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Onyx Solar® will participate in the most important convention in the field of architecture and design in the US, which will be held from May 19 to May 21 in Philadelphia.
A collaborative approach to creating new healthcare facilities in North Lanarkshire has demonstrated how local communities can reap expansive benefits when locally based, sustainably focused supply chain partners are appointed.
Schueco UK Ltd, the UK’s market leader in sustainable building envelopes, reports that its AWS 70 SC outward-opening window system is proving extremely popular for projects in both domestic and commercial markets.
The new Centre for Technology, Engineering and Design at The Sheffield College has benefited from a range of glazing solutions from leading fenestration designer and manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently released an updated document establishing the requirements for materials, testing and performance for friction-based balance assemblies used in hung-type windows.
Especially in urban areas, noise pollution is a common problem faced both in the workplace and at home.
Leading window, door and curtain walling designer, manufacturer and installer CMS Window Systems has partnered with Synseal to become Scotland’s exclusive commercial fabricator for the newly launched WarmCore window system.
Wrightstyle, the leading steel and aluminium advanced glazing specialist, has been appointed by Secco Sistemi as a fabricator and supplier of their systems in the UK.
After Profile 22 recently launched its new Optima system for the window, door and conservatory sector, frameXpress is delighted to announce that it will be leading the way as one of the first to offer the new system to customers.
Heliatek has won the GreenTec Award in the "Production" category. The Dresden- and Ulm-based technology company won the award for its innovative, vacuum roll-to-roll pro­duction process used to manufacture HeliaFilm®, an organic solar…
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc., today announced that performance tests of its transparent electricity-generating coatings for glass and flexible plastics have produced favorable outcomes for glass-to-glass lamination processes.
Towering 22-storey high and affording spectacular views across the capital, the new Signal Building in London’s Elephant & Castle is attracting plenty of attention and not least because of its extensive glazing package supplied by leading…
ATTOCH™ glass was first adopted for use in Japan for the tasting room at Kirin Yokohama Beer Village, Yokohama City.
Guardian highlights the importance of properly enclosed windows and offers tips on how to achieve the best acoustic performance  
In April 2016 the Russian Ministry of Industry held a meeting on the issue of the adjustment of import duties on glass for the production of solar cells.
From 5 to 8 April 2016, the project team of Windoor Expo China staged an overseas promotion at Mosbuild 2016 in Moscow, and sufficiently displayed the renowned brand image of Windoor Expo as the most professional and influential platform of Window,…
Curtain walls made of fire-resistant glass have taken contemporary architecture to a whole new level. They opened the space giving it more natural light in places where opaque curtain walls had formerly been used.  Nevertheless, the requirements are…
The 2016 FIT Show appears to be have been a great success for both exhibitors and visitors alike. In all there were 182 stands.
PPG will exhibit a wide array of sustainable glass, coatings and paints and make a technical presentation about high-performance fluoropolymer coatings at the AIA Convention 2016.
Windows and curtain walling from Senior Architectural System’s innovative Hybrid range have met the requirements of an exacting design brief from NPS Architects to be successfully specified for use on a new care home in Gorleston, near Great…
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain North America, a leading manufacturer of fire-rated glass and fire-resistant door, frame, window, and curtain wall systems in the United States, announced today the launch of Keralite® extended-sized fire-rated glass ceramic…
The recently held FENSTERBAU-FRONTALE exhibition in Nurnberg is a most renowned glass industry event in Europe. The product brought out by POLFLAM has been a true hit of the prestigious fair.   When conceiving its exhibition, POLFLAM focused on the…
SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of fire rated glass and framing systems, is pleased to announce the addition of SuperLite II-XLB, the largest tested and approved fire resistive glazing product on the market today.
Romag will be launching a new range of architectural fire resistant glass at Security and Counter Terror Expo 2016 (stand E20).