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A famous frog once sang that it isn’t easy being green, but the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is working to prove otherwise.

The latest version of CALUMEN, the Saint-Gobain Glass calculation software tool, is from July 2008 available to download.

Only through the use of heat-insulating triple-plated insulating glasses like the CLIMATOP family, are low-energy houses, passive houses or zero energy houses, which need almost no more heating, feasible.

In 2008 the company IMSA IMPEX SRL, leader in glass and glass equipment distribution in Central and East Europe, has reached its thirtieth year of operation through unwavering confidence, élan and transparent operations.

Float glass maker Saint Gobain on  August 19, 2008 signed an agreement with the Rajasthan government to set up a manufacturing facility at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore in the state.

Saint-Gobain Recherche, the research and development wing of the French glass and construction materials manufacturer, has struck a research partnership — a joint development agreement — with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM).

Asahi India Glass Ltd (AISG.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) posted a quarterly loss, hurt by foreign exchange fluctuations and a hike in fuel prices, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

Now the extinction of conventional energy sources are not oh so distant future happenings, scientists are working overtime to generate alternative clean energy sources.

Saint-Gobain and two if its companies have been short listed for the Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards 2008.

As of June 2008, Döring Glas is offering an even wider range of types of bowed glass.

Thin-film solar cells are cheaper than traditional solar panels, such as those made of polycrystalline silicon, but the yield is lower.

Trakya Cam, the Turkish glass maker owned by the country’s biggest publicly traded bank, plans to invest 49.5 million euros ($76 million) to produce glass for solar panels.

Acoustic insulation from Saint-Gobain Isover is helping to keep the noise down at ‘The Ark’ - a new state-of-the-art PFI children’s hospital in Brighton.

Kolkata, India, July 2008—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will help HNG Float Glass Ltd set up a state-of-the-art plant in Halol in the Indian state of Gujarat.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to install a solar power generation system on its Prius hybrid car, when the vehicle goes through a complete makeover as early as next spring, according to a media report Monday.

VALENCIA, Spain and ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, 27 June – What are the demand dynamics in the world’s major PV markets?

AUBURN, Wash., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to demand from architects and building owners seeking to incorporate larger interior glazing elements into their designs, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain is now offering its Keralite(R) FR-R and Keralite(R)…

Currently, a new solar tower power plant is under construction in Jülich near Aachen. This research and power-generation project is planned to go into operation at the end of 2008.

ST. LOUIS, June 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) today announced the establishment of its Saflex(r) Photovoltaic business, which serves the rapidly growing market for thin-film solar panels.

June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Sheet Glass Co., the world's largest maker of car windows, fell the most in a month in Tokyo trading as European regulators may fine the company and its rivals for price-fixing as early as next month.

Saint-Gobain’s Construction Products sector has gained a foothold on the Japanese insulation market through its acquisition of the 43.64% stake held by Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in MAG.

To meet the increasing demand of its Indian customers, Saint-Gobain has announced plans to build a new flat glass plant in this country.

CHENNAI: The Indian arm of French float-glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain is setting up a 300,000 tonne plant at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan with an investment of Rs.10 billion ($250 million), top company officials said.

With the price of furnace oil, used by sheet glass makers to fire kilns, rising in line with that of crude oil, most firms have reported falling profits or losses in the quarter up to March 2008.

In large offices it often gets quite hectic and noisy. The consequence: with an increased noise level, many people have difficulty concentrating.