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November 5, 2012
To create this one-of-a- kind bathroom for the Zinda restaurant in downtown Raleigh, N.C.,Carolina Glass & Mirror teamed up with the general contractor, Metrocon Inc., and owner, Eschelon Hospitality.
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November 5, 2012
The New York University Neurobiology of Cognition Laboratory features a unique meeting space that reflects its culture of innovation and inspiration, exemplified by this 15-foot by 5-foot glass conference table.
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November 5, 2012
The new Joliet Junior College Campus Center in Illinois features glass ceilings throughout the interior.
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November 5, 2012
The basics: This 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. The image is concentrated in the lower portion of the glass with darker colors to obscure desks...
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November 5, 2012
As this article was written, the Final Action Hearings on ICC Group A proposals were about to take place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. These hearings finalize the requirements of the ICC Group A codes, which include the 2015 International Building Code. Included on the agenda were some code-change proposals of interest to our industry that will be incorporated into the 2015 IBC...
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November 5, 2012
In the October 2012 issue, Glass Magazine introduced the Top Metal Companies list, featuring leading suppliers 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 and exterior railings, aluminum composite panels and exterior sun-control products to the glass and...
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November 5, 2012
To the editor:I'm writing to provide the opinion of a North American manufacturer and contract glazier in regards to the letter from John D'amario of Yuanda USA Corp. in the August 2012 edition of Glass Magazine.I do not know whether to be amused or saddened at the logic that another sector of our economy that has fallen prey to Chinese competition is just "evolution.” This has nothing to do with...
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October 29, 2012
The basics: The new 277,000-square-foot San Francisco Public Utilities Commission building is slated to achieve a LEED Platinum rating from the United States Green Building Council, due in part to its daylight harvesting. As part of the daylighting design, the building incorporates a fully transparent, interior, two-hour fire-rated glass stairwell enclosure that spans 14 floors. The stairwell’s...
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October 23, 2012
The world's largest trade show, glasstec/solarpeq, opened October 23 in Düsseldorf, Germany, where new glass technologies of every type and configuration, along with the machinery that creates them, took up nine exhibit halls. The opening event was set in the "glass technology live" special exhibit area that focuses on the future of glass, some of which is already in place in...
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October 23, 2012
The world's largest trade show, glasstec/solarpeq, opened October 23 in Düsseldorf, Germany.