Latest Articles in Commercial Glass

  • What could an extension of the LRRP program to commercial buildings mean for contract glaziers?
    Gil DiMaio shares his insight
    February 7, 2011
    Last April, the Environmental Protection Agency enacted the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule requiring contractors that perform renovations and repairs—including window replacements— to pre-1978 homes, childcare facilities and schools be conducted using lead-safe work practices. Now, the EPA is looking to extend the LRRP program to public and commercial buildings as well.Gil DiMaio,...

  • Power of perception
    Industry fights incorrect assumption that less glass is more effectual in energy-efficient building design
    December 7, 2010
    The green building movement presents an incredible opportunity for the glass industry, but only if code bodies recognize the energy-saving potential of glazing. 

  • An important victory
    December 6, 2010
    Over the past five years, green building has grown to represent 35 percent of all new nonresidential building construction, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, New York. By 2015, that number is expected to increase to 48 percent, with the green building market valued at $145 billion, MHC officials predict. That's a big number, especially in a construction market hit hard by the recent...

  • CMA arrives
    An explanation of this new rating and certification tool for the commercial fenestration industry
    April 30, 2010
    Earlier this year, the National Fenestration Rating Council, Greenbelt, Md., launched its Component Modeling Approach program for rating and certifying nonresidential fenestration products. It is a new approach, based on pre-approved frame, glazing and spacer components. The CMA Product Certification Program is based on the existing NFRC 100/200 standards, and it is a more efficient method for...

  • Special inspection
    Third-party inspections for building envelopes
    April 15, 2009
    In many parts of the country, development of commercial projects remains strong. However, while the climate is good for business, it also can strain certain aspects of the development for developers, architect and general contractors. If you haven’t encountered a special inspector yet, or haven’t heard the term, chances are you will soon.

  • What architects want
    March 23, 2009
    Architects, a demanding bunch, push for performance, innovative design and aesthetics. Read about the trends in larger lite sizes, custom curtain wall, green glazing, aluminum panels, steel curtain wall and energy rating education in articles authored by representatives from leading companies in the industry.

  • Skylight fall protection: More than just the manufacturer’s responsibility
    February 19, 2009
    Daylighting has been proven to help students’ test scores, patients’ recovery time, retailers’ sales, and workers’ and manufacturers’ productivity, in addition to providing other benefits. However, disturbing accounts of individuals falling through roof openings, typically reported as skylights, have increased the urgency in developing fall protection standards and...

  • Fire-rated codes update
    Glazing faces road blocks in 2007-2008 cycle
    February 1, 2009
    The 2007-2008 code development cycle was one of the busiest, and certainly one of the strangest, I’ve ever experienced.

  • Antiterrorism: Blast-resistant glazing systems and the moving target
    December 4, 2008
    The environment of rapidly evolving antiterrorism codes has left estimators and manufacturers in a whirlwind of confusion asking themselves, “Why do blast resistant requirements seem to be a moving target?”

  • Q&A: Jim Benney
    October 4, 2008
    Sahely Mukerji, managing editor and news editor, Glass Magazine, talks to the executive director of the National Fenestration Rating Council, Greenbelt, Md.
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