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March 13, 2013
The basics: Minnesota's 24,000-square-foot, two-level Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum has a simple, yet elegant, exterior clad in rough-textured gray granite, white mosaic marble and glass. The interior is flooded with light that filters through skylights and lantern windows, creating a calming and meditative atmosphere. To connect mausoleum visitors to the outdoors, designers used...
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March 7, 2013
The basics: Penn State’s recently opened Millennium Science Complex features cutting-edge design and high-performance materials that meet its multi-use demands and environmental standards. The $215 million, 275,600-square-foot MSC houses the University's premier research organizations. Completed in 2011, the building was initially planned as two separate buildings, but architect Rafael Viñoly...
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March 7, 2013
The basics: The $7 million, multi-purpose Mustang Stadium at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Md., features about 2,700 square feet of solar-control glass that provides clear hilltop views of the surrounding community while reducing the stadium’s energy use. When designing Mustang Stadium, lead architect Andrew Kulp faced the challenge of bathing the interior of the building in light while...
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March 4, 2013
The 2013 Glass Magazine Awards will include the following people-centric categories: Best Project Manager, Best Production Supervisor, Best Salesperson and Best Installer. Deadline for nominations is April 16, 2013.
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March 4, 2013
To make sure your company is included in The 2012 Glass Magazine Awards program, please review the categories below and submit your nomination. The deadline for nominations is April 16.
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The people, products and projects
March 4, 2013
Glass Magazine is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Glass Magazine Awards: The People, Products and Projects.
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What is the Most Important Question You Ask a Potential Hire? Why?
February 27, 2013
CommercialMichelle Messersmith, manager of employee services, Walters & Wolf"From a project management standpoint, I think the most important skill/quality to have is desire. If you drill down to their desire, you should be able to determine if they have a fire to constantly move forward in their job, have exceptional customer service skills, are pro-active with customers (internal and...
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February 25, 2013
The Affordable Care Act requires reporting of the aggregate cost of applicable employer-sponsored 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 that was issued in January 2013...
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February 21, 2013
The basics: Soaring above the brick facade of the Museum of Art at Georgia's Savannah College of Art and Design is an 86-foot-tall, semi-transparent channel glass tower. This tower is the first to use hurricane-rated channel glass in a horizontal, dual-glazed configuration without additional support, according to a Technical Glass Products release. To meet code, the installation had to satisfy...
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February 21, 2013
The basics: MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital’s Dally Tower in Puyallup, Wash., received a new look with the installation of a fire-rated curtain wall and updated daylighting. The building features glass canopy-covered entries, expansive windows and circulation hubs―all oriented to allow light to easily transfer between interior spaces. The nine-story, 357,000-square-foot facility now offers...