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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Guardian Industries today launched two industry-leading residential glass products at the GlassBuild America show that will help customers meet and exceed energy standards in North America while providing optimal views and comfort to a ...
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The challenge was to not only give the building the kind of aesthetically-pleasing appearance befitting a former American president, but to do so with the environment and energy savings in mind. Freedom Plaza (photo courtesy of the ...
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PPG Industries announced that the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, which is LEED Platinum certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, was constructed with SOLARBAN 70XL STARPHIRE glass, CORAFLON ADS (Air-Dried System) ...
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Some of the most advanced coated glasses available today apply three layers of silver during the magnetron sputter coating process; these are more commonly known as “triple silver” coatings and provide the glass with the ...
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Glaston has closed a deal worth approximately EUR 2.2 million with the Chinese company Xianning CSG Glass Co., Ltd. for two flat tempering furnaces: Glaston CHF™ and Glaston CCS900™. The orders are a follow-up to ...
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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Glaston has closed a EUR 3.4 million deal with the Chinese company Jin Jing Group. Glaston has a long-term customer relationship with Jin Jing Group and this time the deal includes two Glaston CCS900™ double-chamber tempering ...
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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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AGC Interpane is displaying a 14 metre long, 3.2 metre high sheet of laminated glass on its stand at the BAU 2013 trade show in Munich (14-19/01/2013). The glazing was coated at the Plattling plant and assembled into safety glass by Seele ...
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A larger network, more locations and an exclusive range of products: these are the fruits of the strong alliance AGC and Interpane forged in July 2012. According to the companies, the two glass specialists complement each other perfectly ...
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AGC and Interpane presented a range of new and improved solar control glass products for internationally important glass architecture at the glasstec trade fair in Düsseldorf, where they occupied a joint stand for the first time. The ...
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PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) will preview SOLARBAN(R) 67 glass and showcase new SUNGATE(R) 600 glass during the GREENBUILD(R) International Conference and Expo in booth 1827S at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Nov. 14-15. ...
Saint-Gobain Glass has launched SGG COOL-LITE XTREME – an extremely selective solar control glass. SGG COOL-LITE XTREME is the UK's first triple-silver solar control glass, giving it a selectivity of 2.14 – this is the ratio ...
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While U.S. attendance at Fenestration China was almost non-existent, a last minute scheduling change no doubt had a lot to do with that low U.S. attendance. The event was first scheduled to take place November 8-10 but as a result of ...
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