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During GlassBuild America, Sept.10-12, the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) hosted an interactive game show that gave attendees the opportunity to win discounts on courses and exams from the association’s FenestrationMasters(…
Three months after a blaze in a glass facade building claimed four lives at Andheri, the fire department and BMC have come out with a fresh set of guidelines for such buildings.
After last year's fire incident in a Bandra-Kurla Complex building exposed the helplessness of firefighters, civic body draws up fresh guidelines to safeguard human life and property.
After four years, ift Rosenheim had to terminate the cooperation with the OTI test laboratory in Istanbul.
Guardian Industries today launched two industry-leading residential glass products at the GlassBuild America show that will help customers meet and exceed energy standards in North America while providing optimal views and comfort to a home.
During the 2000s, PGT expanded its business into North Carolina, but then shuttered its operations there during the Great Recession and consolidated production in Venice in 2011.
Ecological, close to nature and cost-saving: on Hamburg's Elbinsel Wilhelmsburg, the International Building Exhibition 2013 is showing how we will live in the future.
Thermoseal Group, manufacturer of Thermobar and Thermoflex warm edge spacers and leading UK insulated glass component supplier, has introduced new sizes to its range of Duplex fittings for Thermobar warm edge spacer.
The Torre de Cristal at Madrid is an office building with the architecture design intended to look like a cut crystal. At 249 m and 52 floors, the glass tower is the second highest building in Spain.      It features a photovoltaic dome and the…
Thermoseal Group has launched its new mobile device friendly site which is now the first interface that mobile web browsers will see when logging onto www.thermosealgroup.com.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) released AAMA 912-13, Voluntary Specification for Non-Residential Fenestration Building Information Modeling (BIM), which identifies and outlines minimum requirements for two widely used…
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released an updated standard that establishes minimum performance requirements for self adhering flashing surrounding exterior wall fenestration products.
Bill Blazek joins the market team at Technoform Bautec North America, Inc. He will provide manufacturers of aluminum windows, doors and façades with high-precision polyamide insulation profiles that deliver energy efficiency, structural performance…
The unremitting difficulties faced by the Russian economy continue to contribute to the low profile of exports to that country, as indicated in the results gathered at Mir Stekla.
As the trend for greener buildings is growing, the need to design building facades aimed at preventing bird collisions is increasing.     Numerous studies have been made relating to bird collisions in cities around the world.
The First Plaza is a commercial complex located in the quaint, historic town of Metz in France. The Lazard Group Real Estate has developed this sustainable building, based on design by Unanime Architects.
Columbia Commercial Building Products has reinvested in its products and processes to offer high-quality, high-performance glazing to its architectural customers in the greater Texas area.
Dietmar Maginot has been appointed as Export Manager to spearhead Thermoseal Group’s expansion into the international market and increase its share of Warm Edge business.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) released education courses on curtain wall design, aluminum storefronts and entrances, as well as energy and the architectural fenestration industry, as part of the association’s…
Stephen Gold, president and CEO of Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI), delivered a keynote presentation on the recovery of the U.
At the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) Summer Conference, held in Rosemont, Ill., June 9-12, AAMA’s Building Information Modeling Task Group met to review ballot comments on the draft document, Voluntary Specification for Non…
At GlassBuild America 2013 you will get an overview about the latest machinery for the manufacturing of insulating glass and laminated glass, handling equipment and for the pre-processing of automotive glass.
A new police headquarters in Madrid is the latest architectural landmark in the city. With its transparent design created from extensive use of Technal’s GEODE-MX curtain walling system, the building aims to change the relationship between this…
Although many projects have been geared towards interior applications, Walker Textures™ acid-etched glass is readily suited for exterior applications as well!       The versatile semi-translucent substrate is ideal for reducing glare, diffusing…
New Flagship Hotel Utilizes 390,000 Square-Feet of Glass - With a five-star sleek and stunning façade, fabricated with Viracon glass, the new Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Toronto is the newest city landmark.