A lot of research has been done on graphene recently—carbon flakes, consisting of only one layer of atoms. As it turns out, there are other materials too which exhibit remarkable properties if they are arranged in a single layer. One ...
Now available from Guardian Glass UK: SunGuard SuperNeutral SN 29/18. The new SuperNeutral glass offers exceptional solar control with a surprisingly natural looking appearance. Excessive solar heat gain can quickly cause a ...
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Three months after a blaze in a glass facade building claimed four lives at Andheri, the fire department and BMC have come out with a fresh set of guidelines for such buildings. These include openings on every floor of high-rises with ...
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Guardian Industries is co-sponsoring the National Glass Association’s Architect’s Forum: Glass + Performance, an opportunity for architects to see and experience the latest in glass design, technology and performance and earn ...
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Glass LLC, glass pioneers in the Middle East and wholly owned by Dubai Investments (DI) PJSC, the largest investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, hosted international experts, investors and manufacturers from the glass ...
Controlling solar heat gain in buildings is an ongoing challenge for design professionals, but a new PVB interlayer from Eastman Chemical Company, called Saflex® SG, offers significant advantages for those designing projects in hot ...
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A new residential building is rising at the upper end of New York's skyline. Located on the corner of 56th Park Avenues, this slender building, which almost looks fragile, will be 420 meters high (approx. 1,377 feet). This is 3 meters ...
Christchurch patricians the Stewart family have unveiled an engineered timber and glass design that will replace the quake-damaged Princess St office of its business Skope Industries. Skope chairman Robert Stewart said his family would ...
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The presence of Mediaglass has been reinforced due to the entry of H.E. Sheikh Khalid Nasser Al-Thani through the technological investment company QID into the share capital of the company. After the creation of the first full ...
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Glass provides building designers with fascinating creative options, and the popularity of the material has increased dramatically over the last decade. This has led to growing demand for glass over other construction materials like cement, ...
Glass products maker Apogee Enterprises Inc (APOG. O) reported a quarterly profit above estimates and raised its full-year profit forecast as sales rose in its architectural business, sending its shares up 12 percent in extended trading. ...
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Buildings with glass façades may look swank and sophisticated, but they are far more vulnerable to fire, warn firefighters and experts, as fire broke out in a 13-storey commercial building on Friday. Firefighters, Who were a part of ...
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to crack down on buildings that have glass facades.Henceforth the civic body would allow only those buildings to have glass facades which can be dismantled. The BMC's move comes after two ...
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Glass facades will be a major topic at this year's glasstec 2012, to be held October 23 - 26, 2012 in Düsseldorf, Germany, according to show organizers. The central contact point for all those interested in facades will be Hall 11-the ...
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Large-format glass facades are a striking element of modern architecture all over the world.They not only create maximum transparency but also assume diverse functions to guarantee the building's energy efficiency and utility ...
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