Shock-resistance is the great benefit of safety glass. However, the cut of the glass pane can make this difficult: With conventional processes, only straight cuts are possible. Yet a newly-developed method makes it possible to apply any ...
Tags: market view, Safety glass
18 October 2012 Osram Opto launches direct-emitting green laser diodes Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg,Germany says that it is now offering its first direct-emitting green diode lasers.The two compact indium gallium ...
All you need to help keep your business and home secure is a smartphone and a few thousand dollars — and perhaps a lighting contractor to set it up for you. "We are seeing more people, especially owners of high-end homes, wanting ...
Tags: LED lighting
Software defined datacentres, cloud management and automation, virtualisation licensing, mobile virtualisation, heterogeneity and the need for IT executives to develop new skills in the cloud era were some of the themes of the VMworld ...
Tags: VMworld Europe 2012 conference, Software, Cloud, cloud computing
Demand for windows and doors in the US is forecast to rise 9.3 percent per year to $34.2 billion in 2016. Growth will be spurred by a rebound in housing completions and gains in building construction spending from a depressed 2011 base. ...
Tags: industry trends, window, door, demand
In a recent contract,window,door and conservatory fabricator,frameXpress has supplied all the products for a bespoke project in Cambridgeshire.Valued in the region of£12,000 the company supplied a variety of windows and composite ...
Tags: Framexpress, stylish studio, UK, installation
Whether you are a home owner or a trades person you will probably use lighting design at some point in your life.Lighting affects not only your visual abilities but also your mood,so why not do it right?For those of you interested in ...
It has been an eventful few years for the glass and glazing industry,with more changes to come as it emerges from the downturn.Mergers and acquisitions,increased expectations from the building community,technological developments and ...
Tags: America 2012 Report, An Altered Landscape, glass and glazing industry
Researchers at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have proposed a new metric to help architects and builders more easily take advantage of the benefits of daylighting,from significant energy savings to the ...
Tags: LRC, Daylighting, Architect, Builder
Smart-Builder will be exhibiting at the Glasstec 2012 tradeshow in Düsseldorf(23rd-26th October).They will be demonstrating their entire software range including a novel shower configurator for web sites and the new kitchen and ...
Tags: glasstec, Shanghai, smart-builder, web
Cooper Lighting,an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry,has announced that it's the premier meeting host of the inaugural 2012 ...
Tags: Lighting, Lighting Industry, Transformational Technology, The DLC
The towering buildings are only possible with proper scaffolding.Rich knowledge and expertise of builder is required for a proper scaffolding structure and timely construction of the building. The development of a district,city,state,or ...
Tags: Scaffolding And Shuttering Items, Construction Of Towering Buildings
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 ...
Tags: Fire Accidents, Construction, Decoration, Glass Facades
Ventana Research has released its 2012 Value Index for Data Integration,the latest in a new category of quantified,research-based Indexes on technology vendors and products.Using this latest Value Index,IT organizations will be able to ...
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Earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to gain a vantage point on the pace of change we're seeing in IT. To really get a grasp on it, though, I had to go back to Roman times. What I came away with was a confirmation that we are now ...
Tags: cloud computering, IT innovation, computer technology, IT Pace of Change