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  • GGI to sponsor New York Façade Symposium
    February 9, 2012
    GGI announced it will be a sponsor of the New York Façade Symposium entitled “Creating the 21st-Century Façade: How Architects and Fabricators are Advancing Curtain Wall Design in the Digital Age.” The two-day event takes place Feb. 16-17, 2012, and will feature various speakers and roundtable discussions about advancements in fabrication technology as it pertains to the building...

  • Columbia University to host 'Building Intelligence Project' Think Tank
    February 6, 2012
    Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation will host the Columbia Building Intelligence Project sixth International Think Tank on February 24, 2012, at the powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn, New York. Leading educators, architects, engineers, fabricators, contractors, owners and other industry experts will gather to explore solutions that could change the...

  • IGMA launches new web site
    February 3, 2012
    The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance launched a new web site that includes a comprehensive members-only microsite, according to organization officials at the IGMA Annual General Meeting, Jan. 31 to Feb. 4 in Tempe, Ariz. Some features of the new site include online meeting registration, presentation videos, photo galleries and meeting minutes.The members-only site will allow online...

  • Associations make strides on life cycle assessment product category rules
    February 1, 2012
    Helen Sanders, vice president of Technical Business Development for Sage Electrochromics, provided an update about the glass industry's life cycle assessment activities during the Emerging Technology & Innovation Committee meeting at the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance Annual General Meeting, Jan. 31 to Feb. 4 in Tempe, Ariz. IGMA is part of a joint industry group to collectively...

  • IGMA looks to address vacuum glazing
    February 1, 2012
    The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance discussed future association activities in vacuum glazing during the Emerging Technology & Innovation Committee meeting at the organization's Annual General Meeting in Tempe, Ariz., Jan. 31 to Feb. 4. The group brainstormed potential activities for IGMA in terms of vacuum insulating glass, from creating a VIG educational document to developing a VIG...

  • Guardian to sponsor IGMA meetings
    January 13, 2012
    Guardian Industries will be a sponsor the 2012 meetings of the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance, the first of which will be held Jan. 31-Feb. 4, in Tempe, Ariz.  "Guardian knows that sponsorship of IGMA, a globally recognized association, helps to promote the latest IG technologies, certifications and standards,” said David Cooper, president,  IGMA, and advanced IG program leader...

  • Abstract submission deadline extended for 2012 International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plastics
    January 12, 2012
    The 9th International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plastics will take place June 24-28, 2012, at the Conference Center Chasse Theatre in Breda, in The Netherlands. The conference brings together scientists, technologists, practitioners and managers from universities, research institutes, coating manufacturers, material and equipment suppliers and user industries to discuss the latest...

  • GDP China extends abstract submission deadline
    December 20, 2011
    The GPD organizing committee has extended the abstract submission deadline for GDP China until Jan. 20, according to a Dec. 20 Glass Performance Days release. To submit an abstract, click here.The committee will send acceptance decisions in early 2012. 

  • Details now available for AAMA's 75th Annual Conference
    December 12, 2011
    The American Architectural Manufacturers Association will hold its 75th Annual Conference, Feb. 26-29, 2012, at Florida's Naples Grand Beach Hotel.Eric Greitens, a decorated United States Navy SEAL and Rhodes Scholar, will be the keynote speaker for the event. The founder of the Center for Citizen Leadership, Greitens will address a broad range of subjects vitally important to today’s...

  • Abstract submission deadline approaching for GPD China 2012
    November 17, 2011
    Abstract submissions for GPD China 2012, scheduled for March 31-April 1 in Shanghai, are due Dec. 15, according to show organizers. To submit an abstract, click here. 
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