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September 30, 2008The Glass Association of North America announced today that it has formed an association-wide Energy Committee, which will focus on glass usage in solar power creation, photovoltaic technologies and more. Stanley Yee, a Principal and Building Enclosure Consultant of Portland-based The Façade Group, LLC, has been named Chair of the Committee.“Energy is quickly becoming an...
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September 28, 2008Earlier this month, the National Fenestration Rating Council, Greenbelt, Md., received a grant from the U.S State Department to implement clean energy work in China under the Asia-Pacific Partnership's Clean Development and Climate program, according to an NFRC release Sept. 26.NFRC was one of nine grant recipients chosen from a field of more than 90 submittals. Paula Dobriansky, under secretary...
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September 28, 2008Officials at Glaston Corp., Finland, reduced the company's forecasted operating profit of 2008, according to a Sept. 26 company release. The profit is expected to be below the previous year's level. In a July 16 release, officials stated the expected net sales and operating profit would remain on the 2007 level. The performance of the pre-processing segment has been...
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September 25, 2008Trina Solar Ltd., a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced that shipments began this month to provide more than 13,400 solar PV modules to power the Atlantic City Convention Center, according to a Sept. 24 company release.
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September 25, 2008Auckland City Council inspectors were yesterday assessing the safety of a central city building after a pane of glass fell 12 stories to busy Wyndham St while many office workers took their lunch break, according to a Sept. 25 article from The New Zealand Herald.
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September 25, 2008The Associated General Contractors of America, the nation's largest commercial construction association, today called on Congress to take swift and decisive action to pass the financial industry rescue package, according to a Sept. 24 AGC release."While there may not be a perfect solution to this complex crisis, a failure to buttress financial markets will lead to a credit freeze that will...
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September 24, 2008For the first time in its history, the Protective Glazing Council International, Topeka, Kan., will give a presentation internationally, according to an association release Sept. 24. Raj Goyal, business development manager, Architectural Testing Inc., Los Angeles, will present “Protective Glazing for Blast Loads and Other Disasters” at glasstec, Oct. 21-25, in Dü...
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September 24, 2008The Sputter division of Bekaert Advanced Coatings will highlight its latest glass coatings technologies at glasstec 2008 at the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Center Oct. 21-25 at booth C21 in Hall 12.The company will introduce its adjustable magnet bar AMB v3.0 for horizontal and vertical applications at the show. The magnet bar enables user-friendly optimization of layer thickness uniformity...
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September 24, 2008With demand declining for automotive and residential window glass, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, realigned its performance glazings business, according to a Sept. 24 company release. The company will cease production at its Owen Sound, Ontario, glass manufacturing facility in the first quarter 2009. Shipping and distribution of products there will continue until inventory is depleted, according to...
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September 23, 2008The upheaval in credit markets has cut off the flow of funds to some developers, and a few contractors have stopped work on jobs, according to scattered reports. “In the short term, businesses in partnership with Lehman Brothers Holdings and American International Group, which had over $50 billion invested in commercial real estate around the country, had their deals threatened,” the...
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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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