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The North Carolina Rules Review Commission has rejected the temporary rule, which allowed permit holders to opt-out of using low-e fenestration products in residential construction.
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HS Portal 300 lift and slide hardware is now available from Carl F Groupco. Manufactured by Siegenia, the product is an advanced fitting that supports increasing demand for high specification hardware.
Linetec offers “Antimicrobial Protection for Public Building Applications,” a new white paper. Co-authored by Linetec, The Sherwin-Williams Company and Microban International, Ltd., the paper is available free for download at Linetec.com   The new…
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The use of coated glass has risen significantly in many applications during the last decades. This is why perfect coating and highest glass quality are a must to maintain the competitive edge.  One of the new challenges for coated glass producers is…
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AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) announces that it will enable avoidance of as much as six times the AGC Group’s own annual CO2 emissions in 2020, through its energy-saving and energy-creating…
By Tom Herron - When the summer sun penetrates your windows, temperatures rise and so do utility bills.
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This environmentally-friendly ultrasonic coating system significantly reduces material consumption, depositing much thinner and more uniform layers than pressure spray nozzles.
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Coated flat glass industry has witnessed significant growth in the global market since the last five years.
Gary started at American Glass Research in 1970 after completing his studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
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