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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.
Edgetech I.G. is expanding its presence in China with a local, dedicated support team. Last year, the company added Xu Haiyan as technical manager and, more recently, hired Ranchy Tsui as regional sales manager.
ADCO Global announced that its Kömmerling subsidiary has opened its new production plant in Nanjing, China.
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.
NSG Group has reached an agreement with Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Co. Ltd (“SYP”), to expand its float and coating operations in Tianjin, China. NSG Group and SYP have agreed to invest in a joint venture in Tianjin, China which is currently…
A project with investment of total 2 billion yuan was officially inked in Fengyang on August.12. The project involves building production lines of glass used in photovoltaic(PV) industry and energy saving glass.
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.
Taipei, Aug. 4, 2010 (CENS)–To boost market share, Taiwan Glass Corp., the largest manufacturer of glass in Taiwan, announced to budget approximately NT$5 billion to set up new production lines for advanced glass used in solar-energy in China,…
Reflex Glass has released its own design of frameless flat roof lights to target the growing market of fat roof, rooflight renovation.
Millions of visitors arriving for the Shanghai World Expo will be shielded from China's searing summer temperatures by Pilkington Energy Advantage™.
Façades with a high share of glass are a particularly hotly discussed topic from the point of view of energy efficiency.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Corning Inc. (GLW), the world's biggest supplier of glass used in flat-screen televisions, said it will invest about US$800 million to build an advanced liquid-crystal-display glass manufacturing facility in Beijing in…
Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) today announced that it will expand its operations in China to include the production of Vistasolar(R) ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulant at its Suzhou, China facility.
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.
Currently, at the foot of Shanghai Pudong famous oriental pearl tower, it appeared 12 pieces of cylindrical glass curtain wall building made by North Glass, with the height of 12.8 meter.
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.
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…
Research Triangle Park (RTP) Headquarters is nestled amongst mature willow oaks on an 18-acre site in North Carolina.
In January, the Group acquired China Glass Holdings’ 50 per cent share in Taicang Pilkington China Glass Special Glass Limited (TPCG) and as a result , TPCG will be renamed Pilkington Solar (Taicang), Limited (PST) with the company becoming a wholly…
Kömmerling’s parent company, Adco Europe Holdings, has announced the opening of its new production plant in Nanjing, China.
At the present stage of marketing development of low-cost suppliers, chances are that glassmakers are contacted by a third party player promoting, representing or in some other way supporting the sale of these refractories.
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.