Latest News in Commercial Glass

  • Chinese flat glass demand to outpace that of the rest of the world
    August 21, 2007
    Driven by a booming construction economy and strong growth in vehicle production, the demand for flat glass in China is expected to surpass demand in all other parts of the world by 2011, according to a forecast released Aug. 7 from the Bharat Book Bureau in Mumbai, India ...

  • Glaziers face dangerous conditions during summer heat wave
    August 14, 2007
    Summer temperatures are going beyond hot to scorching as a heat wave crosses the United States, breaking or tying records in more than 20 cities ...

  • Aluminum Extruders Council investigates unfair trade practices on Chinese imports
    August 14, 2007
    With near-unanimous backing from its membership, the Aluminum Extruders Council of Wauconda, Ill., completed an investigation of Chinese aluminum extrusion imports to identify whether Chinese companies are using unfair trade practices ...

  • Glaziers look to commercial jobs to compensate for falling multifamily construction
    August 7, 2007
    In 2002, office construction starts were falling, and the residential building market led growth in the building market. During the past five years, the situation reversed ...

  • Pella Mentioned as Suitor for Efco
    August 7, 2007

    Officials at Efco Corp., the manufacturer of commercial and architectural fenestration products, told employees July 30 the company is in the midst of “very serious” negotiations with a potential buyer ...

  • All economic drivers strong for nonresidential building
    August 7, 2007
    Leading economic indicators report overall construction market improvement in June, with steady growth predicted for the rest of the year ...

  • Investment to reduce costs for Sage products
    July 31, 2007
    Earlier this month, Sage Electrochromics Inc. of Faribault, Minn., secured $16 million in Series B financing from several leading renewable energy companies, with provisions for additional investment of $13 million ...

  • Nonresidential rating program tops NFRC agenda
    July 31, 2007
    About 100 industry representatives gathered in Denver July 23-26 for the Greenbelt, Md.-based National Fenestration Rating Council’s summer meeting. As with meetings for the past few years, the NFRC’s nonresidential rating program led group discussions ...

  • High-performing products to boost glass demand
    July 24, 2007
    Low-emissivity, reflective and smart glass products are expected to drive global flat glass demand to reach more than 39 million metric tons by 2010. Worldwide demand was estimated at 31.4 million metric tons in 2006 ...

  • Fees explained during NFRC opening session
    July 24, 2007
    IG certification tops task group discussion

    Since its last membership meeting in March, the board of the National Fenestration Rating Council of Greenbelt, Md., released two communiqués: one regarding the proposed fee structure for the organization’s nonresidential component modeling approach rating system; and another regarding across-the-board increases in membership dues ...

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