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Kolbe Windows and Doors developed a new window and door product line for commercial buildings, the Kolbe 4500 Series. The series includes fixed and tilt-turn windows, tilt-and-slide doors, and outswing hinged doors. These steel-reinforced vinyl products are designed to meet requirements for enhanced energy efficiency, occupant safety, low maintenance and longevity, according to a Kolbe release....
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PPG Industries introduced Vistacool Atlantica, a moderately reflective, emerald green glass that combines high visible light transmittance and solar control performance. The glass offers architects and building owners a range of alternatives for achieving aesthetic and performance requirements in any climate zone, the manufacturer reports. In a standard 1-inch insulating glass unit with clear...
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Adapt-E-Glass provides solar control according to the hour of day. The glass is designed to vary the level of light transmittance as the sun rises, intensifies and sets, with the goal of minimizing glare and solar heat gain without diminishing natural light transmission. Adapt-E-Glass consists of a thermochromic interlayer laminated between two glass lites. The interlayer reacts to solar...
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Cardinal CG Co. recently introduced LoE-i89, a new fourth surface (room side) coated glass that replaces LoE-i81. In addition to offering higher light transmittance and less reflectance, LoE-i89 delivers a center of glass U-Factor of 0.20 when coupled with Cardinal’s LoE3 or LoE2 glass and argon fill in a double-pane unit. Without argon―and with or without capillary tubes―the unit still delivers...
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Guardian Industries launched a Spanish version of its global website in addition to enhancing the site’s navigational tools and content. According to Guardian officials, the improved navigation allows visitors to easily search for products and solutions under the company’s Glass, Automotive and Building Products sections. The expanded drop-down menus are intuitively organized in such a way that...
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Bystronic Glass has created its own YouTube channel to help demonstrate how its complex machines and equipment work. The YouTube channel currently features six videos, including an introduction to Bystronic’s latest glass cube design and a popular short film featuring images from glasstec 2012. Visitors can watch and comment on videos that demonstrate the production of insulating glass units,...
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Salem Distributing Co. launched the Salem Flat Glass website for mobile devices, giving visitors direct mobile access to the Salem Flat Glass website from its corporate landing page. The site contains Salem’s products catalog, equipment showroom and territory map for fast and easy access to the Salem sales team, as well as a sales promotions page and an industry events calendar. The products...
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Gamco Corp. recently redesigned its corporate website, www.gamcocorp.com, to offer new features for architects, product specifiers, glass and metal installers, and other construction industry professionals. The website describes the manufacturer’s systems for storefront, curtain wall, skylights, interior glass walls, solariums and sunrooms, as well as exterior and interior architectural metal...
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Guardian Industries recently introduced an updated version of its SunGuard app, allowing users to browse and interact with hundreds of SunGuard projects worldwide. The app update features multiple languages, including French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. It enables users to view projects in landscape or portrait mode, with high-res images and better mapping...
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U.S. Aluminum, a subsidiary of C.R. Laurence Co., released the USAL15 Curtain Wall Architectural Design Manual, the second book in a twovolume series. The manual features U.S. Aluminum’s curtain-wall systems, entrances, sun-control systems, windows, hurricane- and impactresistant systems, blast mitigation systems and a selection of C.R. Laurence architectural hardware systems, including the new...