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October 10, 2008
GlassBuild America concluded at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Show management reported its verified visitor figure for Las Vegas as 8,019.
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October 8, 2008
Topeka, Kan.-based Bath Enclosure Manufacturers Association's proposed voluntary standard for the manufacture and installation of bath enclosures was submitted this past week to ASTM Subcommittee C14.08 on Flat Glass for adoption.Ron Biberdorf, marketing manager for Craftsman Fabricated Glass, Houston, and member of BEMA’s Standards Committee, shared the news during the association’s...
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October 6, 2008
North America’s largest glass and fenestration trade show had its final day at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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October 4, 2008
Las Vegas seems to be like a second home to the glass industry. In 2008, Glass Week and the Building Envelope Contractors Conference went back to back there. It will happen again in 2009. The Glass Fabrication & Glazing Education Conference also met in Vegas this past spring. And GlassBuild America sets up shop in Sin City every other year, including this year.So, what do you do in Vegas when...
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Sin City to host sixth annual show
September 12, 2008
GlassBuild America, the Glass, Window & Door Expo will be back at the Las Vegas Convention Center Oct. 6-8.
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What to do when not at the show
September 1, 2007
If you were hoping to catch a sporting event while in Atlanta for GlassBuild, the schedule did not work in your favor.If you arrive early, the Braves are home Sept. 8-9 against the Washington Nationals. The Falcons are on the road the first two Sundays of the NFL season. Even if you can’t catch a ballgame, the attractions listed below are open for visitors.Atlantic StationThis...
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International trade fair focuses on green architecture
December 1, 2006
Box scoresOct. 24-28 at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Center in GermanyAttendees: 54,000Attendees at Glasstec 2004: 53,752Visitors’ places of origin: 40 percent, Germany; 60 percent, from 84 countries ranging from Argentina to South AfricaAttending company executives: 37,800 Exhibiting companies: 1,300Countries represented by exhibitors: 46Majority of international exhibitors by country:...
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October 1, 2006
Box ScoresRegistrants: 10,000 glass, window, and door industry professionals Visitors’ places of origin: All 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and 59 other countries International registrants: 1,672 Annual sales volume of attendees’ companies: 41 percent—less than $5 million 29 percent—$5 million to $25 million 10 percent—$25...
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September 26, 2006
Codes requiring lower U values push manufacturers of aluminum windows and other fenestration products to look at alternative thermal break products...
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September 26, 2006
GlassBuild America hosts updated, improved versions of machines and equipment Most machines displayed at GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo in Las Vegas had one common trait: ease. Manufacturers have improved their machines for easier operation, maintenance and integration into fabrication lines...