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GLASSOLUTIONS’ latest generation of advanced multi-functional glazing has delivered the optimum balance of thermal, solar and acoustic control for two high-end refurbishment projects in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral.
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…
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The Glass Academy has joined hands with Gujarat Technological University (GTU) to impart training in glass facade and processing skills to the diploma and degree students of civil and mechanical engineering.  The training will be imparted in the GTU…
Materials scientists coordinate new EU-project on intelligent façades - Windows that change their light permeability at the touch of a button, façades, whose color can be changed according to the sunlight, façades and window parts in which…
Company Is Among First Float Glass Manufacturers To Share Health Information and Content - Guardian Industries Corp. announces the company is now offering Health Product Declaration (HPD) information for its flat glass and coated glass products.
Lubisol Engineering is offering significant savings of energy and fuel by efficient thermal insulation of glass furnace crowns.
Dow Corning will promote their innovative solutions for high performance façades to building designers and construction management at the forthcoming BAU exhibition in Munich, Germany.
University of Arkansas startup WattGlass of Fayetteville has received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further develop its nano-particle coating for glass.
Yujie (Jessica) Ding has joined Dow Corning Corporation as the company’s North American regional marketer for coatings and construction chemicals.
Lawrence D. Carbary, an industry scientist on the facade engineering and architectural design team, high-performance building solutions, for Dow Corning Corp. in Midland, Michigan, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the ASTM…
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Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA), hereinafter “Vitro” or the “Company”, the leading glass producer in Mexico, reports that today the Company made a partial prepayment of US$35 million to the US$235 million Note issued by Vitro on April 8, 2013…
Diamon-Fusion International (DFI) announced it is the first hydrophobic protective coating company to have its products specifically reviewed for compliance in association with USGBC’s LEED rating system.
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The DoC Dortmunder Centrum fur Medizin and Gesundheit (Dortmunder Center for Medicine and Public Health) at Dortmund, Germany, is the result of restoring a former building of WestLB near the main station.
Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA), hereinafter “Vitro” or the “Company”, the leading glass producer in Mexico, reports that the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) awarded Vitro Packaging, exporting subsidiary of Vitro’s glass containers, three awards…
Detection of smallest color deviations and coating defects – with advanced inspection technology for ribbon and plates - In architecture, coated glass is considered a standard option in new construction projects.
District President visited company in Bretten. - District Karlsruhe. The dome of the Reichstag in Berlin, the facade of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, the roof of the British Museum in London or the base of the World Trade Centre One have…
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Tutorial explains aesthetic and performance benefits of using reflective glass - PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has posted a new video about the benefits of designing with reflective glass in the PPG Glass Education Center, a comprehensive website that…