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September 17, 2012The basics: Okanagan College's Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation in Penticton, British Columbia, is a net-zero building designed to meet the needs of trades people, site managers and construction workers who are skilled in the practices of sustainable building. It includes classrooms, workshops, administrative offices,... -
The products: Photo galleries and videos from the show floorSeptember 12, 2012
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September 10, 2012The basics: Just five months after a category F4 tornado hit this Henryville, Ind., school, students returned to a newly reconstructed facility with replacement entrance and window systems. The original elementary and secondary school buildings featured entrances and windows from Kawneer and Traco. "Of all of the window and door units throughout the buildings, only one window unit was lost in the... -
September 6, 2012One of the reasons the construction codes have held my interest for decades is that they always seem to present a new challenge. Just when we start to figure something out—whether it be compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, three-second gust or ultimate-strength design wind speeds, terrorist-resistant buildings, impact-resistant windows or energy efficient buildings—some new issue...
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September 6, 2012*From July 10, 2012, to press time, August 9, 2012. Primaries, fabricators announce glass price increases amidst rising costsCiting increased raw material, labor, transportation and utility costs, NSG Group-Pilkington North America, PPG Industries Inc. and Guardian Industries Corp. announced they would implement price increases ranging from 3 percent to 15 percent in August. Oldcastle...
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Bryan Abrisz, president, The Snead Co.September 4, 2012Bryan Abrisz’ career in the glass industry began in 1989, when he was hired to work in manufacturing at EFCO Corp. “Because EFCO understood the importance of promoting from within, I was able to apply for a job in estimating, and was hired on as a curtain-wall and storefront estimator,” he says. “This position offered me the opportunity to learn about products and how they were utilized in the...
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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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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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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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