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  • Updates on lead rule, Energy Star and American Jobs Act during AAMA conference
    October 3, 2011
    The American Architectural Manufacturers Association Regulatory Affairs Committee held a content-packed meeting at AAMA's National Fall Conference, addressing topics ranging from new chemical emissions regulations to lead paint rules for the commercial building segment.Rich Walker, AAMA president and CEO, started off the regulatory discussion with an update of the Environmental Protection Agency'...

  • Greenbuild opens its doors this week
    October 3, 2011
    The Greenbuild International Conference & Expo will open its doors, Oct. 4, at Canada's Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The event will run through Oct. 7. For more information, visit www.greenbuildexpo.org. Stay tuned to GlassMagazine.com for live coverage from the show floor all this week.

  • Industry making progress on life cycle assessment
    September 27, 2011
    During the 2011 National Fall Conference for the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, AAMA President and CEO Rich Walker provided an update on the industry’s progress addressing product life cycle. Several months ago, AAMA joined forces with the Glass Association of North America, Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance and Window and Door Manufacturers Association to collectively...

  • AAMA nears completion of 2011 North American Fenestration Standard
    September 27, 2011
    The American Architectural Manufacturers Association's North American Fenestration Standard Committee reviewed the fifth, and likely final, ballot for the 2011 version of the AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440 NAFS-North American Standard/Specifications for windows, doors, and skylights. "We're getting close," said Ken Brenden, AAMA technical services manager, Sept. 26, during the committee's meeting...

  • No double dip recession, says economist at AAMA conference
    September 27, 2011
    "We don't see a double dip [recession]," said Esmael Adibi, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research and Anderson Chair of Economic Analysis, Claremont Graduate University, Sept. 26, at the 2011 American Architectural Manufacturers Association National Fall Conference. The meeting runs through Sept. 28 in Palm Springs, Calif. "Growth will be very slow, but we don't see the...

  • GPD China, South America call for papers
    September 22, 2011
    GPD organizers announced that abstract submission for Glass Performance Days China 2012 is now open. The 10th edition of GPD China will focus on high performance glass in sustainable energy systems and will take place March 31-April 1, 2012, in Shangai. Click here to submit an abstract. Deadline for submissions is Dec. 15, 2011.Abstract submission for Glass Performance Days South America 2012, to...

  • Video: Reduce carbon footprint of product manufacturing, says Architecture 2030 founder
    September 15, 2011
    The building sector is key to addressing climate change, said Edward Mazria, founder of Architecture 2030, during his presentation "Architecture on the Brink" at the first annual NGA Architects Forum at GlassBuild America. Architecture 2030 challenges designers and building owners to produce carbon neutral buildings by the year 2030."The road to energy independence, economic recovery and...

  • The time is now for innovation, say GlassBuild America exhibitors
    September 13, 2011
    "We are in the worst economic market maybe of my lifetime ... [but] there is more change and innovation going on today than there ever has been in the history of the planet," said Quanex Building Products President and CEO David Petratis on the show floor at GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, Sept. 12, in Atlanta.Evidence of that innovation could be found almost everywhere you...

  • Video: Exhibitors take the floor at GlassBuild America 2011
    September 12, 2011
    GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo opened its doors Sept. 12, 2011, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, where 393 companies took the floor.

  • Sustainability tops agenda for Aluminum Week
    July 28, 2011
    The Aluminum Association and the Aluminum Extruders Council released details for the second annual Aluminum Week, to be held Sept. 12-15 at the Westin O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Ill. The event is composed of programming focused on the sustainable benefits of aluminum, according to a July 27 release from the associations. 
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