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May 8, 2013
Pleotint 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, 2013
Scott 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, 2013
Technoform 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, 2013
Alissa 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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May 3, 2013
Wausau Window and Wall Systems appointed David Baer as architectural sales representative serving Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.For 25 years, Baer was the owner/operator of a manufacturers representation company supporting dozens of architectural building products. Most recently, he worked for Eldorado Stone as a Southeast regional architectural sales representative...
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May 2, 2013
Dedicated to expanding its presence in Turkey, Quanex Building Products announced a distribution partnership with Instanbul-based FNT Alüminyum that will help the company promote its Super Spacer warm-edge spacer system in Turkey.“Turkey is the central hub for insulating glass, and window and door fabrication systems in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia,” said Ramsey Bader, director,...
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May 2, 2013
MGS Distributing, a national supplier of glass, metal and sealant products, opened a 110,000-square-foot fabrication facility in Des Moines, Iowa, and hosted a grand opening open house April 25-26 to celebrate. The open house featured a tour of the facility, product representatives, demonstrations and training. The new facility serves as the company's main hub for production and distribution. MGS...
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May 2, 2013
During lunch on May 2 at Wolfgang Puck's Spago in Beverly Hills, a skylight cracked and glass fell on at least two customers, including chef Bernhard Mairinger, according to The Hollywood Reporter."I was literally sitting right underneath it," Mairinger said to the Reporter. "It’s two glasses on top of each other. The bottom one cracked...and fell down on [my girlfriend and me]. It was the two of...
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May 2, 2013
The Green Building Advisory Committee recommended the General Services Administration use the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standard as its primary means of measuring the overall efficiency of agency buildings, particularly in terms of energy and water. According to a FederalNewsRadio.com report, the committee made the recommendation after studying more than 160 tools and...
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May 2, 2013
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association released an interim procedural guide that will provide a documented, optional process to extend current, unexpired AAMA product certification to any edition of AAMA/WDMA(/CSA) 101/I.S.2(/A440), North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights for a period of two years for products that have had no changes....