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May 16, 2013The Board of the Finnish Flat Glass Association unanimously voted Jorma Vitkala as Glass Builder of the Year 2013 for his achievements as the initiator and organizer of Glass Performance Days, the world's largest glass industry conference held every other year in Tampere, Finland. The Glass Builder of the Year 2013 Award was presented to Vitkala at the Flat Glass Association's annual meeting on...
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May 16, 2013Diamon-Fusion International Inc. has partnered with IGE Glass Technologies Inc. to distribute DFI's new FuseCube protective coating technology, designed to reduce costs for protective coating applicators by up to 75 percent versus traditional application methods. Through the partnership, IGE will obtain exclusive rights to distribute the technology in the U.S. and Canada. "For...
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May 15, 2013Kawneer Company Inc. named Ivan Rus sales manager for the central region, including West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and North and South Dakota. Rus began his career with Alcoa more than a decade ago, first serving as the manager of Kawneer’s Cleveland service center, and later as an architectural sales rep for Ohio, where he grew the...
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May 13, 2013Overall construction will continue to experience growth—perhaps even accelerated growth—through 2014, according to economists during Reed Construction Data's mid-year forecast, "Riding the Roller Coaster: Ups and downs in construction, spending, materials and labor." The forecast webinar took place May 9 and the archived presentation is available for online viewing. "Commercial construction...
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May 13, 2013Crawford-Tracey has teamed up with Centria Architectural Systems and Glass Magazine to present the AIA Building Envelope Symposium, May 23, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Tampa, Fla. The half-day event will focus on the structural integrity of high performance commercial glazing and metal systems in relation to the building envelope. It is AIA accredited for four (4) learning units and...
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May 8, 2013United Architectural Metals has named Jacob Gaddis as director of pre-construction services. Former design assist manager for the company, Gaddis now oversees the sales and marketing effort for UAM’s high performance façade offerings, in addition to the growing pre-construction department.“I am excited to name Jacob to this crucial position within UAM," said Tom Nesbitt, CEO of UAM, in a...
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May 8, 2013Pleotint LLC announced a distribution agreement with Innovative Glass Corp., under which Innovative Glass will incorporate Pleotint’s Suntuitive interlayer technology into its proprietary SolarSmart Glass insulating glass unit.Pleotint reports that the Suntuitive interlayer is North America’s first commercially available window interlayer for laminated glass that gradually darkens in response...
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May 8, 2013Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian Industries Global Flat Glass Group, will give the opening speech at Glass Performance Days Finland, scheduled for June 11-15 in Tampere. Guardian technologists and scientists, including Brent Boyce from the company’s Science & Technology Center and Marcus Frank from Guardian Europe, will also present at the conference.GPD 2013 will focus on glass...
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May 8, 2013Technoform Glass Insulation North America Inc. updated its website with a new look and more content.TGI NA specializes in the manufacture of TGI-Spacer and the development of thermal insulation components for insulating glass frames. The company’s website redesign presents a unified appearance and consistency with the global brand, according to a company press release. The site’s expanded...
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May 3, 2013Alissa Warnemunde Schmidt, an architectural design manager for Viracon, received the 2013 Distinguished Young Alumni Award from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is one of eleven 2013 alumni award winners, 35 years old or younger, who have reached professional achievements early in their careers and have positively impacted their communities, according to a Minnesota State press release....
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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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