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  • Economy, green and industry trends focus at GlassWeek, BEC
    February 17, 2009
    Hundreds of glass professionals gathered in Las Vegas Feb. 12 through today to discuss the economy, green opportunities for glass, scrapers and other industry trends as part of GlassWeek and the Building Envelope Contractors Conference, hosted by the Glass Association of North America.

  • Ecobuild focuses on BIM, green technology
    December 12, 2008
    Building Information Modeling was the all-encompassing theme at this year’s Ecobuild & AEC-ST Fall conference at the Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Dec. 8-11.The meeting was held in cooperation with: American Institute of Architects, Building Smart Alliance, Green Mechanical Council, and SCIP or Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice. Co-located conferences...

  • State of solar glass in Germany
    November 26, 2008
    Solar as a trend has so far been mainly in Europe, says Russell J. Ebeid, president, Glass Group, Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills. Mich. “Europeans have always been into use of glass of unique nature; whereas U.S. is more vanilla [in its use of unique glass], not exotic,” he said. “And that’s because the builders in the U.S. don’t pay for exotic.” The U...

  • Investing in solar
    Potential and risks for U.S. glass industry
    November 26, 2008
    The U.S. is starting to wake up as far as solar power is concerned, and much of it is in the south.

  • Decorative glass wows attendees at glasstec
    November 26, 2008
    In addition to solar technology and products, the 20th glasstec was a treasure house of gorgeous and innovative decorative glass. Other than decorative glass booths that looked like pieces of art, stunning decorative glass panels—painted, acid-etched, silk-screened, sandblasted and more--surrounded the glass technology symposium area. The eye-catcher of the show was a bent bridge of cold-...

  • Glasstec wraps up successfully, unscathed by economic crisis

    November 26, 2008
    Despite the abysmal economy in the U.S. and abroad, glasstec ended on a successful note with more than 1,300 exhibitors and more than 55,000 visitors from across the world. The attendance was a slight improvement over last glasstec, according to a Messe Dusseldorf release, Oct. 25. About 58 percent of the visitors were from outside of Germany. France, Italy and the U.S. posted increases in their...

  • PGC symposium highlights sustainability, government relations
    November 26, 2008
    The Protective Glazing Council International, Topeka, Kan., hosted its annual symposium Nov. 11-13 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Va. The theme of the symposium was Protective Glazing in a Green World; Sustainability & Protection.

  • High attendance, innovation at Greenbuild in Boston
    November 20, 2008
    According to early reports, more than 26,000 attendees hit the first day of the 2008 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston, and some exhibitors estimate that total attendance reached more than 28,000. Total attendance reached 22,835 in 2007.

  • PGC symposium highlights market trends, sustainability
    November 13, 2008
    The Protective Glazing Council International, Topeka, Kan., kicked off its annual symposium Nov. 11 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Va. The theme of the symposium is “Protective Glazing in a Green World; Sustainability & Protection.”

  • A strong GlassBuild in a weak economy
    November 6, 2008
    In the face of hard financial news, GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo gave the industry reason to hope business conditions could improve. Many exhibitors and attendees deemed the show Oct. 6-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center a success.Show management reported its verified visitor figure as 8,019 and total registration figure as 9,292. The 2008 show featured 485 exhibitors,...
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