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Cast glass opens up entirely new possibilities for architects and redefines our conception of glass in buildings. So say Faidra Oikonomopoulou and Telesilla Bristogianni from Delft University of Technology.
Larta Glass, one of the leading manufacturers of flat and coated glass and mirrors in Russia and the CIS, staged the world’s first immersive performance inside a float glass furnace at its Ramensky plant in the Moscow Region.
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The European Commission’s new Public Procurement Act proposal could reshape how quality, sustainability and EU-origin content are valued in public tenders, with important implications for the flat glass sector.
New solar heat gain restrictions in the National Building Code are transforming Canadian building design, a challenge a panel of industry experts broke down last week at the FGIA Fall Conference.
On 8 September 2026, Glass for Europe took part in a roundtable on energy organised by the European Commission’s DG ENER.
The transition from the GP19 to the new GP26 production statistics classification system introduces several changes affecting flat glass products.
ECCC's Jamie Hulan outlined upcoming ENERGY STAR Canada changes and market transformation strategy at the FGIA Fall Conference.
Dr. Stephen Morse of Michigan Technological University shares first-look results on vacuum insulated glass (VIG) durability at the FGIA Fall Conference.
An environmental psychologist reported on the latest lighting research and the impact of lighting on human health during the Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Fall Conference in Calgary, AB.
Two years after CircuClarity One, the initiators take stock: what has really changed in the glass sector and what does it take for good ideas to make a real impact?
Foster + Partners, BIG, MVRDV and other renowned offices at the architecture forum
The glasstec conference 2026 is at the heart of the glasstec lecture programme. International experts from industry, science, research and architecture will present current developments, solutions and future perspectives for the glass industry.
A review of EU import bans on flat glass products from Russia and Belarus
Saint-Gobain and AGC are joining forces to deploy a world-first, large-scale hybrid electric furnace at Saint-Gobain's Avilés plant in Spain, set to cut CO₂ emissions from flat glass production by around 50%.
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Specification will include enamel application standards on all types of glass for quality assessment.
How can the energy-intensive glass industry, so far heavily dependent on natural gas, become CO2-neutral by 2045?
With the LSP-A, LiSEC is presenting a laser solution at glasstec 2026 that combines two different laser processes in one system.