Latest Articles in Commercial Glass
-
Answers to top questions about protective glazingApril 30, 2013Blast & Ballistic FAQsQ: Are codes for security glazing in educational facilities changing in the wake of recent events?“With the tragic events that took place over the past years, there are many local and state jurisdictions currently looking into providing enhanced protection for schools of all levels, as well as other public buildings. Recently, Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. Susan Collins...
-
An architect’s guide to protective glazingApril 30, 2013Glass & Metals 401:Security and Fire-rated Glass FAQErrors to AvoidSecure SolutionsArchitectural Applications With security concerns on the rise in light of recent tragic events, the project scope for protective glazing is changing. What was once thought to be a specialty product reserved for high-risk buildings is increasingly finding its way into other nonresidential...
-
These common misconceptions can derail any succession strategyApril 30, 2013As a business owner, a good exit plan is crucial to profitably transferring ownership of your company. Yet, during conversations with hundreds of successful business owners, I have discovered some common misconceptions surround the exit process.Myth #1: “I will just sell my business and retire.”Fewer than 20 percent of businesses for sale actually sell, according to a study by the American...
-
*From March 12, 2013, to press time, April 10, 2013.April 29, 2013Connecticut man dies after accident at Insulpane An employee of Insulpane of Connecticut and Orchard Glass Distributors in Hamden, Conn., was killed after 10 to 12 large glass lites fell from a storage rack, landing on the worker, according to NBCConnecticut online. Officials from Insulpane parent company Consolidated Glass Holdings Inc., confirmed a fatal accident occurred at the facility. In a...
-
April 1, 2013The basics: LECOM Dental School, a 100,000-square-foot two-story dental school and patient clinic in Bradenton, Fla., features striking bright blue glass surrounding the exterior. The new curtainwall construction was on a tight, three-month timeline with difficult design pressures and mullion spans from the architects. By using prefabricated glass systems, Key Glass LLC finished the glass and... -
*From Jan. 17, 2013, to press time, March 11, 2013March 28, 2013Viracon temporarily closing St. George plant in response to market conditionsViracon announced that it will temporarily close its St. George, Utah, facility, for approximately two years beginning in mid-April. The plant closing will impact 222 employees. The temporary closure will better align overall capacity with the demand expected over the next two years, which can be served from Viracon’s...
-
Would you hire this job applicant?March 26, 2013
-
March 25, 2013Architects are talking about buildings looking old before their time. Building owners are talking about renovation versus replacement. And the time is right for contract glaziers to talk about glass protection and restoration.Surface-protection products capable of restoring the original appearance of “problem glass” or protecting new glass against future degradation offer contract glaziers profit...
-
What You Need to KnowMarch 25, 2013The Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare, requires reporting of the aggregate cost of applicable employersponsored coverage on an employee’s W-2 Wage and Tax Statement. According to Internal Revenue Service Notice 2010-69, reporting was optional for all employers in 2011 and for employers issuing less than 250 W-2 forms in 2012.However, reporting will be required on the W-2 form...
-
March 25, 2013Unfortunately, there are a few contract glaziers in every market that don’t follow the rules. In an effort to cut costs, they might install improper product, or underpay their employees. And with so many building owners focused on the bottom line, these companies sometimes win the job over their honest, quality, possibly higher-priced competitors. Apparently, this is also true in the fabrication...
What's Hot
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
©2013 National Glass Association. All Rights Reserved. Powered by Digital Loom.