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January 21, 2009The Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., elected Jon Johnson, general manager, Arch Deco Glass, Columbus, Ohio, as its new secretary, according to a Jan. 20 release. Elected by the GANA Laminating Division, Johnson will represent the division on the GANA board of directors as an officer, and is scheduled to become GANA president in 2012. He takes over from Scott Surma, DecoTherm,...
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January 20, 2009Officials at Bystronic glass have appointed Giuseppe Viggiani regional market director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He succeeds Martin Heim. Viggiani's previous positions include area sales manager, Latin America, for Siemens, as well as management positions with elevator manufacturer Schindler and most recently with SBB Cargo, the Swiss railway.
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January 20, 2009In a Jan. 19 letter to its customers, Ray Orr, president, central region, Oklahoma City, Oldcastle Glass, headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., stated that the company's Schofield manufacturing plant in Medford, Wis., will close Jan. 23. "All orders scheduled to deliver before that date will be shipped from the Schofield location. Subsequent orders will be shipped from our Wausau facility,...
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January 20, 2009A U.S.-based company has successfully tested a revolutionary solar panel that is expected to cut the costs of photovoltaic solar power generation by more than 50 percent, and herald a new era of improved efficiency and lower production costs of solar energy globally.The panel, known as the Alubond Solar Collector Panel (SCP), was created by American Building Technologies, a subsidiary of the UAE-...
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January 19, 2009As Barack Obama prepares for Tuesday’s inauguration, so is American Defense System Inc. [Hicksville, N.Y.] They created the bulletproof glass that will shield Obama. Armen Keteyian took a look at this high grade glass and its designers.When Barack Obama first stepped out on the stage as president-elect, a new transparent shield made its own debut, according to a Jan. 16 CBS report.
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January 19, 2009The deadline for submitting abstracts for GPD China 2009, May 11-12, Shanghai, is Jan. 23. See Call for Papers brochure for information about content. Organizers encourage proposals or abstracts for both theoretical and practical presentations to be submitted online.Important dates:Abstract submission deadline: Jan. 23Notification of paper acceptance: January Release of final program:...
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January 19, 2009Solarcentury [U.K.] has welcomed news that the Department for Energy [U.K.] is boosting funding for solar PV under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme by GBP7 million.This decision follows the release of the government's zero carbon homes consultation last week, which confirmed that a combination of solar PV and energy efficiency measures is the cheapest way to build low carbon homes at the lower...
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January 19, 2009uPVC windows from PVC Windows Australia have received top marks for environmental performance in a key international sustainable building rating system.U.K. based Building Research Establishment awarded uPVC (unplasticised PVC) windows an A+ for commercial windows and an A for residential windows in its 2008 update of the Green Guide to Specification tool.The tool is designed to guide...
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January 19, 2009Windows are one of the most significant costs in building projects or home renovations. Next to that are the bills homeowners have to pay for heating and air conditioning. Solving two problems under one roof -- literally -- is an Israeli company Alubin that has developed all-season reversible windows. The solution is also good for the environment. Based on the research of Professors Evyatar Erell...
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January 19, 2009Firefighters have abseiled down a central Wellington [New Zealand] building to clear glass which had been showering the street below. A pedestrian called police about 12.45pm to say glass was falling from the National Bank building on the corner of Featherston and Panama streets, Inspector Paul Jermy told NZPA.It was identified as coming from the 11th floor, and the street below was...
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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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