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  • Most innovative hardware product: commercial
    Taper-Loc Dry Glazed Railing System >> C.R. Laurence Co.
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    September 24, 2009
    Los-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...

  • Most innovative curtain wall component
    Shangri-La Buttons >> Garibaldi Glass
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    September 24, 2009
    Garibaldi 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...

  • Most innovative protective glazing product
    NanoPax >> Diamon-Fusion International
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    September 24, 2009
    The 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...

  • Most innovative protective glazing application
    Warren E. Burger Federal Building U.S. Courthouse >> Empirehouse Inc.
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    September 24, 2009
    General 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...

  • Most innovative energy-efficient glass application
    Azure Tower >> Vitro America
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    September 24, 2009
    The 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...

  • 2011 Crystal Achievement Awards
    March 3, 2009
    Glass Magazine is now accepting nominations for the sixth annual Crystal Achievement Awards, and we want to hear about the best products and services the glass industry has to offer.

  • Innovation and Imagination

    Crystal Achievement Award winners recognized for third time
    October 4, 2008
    Glass Magazine's third annual Crystal Achievement Awards produced 29 winners in 21 categories.

  • 20 under 40 Class of 2008
    Year No. 5
    February 1, 2008
    Year No. 5 Winners are intense, ambitious; like Zeppelin, Monty PythonIn its fifth year, Glass Magazine’s 20 Under 40 honors generated a record 105 nominations. The increase from 60 nominees a year ago is a testament to the talent throughout the glass industry. Our winners range in age from 27 to 39, working in 11 states from Connecticut to Hawaii. Four are women.They describe themselves as...

  • 2006 20 under 40: Rising stars
    Young talents shine bright
    February 1, 2006
    To view the PDF of this article, click here (551KB, Adobe Acrobat)It wasn’t easy for the 20-under-40 committee at Glass Magazine to pick 20 representatives out of the 72 nominations. Each sponsor had a fascinating story to tell about his or her nominee—of persistence, courage, ambition and enthusiasm—and each presented a special talent unsurpassed by the others. As a group, the...
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