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Committees call for a binding 40 percent energy efficiency target - Today, the European Parliament’s Environment and Energy committees jointly voted for a draft report calling for a three target approach for the EU’s 2030 climate and energy…
Salt Lake City’s Public Safety Building sets a new standard in creating a functional, energy efficient government structure in stunning Modern architecture. It is the first public safety building in the nation to be designed as a net-zero energy…
Permasteelisa Group, worldwide leading Contractor in engineering, project management, manufacturing and installation of architectural envelopes and interior systems, has completed the façades of the new “Vertical City” in Rotterdam.
Onyx Solar’s first project in Turkey will be an innovative façade composed of the most revolutionary photovoltaic materials existing on the market    The Prestigious Yasar University in Turkey will have a cutting-edge façade designed and developed…
P²-Coating inspection: saving annual resources of hundreds of thousand Euros   Coating transforms glass into an all-purpose material, used for example to grace the facades of large buildings.
The technician team of the Klaes 3D software for the facade has finished successfully the training and the interfaces into Elumatec SBZ 151 and many other Elumatec machines for the aluminum by Alu Nasa Qatar last week.
Stewart Engineers is launching its newly developed next generation pyrolytic Low E coating, Low E Pro.
September 16 is the second anniversary of the Window Film and Coated Glass Committee. On this memorable day, the committee which is under China Architectural and Industrial Glass Association held a Standing Committee meeting in Beijing, attended by…
As part of the largest and most diversified packaging group in South Africa, Nampak Glass has become the first company in South Africa to be recommended by SGS South Africa for ISO 50001: 2011 certification.
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During the 2013 International Greenbuild Conference, Wausau Window and Wall Systems will debut its new INvent.
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Eclipsall announced today its first building-integrated PV (BIPV) installation in Mississauga Ontario consisting of a custom designed BIPV canopy and BIPV tower.
Guardian’s ClimaGuard range is set to take a firm footing in the commercial market, with the launch of ClimaGuard A 1.0.
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Air infiltration savings added to energy savings for more accurate comparisons in replacement window projects.
The Aluminum Material Council (AMC) of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released a new white paper on aluminum’s sustainability, strength and efficiency entitled, "Aluminum: The Total Solution for Sustainable,…
Highly insulating fenestration technologies could reduce energy by 18 percent    Karma Sawyer, technology manager and physical scientist in the Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office’s (BTO) Emerging Technologies Program, delivered a…
Implementation date extended to January 2015; Window and skylight criteria adjusted     Doug Anderson, manager of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® program, provided insight into the rationale the EPA used in developing…
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