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Architectural Glass Projects was selected as the specialist façade contractor for the Kirribilli Club project by builder AW Edwards.
The latest developments in Taiwan signal the beginning of a new solar industry boom. The government recently published its vision for the renewable future, highlighting solar energy as a top priority.
China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (CAE) (AMEX:RCH), which specializes in the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of high-end curtain wall systems, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to build the spherical external…
Energy technologies will be crucial to successfully fighting against climate change and securing world and European energy supply.
PPG Industries has joined ENERGY STAR, a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aimed at helping to save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and…
With growing concerns about the condition of our environment, going green has taken on a whole new meaning in recent years.
Multiforms, architectural façade specialists and a subsidiary of Emaar Industries & Investments, has won a contract worth Dh175 million from leading contracting company Arabtec for the supply and installation of the external cladding for Tiara…
Visitors can now tour architect Philip Johnson's famed Glass House in Connecticut.The Glass House site, which he donated to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1986, opened to the public in June and has already become a magnet for…
Edgetech IG Inc, the parent company of leading Warm Edge Technology supplier Edgetech UK, was recently ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in the US.
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) exhibited a broad and growing portfolio of films, resins for encapsulants, encapsulant films, conductive pastes and more, at the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition – the world'…
What will be the dynamics of global demand for PV modules in 2007 and the following years? This question is the topic in an interactive symposium on Tuesday 4 September in Milan.
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.
Southwall Technologies Inc, the worldwide innovator of high performance, energy-saving films and glass products, will deliver a presentation entitled "Superior High Performance Windows -- Innovative Technologies," at Glass Processing Days…
As the country faces acute power shortage and global warming debate hots up, energy conservationists caution against growing number of buildings with glass facades dotting the landscapes of cities as being responsible for energy consumption much in…
Shortly after participating at the GPD in Shanghai, Bekaert has now also been invited as a guest speaker at the Glass Processing Days convention, taking place from 15-18 June in Tampere, Finland.
After months of planning, work is ready to begin next week on the installation of the new curtain wall at Indiana Square.
Southwall Technologies Inc., a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of high performance films and glass products that dramatically improve the energy efficiency of architectural and automotive glass, announced today the appointment of Dennis…
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.
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.
The race among the world's cities to build the ultimate record-busting, flat-out tallest skyscraper on the planet is fast and furious.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has succeeded in  volume production of a fluorine insulating material featuring relative permittivity of 2.4 - 2.5,  which is among the lowest in the industry.
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.