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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) is partnering with the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC), an industry-based, nonprofit corporation in Fairbanks, Alaska, created to facilitate the development, use and testing of…
Residents of the new Hampton by Hilton hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne can enjoy spectacular views across the city thanks to windows supplied by leading fenestration designer and manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems.
Onyx Solar´s photovoltaic glass will transform Tanjong Pagar building so it is capable of producing its own energy from the Sun.
Residents of the new Hampton by Hilton hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne can enjoy spectacular views across the city thanks to windows supplied by leading fenestration designer and manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems.
ING DIRECT, the largest online bank in the world, is one more of the multiple multinational companies like Novartis, Pfizer, or Coca-Cola that have included one of Onyx Solar´s innovative solutions    The renovation done in their central offices in…
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Rogers Memorial Hospital–Brown Deer, Wisconsin, celebrated its completed renovation in April of this year.
The Indian government has the intention of taking the country to the forefront of renewable energies.
High costs, a lack of integration possibilities and interest on the part of architects – solar modules for building skin integration are still niche products.
Cooperation confirms ambition of Ducatt to break through as a world player - Ducatt – producer of 2 mm thin flat glass for solar panels - and 3M – world leader in coatings – have joined forces.
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profine Group is significantly expanding its production facilities in Pirmasens, Germany. On 13th October 2015, Dr Peter Mrosik, owner and CEO of profine, and Dr Bernhard Matheis, Mayor of Pirmasens, signed a letter of intent with regard to the…
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Carl F Groupco’s continuous presence at the FIT Show is maintained with major investment in an 80 sq m stand.
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