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Demand for flat glass in the United States is forecast to rise three percent per year to almost seven billion square feet in 2005, valued at $9.1 billion.
The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay in Singapore will be a focal cultural centre for the country. Michael Wilford and Partners of London and DP Architects of Singapore drew up the initial design proposals for the project including early versions of…
The glazing industry of the 21st century uses these days increasingly float glass integrated with special coating materials.
Glaspro Inc., the West Coast's predominant designer and fabricator of architectural glass, today announced an agreement with Solutia Inc. to fabricate and distribute Vanceva, a new brand of Advanced Solutions for Glass; designed specifically…
To help mark its 200th anniversary, DuPont has launched a new Internet site that contains a wealth of information on the company's history, scientific achievements and innovations.
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…
A soaring, 50 meter-high, barrel vault-shaped atrium roof of laminated glass with DuPont™ Butacite© PVB houses the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia's newest landmark (completion: December 2001), protecting what architect…
Mike Willinganz, an 11-year employee of Viracon, joined the field sales force on Dec. 3, covering the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
The North American International Auto Show, opening to the global media on January 6, provides the ideal backdrop for the introduction of Vanceva(TM) Color, the latest innovation from Solutia Inc.
PPG Industries will present the second annual PPG Design Challenge Awards to students of Detroit's College for Creative Studies (CCS) on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at Cobo Center, Detroit, in Suite O2-33.
Modern architecture, with its increasing dependence on glass, is stimulating the development of newer and safer glazing that is designed to meet tighter requirements of impending European CEN standards for bullet and blast-resistant screens.
Standardised safety glass will soon be compulsory for all vehicles, either made locally or imported, to ensure the safety of motorists by minimising the impact of broken windscreens.
Eight new standards on glass for the building industry recently published as UNI standards. UNI EN 12150-1 "Glass in building - Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass - Definition and description." UNI EN 12337-1 "Glass…
Also for diamond countersinks the requirements are clearly defined: Producing sinkings for mounting screws of fittings as well as the manufacturing of visible bores on furniture glass demand an absolutely clean and chip-free edge.
The Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) received approval on I.S. 6A, the industry standard for architectural stile and rail doors, from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
As designing with white and neutral colors becomes increasingly popular in today's architectural and interior designs, Solutia Inc. introduces "Cool Mist" interlayer for laminated glass -- the company's newest Vanceva(TM) Color…
SPD Inc. announced that in addition to delivering suspended particle device light-control film, it expects to begin producing SPD glass incorporating this film in January of 2002.
Tamglass Group has agreed new automotive glass machinery orders for over 9 million euros. The agreements have been signed during October and November.
Solutia Inc. today announced new strategic initiatives for the North American automotive market. The following is a quote from Richard J.
Vietnam's two largest glass producers are sitting on major stockpiles of unsold stock, despite strong protection from Government tariff and non-tariff measures.
The new international terminal building in Istanbul's Ataturk Airport uses 39,000 m2 of laminated safety glass incorporating DuPont™ Butacite© PVB.
Glass Architects of Santa Rosa, California, designed the new Empire College to stand out at night. With the help of two of the divisions of The Vistawall Group, general contractor Rudolph and Sletton of Sacramento, California, worked with the…
The P&C clothes store in the German city of Dsseldorf is one of the largest projects ever taken on by Tambest.
Pilkington North America hired three product specialists to serve as architectural and residential glazing consultants for the glass and architectural industries.