Others also read

At this week's Technical and Manufacturing Conference, the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) presented its first lifetime achievement award to James C. Krahn, who served WDMA on behalf of Marvin Windows and Doors for more than 50…
Under the motto “Great materials for great architects”, the special show Materia will highlight innovative products and materials for the architectural sector.  With the new special show Materia the world´s leading trade fair for the glass industry…
Mechanical engineers in Germany are viewing the UK’s decision to leave the European Union with great concern. The VDMA fears a loss of confidence in Europe as an industrial location, and a drastic reduction in exports to the United Kingdom.
The building neighbouring the Business Center II in Braunschweig is called the "Toblerone" an used to belong to the postal service. They both inhabit a park called BraWo, which is the ideal vantage point for many interesting perspectives…
Northern’s experience in creating fenestration that can help breathe new life into old buildings made it a natural choice for New York University’s new global center for science, technology & education.  370 Jay Street in Brooklyn, NY is…
Packed halls and high spirits among exhibitors and visitors: Intersolar and ees Europe draw to a close today after great success.
The successful mirror glass manufacturer Lionidas Desgin from Datteln/North Rhine-Westphalia has chosen to work with Füldner Machines with regard to mirror glass processing.
Among the highlights that Grenzebach will be presenting at this year’s show, are a specifically for thin glass designed cutting head applying constant pressure onto the glass as well as an Automated Guided Vehicle for the distribution of packed…
The 9 glass walls of Vetroin, the tenth will be presented at Orgatech 2016, for specialized operators.
When glasstec 2016 opens its doors on 20 September, hall 9 of Messe Düsseldorf trade fair and exhibition centre will once again be a focal point of the trade and craft industry for four days.
The fifth edition of the Challenging Glass conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass took place in Ghent last 16th and 17th June, and Gerardo Masiello, CEO at Studio Masiello Strutture, presented two different projects by his…
Aspen Aerogels, Inc. Awarded $2.75 Million from ARPA-E for Transformational Energy Technology. Aspen Aerogels, Inc. ("Aspen Aerogels") announced that it was awarded $2.75 million in funding from the U.S.
Heliatek has implemented, with its partner Kandil Steel, its first Building integrated Organic Photovoltaic (BIOPV) pilot project in Africa.
It’s been two months since FIT Show 2016 yet exhibitors and visitors alike are still talking about the popular UK window, door and conservatory trade show. 
Cost cutting, it is often said, is difficult in glass production and processing as this sector is characterised by manual processes.
Challenging Glass is an international bi-annual conference that aims at gathering world class designers, engineers, researchers and industry partners to discuss on the latest architectural and structural use of glass in buildings and facades.
Bürkle is developing their machines for the highest flexibility with the shortest process time‚ Let us win the fight for clean an renewable energy’, Juergen Schröer, CEO Buerkle mentioned.
Today marks the opening of the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners in Munich.
Over the last 15 years GPD pub has been organized in heart of Dusseldorf’s Altstadt.  Renowned for being the leading after dinner meeting place, it remains the best for place for glass specialists to meet and network in a relaxed atmosphere.
The Gherkin, the Shard and the Burj Khalifa have all been named as some of the ‘world’s most beautiful buildings’ in a recent report published in The Sunday Times - but that’s not all they have in common.
Glasses can be provided with designs and patterns in different ways. Widely-used are etching or sandblasting methods, with which the glass is frosted and structured. 
The joint project “PVme – organic PhotoVoltaic systems integrated in Manufactured building Elements” started at the beginning of 2016.  Heliatek is part of this project, taking the integration of its organic solar films to the next level.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) celebrated 16 consecutive years of furthering the careers and education of students pursuing a degree related to the building products industry by awarding seven scholarships to children of…
Bendheim is proud to announce its Decorative Glass Rainscreen Systems is a 2016 BUILDINGS Money-Saving Products winner. The prizewinning, budget-smart systems offer the building durable protection against costly moisture damage. 
A measure of the ability of a window or skylight to transmit solar heat. One of the important data for glass low e coating.   The shading coefficient is expressed as a number without units between 0 and 1.