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In a move reflecting its commitment to improving skills and industry training, international construction materials company Saint-Gobain is sponsoring ‘Teambuild 2011’ – an annual competition which will see sixty of the UK construction industry’s…
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Entrepreneurs specializing in building materials, energy and environmental sustainability invited to compete for $85,000 (about 63,000 Euro) in capital and partnership opportunitiesVALLEY FORGE, Pa., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint-Gobain, the…
PPG Industries will exhibit samples of a new passive solar, low-emissivity glass at the 2012 International Builders Show in Orlando, Feb. 8-11, along with CLARVISTA® shower glass and a dual-pane, dual-coat insulating glass unit (IGU) that enables…
Company also will display CLARVISTA shower glass, R-5 insulating glass unitPPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) will exhibit samples of a new passive solar, low-emissivity glass at the 2012 International Builders Show in Orlando, Feb. 8-11, along with…
Northeast Parent & Child Society's YouthBuild Schenectady receives $100,000 grant from Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed; renovation project aims to achieve LEED certificationVALLEY FORGE, Pa., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Participating young…
Bützberg (Switzerland), November 15, 2011. Constantly increasing volume in the field of glass cutting as well as the challenge of procuring spare parts for older machines were just two of the reasons for Valerian Wicky, Manager of Saint Gobain…
With the eyes of the world turning to London in 2012 for the hosting of the Olympic Games next summer, London based security glazing specialist, Advanced Glass Technology (AGT) is gearing up for a significant boost in orders from businesses within…
NSG Group and Saint Gobain have announced plans to build a new float glass line in Argentina. The plant, to be constructed at Exaltación de la Cruz in the state of Buenos Aires, will be the second float line operated by Vidriería Argentina S.
High-efficiency solar panels allow customers to choose from three models based on efficiency goalsVALLEY FORGE, Pa., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint-Gobain (booth #4438) announces the availability of SG Solar Suneka®, a versatile aluminum-framed…
High-efficiency solar panels allow customers to choose from three models based on efficiency goalsVALLEY FORGE, Pa., Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint-Gobain (booth #4438) announces the availability of SG Solar Suneka®, a versatile aluminum-framed…
One day conference27 October 2011 - ICC, Birmingham The introduction last year of Feed-In Tariffs has transformed the UK PV market.
Pilkington K Glass™ S is a high performance, low-emissivity soft coated product which offers excellent thermal insulation when incorporated within an Insulating Glass Unit (IGU).
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Sunscreen Window Tinting was recently selected to install its SM Night Vision NV15 solar control films in a three storied glass lift that had minimal ventilation and unbearably hot temperatures during the day.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Construction material maker Saint-Gobain exemplifies the kind of buyers who are scooping up greentech companies today.
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Saint Gobain Solar announced that construction of its solar thermal mirror plant in Goodyear, Arizona has begun.
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In a filling submitted statement to the Public Disclosures Platform, Trakya Cam stated that the company will sign a 70-30 JV agreement with Saint Gobain to produce 800k units of auto glass in addition to their flat glass activities in Russia.
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Saint-Gobain Isover’s technical development manager, Mark Allen is now a fully certified Passivhaus Designer, putting him into a small group of people who are able to advise on constructing a Passivhaus building in the UK.
Old dogs may be incapable of learning new tricks, but old companies do not have that luxury. France’s Saint-Gobain knows this because it has been learning new tricks for more than 350 years — and its latest is solar energy.