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New green building standard will require triple glazing in northern climate zonesMarch 25, 2010After 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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February 18, 2010In February, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission imposed new certification and labeling requirements applicable to architectural glazing materials installed in hazardous locations under the jurisdiction of CPSC. The rules require, for the first time, manufacturer certifications of compliance with CPSC 16 CFR 1201, the federal safety standard for architectural glazing materials, to include...
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Retrofits and upgrades to high-performance glazing will be the major share of the marketJanuary 6, 2010
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Experts at Outlook 2010 say economy is on the mend, but recovery will be slow, difficultNovember 19, 2009
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August 26, 2009President Obama’s proposed health care legislation--that the House passed in July--has sparked much debate. Business owners, in particular, have been questioning the plan’s pros and cons, trying to figure how it’s going to affect their trade. While the plan proposes exemptions for businesses with payrolls below $250,000, some have labeled it as a “government takeover of...
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What the industry can do to cope with GHG regulationsJuly 10, 2009Second in a two-part series. See Page 8 of the July/August issue for the first part.On June 26, the House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a bill to cut carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by 17 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050, according to a July 9 article in The Washington Post. The leading Senate committee responsible for developing the climate change legislation...
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Experts share opinions, discuss concerns, fearsJune 17, 2009
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Proposed legislation of the Employee Free Choice Act faces stiff opposition among glass and glazing shop ownersJune 1, 2009The news media has been abuzz with the Employee Free Choice Act, aka, the card check bill, the last few months. As of mid-April, the legislation--that would make it easier for unions to organize workers--lacks the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate. Business groups and unions are at odds regarding the bill.In an article in The Washington Post, the president of AFL-CIO, John J. Sweeney, said...
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Must-dos for glaziers to stay on top of the gameMarch 17, 2009President Obama’s energy plan to implement zero-energy building codes nationwide for all new buildings by 2030, promises to boost the number of energy-efficient projects in the near future. California has already legislated a zero-energy building requirement, slated to begin by 2020.“Sustainable building design is a growing focus for architects designing commercial, residential and...
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AGC, Saint-Gobain, China Southern Glass, Fuyao stop float linesFebruary 18, 2009As Chinese exporters cope with plunging sales and want to devalue the yuan, the country's glass industry faces its share of challenges.“There are roughly 160 float lines in China, of which about two dozen produce Western quality glass,” says Russell J. Ebeid, president, Glass Group, Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich. “Fifty-one lines are shut down at the moment [as...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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