Latest Articles in Commercial Glass
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John McGee, manager of safety & training, Binswanger GlassSeptember 4, 2012McGee’s career in the glass industry began in high school, when he became involved in a vocational education program. “I attended classes for half the day and worked the other half,” he says. “The job I found was as a helper in a glass shop. I liked the challenge of performing a variety of tasks with very little repetition.”McGee says the keys to success in the glass industry are “to embrace...
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Waylon McCall, branch manager, Aldora Architectural Aluminum and Glass ProductsSeptember 4, 2012Waylon McCall’s stepping stone into the glass industry: the financial business. “I got bored being a financial analyst,” he says. “A friend asked if I wanted to help turn a glass plant around, and I said yes. I’m always looking for a new challenge.” McCall currently serves as branch manager for Aldora Architectural Aluminum and Glass Products, which formed in May 2011 when a group of glass...
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Richard Poirier, lead foreman, Alumiglass LLCSeptember 4, 2012For Richard Poirier, the glazing business is the family business. “My father was a glazier, and he taught me the trade,” he says. Poirier started his career in 1983, joining Alumiglass in 1989 as a glazier before quickly advancing to foreman. He current serves as lead foreman responsible for managing personnel on the job site, assigning and directing work, ensuring compliance with safety...
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The votes are in and the industry has spoken, naming best installer, production supervisor, project manager and sales repSeptember 4, 2012
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September 3, 2012The basics: Commissioned by the Alaska State Council on the Arts, Osman Akan’s permanent glass sculpture, “Fragmenta,” opened for viewing in June 2012 at the new Alaska State Crime Detection Laboratory in Anchorage, according to a Studio Osman Akan release. Fragmenta is 20 feet tall, 25 feet deep and 100 feet long, and consists of stainless steel dichroic glass tiles. The sculpture was designed...
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August 27, 2012The basics: Glass artist and Seattle native Dale Chihuly joined with the Seattle Center to create a glass installation located at the base of the Space Needle in Seattle. It includes the existing arcade building, which is now the exhibition hall, a sculpture garden and a glass house as the centerpiece of the project. Chihuly populated the space with a combination of artworks from early in his... -
August 20, 2012The basics: The Moderne, a luxury high-rise and mixed-use development in downtown Milwaukee, Wis., is scheduled to be completed in September and will be the city’s tallest structure west of the Milwaukee River, according to a Kawneer Co. release. The 30-story high-rise incorporates a variety of window-wall and curtain-wall products in the tower’s façade, which features continuous horizontal and... -
PV installations are on the rise, but falling prices and overcapacity still plague manufacturersAugust 14, 2012There’s good news and bad news when it comes to the U.S. solar industry. The good news: solar panel installations are on the rise. The first quarter of 2012 saw 18,000 photovoltaic systems come online, marking an 85 percent increase over the same period in 2011, according to the Q1 2012 U.S. Solar Market Insight Report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research. But while...
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August 8, 2012The basics: The West Hall dormitory at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was designed for efficiency and sustainability. The project, which received Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, features highly energy-efficient, insulating windows, and an HVAC and lighting system designed to maximize energy performance,... -
Faour Glass introduces frameless hurricane-impact system
August 7, 2012
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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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