Green & Sustainable Building

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Şişecam will introduce its innovative solar glass solutions, Şişecam SolarMax and Şişecam Charger by ML System, to visitors.
HORN was entrusted by Gerresheimer to replace its existing all-electric melting furnace with a new state-of-the-art all-electric furnace at its Momignies manufacturing plant in Belgium.
Hillman Library’s renovation uses Solarban® 72 Starphire® glass by Vitro to bring more daylight, comfort and energy efficiency to the space.
A new Solarban® 72 Starphire® glass skylight is bringing abundant daylight, energy performance and biophilic design to the historic 1891 Terminal Warehouse redevelopment in West Chelsea.
With Glassman Latin America approaching, now is the perfect time to consider why attending Mexico should be your next strategic move.
ChromoGenics presents a webinar on dynamic glass, offering expert insights into integrating smart, sustainable glazing solutions into modern building projects.
The Society of Glass Technology has unveiled a packed conference programme for the milestone 20th Furnace Solutions Conference.
Join us for the first Glass ERA workshop: "The Glass ERA: Carbon Capture Opportunities for the Decarbonisation of the Glass Industry".
Time is running out to secure an in-person or online place at the Next Generation Industry Conference, being staged on Wednesday 18 March 2026 by Glass Futures.
HEGLA’s IG2Pieces system has been nominated for the prestigious Fensterbau Innovation Award, highlighting its contribution to advancing circular solutions in the glass industry.
Japan’s first demonstration project for circular recycling of window glass from home renovation by Sekisui House, Daiei Kankyo and AGC
Joint statement – on the role of high-performance buildings to reduce demand for heating & cooling and enable electrification
On 26 February, Glass for Europe took part in the first meeting of the Whole Life Carbon Forum for Buildings.
On February 25, the European Parliament’s ENVI and IMCO committees voted on the agreement of the new End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation.
Glass Futures has completed its first alternative fuel trials campaign, demonstrating at industrial scale the viability of biofuels, electric melting and hydrogen to accelerate glass sector decarbonisation.
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has updated the Aluminum Material Council (AMC) portion of its site with webpages covering aluminum-focused sustainability.

Articles

Designing glazing for museum daylighting requires balancing art conservation, structural performance, and aesthetics—challenges explored through two sensitive glazing replacement case studies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Highly efficient building-integrated photovoltaics are entering a new phase, combining strong performance with expanded colour and design freedom.
Reducing energy consumption in glass tempering is no longer optional — and new cooling innovations are making it achievable.
A new study explores how smarter structural design and adhesive optimization in glass-metal façades can significantly cut embodied carbon while maintaining performance and integrity.
Laser technology is rapidly reshaping the future of glass processing, offering a level of precision and innovation that traditional methods can’t match.
At Step Change 2025, in connection with Glass Performance Days 2025, eLstar Dynamics wowed us with their smart glass tech that dynamically shifts from ultra-dark (0.1% transparency!) to crystal clear (up to 70%).
Be it for more privacy at the office, discretion during conferences or an aesthetic styling element in architecture – switchable glass transforms transparent surfaces into opaque walls at the touch of a button.
In this eighth episode, we delve into optimizing energy efficiency in Low-E production.
Mikko Rantala on Glastory: Glass tempering is an energy-hungry process, and not just because of the heat.
Renovating energy-inefficient buildings is vital to meeting the EU’s climate goals, and new research from Slovakia highlights how material choices can make or break a project’s environmental impact.
This paper presents experimental and theoretical studies of heat transfer through single- and double-glazed windows with electrical heating of the internal surfaces.
This study explores how different laminated glass configurations and interlayer materials impact blast resistance performance.

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