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September 28, 2009
Glass Magazine has announced its 2009 Crystal Achievement Award winners. Selected by a panel of judges representing all segments of the glass industry, the awards recognize significant innovations and achievements in the commercial, retail and fabrication markets.The 2009 group of winners features several new categories, including: protective glazing products and applications, residential and...
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September 25, 2009
Inspired by the construction of a new, sleek headquarters facility in Pedricktown, N.J., the JE Berkowitz LP Web site, JEBerkowitz.com, highlights the company’s expanded capabilities and new plant. Launched in November 2008, the revamped site retains its wealth of information about the business while incorporating several new features and a fresh appearance. The site design allow customers...
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September 25, 2009
Kawneer Co., Norcross, Ga., launched Kawneergreen.com in August 2008. The site is divided into three main sections: products, projects and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. The products section is dedicated to Kawneer’s green products and provides information on its featured portfolio of thermal, solar, photovoltaic and sunshade offerings. Site visitors are able...
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“Before” and “after” billboard, Mr. Shower Door
September 25, 2009
Billboard marketing is a new approach for Mr. Shower Door, headquartered in Stratford, Conn., just outside of New York City, that allows the retailer to reach customers beyond the Manhattan crowd.Located on a highway corridor jammed by commuters from southern Connecticut, this billboard features a “before” and “after” message intended to appeal to builders, plumbers, tile...
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CRL Hand Rails Online, C.R. Laurence Co.
September 25, 2009
Designed specifically for balustrade specialists and installers, CRL Hand Rails Online from C.R. Laurence Co., Los Angeles, features software design modules that belong to a type of artificial intelligence known as Expert Systems. These systems aid users in the same way a human expert would, providing instruction and drawing attention to potential problems.Using a simple but powerful drag-and-...
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Downtown Chicago Design Center, Creative Mirror & Shower
September 25, 2009
The Creative Mirror & Shower showroom at 1281 N. Clybourn Ave. in downtown Chicago incorporates several unique concepts and designs, some of which are the first of their kind. “Our inspiration was to have the best showroom that Creative Mirror & Shower has ever done,” President Mark Pritikin explains. “We wanted to impress both the design/build community as well as...
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Laminated tempered glass floor, Evans Glass Co.
September 25, 2009
Located in a private pool house in Franklin, Tenn., this laminated tempered glass floor provides a view of the wine cellar below. The floor measures approximately 12 feet by 17 feet and is made of three layers of 3/8-inch clear tempered glass with .060-inch interlayers, fabricated by Dependable Glass Works, Covington, La. Several lites incorporate a frosted interlayer to hide the floor’s...
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September 24, 2009
Israel’s DipTech made digital printing on glass affordable with the development of GlassJet, a digital printer that uses proprietary inks for small-to-medium print runs to let designers and architects create the previously impossible. Its file preparation system uses digitally processed images provided by the designer from a wide variety of file types (TIF, EPS, PDF, JPG). The digital-file...
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Traco manufacturing plant
September 24, 2009
Traco’s production facility in Cranberry Township, Pa., has a 1-million-square-foot footprint and houses an advanced vertically integrated process for manufacturing architectural windows and doors. Manufacturing is divided into three processes: glass processing, aluminum extrusion and final assembly. The facility has three aluminum extrusion presses; an anodizing and paint line that offers...
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Thermique Towel Warmer >> Thermique Technologies
September 24, 2009
With its patented heated glass design, the Thermique Towel Warmer is both decorative and practical. Instead of a metal bar, it features heated glass covered with a transparent metallic coating that warms the towel. When the power is turned on, an electrical current travels across the coating; electrical resistance results in heat energy, which radiates from the glass. The electrical resistance is...