The city’s construction and administration bureau announced on Monday that it will urge skyscraper builders and property owners to conduct safety checks and repairs on glass curtain walls which have been in use for more than ten years ...
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Toronto, Mississauga and the GTA need their glass consciousness raised. Building experts say resiliency and energy efficiency are going out the window with all those floor-to-ceiling glass walls being installed in the city's towering ...
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Employee safety and comfort are paramount for one of the nation’s largest automobile parts recycling companies – as is the need to keep a lid on costs. That’s why they recently used a Zoneworks® insulated curtain wall ...
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A world leader in innovative glass block products for commercial, institutional, government, and residential building applications, Pittsburgh Corning™ is the only U.S.-based manufacturer of glass block. In 2011, the company began ...
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The applications for industrial fabric curtain walls only grow as this relatively new product category finds different niches. First designed to partition space, they are now used for various reasons – including temperature separation ...
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SAGE, the world’s leading manufacturer of dynamic glass for windows, skylights and curtain walls, is giving visitors of Ecobuild in London the opportunity to experience firsthand its electronically tintable glass and glazing ...
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The BAU exhibition in Munich was once again a huge success for WICONA: the visitor’s feed-back on the stand was extremely positive. The stand design, the welcome by the team and of course the new innovations could more than meet all ...
Tags: curtain walls, windows, doors, architectural models
The pearlescent glass curtain walls become widespread in most of the modern cities, but a series of problems come along with the beauty: light pollution, energy wasting and it even becomes the incentive of accidents. The latest "Rules of ...
PPG Industries announced that a new series of window products featuring Duranar coatings was among the winners of the 2012 Glass Magazine Awards announced earlier this month. The awards recognize the best products and glass applications in ...
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APG International Inc.announced the appointment of Stewart Struzer as VP of Business Development for its North American operations.Prior to joining APG,Struzer was a partner and senior VP with Gamma USA,where he helped found the contract ...
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Running from 21-23 February 2013 at Cairo International Exhibition Centre and brings together over 150 exhibitors from around the world and more than 9.000 professional buyers from the Middle East&Africa(MENA)are expected during Windoorex ...
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A Melbourne-based apartment complex billed as the most prestigious in the city has suffered persistent problems as faulty glass has detracted from sought-after views and balcony panels have been known to randomly shatter,a newspaper report ...
Tags: faulty glass, apartment, balustrade glass, curved glass, curtain walls
Sophie Mirrabella … ‘strict standards’ One of Australia’s most powerful trade unions, the CFMEU, has backed a Federal Opposition proposal to enforce strict new safety standards on imported goods. Speaking in ...
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Crystal Windows & Door Systems, an award-winning national manufacturer, has partnered with SAGE to offer SageGlass® to its architectural and commercial building customers. Crystal will integrate SageGlass dynamic glass into its energy ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association(AAMA)has released guidelines to assist architects,manufacturers,designers and owners,establish a model for aluminum composites utilizing polyamide thermal barriers.The QAG-2-12,"Voluntary ...