SAGE Saint-Gobain, the world leader in providing innovation-building solutions, has developed an advanced dynamic tinted glass to optimize daylight in buildings. SageGlass is a smarter system compared to conventional sun controls such as; ...
One of the best-backed players in the smart glass industry, Sage Electrochromics Inc., is making some of its first deliveries from the world's largest electrochromic glazing plant, one capable of producing up to 4 million square feet of ...
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Standard clear glass is actually far from clear. That's why Guardian created UltraWhite™. From the moment you see it, you'll know what true clarity really looks like. The virtual absence of color makes UltraWhite glass the natural ...
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Q: What is daylighting? A: Daylighting refers to using the direct and reflected sunlight to naturally illuminate building interiors. Many people choose to incorporate daylighting into their interior designs to capture the warm lighting ...
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Wasco Skylight Products Inc. has opened a new manufacturing facility in Reno, Nev., where it will produce standard and custom skylights for the commercial and residential market, and expand its distribution west of the Rocky Mountains. The ...
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Tempered glass is about four times stronger than "ordinary," or annealed, glass. And unlike annealed glass, which can shatter into jagged shards when broken, tempered glass fractures into small, relatively harmless pieces. As a result, ...
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Trulite's laminated glass is produced in-house at one of our eight manufacturing plants. The process encompasses two or more pieces of glass that are permanently bonded together with a polyvinyl butyral interlayer (PVB) by the introduction ...
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WattStopper announced the new LMLS-600 dual loop photosensor that provides superior automatic daylighting control for applications with skylights. Developed in cooperation with the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), Wal-Mart and ...
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Lighting solutions for museums needs to not only display the colors of exhibition objects as true to the original as possible, but also simultaneously protect works from damage. Osram has installed its LED lighting in the Lenbachhaus ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) announced the release of an interim procedural guide that will provide a documented, optional process to extend current, unexpired AAMA product certification to any edition of ...
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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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The University of California at Davis’ (UC Davis) California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) is hosting a launch event for WattStopper’s LMLS-600 Switching and Dimming Dual Loop Photosensor, the first commercial product to ...
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The latest update of the AAMA/WDMA 2012/2013 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast has been released. This report delivers timely information on window, door and skylight market trends and product relationships. Historic data for ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently released an updated standard for the installation of residential replacement windows without the removal of existing frames. AAMA 2410-13, Standard Practice for ...
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Automakers began using laminated safety glass, also known as auto glass, for automobile windshields in 1927. To make laminated safety glass, the manufacturer sandwiches a thin layer of flexible clear plastic film called polyvinyl butyral ...
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