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Unique technology takes the centre stage at 7th Façade Design Summit in Doha - Emirates Insolaire LLC, a pioneer in the development and application of new solar technologies and a subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC [DI], is showcasing its coloured…
Leading building envelope and major façade specialist the Lakesmere Group has secured a new £13.3m appointment from main contractor Carillion to deliver a striking vertical envelope package for two new high-rise residential tower blocks in the Royal…
The Glass Academy has joined hands with Gujarat Technological University (GTU) to impart training in glass facade and processing skills to the diploma and degree students of civil and mechanical engineering.  The training will be imparted in the GTU…
Materials scientists coordinate new EU-project on intelligent façades - Windows that change their light permeability at the touch of a button, façades, whose color can be changed according to the sunlight, façades and window parts in which…
Dow Corning will promote their innovative solutions for high performance façades to building designers and construction management at the forthcoming BAU exhibition in Munich, Germany.
Lawrence D. Carbary, an industry scientist on the facade engineering and architectural design team, high-performance building solutions, for Dow Corning Corp. in Midland, Michigan, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the ASTM…
The building housing the Louis Vuitton Foundation dedicated to contemporary art is equipped with Saint-Gobain glass.
One of Octatube’s recent projects in Germany is the engineering, production and installation of a bespoke structural glass facade of the Audi Sport facility in Heilbronn.
District President visited company in Bretten. - District Karlsruhe. The dome of the Reichstag in Berlin, the facade of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, the roof of the British Museum in London or the base of the World Trade Centre One have…
Folienwerk Wolfen’s EVA film opens up new application options in architecture and façade construction. In modern architecture, individuality counts.
Digital glass printing of architectural glass can be seen in cities across the globe. Join us on a few minutes world tour to check out some of these incredible glass architecture projects.  These beautiful and unique glass facades were all printed…
In the latest Pilkington blog, Phil Brown explains how an unexpected Christmas present led him to thinking about the modern construction miracle that is float glass.
Open and full of light, with a clear view to the outside. These were the requirements for the new cafeteria at the German-Spanish Primary School in Hamburg.
HyGear will present its cost effective Hydrogen Generation Systems on the Glasstec fair during the 21st till 24th of October 2014.
The AVC showroom in Kortrijk, Belgium is a picture of magnificence, elegance and class. The massive structure exudes the quiet sophistication that comes from glass facades for commercial exteriors.
The subject of research and application on key technology of industrialized production of ultra-thin information display glass collectively completed by Bengbu Design and Research Institute for Glass Industry and other units passed the scientific…
The LEO Building in Frankfurt is covered by a highly technological skin done by operable modules of Closed Cavity Façade and Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Units the permasteelisa group achieves the first “closed cavity façade” with operable…
Double the Height, Double the Light - An inherent characteristic of untreated glass is its natural transparency and light transmission.
You may have spotted GGR UNIC mini spider cranes and glass vacuum lifters making an appearance on Channel 5’s Super Skyscrapers this week.
Popular ShowerGuard Coating Now Available With Low-Iron Glass - Guardian now offers its popular ShowerGuard coating on a new low-iron float glass for North America.
Tubelite Inc. offers architects and other building team members on-demand, free access to Building Information Modeling (BIM) libraries, product specifications, performance data and other information on its entrances, windows, storefront framing,…
Bendheim Wall Systems Inc. offers a variety of exterior and interior channel glass systems, allowing architects and designers to create virtually seamless glass walls, up to 23’ high and limitless in length, including corners and serpentine walls.
Façade – the term derives from Latin and means face. This is not the only reason why a design should not only be practical but cater to architectural demands as well.
Close cooperation between SEFPRO and glassmakers all over the world has greatly contributed to progress in the glass industry.   Container glass.