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PPG Industries today announced the appointment of Michael H. McGarry, currently chief operating officer, to president and chief operating officer, effective March 1.
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…
Glass industry veteran Sultage shifts focus to mid-Atlantic region – PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) flat glass business has named Stephen Cohen as national architectural manager, northeast region, and George Sultage as national architectural manager,…
The newest addition to Vitrum’s collection of neutral tinted glasses, PPG Optigray glass, delivers advanced solar performance and better U-Values when combined with Solarban solar control low-e glass. Optigray Glass subtly lowers visible light,…
DURANAR GR, CORAFLON GR coatings, SOLARBAN z75 glass selected by panel – Three products introduced by PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) in 2014 were chosen among the best new products of the year in an annual competition held by Architectural Record…
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…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that it has submitted an offer to acquire a majority interest in the aerospace and automotive sealants businesses of Le Joint Français (LJF).
Tutorial describes procedures for designing glass to resist wind and snow loads – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has posted a new video about specifying glass to accommodate wind and snow loads to the PPG Glass Education Center, a comprehensive website…
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…
DURANAR coatings and STARPHIRE glass selected in survey of readers - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has won two Readers Choice Awards from USGlass magazine for DURANAR® coatings and STARPHIRE® ultra-clear glass.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that David B. Navikas, senior vice president, strategic planning and corporate development, will retire effective March 1.
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.
Tutorial explains how to specify glass to reduce heat-related cracking and fissures - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has posted a new video about specifying glass to prevent thermal stress breakage in the PPG Glass Education Center, a comprehensive…
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.
Signature brand marks half-century as trailblazer in energy-efficient glass - With its gothic spires and subtly reflective glass façade, PPG Place has been a signature monument on the Pittsburgh skyline since it was erected in 1984.
SOLARBAN glass by PPG, trailblazer for energy-efficient glass, marks 50th anniversary - Citigroup Center and KPMG Tower, two landmark skyscrapers that have been fixtures on the Los Angeles skyline for more than 30 years, are part of an online…
Glass panels etched with soldier photographs and quotations - STARPHIRE(R) ultra-clear glass by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) is integral to one of the country’s newest landmarks, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.
Low-emissivity glass (low-E glass) is a type of energy-saving glass with low rate of thermal radiation, high heat-resistance performance, good light- and thermal-control abilities, mainly used in building, electronics, automobile and other fields.
Companies to jointly promote self-tinting and low-emissivity glass - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) and Pleotint, LLC, have renewed their agreement to jointly market a commercial window glass system that combines self-tinting SUNTUITIVE® glass by…
Fuyao Glass Group provided further details Tuesday for the remodeling of its facility near Mount Zion by selecting a general contractor for the project. It has retained Henry F.
The SOLARBAN(R) glass brand debuted 50 years ago, and for the past four decades, the PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) product has been selected for application on many prominent buildings that define the Dallas skyline.
Sophisticated low-e glasses block heat, transmit daylight to help buildings save energy - Two prominent Oklahoma City landmarks, constructed more than 20 years apart and both featuring SOLARBAN® glass by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), are part of a…
Industry-leading collection of glasses celebrates 50 years of environmental, design advances - Two buildings in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada, constructed 34 years and less than a mile apart have two things in common: a legacy of environmental…