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April 8, 2013The National Fenestration Rating Council has accredited Architectural Testing Inc. of Fresno, Calif., as the first laboratory to test “NFRC 202: Procedure for Determining Translucent Fenestration Product Visible Transmittance at Normal Incidence.” NFRC approved this procedure in 2012. Architectural Testing's accreditation enables manufacturers of flat, diffusing products that were not able...
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April 4, 2012Following a stakeholder strategy session in February, the Department of Energy is making a number of changes to its High Performance Windows Volume Purchase Program, according to the DOE Building Envelope and Windows R&D Program Blog.Among the changes is a new requirement for participating vendors to report total R-5 sales from all sources. Previously, vendors could opt to report only sales...
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July 26, 2011The National Fenestration Rating Council's Virtual Committee Week Meeting drew to a close July 20 when the board of directors approved 10 action items, according to the organization's NFRC News Now blog. For a full list of approved motions, click here.Attachments CertificationAmong the topics of discussion at the July meeting was attachments certification. Results of a recent NFRC...
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June 13, 2011During the American Architectural Manufacturers Association National Summer Conference in Minneapolis, Marc LaFrance of the U.S. Department of Energy provided an update on the key research and development areas at the DOE regarding high performance, energy efficient windows. LaFrance, manager for Building Envelope and Windows R&D programs at the DOE in the Office of Building Technology,...
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March 16, 2010Two years after the tornado that blew out hundreds of windows at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, a massive window replacement project is still underway.Instead of replacing only the windows that were broken, hotel managers decided to avoid a patchwork look and change the entire face of this 73-story building with new, stronger, more energy-efficient glass that meets today's stricter standards.Crews...
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March 4, 2010Southwall Technologies Inc., [Palo Alto, Calif.] the worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that its Heat Mirror film technology was selected to dramatically boost the energy-efficiency of the more than 6,500 hundred windows being upgraded as part of the Empire State Building energy retrofit project. The announcement marks another milestone along Southwall'...
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March 3, 2010Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, has selected Serious Materials, Sunnyvale, Calif., to super-insulate more than 6,500 windows for the Empire State Building’s energy efficiency retrofit project, according to a March 3 release.Serious Materials will provide its SeriousGlass technology through a sustainable production process that will directly reduce energy costs by more than $400,000 per...
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January 5, 2010International Aluminum Corp., the closely held Monterey Park, Calif., producer of windows, doors, frames and related products for residential and commercial applications, said late on Monday [Jan. 4] that it filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law. The "unprecedented downturn in both residential and commercial construction sectors" has caused "a severe decline...
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October 13, 2009Southwall Technologies Inc., the worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that it will supply the high-performance insulating glass for Innovision Windows, a new line of residential and commercial-grade fiberglass windows introduced last week by Owens Corning Inc., the world`s leading manufacturer of fiberglass insulation and building materials. Southwall...
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August 3, 2009In its long history, St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church in downtown Baltimore has seen its share of saints, sinners and Baltimore weather.The first two have been easier to accommodate than the third, which has taken its toll on the church. A costly renovation is under way to make amends.A few days ago, workers climbed scaffolding and removed two fragile stained-glass windows from the church's...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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