Rachel Vitello

GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, will return Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 in its biggest edition yet with 500+ exhibitors. And that big size is appropriate to the new locale: Dallas, Texas. 

The 2024 Glass Magazine Award winners went beyond—beyond code requirements, past achievements and what previously seemed possible. This year’s eight project award winners and seven product award winners demonstrate what glass, and glass industry companies, can aspire to achieve.

In the construction industry, mental health is often stigmatized and overlooked. Procore hosted a webinar that emphasized the importance of creating a safe and supportive workplace culture that prioritizes mental health and well-being. Moderated by Procore's Director of Industry Transformation…

The gorgeous glass structure Le Visionnaire, winner of Best Feat of Engineering & Project of the Year, brings the future to meet the past.

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum’s campus renovation project, winner of Best Specialty Glazing Project, included a new, avant-garde glass façade for the 30,000-square-foot Gundlach Building, as well as a glass bridge connecting the new structure to the original museum.

The 10-story Baptist Health Care at Brent Lane, winner of Best Protective Glazing, showcases the range of glass’ protective powers, not only as impact-tested glazing systems but also as systems designed to provide comfort and healing to patients. 

The Port of Montréal Tower makes spectacular use of jumbo glass for the best reason: panoramic views.

It seems fitting that the winning project for this year’s Best Project Team award, which celebrates teamwork and collaboration, should be the new headquarters for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a nonprofit that works toward the benevolent goal of fulfilling the wishes of critically ill children. 

The stylish new storefront of Louis Vuitton’s store in Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta, Georgia, pays tribute to the brand’s history while upholding its legacy of elegance and luxury. 

Visitors to the Donum Estate in Sonoma, California, can enjoy wine tasting under the rainbow-colored glass canopy of the outdoor Vertical Panorama Pavilion.

Insulbar's new polyamide pressure plate is a simple and effective solution to meet more stringent building and façade performance requirements. 

SunGuard SNX 70+ Coated Glass was developed by Guardian Glass to help meet today’s requirements for improved energy performance, while still achieving an aesthetic that is transparent and neutral.

ES pivot doors combine impact resistance with thermal efficiency, offering both style and functionality. Designed to be sleek, with customizable finishes, the door aims for a luxurious aesthetic. 

The need for aesthetics, as well as sound-suppressing acoustic qualities, drove C.R. Laurence to develop Fallbrook XL NY glass partitions, which offer sound mitigation while also sporting a highly versatile muntin grid system.

When Frameless Hardware Co. staff looked at market research to identify customer needs, they found a potential gap in the market for larger, energy-efficient openings that provide unobstructed views and natural light.

Smart Glazier Software staff identified a critical need—a digital solution to streamline the glazier-to-fabricator ordering process.

The Concealed Interior-Clamped Cable Tension System by W&W Glass was custom-designed to meet the challenge of an all-glass lobby wall at Two Manhattan West, a glass-clad office tower that is part of the Manhattan West development.

A closer look at embodied carbon, performance considerations, retrofits and recyclability.

How glass companies and schools are working together for workforce development.

Glass companies collaborated on the unique design of the First Americans Museum.

“Grit Leads to Greatness” is a children’s book written by duo Jenny Kerr Schroen and Chris Eccleston of Delmarva Veteran Builders.

As companies nationwide continue to struggle with finding skilled labor, it is more important than ever to recruit and retain young professionals, which now includes Gen Z.

The National Glass Association hosted a panel during the week of the AIA A'23 conference in San Francisco focused on sustainable practices in the glass and glazing industry. Panelists included Stanley Yee with Dow, Lisa Rammig with Eckersley O'Callaghan, Sophie Pennetier with Enclos, Chris Fronsoe…

A tour of Safti First's facilities located in Merced, California, reveals the company's true variety of products and testing capabilities it has been able to acquire throughout its decades in existence. 

To celebrate Women in Construction Week and Women's History Month, Glass Magazine sat down with a few women in the industry to discuss their experiences. This is the interview Jessica Hanson, sales manager with Heartland Glass.

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.

To celebrate Women in Construction Week and Women's History Month, Glass Magazine sat down with a few women in the industry to discuss their experiences. This is the interview Jessica Hanson, sales manager with Heartland Glass.

The latest technology from the glass industry: thermal products, including improved IGUs, vacuum insulating glass and thin-glass solutions; dynamic glass and building-integrated photovoltaics, which can provide on-site energy generation. Part of the series All About Glass & Metals.

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.

Temperatures are dropping, and staying low, in many parts of the U.S. Make sure installers and other field employees stay safe by following industry guidance on preventing cold-related injury and illness. Industry leaders share tips on best practices for keeping employees warm enough and safe in…

The Associated General Contractors' Jan. 4 National and State Hiring and Business Forecast for Commercial Construction meeting discussed both opportunities and concerns for the construction industry in the U.S. for 2023. 

An interview with Pulp Studio COO Kirk Johnson about the company's recent feature on the series "More Power": how the episode came to be, what the hosts thought of the factory and how the episode has helped not only boost employee morale, but hopes to help the industry as a whole. 

Binswanger Glass is celebrating 150 years in business this year, crediting their company values, atmosphere and hard-working employees on all levels for the past century and a half of success.

Top considerations for heat safety, glass handling and transportation.

In the destructive aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Florida, the first thing Florida-based companies did was make sure their employees, clients, and customers were all safe. Now, they are helping their communities rebuild and looking to the future of glass and related products, as well as standards…

With summer in full swing, extreme heat is sweeping across the nation. High temperatures can be harmful, and at times potentially lethal, for those who work in the field, like installers. There are ways that those who work outside can keep themselves safe during these warmer months.