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The Glass Material Council heard from several task groups and committees during the AAMA Summer Conference. Updates were given about a task group on the effects of edge pressure and about the workings of IGMA.
Northern Architectural Systems has been tapped to provide the feature curtain wall at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s new state-of-the-art laboratory medicine facility at 327 East 64th St. in New York City.
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Yale has launched a fully reversible window hinge with a unique patented dual function restrictor.  
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As part of its ongoing commitment to develop and improve products and their performance, Synseal Group is pleased to announce that, with immediate effect, Celsius Performance Glass customers will benefit from a formulation improvement to the Celsius…
Now available for viewing in PPG Glass Education Center - PPG (NYSE: PPG) has posted a new video to the online PPG Glass Education Center explaining the science behind and benefits associated with bird-safe glass.
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) celebrated 16 consecutive years of furthering the careers and education of students pursuing a degree related to the building products industry by awarding seven scholarships to children of…
A measure of the ability of a window or skylight to transmit solar heat. One of the important data for glass low e coating.   The shading coefficient is expressed as a number without units between 0 and 1.
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GLASSOLUTIONS’ collaboration with CMS Window Systems to develop the UK’s first Quiet-Mark approved sound insulated PVCu window could mark a step change in how the window and door industry sells its windows and doors to homeowners and tenants.
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