March 2022

Leading fabricator sales rebound, but supply chain conditions remain rocky.

The glass-clad 25-story Grand Hyatt Nashville, completed in 2020, will serve as host hotel for the National Glass Association’s 2022 Building Envelope Contractors Conference and Glass Processing Automation Days, March 27-30.

The industry continues to push for newer efficiencies while grappling with supply chain challenges. Responsible care and management of resources—in all forms—will be key to success in 2022.

As both national and local groups look for solutions to address climate change, decarbonize the buildings segment and greatly increase energy efficiency, it is clear that high-performance fenestration has an important role to play.

Design considerations for frameless shower enclosures including doors and fixed panels, dimensional tolerances and limitations, hardware and structural support, visual quality expectations, and cleaning and maintenance guidelines.

The Eglington Crosstown LRT is a Toronto-wide Metrolink project including a total of 25 stations. Glass fabricator Prelco contributed to 14 of the new stations, with the application of a consistent design across numerous buildings.

I’m neither an economist nor a forecaster. However, there are a few key market indicators I’ve been tracking in recent months in an effort to see though the cloudy forecasts of leading construction economists.  

Joe Green, president of Glas-Pro, talks about workforce development, product innovation, and how building trends might be changing.

A 10-story glass façade fronts the atrium at the landmark 601 Massachusetts Ave. project  in downtown Washington, D.C. The Pilkington Planar point-supported glazing system by W&W Glass secures panes of Pilkington Optiwhite™ true low-iron glass to a series of 26-meter-wide one-piece horizontal…

The pandemic continues to hold good news and bad news for the construction industry.

NC Agricultural in Raleigh, North Carolina, features a sophisticated glass and metal façade, fabricated by Press Glass.

Interior designer Lisa Sherry partnered with HMI to design four unique, digitally printed shower enclosures for her new lake house. 

The interior of 81 Bay St, CIBC Square in Toronto, Canada features an arresting public art project, created by artist Steve Driscoll and fabricated by Imagic Glass.

The public art installation, Windward Light, designed by Heavy, Urban Systems, is modeled after a mother bird, protecting everyone under the eight-foot canopy. Located in Calgary, Alberta, this new installation features Goldray Glass’s dichroic glass.