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650 meters of GlassFit New Generation Comenza railing systems at the Due towers in The Dominican Republic.
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…
The top boss of a Spanish company which has bought over the former Quinn Glass has pledged to invest over £200m in the Derrylin and Cheshire plants – sending out a strong signal that it’s here to stay.
Onyx Solar participates with its photovoltaic glass solutions in the construction of a sustainable and energy self-sufficient office building located in Gijon (Spain)    “The Autonomous Office” is financed by the European Commission through LIFE…
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…
The Mohamed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco, now has a modern Onyx Solar photovoltaic canopy - The 600m2 photovoltaic canopy, connecting the main university building’s entrance to an adjacent building, provides refreshing shades which is so…
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…
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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.
Kean University’s west entrance welcomes visitors with a bold architectural statement exemplified in the newly completed Green Lane Academic Building on the Union, New Jersey campus.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) is set to release AAMA 103-14a, Procedural Guide for Certification of Window, Door and Skylight Assemblies, on Dec. 1, 2014.  This document has been completely re-written and re-formatted…
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