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Made in the USA since 1935, Wasco is the oldest and largest skylight manufacturer in the industry.  Now with two locations serving the entire country, with its home office in Wells, ME and a new western facility in Reno NV, putting it less than 24…
MASTERGLASS from Saint-Gobain Glass is a contemporary range of six design glasses with geometric patterns for applications that may be subject to the rigours of higher commercial personnel traffic such as hotels and offices, but in which…
A unique new texture that lends a new dimension to cast glass, is responsible for the equally surprising and alluring look of the new design glass SGG MASTER-SOFT from Saint-Gobain Glass.
Heliatek, the Dresden-based German company that produces ultra-light, flexible and less than 1 mm thick Photovoltaic solar films, was on 5 August 2015 awarded as one of the World Economic Forum's "technology pioneers", a selection of…
Two examples of design and construction excellence on display at Vitrum 2015: London’s Shard of Glass (designed by Renzo Piano) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tbilisi, Georgia (designed by Michele De Lucchi).
The École Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO) in Kyoto, Japan, also known as the French School of Asian Studies, is using electronically tintable SageGlass® from Saint-Gobain to control natural light and heat gain in the eco-friendly building while…
Looking back on PEM’s long lasting successful history of re-designing existing glass stirrers, PEM asked the following questions: Which geometries make for the best possible homogenisation result?   Which design achieves this with the least…
The workplace is witnessing a sea change, from the way exteriors are being showcased to the manner in which interiors are being designed.
With a product launch almost every other month for the last year, Saint-Gobain’s Interior Glass range continues to grow and gain momentum.
The Braintree Library is situated at Braintree, a quaint little town in Essex, England. 40 miles from London, the town is best known for its erstwhile influence on the textile industry.
Saint-Gobain, through its Industrial Mortars Activity (Saint-Gobain Weber), has created a joint venture in Ghana with local partners.
EMC has installed a Semi–Automatic Impact tester in the coca-cola laboratories located in Brussels; Coca-cola has improved their former manual system with a EMC's system.
Saint-Gobain is strengthening its presence in Indonesia by increasing its interest from 51% to 100% in PT Cipta Mortar Utama, which specializes in plastering mortars, masonry mortars, tile fixing and facade renders.
Saint-Gobain Glass has given the Planitherm Installer Network its own dedicated Brand Builder, Janet Foster, to support its 800-plus members in making the most of the growing array of resources and materials it offers.
Saint-Gobain has finalized an agreement creating a joint-venture in which it owns 50% of the capital of Lodhia Gypsum Industries based in Arusha, Tanzania, situated on the border with Kenya.
Smart materials are revolutionizing solar thermal collectors. A team of researchers from EPFL has developed a coating that is capable of absorbing heat as well as repelling it.
This is a free online course aimed at architects so they may learn how to design using our photovoltaic glass.
Transparency in its many variations is at the heart of the desire to include glass in interiors and whilst Saint-Gobain’s glass products create a feeling of space they also surpass the unique challenges designers face when extending aesthetics with…
Float Glass Industries will shortly take delivery of a For.El. EM6028 2.8m Automatic Vertical Edge Processing Machine.  Dawn Offland, FGI’s Joint Managing Director, said, “We constantly strive to give our customers the best quality and service in…
Around 30 social housing specifiers and maintenance personnel from across Scotland took the opportunity to boost their glazing knowledge at an exclusive technical seminar arranged by CMS Window Systems in conjunction with GLASSOLUTIONS.
Jean-Christophe Giron, VP of R&D & Product Development at SAGE Electrochromics, was pleasantly surprised when he received the news that he was a finalist for the European Inventors Award.
Dynamic glass, which tints to allow sunlight and heat to be controlled, will soon become an integral part of what it means to create ideal living and working environments.
Scientists at the Universities of Frankfurt / Main and Bonn are intensely concerned with creating appropriate growth conditions for different plants.
The Bank PKO BP is the largest bank in Poland and among the largest in the region, with over 1200 branches, an agency network of almost 2000 outlets and the country’s biggest ATM network of more than 2800 machines.    It is also one of the biggest…
In 2015, Saint-Gobain is celebrating its 350th anniversary. Backed by its experience and its ability to continuously innovate, Saint-Gobain, the world leader in the habitat and construction market, designs, manufactures and distributes high-…