Glass Consumption in Green Buildings to Go Up

In an effort to blend strong leaders with top-of-the-line products and services, Edgetech I.G. has appointed a new technical project manager, Nicholas Robinson.

As the country faces acute power shortage and global warming debate hots up, energy conservationists caution against growing number of buildings with glass facades dotting the landscapes of cities as being responsible for energy consumption much in excess a normal structure would do.

The market value of fabricated glass (encompassing basic flat glass as well as all value-added products, such as laminated, tempered, insulating and mirrored glass) is forecast to increase 5.2 percent per year through 2006.