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China's first buildings to feature glass curtain walls will reach the end of their design life in the next few years, prompting experts to call for better maintenance of the structures to prevent accidents.
Following the first eight successful ICCG conferences, the 9th ICCG conference will be organized in Breda in The Netherlands, June 24-28.
New Insulating Glass System Increases Transparency of Exterior WallsOwatonna, MN – Viracon, the nation’s leading single-source architectural glass fabricator, introduces ClearPoint™ - a point-supported insulating glass system that increases the…
Thomas Schlijper posts a stunning photo of the glass staircase at Apple's new Amsterdam retail store in the historic Hirsch building.
Following the first eight successful ICCG meetings, the 9th ICCG conference will be organized in Breda The Netherlands.
AAMA announced the launch of the AAMA Virtual Library (AVL) during its National Fall Conference in Palm Desert, Calif., on Mon., Sept. 26.
Schaumburg, Ill. -- The EPA has announced that it will not be promulgating additional Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements to the Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (LRRP).
At the push of a button, the 20- foot-high wall of glass opened with an electric hum, folding itself flat against the ceiling.
Laurel officials have completed a project that some residents believe has taken away a bit of the city's small-town charm and openness.
As tornado season escalates and increased tornado activity has devastated parts of the Midwest and the South during he past few weeks, the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released a voluntary specification for testing…
Study shows value of IR-reflective coatings on roofs, vertical surfaces of tall buildings PITTSBURGH, March 21, 2011 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) coil and extrusion coatings group has issued a white paper demonstrating the superior energy…
With the work on draping its Churchgate building almost over, WR realises employees inside will swelter in absence of ACs.
Universal Aluminium’s new MU4200 curtain walling system has combined with SFS intec’s VDS canopy attachment system to meet the brief of creating a complementary but architecturally distinctive new access tower for an important Grade II Listed…
Scheuten Glass, a specialist in the development and production of high-quality glassproducts, is supplying not less than 30,000 m of glass in a variety of compositions for the roof-covering of Rotterdam’s Centraal Station.
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Façades with a high share of glass are a particularly hotly discussed topic from the point of view of energy efficiency.
PVB films for solar modules – Façade-integrated photovoltaics or “Building-integrated photovoltaics” (BIPV) making use of thin-film technology facilitate the efficient use of the building envelope, enabling it to generate electricity.
Higher, further, faster: increasingly complex major international construction developments under strong pressure to maintain quality and deadlines while reducing costs are steadily raising the demands on building design and construction technology.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has joined forces with Associated Labs, Inc. (ALI) to offer insulating glass (IG) certification.
BEng Civil & Structural Engineering undergraduate Paul has been investigating the effect of lateral torsional buckling of glass fins.
Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, 828 meters, was inaugurated on Jan 4, 2010. The tower accomplished a world record for the highest installation of aluminium and glass façade, at a height of 512 meters.
Pilkington is the proud winner of two awards at the glittering G09 Awards. Taking place at the home of football, Wembley Stadium, Pilkington were top of the league in the Glass Project of the Year and Health and Safety Initiative of the Year…
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Glass façades specialist Solaglas Contracting has been shortlisted by Contract Journal magazine in its prestigious Construction Industry Awards for the second year running, fending off stiff competition from a host of major competitors across a…
New Delhi After importing a glass curtain wall from China, the private developer of IGI Airport will soon get 42 Chinese workers to install it at the under-construction terminal building, T3.