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  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Vitrum 2011 draws more than 6,500 glass industry reps

    October 31, 2011
    Vitrum 2011, the Milan-based international glass show, drew more than 6,500 attendees last week, according to show organizers, nearly half from countries other than Italy. The event, held at the Rho Fiera Milano fairgrounds, took place Oct. 26-29. This year marked the debut of the Vitrum Gourmet Festival, an event dedicated to Italian haute cuisine that featured...

  • Vitrum 2011 underway
    October 27, 2011
    Vitrum 2011, the Milan-based international glass show, opened yesterday, Oct. 26, at the Rho Fiera Milano fairgrounds. More than 3,200 people were in attendance opening day, according to show organizers. The event will run through October 29. The daily statistics confirm visitors' keen interest in the show.Read Glass Magazine coverage of the event, and stay tuned to e-glass...

  • Sage CEO to present at Greenbuild
    October 4, 2011
    Sage Electrochromics CEO and Founder John Van Dine will present on Friday, Oct. 7 at the 2011 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held today through Friday in Toronto. During the panel, Building LEED to Being Green: The Path to Becoming a Green Economy, Van Dine will explain how new glazing technology can help meet green certification requirements and provide occupant comfort, according...

  • AAMA moves closer to developing green and sustainability specification
    October 3, 2011
    The green and sustainability task groups of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association continued work on the group's green and sustainability specification during AAMA's National Fall Conference. The re-activated Green and Sustainability Procedural Guide Task Group met for the first time in person, and the Green and Sustainability Specification Development Task Group completed the...
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