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  • In the face of uncertainty, ‘take risks,’ says economist at GlassBuild America
    October 31, 2011
    While total new construction is down compared to 2010, Dietrich predicts the sector is growing and will end 2012 above 2011 levels.  Source: Institute for Trend Research. The United States economy is emerging, albeit slowly, from the Great Recession, and the construction industry is starting to experience sluggish growth. Glass companies looking to take advantage of the market need...

  • Closer look: Companies begin to feel the effects of health care reform
    Executives discuss the positives and the negatives
    April 22, 2011
    U.S. companies, big and small, are starting to feel the effects of health care reform. 

  • Closer look: DOC imposes countervailing, anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminum extrusions
    ITC to follow with its ruling on or before May 12
    April 4, 2011
    Editor’s note: This article is compiled from releases posted on the Aluminum Extruders Council Web site, www.aec.org; local news reports; and independent sources. Look for additional articles on the subject in Glass Magazine and on GlassMagazine.com as the story develops further.On March 29, the Department of Commerce imposed countervailing duties of 8.02 percent and 374.15 percent on aluminum...

  • Closer look: China’s cap on rare earth exports hits North American glass industry
    Glazing professionals discuss effects of higher prices, short supply
    February 28, 2011
    A short supply of cerium oxide is beginning to alarm members of the glass and glazing industry. The oxide, one of the 17 elements that compose rare earth minerals, is the most efficient polishing material for glass, says Sandrine Douilhet, director of communications, Innovative Materials Sector, Saint-Gobain, France. Float glass manufacturers also use cerium oxide as a raw material in the glass...

  • Closer look: More construction to incorporate triple glazing
    Change in codes and standards to spur increased specification
    December 17, 2010
    Experts say more triple glazing will be used in construction, given the recent code changes in the national, state and local levels, and the Department of Energy’s continued push toward R-5 windows. DOE launched its Highly-Insulating R-5 Windows and Low-e Storm Windows Volume Purchase Program in May 2010, as part of a multi-year integrated strategy to transform the market for high efficiency...

  • Closer look: Who should install solar panels?
    Glaziers, solar integrators or electricians? Industry members discuss
    August 20, 2010
    As the solar market takes off and the BIPV market gains traction, solar panel installation opens up a big business opportunity for glass and glazing professionals. 

  • Closer look: Kawneer’s move into fire-rated steel reflects demand for aluminum alternatives
    What this shift means for glass and glazing contractors
    July 16, 2010
    Back in March, Kawneer, Norcross, Ga., entered into a strategic partnership with Forster Profile Systems, a Swiss manufacturer of steel and stainless steel framing systems for fire-rated and non-rated applications. The move marked Kawneer’s entry into the steel fire-rated market, reflecting increased demand for alternatives to traditional aluminum framing.“We have seen an increase in architects...

  • Closer look: Nonresidential construction to hit a low in the third quarter of this year
    The climb out of this recessionary trough will be mild and extend through 2011
    May 21, 2010
    Jeff Dietrich, senior analyst, Institute for Trend Research , Concord, N.H., will make a presentation on the economy at the Glazing Executives Forum at GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, Sept. 14-16, Las Vegas. Sahely Mukerji, senior editor, Glass Magazine, spoke to Dietrich about his presentation and the current trends in the economy.

  • Closer look: Working with warranties
    How to handle more complex, demanding language in contract documents
    April 28, 2010
    Marketing efforts of building product manufacturers have evolved and lengthened warranties

  • Closer look: ASHRAE 189.1 to spur use of more high-performance products
    New green building standard will require triple glazing in northern climate zones
    March 25, 2010
    After a three-year development process, in February, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Atlanta, approved and published ASHRAE 189.1, the first code-enforceable green building standard in the nation.The new standard covers all commercial buildings, as well as residential buildings four stories and higher. “It is not intended to be the minimum...
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  • The good, the bad, the suspect
    In April 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission instituted antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusion products from China, following a Department of Commerce investigation that determined 29 Chinese companies dumped some $500 million worth of extruded aluminum products into the U.S. market last year. According to the DOC, the Chinese exported their aluminum extrusions to...
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    Price hikesIn letters sent to customers this summer, glass and metal suppliers alike pointed to increasing raw material, fuel and operating costs as the reasons behind the price increases that took effect this June. (Visit GlassMagazine.com to see which suppliers raised prices and by how much.) Several industry representatives say prices have been deflated for years, and the increases were...