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Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA) (“Vitro” or the “Company”), one of the world's largest producers and distributors of glass products, today announced its unaudited results for the third quarter 2013.
Kevin Zuege of Quanex Building Products was the first person to successfully complete the American Architectural Manufacturers Association’s (AAMA) FenestrationMasters(™) program, earning the FenestrationMaster(™) professional certification.
Expanded Wisconsin meeting house saves on energy with geometry, bioclimatic design A 20,000-square-foot addition to Frank Lloyd Wright’s First Unitarian Society Meeting House in Madison, Wis., designed by The Kubala Washatko Architects, promotes…
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that a student team from Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T) will feature vinyl windows fabricated with SOLARBAN® 70XL glass in the “Chameleon House” it is constructing for the U.S.
Curved façade incorporates SOLARBAN R100 glass over OPTIBLUE glass substrate Louis and Peaches Owen Hospital in Tyler, Texas, designed by WHR Architects, Inc., Dallas, is one of the first major buildings to be constructed with neutral-reflective…
During GlassBuild America, Sept.10-12, the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) hosted an interactive game show that gave attendees the opportunity to win discounts on courses and exams from the association’s FenestrationMasters(…
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) on September 23, 2013 announced the winners of its 2013 Clear Choice Awards at Pack Expo, one of the packaging industry’s premier conferences.
Glass curtain wall is a kind of beautiful decoration for modern building. Buildings with Large scale of glass curtain wall can be seen everywhere in cities.
Heated sun reflections from the yet-to-be-completed, 38-storey glass tower at 20 Fenchurch Street had melted part of a car parked on a nearby street and even been the source of several fires in the area.
Educational content, expanded product info help homeowners shop for window glass -- PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has launched a new residential glass website at www.ppgglass.com to help homeowners more easily shop for windows and window glass.
DFI's Turn-Key CVD Chamber is Implemented at Vitro's Plant in Mexico. - Vitro Becomes First Glass Producer to Launch Diamon-Fusion® 3D Chamber System for Architectural Flat Glass.
With the growing focus on energy conservation, emission reduction and environmental protection, countries in the world have successively introduced policies to encourage energy-efficient building materials, thus powerfully boosting the development…
Members of the public have voted the UCD Student Centre as the winner of the Public Choice Award in this year’s Irish Architecture Awards. The building was designed by Dublin based Fitzgerald Kavanagh & Partners, received 18% of the 12,500…
Here at the NSG Group, we’ve unveiled a new concept for achieving triple glazing performance in a double-glazing unit, unique to the Pilkington brand. It has been specially designed for applications requiring an optimised Ug value.
Gains will benefit from a major rebound in building construction spending, continued improvement in motor vehicle production, and increased share for high performance products in the general flat glass market.
The Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) Group is the largest bank in Austria. The regions, known for its variant temperatures, demands architecture that can withstand the changing climates, thereby making solar control glass the natural choice for…
With a great concert held at the Lunario of Mexico’s Auditorio Nacional, Vitro strengthens its initiative to raise awareness among the general public about the advantages of glass.
Vitro announced that Mr. Alejandro F. Sánchez Mújica, who holds the position of Executive VP Legal and General Counsel since 2005, has opted to retire from his current office effective next August 15. In the following months, Mr.
From stadiums in Brazil to a bank headquarters in Britain, architects led by Norman Foster are integrating solar cells into the skin of buildings, helping the market for the technology triple within two years.
The Company obtained the main award “Stellar Container” for the categories of Food and Security; Vitro reaffirms its total commitment to fulfill and exceed the needs of its customers in the market The Asociación Mexicana de Envase y Embalaje (…
The First Plaza is a commercial complex located in the quaint, historic town of Metz in France. The Lazard Group Real Estate has developed this sustainable building, based on design by Unanime Architects.
As a result of its level of advance in the management of greenhouse gas emissions, the Company reached the GEI3 level, which is the maximum recognition for the GEI Mexico Program.
Search, construct, view, compare architectural glasses in range of building settingsPPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has launched PPG Glass eVIEW, a multifunctional suite of Web-based tools that enables architects, glazing contractors, glass fabricators…
Columbia Commercial Building Products has reinvested in its products and processes to offer high-quality, high-performance glazing to its architectural customers in the greater Texas area.
iPhotonic Corp., manufacturer of Building-Integrated Photovoltaic products (BIPV) and Solar Power Solutions LLC, an SBK Holding Group affiliated company, signed today an agreement establishing a joint venture company based in the United Arab…