform an Olympic media hub into one of Greece’s foremost retail centres, providing a good example of legacy planning for future Olympic Games.
A cared-for conservatory is more than just an extension it’s a valuable asset to any home. But all too often, tired and uncomfortable conservatory structures are leaving homeowners with redundant rooms and looking for somewhere else to relax.
Reflex Glass has released its own design of frameless flat roof lights to target the growing market of fat roof, rooflight renovation.
Façades with a high share of glass are a particularly hotly discussed topic from the point of view of energy efficiency.
PVB films for solar modules – Façade-integrated photovoltaics or “Building-integrated photovoltaics” (BIPV) making use of thin-film technology facilitate the efficient use of the building envelope, enabling it to generate electricity.
GREENDALE, Ind. -- Firefighters are investigating the second fire in three weeks at a local glass plant. Fire crews said the fire broke out at about 4 p.m.
Higher, further, faster: increasingly complex major international construction developments under strong pressure to maintain quality and deadlines while reducing costs are steadily raising the demands on building design and construction technology.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the updated 2009/2010 AAMA/WDMA U.S.
Frameless Glass Rooflights A brand new website has been launched to focus on the growing trend for all glass rooflights, frameless and skylights.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) held the 2010 Western Region Spring Meeting on May 5-6 in Oakland, Calif., featuring several industry experts discussing the current economic outlook, updates to California building…
300 new jobs were created in a new glassworks which was opened on May 20 in Ujazd, central Poland. The glassworks, constructed by Euroglas, is equipped with a most modern line for flat glass production in Europe.
Research Triangle Park (RTP) Headquarters is nestled amongst mature willow oaks on an 18-acre site in North Carolina.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, (the FSO, in effect from October 2006) has introduced a fundamental step change in the legislation governing fire safety.
BEng Civil & Structural Engineering undergraduate Paul has been investigating the effect of lateral torsional buckling of glass fins.
This is a new door system that architects and designers have been waiting for, providing a new level of functionality coupled with absolute fire safety.