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Search for the industrial site for the erection of a glass factory began in the Omsk region concern AGC Glass Europe - Europe's largest architectural glass.
Scheduled for completion at the end of 2011, Oregon State Hospital’s new, modern, mental health care facility in Salem will replace the infamous landmark known as the J Building.
An updated specification establishing minimum performance requirements for sunrooms has been jointly released by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), the National Patio Enclosure Association (NPEA) and the National Sunroom…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - AGC Expands Product Lineup of “PairPlus®”for Energy-Saving Window Remodeling -- Will Launch Competitively-Priced Ecoglass*1, “PairPlus® Air”Tokyo, September 28, 2011 – AGC announced today that it will significantly expand the…
Associated General Contractors of America and the Lean Construction Institute Launch Partnership Designed to Educate Construction Community about the Hyper-Efficient ProcessSeptember 22, 2011 - The first-ever lean construction education program will…
Glass is an essential component in any modern building, but we do not often stop to think about the complex process behind its development and manufacture.
In spite of the lower attendance this year, Glass Build America 2011 was a successful event for AGC Glass Company and other exhibitors who were there in support of our industry.
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) and Pleotint, LLC, have agreed to jointly market a commercial window glass system that combines Sunlight Responsive Thermochromic, or SRT(TM), interlayer technology by Pleotint, with SOLARBAN(R) low-emissivity (low-e)…
Excellent thermal efficiency and aesthetics have won AGC Glass a place in the new Business School and Student Hub at Manchester Metropolitan University's city centre campus.
Dow Corning, a global researcher, developer and manufacturer of the silicon-based materials used in many renewable energy technologies, is introducing a new middle school curriculum focused on solar energy.
Konarka Technologies, Germany, will join Lapp Kabel GmbH, Bayer Sheet Europe, Bischoff Glastechnik, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology to manufacture organic solar cells for building-integrated applications.
Congress and Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition "Save the Planet" on Waste Management, Recycling, Environment GREEN EVENTS for SOUTH-EAST EUROPEOrganizer: Via Expo2011 edition7-th Congress and…
After years of research and development AGC is now presenting Lacobel T, a unique range of painted glasses that processors can toughen.
Construction costs again outpaced other producer prices in June but contractors remained unable to recoup the costs through higher bid prices, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General…
Urges U.S. Senate committee to fund small business energy efficiency initiativesWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Low interest loans to help small businesses improve their energy efficiency is one of the best ways to grow jobs in rural America.
Taipei, July 11, 2011 (CENS)--Three Japanese companies, including Toshiba, Hitachi and Sony, will set up a joint venture to make small/medium-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei, with the move to create…
Beaty-Warren Middle School in Warren, Pa., nears the completion of an extensive renovation to update and unify its 80-year-old facility.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2011 (from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011), the global economic environment surrounding the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "AGC Group" or simply as…
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the updated 2010/2011 U.
Helping create welcoming entrances in new construction, renovations and expansions, Tubelite Inc. has enhanced its custom entrance systems for institutional and commercial projects.
Kolbe helps architects gain sustainable design knowledge and learning units (LUs) through American Institute of Architects’ continuing education seminars (AIA/CES).
Following the reports issued on the 14th and 28th of March, AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Headquarters: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) today announced the following update on the resumption of production at AGC Asahi Glass Kashima…
AGC announced on April 25, 2011 it is set to move into Brazil’s construction and automotive glass markets, investing 40 billion yen (about 470 million USD) in an industrial state-of-the-art glass complex in São Paulo state.
AGC, supplier of automotive, display and flat glass, chemicals and other materials, have developed a new 0.28 mm soda-lime glass substrate for use in touchscreens.