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The most important sector exhibition will take place in Atlanta between the 16 and 18 of September - Onyx Solar will be exhibiting its photovoltaic glass in the most important exhibition in the glass industry at the booth #2110.
Onyx Solar presented the project “The Autonomous Office” during this congress, which has been financed by the European Commission through the LIFE program.
We’re delighted to announce that View Dynamic Glass has won the 2014-2015 Silver A’ Design Award in the sustainable products, projects and green design category! This award is the latest to join our ever-expanding trophy case, which also includes…
Made in the USA since 1935, Wasco is the oldest and largest skylight manufacturer in the industry. Now with two locations serving the entire country, with its home office in Wells, ME and a new western facility in Reno NV, putting it less than 24…
At W&W Glass, we often view glass as a work of art as much as we do an integral cladding element to a project.
Heliatek, the Dresden-based German company that produces ultra-light, flexible and less than 1 mm thick Photovoltaic solar films, was on 5 August 2015 awarded as one of the World Economic Forum's "technology pioneers", a selection of…
Two examples of design and construction excellence on display at Vitrum 2015: London’s Shard of Glass (designed by Renzo Piano) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tbilisi, Georgia (designed by Michele De Lucchi).
The rapid progress of coating technology allows architects and their air-conditioning engineers today to fine-tune the properties of functional glass with regard to light and radiation-related characteristic values.
The finest features for the extension of the Holy Mosque in Mecca are created on SHW machine tools When the remodelling and extension of the Holy Mosque in Mecca are completed in 2018 then one German company will have made a significant…
The entrance out of cooper shimmers in the setting sun. The Turkish crescent with star shines bright.
Smart materials are revolutionizing solar thermal collectors. A team of researchers from EPFL has developed a coating that is capable of absorbing heat as well as repelling it.
This is a free online course aimed at architects so they may learn how to design using our photovoltaic glass.
An insulated glass façade with computer-controlled integrated louvre-blinds has been installed for the first time in the UK at the new £6m Bennett Building at the Babraham Research Campus in Cambridge.
The small town of Iphofen in Lower Franconian, Germany has a lot of historical flair. Because, in spite of all historical rigour, it was able to maintain its historic town centre almost completely. Medieval and baroque link together in harmony - a…
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Launched just six months ago, Super Spacer Alpha® has won Manufacturing Innovation of the year in Insider’s Made in the Midlands Awards.
Aupark, a shopping and entertainment centre had the distinction of being the largest mall in Slovakia, when it first opened in 2001.
SWISSPACER is a main sponsor for the G-15 Awards for the second year running. The awards will be held at the London Hilton hotel on Friday 27th November 2015.
AachenMunchener Insurance at Aachen, Germany boasts of a brand new headquarters that is a vision in new-age open architecture. The office building stands out to make an exquisite statement with its stunning glass facades.
Emirates Float Glass [EFG], a subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC and the first state-of-the-art integrated float glass facility in the UAE, has won the prestigious Emirates Appreciation for the Environment Award 2015, in recognition of its…
The American Ceramic Society has been awarded a $480,000 planning grant by the NIST Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech) program to form the Functional Glass Manufacturing Innovation Consortium (FGMIC).
All six winners of the Passivhaus Component Award 2015 used SWISSPACER inside their windows. The awards were presented at the International Passivhaus Conference 2015 on April 17th in Leipzig, Germany.
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