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Guardian Glass and Webasto Luxembourg announce they have entered an agreement for Guardian to supply a new coated glass solution from the Guardian SilverGuard™ product family for Webasto panoramic sunroofs.
Join Architecture Today's online panel discussion in June featuring experts from Arup, Eckersley O’Callaghan, WSP, Kuraray, Building Sciences, and Alpha Consulting.
The collaboration with India's leading façade fabricator sets a global precedent to support carbon neutral silicone sealants for building façades
BGT reference project - VoltAir, Berlin: weightless rooms for new work visions.
Watch the AT online panel discussion, in partnership with Kuraray, on avoiding risk when specifying structural glass.
The 151st global edition of the Zak World of Façades conference was held on 5th June 2024, at The Hall, Zurich.
This event, brought to you by Architecture Today and Kuraray, will delve into the critical aspects of ensuring safety in architectural projects by avoiding counterfeit materials. Secure your spot for live sessions on June 25 or June 27.
Royal Jaarbeurs has announced a new biennial trade event in spring 2025 for the European facade industry: Future Facade.
At the centre of this project is the use of OKALUX's innovative KAPILUX W glass.
Norea Capital becomes a shareholder of Stekar, a Quebec-based leader in architectural systems made of glass, aluminium, or mixed materials for building facades.
The expansion will strengthen SAS' capability, while enabling Dow to provide an expanded portfolio of organic, hybrid and silicone sealants for insulating glass manufacturing
Join Folienwerk Wolfen GmbH at glasstec this year! Visit us at booth 11G24.
As Penn State’s first ground-up building in downtown State College, Pa., the new LEED® Gold-targeting Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub, formerly known as the James Building, maximizes daylighting with precisely sized openings and a ground-floor curtainwall system.
Together on the road to success
Enhancing stadium experience with innovative motorized windows
Guardian Glass North America honored the glaziers and fabricators of seven commercial projects at its 7th annual Commercial Project Awards event March 4 in Nashville.
Articles
This paper presents the findings of the evaluation of an epoxy adhesive for structural glass to steel continuous bonds.
Structural glazing joints in glass construction are subject to dynamic earthquake loads in certain regions.
The study is based on an extensive experimental campaign and an associated parametric study to test alternative designs under both quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions.
This work investigates the numerical modeling of two different UV-curing acrylate adhesives in terms of the bulk material and in the application as point fixing.
This paper describes the design concept and research process of NEERO-Façade, including the development of an integrated façade fixing and the slim substructure design.
This study delves into the influences of the glazing solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), the glazing heat transfer coefficient (U-value), and PCM thickness on the energy performance of buildings.
The redeveloped CME Center lobby is defined by a striking, wavelike 24’ tall glass façade.
The approaches proposed by planners and architects for adapting to climate change will be discussed at glasstec 2024 (22-25 October, Düsseldorf) at its Architecture Forum.
The present study investigates the loadbearing capacity of additive manufactured components composed of glass.
This paper delves into the potential of two UV-curing acrylate adhesives, scrutinizing their material behavior through meticulous uniaxial tension tests and dynamic mechanical-thermal analysis.
The report reflects the close cooperation between architecture, structure engineering and façade development and shows how resources can be saved with cross-disciplinary solution concepts.
The current paper compares experimental results obtained at different scales (from TAjoints to large scale 914mm by 1524mm) with the predictions of the analytical equations and FEA.
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