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Glasstech, Inc., developer of glass bending and tempering equipment, will highlight the innovative technology and programs that have helped it establish worldwide standards for precision and efficiency at GlassBuild America 2007, September 10 to 12.

PPG Industries and iGlass Projects Pty. Ltd. of Australia announced today they have signed an agreement to develop and commercialize dimmable glazing for automotive sunroofs.

Since 1959, Pittsburgh Plate Glass has had an automotive glass division in Crestline.While that’s not likely to change soon, other changes, including employee layoffs, are still possible for PPG Crestline by the end of the summer.

The “four-cylinder” building located inside Munich’s Olympiapark has helped create public awareness of BMW for many years now.

Lifts in The Shires shopping centre in Leicester have been created using 400 metres square of Pilkington Planar™/Sentry Glas Plus with Pilkington OptiWhite™ .

This week crews poured the 60th and last residential floor at One Rincon, the condominium atop San Francisco's Rincon Hill.

After months of planning, work is ready to begin next week on the installation of the new curtain wall at Indiana Square.

Burj Dubai, on course to becoming the world's tallest tower, is taking its final shimmering form as installation of curtain wall glass panels commenced on Level 19 of the super-structure developed by Emaar Properties.

It has been called "the world's longest bridge", not because of the distance it should cover -- 94 meters, but because of the time it has taken to build -- 11 years and counting.

No other material is associated more closely with modern architecture than glass. In combination with new technologies, this versatile material offers a broad range of possibilities ranging from lighting to construction using solar technology.

A new mixed-use development is primed to add glitz and a pair of 44-story high-rises to a city on the rebound.

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of the Diamon-Fusion® patented hydrophobic nanotechnology, signed a 5-year license renewal with Italian glass manufacturer CURVET (Curvet Holding Group…

The race among the world's cities to build the ultimate record-busting, flat-out tallest skyscraper on the planet is fast and furious.

Thrillseekers can now take in a unique view of Melbourne from a glass-floored cube hanging from the side of the city's tallest building.

Glasstech, Inc., developer of glass bending and tempering equipment for more than 30 years, will highlight its innovative technology that has set the worldwide automotive standard for precision and efficiency at the 18th China International Glass…

A daring piece of architecture for The Loop, Aqua comes off more as a massive sculpture than as a condominium block in the crowded heart of the city.

POLYMAGIC™ Glass is a special, patented, technology that incorporates LEDs (light sources) into glass panels to create distinctive patterns, images and logos.

China and the United Kingdom are the top international markets for U.S. architecture firms, according to a recent market research survey of 629 U.S. architects commissioned by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG).

Marking the last major construction stage for Toledo, Ohio’s, landmark Maumee River Bridge, the 176 glass panels that will be installed on the crossing’s 404-ft-tall pylon began arriving at the site on March 29.

Heating with stoves offers both ecological and economic benefits. Thanks to innovative viewing panels, they are becoming even more popular.

The Skywalk glass bridge suspended above the Grand Canyon will be opened to the public. Constructed on the Indian Hualapai tribe’s territory of Peach Springs (Arizona), The Skywalk was imagined and built by architect Mark Johnson from MRJ Architects…

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Vehiclemakers now use sunroofs and other roof systems to help differentiate product offerings to customers. In other words, roof systems are fast becoming part of a car's identity.

Horn Glass Industries AG has received the orders for three large-scale projects within three months, two of these being for container glass furnaces and one being for a 500 tpd float glass furnace.