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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) announces that its Manufactured Housing Fenestration Certification Program has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065-2005.
Eurolamex® S Phon makes rooms with especially high noise protection possible. Are concentrated office work and undisturbed meetings possible in the middle of a scrapyard?   Schlicht Lamprecht Architekten created a rust red oasis surrounded by the…
Our West Midlands manufacturing firm, Howells Patent Glazing, are pleased to announce our collaboration with Pilkington United Kingdom Limited to offer their new solar control product, Pilkington Suncool™ One 60/40 to our customers!
An innovative rack for insulating glass fabrication that significantly improves productivity and quality while reducing the possibility of damage has been awarded US patent protection, Integrated Automation Systems (IAS) announced today.
Northern’s experience in creating fenestration that can help breathe new life into old buildings made it a natural choice for New York University’s new global center for science, technology & education.  370 Jay Street in Brooklyn, NY is…
The Glass Material Council heard from several task groups and committees during the AAMA Summer Conference. Updates were given about a task group on the effects of edge pressure and about the workings of IGMA.
Northern Architectural Systems has been tapped to provide the feature curtain wall at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s new state-of-the-art laboratory medicine facility at 327 East 64th St. in New York City.
It’s been highly anticipated, and it didn’t disappoint. The Hudson Yards project, the largest private development project in New York City’s history, has recently made the first step towards completion with the opening of its first building, 10…
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Toughened safety glass can play an obvious role in financial institutions, hospitals, prisons, cash businesses and other commercial properties where security is a primary concern.  However, toughened glass is also becoming a much more prominent…
Now available for viewing in PPG Glass Education Center - PPG (NYSE: PPG) has posted a new video to the online PPG Glass Education Center explaining the science behind and benefits associated with bird-safe glass.
We get to work on some pretty interesting homes in the counties surrounding our Downtown Los Angeles location.  This time, my project took place in a property that was a tri-level condo situated in Venice Beach, near the distinctive landmark of the…
Leading glass manufacturer, processor and distributor GLASSOLUTIONS is celebrating the successful expansion of its new e-commerce app, MyGlassolutions, to an increasing number of locations across the country.
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG group, has manufactured more than a quarter of a million insulating glass units (IGUs) for JELD-WEN, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of timber windows, doors and stairs, since it first started…
The professional glass company Vitralux Luxemburg, led by the 5th generation of family Bradtke, has recently celebrated its 150th anniversary.
Bespoke laminated coloured glass from Romag is playing a different tune as the eye-catching centrepiece of a new musically-inspired sculpture by one of London’s leading conceptual artists.
The first batches of POLFLAM® fire-resistant glass were produced in 2005. Today, more than ten years later, the then mounted POLFLAM glass is the company’s best reference, as it has successfully passed the most reliable of all tests – the test in…
For some, Madison Avenue means big advertising. Madison Avenue is still the home to many large advertising agencies that have shaped the messaging for iconic consumer brands since the 1920s. 
Since 1988, Cardinal IG Company has been gas filling their IG units. Gas filling, and more particularly argon gas filling, is used to lower the U-Factor of the IG unit.  Initial Argon Fill LevelIt is well understood that insulating glass units…
The Insulating Glass Certification Council, sponsor of the IGCC/IGMA certification program, North America's leading IG certification and quality assurance organization, is currently testing a pilot program that would enable IG manufacturers to…
The balcony of the spectacular Messner Mountain Museum in Brunico offers visitors an impressive view of the South Tyrolean mountain landscape - and does so with no limits to the view: the glass railing consists of the bowed laminated safety glass…
A major project to transform the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics media centre into a creative hub is nearing completion, with fire-resistant glazed atriums supplied by Devizes-based Wrightstyle, utilising specialist glass from Pyroguard.
POLFLAM’s innovative technology for production of fire-resistant glass has, in no time, won the company a considerable market share in Poland.  The company’s target for growth is to expand onto foreign markets.
Easy-to-use product absorbs moisture from insulating glass air space now made in the USA. Quanex Building Products has recently introduced the Edgetherm® 3400 Desiccated Matrix, an easy-to-use hot-applied desiccant matrix which will now be…
One thing is for sure, Pretty Beach on the NSW central coast truly deserves its name. A mere 90 kms north of Sydney, it boasts dramatic ocean views and some of the finest natural surroundings that can be found in Australia.