Proven Products Maximize Solar Power Efficiency PPG is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance glass and coatings, two product categories vital to the production of solar energy. Before the solar industry even ...
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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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Pleotint, LLC, will exhibit its new Suntuitive® interlayer for laminated glass at booth 642 during the GREENBUILD® International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia, Nov. 20–22. The redeveloped Suntuitive interlayer now has a ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that its new Pen32 wafer fabrication plant in Penang, Malaysia, has been certified as a Green Building, conforming to requirements on design and construction under the Green ...
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Accelerated development of new construction and infrastructure projects is driving glass industry growth for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, according to an Aug. 4 Albawaba Business article. New high-rise construction continues to ...
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US demand to rise 8.2% annually through 2017 Demand for high performance flat glass products in the US is forecast to rise 8.2 percent per year to $9.2 billion in 2017, equivalent to 910 million square feet. This will represent a ...
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U.S. demand for high-performance flat glass products is forecast to rise 4.4 percent per year to 910 million square feet in 2017, valued at nearly $9.2 billion, according to a report released yesterday by the Freedonia Group. This will ...
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Glass or window and door pundits who have hoped for a Moore’s Law like effect to hit our industry and consistently drive technological advances in a timely manner may finally be in luck. Oh, we may not realize the speed or intensity ...
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The wide range of modern functional glazing now available has opened up remarkable scope for creative design in today’s architecture. Transparent designs facilitated through the replacement of solid roofs and introduction of entire ...
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Pleotint, LLC, will exhibit its Suntuitive™ glass interlayer technology at booth 1450 during the 2013 American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) National Convention and Design Exposition in Denver, Colo., June 20 – 22. ...
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Virtually imperceptible coating transmits, reflects true ambient color, light - PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced SOLARBAN(R) 67 glass, a solar control, low-emissivity glass with a soft, imperceptible neutral coating that gives ...
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North West MEP, Chris Davies, saw first-hand the benefits of NSG Group’s investment in a new high-tech off-line glass coating facility, during a visit to a Pilkington Glass factory in St Helens. The North West of England MEP and ...
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Saint-Gobain Glass not only boasts the UK’s leading energy-saving flat glass coatings with its SGG PLANITHERM range; it is also working with a growing group of processors to develop and expand its innovative Cullet Returns Scheme and ...
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Pilkington Building Products – the manufacturers, distributors and processors of glass for architectural applications – are set to get FIT and unveil a host of exciting new additions to their current product portfolio across all ...
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The best thing to do is under take a search on Google for and you will find that collectors or jewellery makers will often list their favourite places for finding it.However, there is still plenty of it to be found if you know where and how ...
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