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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.
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October 22, 2012
The basics: PNC Bank transformed Pittsburgh's Liberty Building into the modern, glass-clad Lantern Building. The 800-square-foot building is part of the PNC Legacy Project that celebrates the city's history—its culture, commerce and community, according to the company. The glass tower, with almost 1,600 square feet of channel glass, is topped by a green roof designed to naturally cool the...
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How does your company use social media to connect with customers?
October 15, 2012
LaCantina Doors connects with customers online through its website that includes a blog, gallery, and video channel.
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What are end users asking for in terms of products and services?
October 2, 2012
Commercial Filip Geeraert, president and CEO, Deceuninck “[Our customers] are definitely looking for something innovative. A nice example is the genius window system … We also see more colors; laminate; paint. [And we’ve] seen major changes in the commercial [market], beyond multifamily homes. People are also interested in the green initiative. Everybody talks about sustainability, so...
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Business strategies from Division 1
October 2, 2012
Strong recruiting programs are essentially based on effective sales programs. And we, as sales organizations, can learn from them.
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October 2, 2012
Several years ago, the Building Officials and Code Administrators organization hosted a group of Eastern European code officials who were interested in learning about code administration in the United States. After a month of observing American-style code enforcement, they were asked their opinion of it. “Too democratic,” they responded. Sometimes, the rules of this “too democratic” process can...