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Although everyday a number of tourists pass by the Christ Church on the Ridge in Shimla, hardly a few care to peep inside.
Vandals scratching graffiti, or their ‘tag’ marks, into the glass of shopfronts is becoming an increasingly expensive problem.
The works of local glassblower George Watson are currently on display at The Silver Ribbon American Crafts and Art Gallery in Pembroke.
Worldwide auto glass replacement (AGR) behemoth Belron is moving to re-enter the United States AGR business.
The Eugene School District will shell out about $1 million to replace hundreds of wired glass panels in its schools after some serious injuries.
Tough action and tough talking have followed the announcement by US commerce chiefs of plans to slap anti-dumping duty on specific glass products.
AMJ Logistics announced today that it has finalized the development of eDirectGlass based on Microsoft's .Net Framework, a move that solidifies AMJ's position as the leader in providing e-commerce solutions for the automotive glass…
Gorell Windows & Doors named Ken Kresyman regional sales manager for Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and southern Illinois. In his new position, Kresyman will establish dealers to market Gorell's vinyl windows and doors, patio doors and aluminum…
Chemical and glass producer PPG Industries Inc. said it would appeal an award to privately held Marvin Windows and Doors by a federal jury here on Thursday.
A jury awarded Marvin Windows and Doors $135.8 million from PPG Industries on its claim that a PPG wood preservative failed to prevent wood rot as promised.The decision was handed down Thursday in U.S.
At last! A household chore our rainy Northwest days are good for, and would you believe it's washing windows — outdoors, no less? Indeed the newest window innovation, which makes its Seattle Home Show debut Saturday, is self-cleaning glass that…
"With a product like Pilkington Activ™ Glass, people are naturally going to be skeptical until they actually see it work," said Leland Ogdahl, general manager and co-owner of Kent Window Inc./Harbor Windows™, Grand Rapids, Mich.
In 1997, Thailand legislated the use of laminated glass for facades in buildings over 23 m in height, when the total internal area is over 10,000 m2, or if the building is over 15 m in height and the total internal area is greater than 1,000 m2.
Officials at Pilkington North America were pleased with the recent decision of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to delay the implementation of the new Energy Star criteria for windows in order to further review the changes that are being made in…
While dark glass on today's vehicles provides passenger privacy and symbolizes status, tomorrow's automotive designers see glass tops, spanning from the windshield across the roof to the back window, on luxury vehicles so that occupants…
Apogee Enterprises Inc., a maker of glass products for the building and auto industries, on Wednesday posted higher third-quarter earnings and affirmed its outlook for the current and next fiscal years.
Sika Industry's Marion, Ohio plant has obtained QS-9000 certification, a requirement of parts suppliers to the U.S. auto and truck manufacturers.
The Department of Energy has released new criteria for Energy Star windows and doors. According to the new criteria, the climate region map has been changed so that climate region boundaries generally follow the 2000 and 6000 Heating Degree Day…
If the U.S. Congress adopts an energy bill this year or next, it may well provide tax credits for using high-performance windows and other energy-saving products in new and existing homes.
When University of Kansas decided to rebuild the original Hoch Auditorium, which had been destroyed in a fire, several Vistawall Architectural Products were chosen to complete this detailed reconstruction project.
MIT Museum announced the Glass, Glorious Glass program, an interactive workshop designed to teach children and their families about the art and science of glass.
HKS Architects, based in Dallas, was given the task of designing the first office building to occupy the planned 3.2-acre site on the Dallas North Tollway, in the fast growing suburb of Addison.
In autumn of this year the term "k-value" for the heat transition coefficient for windows and doors will be completely replaced by the term "u-value".
The new FG-5000 Hurricane Impact System from Vistawall Architectural Products has been engineered to withstand the fury of mother nature, while maintaining the ease of installation found in conventional store front systems.
The Institut fr Fenstertechnik (ITF Rosenheim) will host the Rosenheim Window Days for the 29th time from Thursday, October 18 to Saturday, October 20, 2001.