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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 ASTM F2912 - 11 Standard Specification for Glazing and Glazing Systems Subject to Airblast Loadings, was published August 11.
Wrightstyle Limited, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of advanced glass and steel glazing systems, has appointed Jimmy Chiu as Business Development Manager, north of England and Scotland.
Bent and Curved Glass was recently appointed to provide curved acoustic glass performance glazing for the dynamic new GPT Group head office fitout designed by Woods Bagot.
One of the UK’s leading steel glazing companies has warned the government not to make further cuts to infrastructure projects amid signs that the construction sector remains firmly in the grip of a workload gap that the private sector cannot fill.
Light transmittance (Tv) 62 %, solar factor 29 % – a selectivity that is higher than factor 2. These excellent technical values have now become reality with the new solar control glass ipasol ultraselect 62/29 by Interpane (Laufenfoerde, Germany).
GlasWeld in Bend, Ore., announced the appointment of GlasWeld Australia Pty. Ltd. as its exclusive distributor for all GlasWeld products in Australia.
The Australia-based waste management firm JR Richards & Son has opened a new glass reprocessing plant at its Tuncurry Material Recovery Facility in New South Wales (NSW).
Wausau, Wis. -- Eastern Michigan University (EMU) recently remodeled its First-Year Center adding visual interest to its campus, thanks to the angled, copper-colored windows from Wausau Window and Wall Systems.
Demonstrating its continued commitment to energy efficiency, Kolbe unveils window products featuring triple pane glass to meet the new ENERGY STAR® criteria for U.
A glass importing and supply company has been fined $190,000 after a man was crushed to death when large glass sheets weighing more than a tonne fell on him in southwestern Sydney.
Garching, GERMANY and Dublin, CA, USA, December 2, 2010 - SUSS MicroTec, a leading supplier of equipment and process solution for the semiconductor industry and related markets, today announced that it has entered into a joint development and…
A leading international supplier of steel glazing systems has called on the Abu Dhabi Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) to ensure that only glass fire protective systems that have been tested as one compatible unit should be accredited within…
AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.; Head Office: Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuhiko Ishimura) will introduce cutting-edge coating facilities at the Kashima plant (Kamisu-city, Ibaraki prefecture), in addition to the Low-E glass production facilities which…
An iconic new building in Cambridgeshire is underlining how world-class architecture and modern glazing systems can create buildings to breathe new life into areas of dereliction.
Saint-Gobain Glass has announced the launch of the next generation of its hugely popular SGG PLANITHERM TOTAL product, making it easier than ever before to achieve cost-effective band C Window Energy Ratings, and making A ratings a viable. Called…
EnduroShield provides a glass scratch removal service to remove glass scratches, mineral deposits or soap scum build up from glass surfaces.
Leybold Optics, based in Alzenau, Germany, has introduced the “Hot Apollon”, the latest version of its innovative glass coating system.
Glass and glazing trends vary from country to country. In Europe, for example, double-glazed facades are quite common, while in Australia, glass railings and balustrades can be seen on many homes, condos and hotel projects.
Supporting the U.S. Green Building Council LEED(R) Rating System(TM) criteria for recycled content, Wausau Window and Wall Systems now fabricates all of its products using aluminum extrusions exclusively from secondary billet that contain at…
Saint-Gobain Glass Egypt opens the largest and the most modern float glass plant in the Middle East region.
A British company that specialises in designing glazing systems to withstand terrorist attack has put video footage of a successful and groundbreaking test against a lorry bomb on YouTube.
Senior executives of iGlass will feature SPD technology at Form and Function 2010 being held April 22-24 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Sydney, Australia. Form and Function 2010 is considered Australia's premier event for the…
A British glass company that specialises in designing systems designed to withstand terrorist attack has welcomed new advice from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).