PPG Industries and Pleotint, LLC, have renewed their agreement to jointly market a commercial window glass system that combines self-tinting SUNTUITIVE glass by Pleotint with SOLARBAN low-emissivity (low-e) glass by PPG to increase occupant ...
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PPG Industries' coil and building products group has published the Building Products Coil Coatings Color Guide, an eight-page brochure featuring 100 coatings color samples categorized according to eight product lines and five resin ...
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Greater attention must be paid to generating renewable heat if the climate protection targets set in Germany and around the world are to be met. At 40%, the heating market accounts for the largest proportion of energy consumed in Germany ...
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The next 15 years will be vital in determining whether global warming can be limited to 2C (3.6F) by 2100, with energy and transport presenting the heftiest challenges, according to a draft UN report. "Delaying mitigation through 2030 ...
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J.E. Berkowitz, LP, (JEB) announced the completion of the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) campus in Philadelphia. The high-tech research facility and laboratory features 18,000 square ...
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Our products are at the heart of modern architecture, engineering and construction. They play a beneficial role in addressing some of the major environmental challenges of buildings, new and old. Architects increasingly seek to bring ...
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Winning Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory uses PPG glass PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that its glass products helped the Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in ...
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Guardian SunGuard Helps Valley View Middle School Exceed New Energy Codes - USGlass magazine announced that Guardian Industries has been named one of its 2013 Green Design Award Winners. Guardian’s winning project, Valley View Middle ...
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A leaky metal roof at the U.S. Naval Academy’s McDonough Hall has been transformed into a glass roof delivering abundant daylight and energy savings into the historic building thanks to dynamic SageGlass® and its ability to tint ...
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Leading UK glass processor ESG has reported a 200 per cent increase in enquiries for its Solarchromic Climate Control Glass since exhibiting at this year’s Ecobuild and Grand Designs Live. With its electronically controllable tint, ...
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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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Denver-based RavenBrick is pleased to announce that Tulsa-based Tristar Glass (www.tristarglass.com) has agreed to fabricate and distribute their RavenWindow technology in the US Southwest. “I could not be more thrilled to have ...
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Triple Insulating Glass Improves U-value and Solar Heat Gain Performance - Viracon has expanded its triple insulating glass sizes to 70 square feet, giving architects and building designers more options as energy codes become stricter. ...
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The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) new National Security Campus (NSC) has officially achieved LEED® Gold Certification, an esteemed third-party verification process showing the building is sustainable and ...
October 15, 2013, Auburn Hills, Mich. – Guardian Industries has expanded manufacturing capabilities at its Richburg, South Carolina plant with the addition of Guardian SunGuard SuperNeutral 68 and SunGuard SuperNeutral 68 heat ...
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