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Architects and designers looking for ways to combine energy efficiency with their design inspiration will have two new Guardian® glass products to evaluate at the American Institute of Architects Convention in Philadelphia May 19-21.
The Minnesota National Guard’s new 64,000-square-foot, $17 million Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) readiness center earned LEED(R) Silver certification from the U.S.
Expanding its Therml=Block(TM) product line, Tubelite Inc. announces TU24650 Series storefront system with a dual pocket poured-and-debridged thermal break.
CRL-U.S. Aluminum is pleased to introduce the new NFRC-rated ArcticFront Series 45X Storefront! The system delivers optimal thermal performance with the installer-friendly design of a traditional 2" x 4-1/2" storefront.
Bohle has launched its new swing-door Self-closing Corner Fitting, which in eliminating the recess required to house traditional floor springs, trims installation time by half.
Low-cost coating would disrupt the building retrofit market and potentially save billions in electricity.
For architects, facades play a vital role from a design and structural point of view. Facades are usually known to set the tone for the complete glass infrastructure.
Steve Jaskolski has been promoted to vice president of operations at Tubelite Inc. Most recently, he served as director of operations for the company’s facility in Walker, Michigan.
AGC Glass Europe introduces Planibel Clearsight, its exclusive anti-reflective glass. The special anti-reflective coating helps to minimise glare while reducing light reflection to just 0.8%, significantly lower than conventional float glass.
The entire frameXpress team was thrilled to discover that two properties, which incorporated a number of products from the range, had been nominated for an LABC Building Excellence Award.
A survey of the main window installation businesses in Spain indicates that end users most desire features such as control of solar radiation, acoustic insulation, transparency and luminosity. Thermal insulation is the main concern for consumers…
The glorious past of glass - Be it the National Grand Theater of China or the Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, history has in its pages that the world’s most astounding structures are carved in glass.
Swarovski is renowned the world over for its glittering crystal jewellery. With such a powerful reputation to uphold, it is important that every element of its brand stands up to scrutiny.
A great day raising funds for a local charity was a huge success for the frameXpress team as a whole, with it being close to their hearts and which does an incredible job for the local community.
On 3rd of February 2016, the GGF responded to the HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) Consultation on “Changes to the reduced rate of VAT for Energy Saving Materials” as published on 9th December 2015.
February 3, 2016 a meeting on the topic held in Russia StekloSouz in the framework of energy saving programs: "Implementation of a package of measures for the withdrawal of glass factories on the wholesale electricity market and power".
The Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) released today a comprehensive advocacy agenda for 2016, which outlines top policy priorities for the window, door, and skylight industry that will boost the housing and construction industry…
Within three short years The FIT Show has become the place to see and be seen in the UK window, door, glass and conservatory market and this April will bear witness to the biggest FIT Show yet, with more than 175 top suppliers taking part in a show…
The restoration glasses TIKANA®, RESTOVER® and GOETHEGLAS will be focused by the technology group SCHOTT at its premiere at Monumento, the trade fair on monument preservation, to be held in Salzburg, Austria, from January 28 - 30, 2016 (Hall 10,…
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has updated and released a document specifying requirements of cellular polyvinyl chloride (PVC) exterior profiles used in windows, doors and skylights.
For a luxury home located in the Kent countryside, the highest performance windows and doors were specified.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has updated and released a document laying out the process for determining the thermal performance characteristics of fenestration systems, specifically in commercial buildings.
Set on 20 acres in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County in California’s wine country, the remodel of this contemporary farmhouse focused on embracing the sweeping views of the surrounding pinot noir vineyard and pastoral landscape. 
NSG Group's SPACIA, the world's first commercially available vacuum glazing, was selected for a project to restore an historic high-end apartment in the United States.   The building is 90 years old and located on Park Avenue, well-known…
Smart windows clean themselves, save energy and mimic moth eyes to cut glare