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In a recent statement, the UK Minister for Building Safety and Homelessness, Rushanara Ali, confirmed that the recognition of CE marking for construction products will be extended beyond the previously set deadline of 30th June 2025.
Our Environment and Climate Policy Manager, Iva Ganev, attended the seminar on Performance-Based Façade Design which took place on 5-6 September 2024 in Venice.
On 29 August, Bertrand Cazes took part to the ‘Glass Termin / Journée d’échanges du verre’ organised by SIGAB, the technical department of SFV/ASVP, the Swiss glazing association.
Glass for Europe welcomes the decision from the European Council to include flat glass products as part of the extension of the scope of sanctions on Belarus to fight circumvention.
This week, Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe and, for this year, of Glass Alliance Europe, led a series of pivotal meetings to address the future of the EU glass industry.
The latest trends and issues in automotive recycling were discussed this week at the International Automotive Recycling Congress 2024, with a focus on the work on the End-of-life of vehicles Regulation (ELVR).
From 10 to 14 June, Glass for Europe is attending the summer study of European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) to exchange on building energy efficiency and the role that glazing plays in it.
In its new informative paper, Glass for Europe introduces the issue of bird collisions with glass surfaces and the wide range of technologies developed by the flat glass industry to prevent them and preserve biodiversity.
From 29 April to 3 May, Glass for Europe has attended the ICG – International Commission on Glass Spring School 2024.
On 25 April, the Glass for Europe secretariat visited Orion Laser Tech to learn about their technology for bird-friendly glass production.
On 16 April, Glass for Europe participated in a workshop on the “Extended Producer Responsibility in the Construction Sector” organised by the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE).
In addition to the five-part video series, Glass for Europe is thrilled to unveil a two-pager Manifesto outlining its priorities and policy recommendations for the 2024-2029 mandate of the European institutions.
On 20 March 2024, Glass for Europe held its annual General Assembly in Brussels, bringing together senior executives and committee chairs from EU-based float manufacturers.
On the Global Recycling Day (18 March), Glass for Europe launched a new webpage dedicated to flat glass recycling.
Glass for Europe is pleased to observe that the EC has acknowledged glass as an example of a material for which research and innovation must be supported to enable greater wellbeing in buildings.
The plenary session of the European Parliament has voted in favor of the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, one of the final texts of the ‘Fit for 55’ package.
Structured around three main questions, the Q&A helps to approach the issue of carbon from different angles.
The new video is the last one in a five-part series that constitutes Glass for Europe’s manifesto, titled ‘A Mandate to Focus on Enabling Sustainable Transformation.’
Glass for Europe issues this explanatory paper to bring clarity to all actors in the flat glass value chain about the use of interleaving polymer powders in the flat glass sector.
On 19 February, Glass for Europe invited its National Partners to attend a workshop to analyse the political agreement reached on 7 December on the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
Glass for Europe participated in the Glass Conference organized by the National Glass Association (NGA) from February 5 to 8 in Charleston (SC).
On 6 February, the European Commission presented its proposal for an ambitious 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable living and energy efficiency, the Glass for Europe manifesto for 2024-2029 emerges as a guiding light towards a greener future.
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre started the year with the publication of a study on Techno-economic and environmental assessment of construction and demolition waste management in the EU.
