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A few months ago, Beijing’s Tsinghua University became home to the futuristic Sino-Italian Ecological Energy Efficient Building (SIEEB).
Dallas Business Journal, Friday, April 4, 2008 Fiberglass reinforcements maker Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America Inc. will close its operations on June 2, including its main plant in Wichita Falls, eliminating 742 jobs in the process.
Auburn Hills, Mich., April 8, 2008 -- Guardian continues to expand its architectural product line with the introduction of Guardian CrystalGray™, an innovative new float glass substrate with a very light gray tint, ideal for a wide range of…
Nottingham Trent University has won the UK heat of an international architectural competition, organised by leading insulation manufacturer Saint-Gobain Isover UK, to design a school along Passive House lines.
Saint-Gobain – the world’s largest construction materials group - has joined the UK Green Building Council (UK GBC), reinforcing the company’s continued commitment to providing innovative and sustainable solutions to the challenges facing societyon…
When a residential development of 86 units required high levels of sound and thermal insulation on a fast-track programme, timber-frame contractors Frame Wise knew they could trust insulation from Saint-Gobain Isover to help provide the solution.
The core of the EnergiClear range is based on the new SGG Planitherm Total, which has improved Window Energy Rating (WER) performance due to substantial R&D investment in the UK driven by our six state-of-the-art Solaglas DGU manufacturing…
On 13th March 2008, in the SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS Cologne Porz plant, the first production line for satinized glass was officially opened.
70 acquisitions representing a financial investment of €965 million for estimated additional sales of almost €1.7 billion. Press release details the acquisitions carried out by the Group in 2007, particularly those that were not specifically…
More than five hundred participants - and thus once again more than last year – followed a variety of presentations and live trials focused on the material glass in the Design-Center in Linz, Austria.
The new sun protection guide from the glass manufacturer SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS provides support for property and home-owners in the selection of suitable sun protection.
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA, Europe's largest provider of construction materials, plans to grant three board seats to buyout firm Wendel, its biggest shareholder, said four people directly involved in the talks.
Saint-Gobain finalized its acquisition of the Maxit group from HeidelbergCement on March 13, 2008, following approval from the European competition authorities on March 4, 2008 (subject to the subsequent divestment of two small subsidiaries…
Leading glass manufacturers AGC Flat Glass Europe are at the Kitchens, Bathrooms and Bedrooms exhibition at the NEC (Birmingham) from the 2nd to the 5th March 2008 to demonstrate the different uses of glass within the home.
Among Germany’s top employers, among university graduates and “young professionals”, Saint-Gobain takes 15th place with three of its companies.
AntiBacterial glass and Mirox 3G mirror each win an ‘M Technology Award’ AGC Flat Glass Europe won two M Technology Awards at the ZOW* furniture trade show in Germany on 25 Februari 2008.
In this prototype vacuum-insulated glazing panel, the pillars holding the panes of glass apart (the dots) are readily visible due to the low viewing angle. (The grid visible on the glass is a reflection of ceiling tiles.) Guardian Industries, one of…
The design of the new structured glass SGG MASTER SHINE® looks like a glass drop on a dull background and thus appears astonishingly shiny.
Guardian launches new campaign for commercial glass program Auburn Hills, Mich., February 18, 2008 – Guardian has launched “Build With Light™,” a new marketing campaign to highlight its SunGuard® advanced architectural glass program.
The massive scale and complexity of the redevelopment work underway around the King’s Cross area has presented the construction and building products industry with opportunities and challenges in almost equal numbers.
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS has increased the solar factor (g-value) of its flagship SGG PLANITHERM TOTAL low-emissivity glass thanks to successful R&D and investment at its UK coating facility.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. and its European subsidiary AGC Flat Glass Europe SA (formerly Glaverbel) decided to pay the fine imposed by the European Commission in its decision dated November 29, 2007, concerning anticompetitive behavior in the flat glass…
The new main building of the state development bank for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf is located in the lively setting of the Rhine promenade, the harbour, the state parliament building and the renatured Düssel.
AGC Flat Glass North America Inc. is reducing its work force here, according to a news release form the company Friday morning.
The major breakthroughs in the technological development of glass are – thanks to the company's R&D Centre – closely intertwined with the history of AGC Flat Glass Europe (formerly Glaverbel).