The solar roller coaster

kdevlin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:50:56 -0500

Do it right the first time, save legal costs

kdevlin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:28:17 -0500

All major manufacturers of aluminum storefront systems, and all insulating glass fabricators and manufacturers provide written instructions for the proper installation of their products. Experience has shown me that many glass shops don’t know about those instructions or choose to disregard them.

The picture below shows a glass installation with problems. Can you spot them?

Economic Stabilization Act

smukerji — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:20:19 -0500

We have just witnessed the biggest government bailout in our lifetime: more than $1.5 trillion in promises and commitments and counting. Here's what you should do going forward to stay healthy.

Workers set Auto Glass Fitters apart

smukerji — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:06:10 -0500

Auto Glass Fitters takes pride in its quality employees and is now offering services in Fairmont [W.Va.].

Dave Taylor, director of retail development, said the corporation’s workers set it apart from competitors.

“Everybody that we have employed and will employ are highly experienced,” he said.

Vieglass seeks rise in import duty

smukerji — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:45:47 -0500

Officials at the Vietnam Glass Association, or Vieglass, has asked the Vietnamese prime minister to increase Vietnam’s import duty on construction glass to 20 percent from the current 5 percent, according to a Nov. 21 report from Vietnamese News Agency.

'Do You Hear What I Hear?'

smukerji — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:56:30 -0500

No, we are not talking about words from a popular Christmas carol, but rather the real potential for hearing loss among your employees, particularly those who are exposed to high levels of noise from machinery.

IGMA announces two new publications

smukerji — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:43:28 -0500

The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance, Ottawa, Ontario, announced the
availability of two new publications; the IGMA 25-Year Field Correlation Study
Report and the IGMAC Glass Design Software Program for the Canadian market, according to a Nov. 26 IGMA release.

State of solar glass in Germany

smukerji — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:19:08 -0500

Solar as a trend has so far been mainly in Europe, says Russell J. Ebeid, president, Glass Group, Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills. Mich. “Europeans have always been into use of glass of unique nature; whereas U.S. is more vanilla [in its use of unique glass], not exotic,” he said.

Investing in solar

smukerji — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:49:06 -0500

“Glass and energy” was a theme high on the agenda at the 20th glasstec in Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct. 21-25. The “glass technology live” show symposium offered insight into the future of glass technology.

Decorative glass wows attendees at glasstec

smukerji — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:40:52 -0500

In addition to solar technology and products, the 20th glasstec was a treasure house of gorgeous and innovative decorative glass. Other than decorative glass booths that looked like pieces of art, stunning decorative glass panels—painted, acid-etched, silk-screened, sandblasted and more--surrounded the glass technology symposium area.