Latest Articles in Commercial Glass
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Solarban 70XL insulating glass unit, JE Berkowitz LP
September 25, 2009Fabricator JE Berkowitz’s Solarban 70XL IG unit is an energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable option for achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, says Rebecca Ingram, marketing coordinator for the Pedricktown, N.J., company.From PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Solarban 70XL is a microscopically thin, magnetic sputter vacuum deposition, or MSVD, coating that... -
GlassJet >> DipTech
September 24, 2009Israel’s DipTech made digital printing on glass affordable with the development of GlassJet, a digital printer that uses proprietary inks for small-to-medium print runs to let designers and architects create the previously impossible. Its file preparation system uses digitally processed images provided by the designer from a wide variety of file types (TIF, EPS, PDF, JPG). The digital-file... -
Traco manufacturing plant
September 24, 2009Traco’s production facility in Cranberry Township, Pa., has a 1-million-square-foot footprint and houses an advanced vertically integrated process for manufacturing architectural windows and doors. Manufacturing is divided into three processes: glass processing, aluminum extrusion and final assembly. The facility has three aluminum extrusion presses; an anodizing and paint line that offers... -
Thermique Towel Warmer >> Thermique Technologies
September 24, 2009With its patented heated glass design, the Thermique Towel Warmer is both decorative and practical. Instead of a metal bar, it features heated glass covered with a transparent metallic coating that warms the towel. When the power is turned on, an electrical current travels across the coating; electrical resistance results in heat energy, which radiates from the glass. The electrical resistance is... -
Taper-Loc Dry Glazed Railing System >> C.R. Laurence Co.
September 24, 2009Los-Angeles-based C.R. Laurence Co.’s horizontal Taper-Loc Dry Glazed Railing System for laminated and monolithic tempered glass applications is a critical addition to the company’s line of patented dry glazed products for heavy glass balustrade glass railing and windscreen systems.Designed for both residential and commercial applications, the system reduces installation time by more... -
Shangri-La Buttons >> Garibaldi Glass
September 24, 2009Garibaldi Glass, Burnaby, B.C., developed and manufactured a unique glass solution for Vancouver’s tallest building, the Shangri-La, a 62-story glass monument in the heart of downtown. The Garibaldi Glass team faced two design challenges: to develop an aesthetic solution to cover unsightly exhaust fans that vented from each unit and to soften the overwhelming magnitude of each of the... -
NanoPax >> Diamon-Fusion International
September 24, 2009The NanoPax product series delivers DFI coatings through hand-applied pre-portioned towelettes that are designed to cover approximately 14 square feet (1.3 square meters), about the size of a standard automobile windshield, without any special machinery or equipment. The cost-effective product is capable of treating surfaces virtually anywhere, anytime, with just a fraction of the time and effort... -
Warren E. Burger Federal Building U.S. Courthouse >> Empirehouse Inc.
September 24, 2009General contractor Ryan Cos., Minneapolis, selected Empirehouse Inc., Mounds View, Minn., to provide the glass and glazing package at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building U.S. Courthouse, a GSA “design build” project, in St. Paul, Minn.Custom fritted glass was attached to the security station walls and office, which was designed with stainless steel posts and steel plates anchored to... -
Azure Tower >> Vitro America
September 24, 2009The Azure Tower, Dallas, features 143,000 square feet of 1-inch (24 millimeter) EnergyGlaze insulating glass fabricated by Vitro America’s Dallas facility. The outboard lite is 6-mm Guardian Neutral Plus 61 low-E and the inboard is 6-mm Clear. The 31-story luxury condominium tower has a Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating from the U.S. Green Building Council and a Best... -
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Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline. Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...
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Building on the success of the Top Glass Fabricators rankings introduced last year, Glass Magazine is expanding its coverage to include the Top Metal Companies, featuring the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products in the United States and Canada. The Top Metal Companies include those that manufacture, fabricate and sell curtain wall, storefront and entrance, commercial interior...
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In an effort to spotlight the people who make the Glass Magazine Award-winning products and projects possible, this year’s program included people-centric categories, for which the industry submitted their picks for best installer, production supervisor, project manager and sales rep.After narrowing down the nominations to three finalists in each category, the Glass Magazine editors asked the...
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