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May 3, 2013Wausau Window and Wall Systems appointed David Baer as architectural sales representative serving Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.For 25 years, Baer was the owner/operator of a manufacturers representation company supporting dozens of architectural building products. Most recently, he worked for Eldorado Stone as a Southeast regional architectural sales representative...
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May 2, 2013Dedicated to expanding its presence in Turkey, Quanex Building Products announced a distribution partnership with Instanbul-based FNT Alüminyum that will help the company promote its Super Spacer warm-edge spacer system in Turkey.“Turkey is the central hub for insulating glass, and window and door fabrication systems in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia,” said Ramsey Bader, director,...
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May 2, 2013During lunch on May 2 at Wolfgang Puck's Spago in Beverly Hills, a skylight cracked and glass fell on at least two customers, including chef Bernhard Mairinger, according to The Hollywood Reporter."I was literally sitting right underneath it," Mairinger said to the Reporter. "It’s two glasses on top of each other. The bottom one cracked...and fell down on [my girlfriend and me]. It was the two of...
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May 2, 2013The Green Building Advisory Committee recommended the General Services Administration use the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standard as its primary means of measuring the overall efficiency of agency buildings, particularly in terms of energy and water. According to a FederalNewsRadio.com report, the committee made the recommendation after studying more than 160 tools and...
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May 1, 2013Vetrotech Saint-Gobain recently added Advanced Architectural Products as an independent sales representative for Oklahoma and Arkansas. Tim Cooper is the firm's key contact, representing the Vetrotech Saint-Gobain line of fire-rated glass systems and solutions. Cooper has nearly 30 years of experience in the architectural building and design industry, according to a Vetrotech release.
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April 30, 2013The National Glass Association's Glass Management Institute will launch a series of six webinars, June 25, led by distinguished leaders of the glass and glazing industry. The online, interactive classes will cover the following topics:Leadership. Russell Huffer, former Apogee CEO, will provide attendees insight into how to lead their companies during challenging economic times and gain leverage...
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April 30, 2013Vitro announced plans to invest more than $1.7 billion pesos (about $140 million) this year to increase furnace capacity and upgrade its plants. Eighty-nine percent of the investment will be directed to operations in Mexico.“The amount shall represent an increase of 65 percent with respect to the investment achieved in 2012 and shall be directed towards increasing the melting capacity in glass...
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April 30, 2013The final program for Glass Performance Days Finland 2013, taking place June 11-15 in Tampere, is now available. The theme of this year's event will be "glass performance, design and sustainability."Among the workshops to be held is GPD's Coating Technology and Applications session, which will feature presentations on the latest in coating materials, process and equipment technology. According to...
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April 29, 2013Wausau Window and Wall Systems named Dan Cherney as the architectural sales representative serving customers in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts.Cherney has three decades of industry experience working with building owners, architects, general contractors and glazing contractors in the New England and mid-Atlantic regions, according to a Wausau release. Most recently,...
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April 26, 2013The Architecture Billings Index is reflecting a steady upturn in design activity, according to the American Institute of Architects, with a March ABI score of 51.9, down from a mark of 54.9 in February.“Business conditions in the construction industry have generally been improving over the last several months,” said AIA Chief Economist, Kermit Baker, in a release. “But as we have continued to...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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