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Glassrobots, an experienced Finnish manufacturer of safety glass technology will feature its tempering machines and flat laminating lines for architectural glass as well as bending and laminating technology innovations for automotive glass…
APG Intl. & DORMA have joined forces to strengthen their strategic partnership in the design, fabrication and delivery of sophisticated structural glass applications, which already looks back onto a 15 year history and broad portfolio of…
Guardian’s involvement in project highlights importance of energy-efficient glass in commercial building retrofits Auburn Hills, Mich.
Triple-silver-coated, low-emissivity glass can save a building twice as much in annual energy savings than its double-silver-coated equivalent, according to research by manufacturer PPG Industries.
New product helps building owners cost-effectively retrofit aging commercial buildingsPedricktown, N.
PPG Industries will exhibit samples of a new passive solar, low-emissivity glass at the 2012 International Builders Show in Orlando, Feb. 8-11, along with CLARVISTA® shower glass and a dual-pane, dual-coat insulating glass unit (IGU) that enables…
Company also will display CLARVISTA shower glass, R-5 insulating glass unitPPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) will exhibit samples of a new passive solar, low-emissivity glass at the 2012 International Builders Show in Orlando, Feb. 8-11, along with…
With the eyes of the world turning to London in 2012 for the hosting of the Olympic Games next summer, London based security glazing specialist, Advanced Glass Technology (AGT) is gearing up for a significant boost in orders from businesses within…
In response to customer demand, New Irish Oak Georgian bar and bespoke cruciform fittings have been developed by Thermoseal Group in popular sizes 18x8mm and 25x8mm.
Kolbe expanded its library of 2-D models and 3-D building information modeling (BIM) tools to include Ultra Series Beveled Direct Set windows.
Auburn Hills, Mich., October 5, 2011 – In the proverbial crowded skyline, architects are challenged to create buildings that are both notable and sustainable and meet an even more crowded array of performance conditions.
The Italian company For.El. will be showing a vertical line for the assembly of insulating glass with dimensions up to 6000x3210 mm at the 17th Vitrum Show (26- 29 October 2011 Rho - Milan).
Pilkington K Glass™ S is a high performance, low-emissivity soft coated product which offers excellent thermal insulation when incorporated within an Insulating Glass Unit (IGU).
Sunscreen Window Tinting was recently selected to install its SM Night Vision NV15 solar control films in a three storied glass lift that had minimal ventilation and unbearably hot temperatures during the day.
Guardian Industries announces a new, accredited American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) course, “Principles of Glass Selection for Facades: From Rendering to Reality”.
An updated specification establishing minimum performance requirements for sunrooms has been jointly released by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), the National Patio Enclosure Association (NPEA) and the National Sunroom…
Auburn Hills, Mich. (September 27, 2011) – Glass and related industry attendees voted Guardian “best in show” among large exhibitors at GlassBuild America September 12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Complementary technologies provide dynamic solar heat reduction and superior thermal insulation to maximize energy savings for building ownersPALO ALTO, Calif., Sep 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today Southwall Technologies Inc.
Energy-saving measures such as solar panels and double glazing fail to reduce bills in up to a quarter of homes, an official report has found.
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) and Pleotint, LLC, have agreed to jointly market a commercial window glass system that combines Sunlight Responsive Thermochromic, or SRT(TM), interlayer technology by Pleotint, with SOLARBAN(R) low-emissivity (low-e)…
The centre of Bristol is being reinvented with the largest mixed use development to have been built in the city for twenty years, bringing back into productive life a former brewery site that has lain derelict for ten years.
DANBURY, Conn., September 2, 2011 – Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has entered an agreement with Integrated Automation Systems, Inc. to market the breakthrough OptiGas gas-filling system for insulating glass in windows and doors.
A glass manufacturing company, TechnoGlass Industries limited, has launched a new glass production unit called Insulated Glazing Unit, popularly referred to as I.