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Imagine a woven wooden basket that's 120 feet high, broad at the base and curving gently inward as it rises. Now imagine that basket wrapped in opaque glass.
Work is expected to start this month on the multi-million- dollar Motors Holden dealership upgrade in Launceston.Motors Pty Ltd managing director Marcus Birrell said yesterday that the upgrading would cost more than $4 million and take about a year…
The massive renovation of Churchill Downs includes $1 million of commissioned art. The artists were hitting the homestretch this week, painting, uncrating and installing their work.
Guardian Industries Corp., a worldwide manufacturer of float glass and fabricated glass products, officially inaugurated its float glass facility in Goole, England, yesterday. (EDITOR’S NOTE - Float glass is made by floating melted glass on a bed of…
Schneider National Inc., a premier provider of transportation, logistics and related services, today announced it will host a career fair to fill 100 professional truck driving positions.
Dubai Investments PJSC is planning to set up a manufacturing plant for float glass in the UAE at an estimated investment of Dh735 million.
All-glass construction to present Croatia’s architecture.
The Buffalo News today continues its occasional series on notable bridges, as our community works toward an agreement on what kind of bridge to build across the Niagara River.
After a year under construction, the new Bergen City Parkinghouse in Norway is now complete and is proudly displaying Pilkington glass.
New DuPont™ SentryGlas® Secure™ is the tool architects need to design the next generation of laminated glass applications to meet today's stringent security standards.
The high cost of building a glass structure that can withstand the unforgiving Canadian climate has forced the Royal Ontario Museum to rethink the controversial "crystal" design for its extension.
A one-year WRAP funded project aims to help increase glass recycling. BRE-led research will assess the recycling opportunities for non-contaminated, high-grade flat glass and non-contaminated timber and plastic profiles from the demolition and…
In a ceremony today in Goole, England, Guardian Industries Corp. executives and government officials laid the cornerstone for its future float glass plant.
Some 1,100 exhibitors covering more than 63,000 m2 of net space are opening up dimensions never thought possible years ago, especially in a difficult economic environment such as the current one.
The largest conference in the global glass industry, Glass Processing Days (GPD), will take place on June 15–18 2003 in Tampere, Finland.
Netegrity, Inc., the leading provider of solutions for securely managing e-business relationships, today announced that Guardian Industries Corp. has selected Netegrity SiteMinder(R) product to secure access to several business applications across…
Guardian Industries Corp., a leading manufacturer of high performance coated glass for the commercial construction industry, announced the availability of three new coatings in its Sun-Guard(R) Series: Sun-Guard Pewter-30, Sun-Guard Platinum-23, and…
The twin-towered, glass-skinned high-rise that straddles the main train station in the city of Nagoya has entered the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest building housing a railway terminal.
With savvy consumers demanding greener automobiles and government agencies raising the fuel-economy bar, Guardian Industries' SilverGuard(TM) infrared reflective glass is engineered to help meet today's tough vehicle standards.
Dow Corning silicones are used in many important ways. For example, they allow architects to build towering structures where sealants contribute to the mechanical strength of structurally glazed building fa‡ades.
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.
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.
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).
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) named Atlanta firm Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (TVS) as recipient of the 2002 AIA Architecture Firm Award.
Guardian Industries' Carleton facility will receive an award for an outstanding safety and health record from the Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services, on Tuesday, December 4, 2001, 2 p.m., 14600 Romine Rd., in Carleton.