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The most important sector exhibition will take place in Atlanta between the 16 and 18 of September - Onyx Solar will be exhibiting its photovoltaic glass in the most important exhibition in the glass industry at the booth #2110.
Onyx Solar presented the project “The Autonomous Office” during this congress, which has been financed by the European Commission through the LIFE program.
Robustness, tenacity and elasticity were the properties targeted in the development of the new TROSIFOL EXTRA STRONG PVB film.
Made in the USA since 1935, Wasco is the oldest and largest skylight manufacturer in the industry.  Now with two locations serving the entire country, with its home office in Wells, ME and a new western facility in Reno NV, putting it less than 24…
Everlam, a newly established European company producing Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) interlayers for laminated safety glass, announced the appointment of Jim Howard as vice president of sales in North America.
Everlam announced on 6 August 2015 worldwide expansion plans, revealing the appointment of senior managers in the Americas.
Heliatek, the Dresden-based German company that produces ultra-light, flexible and less than 1 mm thick Photovoltaic solar films, was on 5 August 2015 awarded as one of the World Economic Forum's "technology pioneers", a selection of…
More than 75 of the world’s leading technology suppliers to the hollow glass industry are coming to Mexico.
Two examples of design and construction excellence on display at Vitrum 2015: London’s Shard of Glass (designed by Renzo Piano) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tbilisi, Georgia (designed by Michele De Lucchi).
The new home-center Höffner in Düsseldorf-Neuss is the biggest all over the world. However, it not only stands out through its capacity, but rather impresses by the implementation of the exterior facades, which shine in three different shades of red…
Glaslabor is expanding its service to the supply of films like Sentryglas and EVA interlayer. Customers can order films now directly.   Welded interlayer as SentryGlas are used by major manufacturers worldwide.The welded film can be processed in…
Smart materials are revolutionizing solar thermal collectors. A team of researchers from EPFL has developed a coating that is capable of absorbing heat as well as repelling it.
This is a free online course aimed at architects so they may learn how to design using our photovoltaic glass.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) celebrated 15 consecutive years of furthering the careers and education of students pursuing a degree related to the building products industry by awarding seven AAMA scholarships to…
Last year was good. This year has been the same or better. And more than a few believe the growth will continue for a few years.   That’s the word from the 83 attendees at the annual FeneVision ERP User Conference, which concluded noon Wednesday in…
Record attendance at the annual FeneVision ERP system User Conference included eight representatives from three European companies, enough that FeneVision developer FeneTech will hold a FeneVision User Conference in Europe in 2016.      83 people…
The organiser of the Glassman Latin America conference has made a call for papers. The conference takes place in Guadalajara, Mexico on September 22 and 23 and has the theme ‘Future solutions in the container and hollow glass industries’.
All six winners of the Passivhaus Component Award 2015 used SWISSPACER inside their windows. The awards were presented at the International Passivhaus Conference 2015 on April 17th in Leipzig, Germany.
In addition to the order for the Batch Plant with a capacity of 130 tons/day in 2014, EME Maschinenfabrik Clasen GmbH has won the Bid for the Modernization of the Sodium Silicate Line of the Algerian glass manufacturer, Société Africaine du Verre (…
Tvitec provided almost 3,000 sqm of high quality glass for “La Vela” (the Sail) that wraps up Roman studio Nemesi & Partners’ design; The upper glass skin of the Pavilion of Italy, which will remain after the Expo, is made of laminates and…
Unique technology takes centre stage at Smart Skyscrapers Summit in Dubai     Emirates Insolaire LLC, a pioneer in the development and application of new solar technologies & a joint venture of Dubai Investments PJSC [DI] and SwissINSO Holding…
Conference papers from last week’s Glassman Europe conference in Lyon, France are now available to download for free.
Registration for the upcoming American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) 2015 National Summer Conference is now open.
The new Bursagaz office building will have a unique photovoltaic glazing façade - Bursagaz, one of the most important Turkish gas companies, will have a new headquarter which is aiming to obtain the LEED Gold rating.
We are currently developing a unique project in Denver, Colorado, with the North American constructor GH Phipps.   This pyramidal shaped building, composed of hexagonal photovoltaic glazing in crystalline silicon, has been a new challenge for Onyx…