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May 13, 2013Overall construction will continue to experience growth—perhaps even accelerated growth—through 2014, according to economists during Reed Construction Data's mid-year forecast, "Riding the Roller Coaster: Ups and downs in construction, spending, materials and labor." The forecast webinar took place May 9 and the archived presentation is available for online viewing. "Commercial construction...
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May 8, 2013Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian Industries Global Flat Glass Group, will give the opening speech at Glass Performance Days Finland, scheduled for June 11-15 in Tampere. Guardian technologists and scientists, including Brent Boyce from the company’s Science & Technology Center and Marcus Frank from Guardian Europe, will also present at the conference.GPD 2013 will focus on glass...
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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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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 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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April 26, 2013Saint-Gobain reported first-quarter sales dropped 4.8 percent amid a construction slump and cold weather in Europe, according to Bloomberg. Sales declined to $12.6 billion, company officials said in an April 25 statement.In response, CEO Pierre-Andre de Chalendar is cutting investments, selling businesses and raising prices to adjust to the European car and construction slump that has hurt...
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April 25, 2013Allison Beck, administrator for the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance, has passed away after a brave battle with cancer. Allison joined the IGMAC team in 1995 and was part of the transformation team after the merger with SIGMA in October 2000. She organized all the meeting events, and in the past few years had also managed the IGMAC Certification Program."She will be greatly missed,"...
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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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