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IGMA’s 2015 Winter Conference was held the first week of February in Fort Lauderdale, FL. In addition to the technical meetings, highlights included a visit to Construction Research to witness full mock up testing.
Rob Ireson, Innovation Team Leader at Glass Technology Services, subsidiary company of British Glass, spoke recently at the prestigious Ravenscroft Lecture about how glass has shaped the way we currently live, before highlighting the potential of…
Preliminary Announcement, Programme & Registration Form: GlassTrend - ICG TC9 Seminar, hosted by Vidrala ("FURNACE HEATING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY") 21-22 April 2015, Bilbao, Spain   Objective of the meeting: Bringing…
Siemens will be exhibiting at India’s international exhibition for the glass industry, the GLASSPEX India 2015, from March 13 -15 in Mumbai.
China Passive Building Alliance (CPBA) held an event in Beijing for members visiting Velux on February 05, 2015.
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The Manufacturing Institute recognizes Anne Hardy’s accomplishments in an effort to help raise awareness about careers for women in manufacturing.
Pleotint, LLC, announced that its self-tinting Suntuitive glass has been named the 2014 Green Product of the Year by Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) Magazine.
The health center of Punta Arenas will soon exhibit a new façade that will generate its own free clean energy thanks to our photovoltaic glasses.
At the WINDOOREX Exhibition that took place in Cairo Concention Centre from February 19 to 21, Sphinx Glass proved the success one more time..   The attractive and elegant booth showcased a wide range of glass solutions for windows and facades…
With the Energy Union framework strategy released today by the European Commission, energy efficiency is at last provided the focus it deserves to contribute fully to a secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy system for Europe.
From 13th till 15th March 2015, EME Maschinenfabrik Clasen GmbH is represented at this year's Glasspex in Mumbai, India.
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Unique technology takes the centre stage at 7th Façade Design Summit in Doha - Emirates Insolaire LLC, a pioneer in the development and application of new solar technologies and a subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC [DI], is showcasing its coloured…
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Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland, the leader in the sustainable habitat and construction markets, and CoRE (Centre of Refurbishment Excellence), the UK’s leading network of retrofit experts, have announced a major new partnership.
The UK’s largest processor, distributor, installer and repairer of glass and glass systems GLASSOLUTIONS has welcomed Adam Taylor to the business as its new Marketing Manager.
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Leading building envelope and major façade specialist the Lakesmere Group has secured a new £13.3m appointment from main contractor Carillion to deliver a striking vertical envelope package for two new high-rise residential tower blocks in the Royal…
SAGE, a leading manufacturer of dynamic glass, has signed a two year supply agreement with Arisdyne Systems Inc., a developer of hydrodynamic cavitation technology to purchase Arisdyne’s “Electrosperse” conductive inks exclusively for the production…