Modern science is an intensely social activity. The response at colleges and universities is to renovate or build new science labs and medical facilities with open floor plans, shared space and shared equipment. Even with all this openness, ...
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Pleotint has announced a distribution agreement with Prelco in Reviere-du-Loup, Que., enabling Prelco to incorporate Pleotint’s Suntuitive interlayer technology into its proprietary Prel-Shade thermochromic window offering. ...
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Crawford-Tracey Corp. has been awarded the retrofit glazing package for the First Hospital Panamericano project in Cidra, Puerto Rico. The company will be the glazing contractor and curtain-wall supplier, and will work directly for ...
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The international technology group SCHOTT will be presenting solutions in the areas of security and fire protection, as well as architecture and design, at BAU 2013. One particularly spectacular highlight at the exhibition will be the ...
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Guardian Plus is a business support programme designed for businesses buying or using Guardian products either supplied by Guardian or through Guardian customers. As a member of Guardian Plus, Guardian offer optimum business support, ...
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The UK glass industry (all sectors) produces an estimated 4 million tonnes of glass per year, divided as follows in the generalised subsectors of Container, Flat, Fibre and Domestic (including Crystal and Special Glass):/p> Production of ...
Auburn Hills, Mich. – November 12, 2012 – Architects looking for glass innovations that maximize the efficiency and performance of their commercial building projects need look no further than Guardian Industries’ SunGuard ...
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The International Code Council(ICC)yesterday approved a proposal that mandates,among other things,how fire-rated glazing products are to be marked. The proposal is the result of research by ICC's Code Technology Committee(CTC)on the ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released Draft 1 of the ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights Version 6.0 specification and the ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights version 6.0 Draft 1 Criteria and ...
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The Safety Glazing Certification Council (SGCC) is a non-profit corporation, established in 1971 by manufacturers of safety glazing products, building code officials, and others concerned with public safety. SGCC maintains a program which ...
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As the design,specification and use of advanced glazing products continues to advance,so,too,will the need for performance modeling.In this respect,the American Institute of Architects(AIA)has released An Architect's Guide to Integrating ...
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The Eastern United States withstood wind speeds escalating to 90 mph from Hurricane Sandy's destructive presence, according to the National Weather Service. The wake of the recent devastation could serve as a reminder to glazing contractors ...
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The latest results from independent tests at leading Notified Body IFT Rosenheim confirm Pilkington Spacia™achieves a U-value of 1.1W/m2K.At just 6.5mm thick,this means it offers the best energy efficiency performance by far in a ...
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Kennards Lift & Shift supplied a 500kg capacity, self-propelled glass lifter for the installation of glass panels at the new Blue Mountains Cultural Centre being built in Katoomba. Due to open by the end of the year, the Centre will ...
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South Gate, CA, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 - It is estimated that up to one billion birds are killed each year in North America due to collisions with glass on buildings — an issue NPR's ''Morning Edition'' covered in a two-part series this ...
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