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Supporting a smart, skilled workforce

BLS employment numbers suggest that manufacturing and specialty contractors are adding employees. Employers can look to a variety of glass industry education resources to train these new workers.

The Big BEC Recap

Another BEC is in the books and what an event it was! Once again so great to see so many wonderful leaders in our space and continue to learn and advance. As is tradition, this will be a very long post recapping BEC, but mostly noting the who’s who of the show for me. 

By Max Perilstein | March 13, 2023

What’s new with the 2024 IECC

The 2024 update to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is nearly complete. This summary of the update's current state looks at the language on thermal bridging, air leakage and more.

By Helen Sanders | March 06, 2023

Women in Glass: In Her Words

Lindsey Rowe Parker is the marketing director at Rowe Renestration and NAWIC's Sacramento Marketing Chair. She's been with Rowe Fenestration for six years, has 15 years' marketing experience and is a self-professed lifetime #glassnerd. Lindsey took some time to share her thoughts about women in glass and fenestration.

BEC Begins

It’s here! BEC week is upon us, and I am onsite in Las Vegas with hundreds of industry leaders. Next week I’ll have my usual “who’s who” recap of this event, but the overall vibe once again is one of positivity and hope.  

By Max Perilstein | March 06, 2023

Women in Construction

Women in Construction Week is here. To recognize this week, March 5-11, Glass Magazine sat down with a few women in the industry to discuss their experiences. This is the interview Ahlam Qaimari, who has been in the glass industry for three years since she joined Griffin Glass & Metal Werks.

An Unbelievable 25 Years

At the 25th anniversary of the BEC Conference in Las Vegas this month, we celebrate the remarkable advancements in glass during the previous 25 years, and we look ahead at what the next 25 might hold.

Benefiting from E-commerce Software

E-commerce solutions are available for companies of all sizes, and allow employees to configure quotes, place orders, generate documentation and communicate the status of orders.

Pod, People, and More!

The latest From the Fabricator podcast is now online and live. The mix of guests this month is very exciting. I kick it off with the one and only Garret Henson of Viracon and we covered a ton of ground, both in historical and also products and important issues going forward.  

By Max Perilstein | February 27, 2023