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Curved patio doors and glass balustrading supplied by Balcony Systems Ltd met the architect’s specification to maximise light, satisfy strict aesthetic requirements and enhance the feeling of spaciousness at this luxury apartment complex for the…
Multiforms, architectural façade specialists and a subsidiary of Emaar Industries & Investments, has won a contract worth Dh175 million from leading contracting company Arabtec for the supply and installation of the external cladding for Tiara…
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Schuco USA L.P., American supplier of solar power systems, markets building-integrated photovoltaic modules "Made in Germany".
Adshel Infrastructure has completed another successful shelter project for Albury Council in NSW. The Evo Walkway shelter was commissioned to cover a new taxi rank in one of the main streets outside a night club area in the centre of town.
The flexibility and style of the Pilkington Planar™ structural glazing system, and the practicality of Pilkington Activ™ self cleaning glass, have been combined for the first time in the refurbishment of superior office blocks at 54 Hagley Road,…
Edgetech I.G. Inc. in Cambridge, Ohio, announced that it has been ranked in the inaugural Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States with 61.9 percent growth from 2003-2006.
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This week crews poured the 60th and last residential floor at One Rincon, the condominium atop San Francisco's Rincon Hill.
Belron US and Diamond Triumph Auto Glass Inc. said Tuesday the auto-glass replacement companies have agreed to drop all remaining claims against each other in a five-year-old lawsuit.
After months of planning, work is ready to begin next week on the installation of the new curtain wall at Indiana Square.
Reportlinker.com reported that market for Laminated and Tempered Glass, a new report from SBI, contains comprehensive data and analysis on laminated and tempered glass used in residential and nonresidential construction in the United States.
Burj Dubai, on course to becoming the world's tallest tower, is taking its final shimmering form as installation of curtain wall glass panels commenced on Level 19 of the super-structure developed by Emaar Properties.
The new Matelux Antislip is a satin finish glass that has been specially treated to make it slip-resistant (antislip performance classified R10 under the German national standard DIN 51130).
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The race among the world's cities to build the ultimate record-busting, flat-out tallest skyscraper on the planet is fast and furious.
The American Ceramic Society and NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University will hold the 2007 Glass & Optical Materials Division Meeting & 18th University Conference on Glass in Rochester, New York, May 20-23, 2007.
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