The European Commission is currently reviewing the existing regulatory framework on food contact materials, in particular Directive 84/500/EEC for ceramic articles. Among the discussed features of this revision are: the extension of the ...
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AGC Interpane is displaying a 14 metre long, 3.2 metre high sheet of laminated glass on its stand at the BAU 2013 trade show in Munich (14-19/01/2013). The glazing was coated at the Plattling plant and assembled into safety glass by Seele ...
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Munich, Germany – January 15, 2013 – Guardian Industries continues to expand its engagement with customers and industry influencers with its first exhibition at BAU, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, ...
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MI Windows and Doors announces the launch of a new energy efficient window line, the HomeMaker3 Series. Available in the Western Region, HomeMaker3 windows are designed to meet the new stringent energy requirements for the proposed ENERGY ...
Glass for Europe is the trade association for Europe’s manufacturers of flat glass. Flat glass is the material that goes into a variety of end-products and primarily in windows and façades for buildings, windscreens and windows ...
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PPG Industries offers a complete range of tinted, solar control and passive low-E coated glass products. PPG Industries offers a complete range of tinted, solar control and passive low-E coated glass products. Advanced glass products for ...
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Imagine an exhibition building as impressive as the products it showcases. Well, that is precisely how the glittering glass facade of the BMW Welt (German for BMW World) has ensured it to be. Built to be a ‘multi-functional customer ...
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AGC and Interpane presented a range of new and improved solar control glass products for internationally important glass architecture at the glasstec trade fair in Düsseldorf, where they occupied a joint stand for the first time. The ...
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The Airtel Center at Gurgaon is the perfect example for a classic symphony in coloured glass. The interplay of light and glass in colour makes for a breathtaking view as the building shimmers against the night skyline. With building ...
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Amid reports that the suspect in Friday's Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting entered the school by shooting through a glass window near the school's entrance, industry experts have offered their insights into what type of glass may ...
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 6, 2012 – The Piedmont Natural Gas Operations Center in Nashville, Tenn., earned LEED(R) Gold certification last year, due in part to a comprehensive energy-management system that incorporates SOLARBAN(R) z50 solar ...
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PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) will preview SOLARBAN(R) 67 glass and showcase new SUNGATE(R) 600 glass during the GREENBUILD(R) International Conference and Expo in booth 1827S at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Nov. 14-15. ...
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, near Beverly Hills, has upgraded more than 78,000 square feet of its guest room windows with Solar Gard® Armorcoat® Stainless Steel window film. The application provides significant energy savings and UV ...
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Viracon announces the latest addition to their decorative glass portfolio. DigitalDistinctions™ is a digital printing solution that enables a building designer to insert their artistic expressions into a glass façade. ...
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Saint-Gobain Glass has launched SGG COOL-LITE XTREME – an extremely selective solar control glass. SGG COOL-LITE XTREME is the UK's first triple-silver solar control glass, giving it a selectivity of 2.14 – this is the ratio ...
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