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The ITC Centre at Gurgaon, India, spanning an area of 1, 70,000 sq.ft. Has the unique distinction of being the World’s largest LEED Platinum Certified Building, courtesy its status of a green office.
A new police headquarters in Madrid is the latest architectural landmark in the city. With its transparent design created from extensive use of Technal’s GEODE-MX curtain walling system, the building aims to change the relationship between this…
As you may have already heard, on Monday 1st July 2013 the United Kingdom is joining with the rest of Europe to introduce the Construction Products Regulation (CPR).
The newly completed 62 Buckingham Gate building, hailed by Land Securities as the jewel of its extensive transformation of London’s Victoria district, owes its striking glazed facade to Saint-Gobain Glass.
Birmingham-based Royale Windows fabricates and installs PVC-U windows, doors and conservatories. The family-run company has been established for 33 years and says its success is down to providing the best quality products.
More and more Planitherm installers are discovering the benefits of learning online with the Saint-Gobain Glass training module that is designed to ensure individuals fully understand energy efficient glass and how windows installed with Planitherm…
In the protection of plants and buildings in the public, military or institutional area like embassies, government buildings or prisons, composite safety glasses are used which are shatterproof and impede bullets.
Electricity consumption, as we all know, is largely in one of two sectors – domestic or commercial.
Saint-Gobain's Planilaque Evolution series of coloured glass has been redefining interior spaces ever since their launch.
Research and development by GLASSOLUTIONS SAINT-GOBAIN could unlock access to Green Deal and ECO funding and provide a much needed boost to the windows sector.
Classrooms in educational institutions require an ambience that is created by glazing for natural lighting.
The wide range of modern functional glazing now available has opened up remarkable scope for creative design in today’s architecture.
Creating an ambience that combines aesthetic appeal with a soothing environ, the glass from Saint-Gobain has helped transform the new Chennai International terminal into a haven for travellers.
Open Day event on Expanded Metal Mesh for Architects (facade cladding, ceilings, design)- 05 June 2013- Cookham(Maidenhead), London area. Organised by Longhigroup, European leader manufacturer of expanded metal mesh.
An auction is set to be held for the equipment belonging to a bust Wigan company. Family firm HW Glass went into administration last month with more than 50 staff losing their jobs.
The Infosys Campus in Mysore is an architectural marvel with a unique glazing solution. This world’s largest training campus is nearly 12-storey high with a built-up area of 43,855 sqft.
Saint-Gobain received the “European Cleantech Corporation of the Year” award at the 9th European Cleantech Forum in Bilbao (Spain), organized by Cleantech Group, a global network that brings together investors, start-ups and industrial groups in the…
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Saint-Gobain Glass has extended a range of diverse glazing solutions for the Plaza Carso at Mexico. This complex in Mexico City comprises residential, office and hotel buildings, each warranting a different glass solution.
Saint-Gobain introduces a mobile application 'Interior Glass' that throws up a world of creative possibilities in interior designing.
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