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PITTSBURGH, August 17, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) added three new architect specification tools to its PPG IdeaScapes Web site.
Boeing requests windshield liner to keep glass from flight deck in bird-strike event HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 13, 2009 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business has been awarded a contract by Spirit AeroSystems to redesign the…
Towering above the Chicago skyline at 1, 450 feet, Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) is the tallest building in North America.
Vitro Cristalglass, an affiliate of Vitro Europe, supplied 85,000 square meters of architectural glass for the new Terminal 1 (T1) in the El Prat Airport in Barcelona, inaugurated this past June 16th.
New blue tints create numerous energy-efficient color options Solarblue glass (left) displays a light sky-blue tint.
Auburn Hills, Mich. (July 15, 2009) – Global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries continued to build its solar glass product portfolio by announcing EcoGuard Pattern Glass, a new low-iron pattern glass designed to maximize solar energy…
The plaintiffs in a class-action suit alleging that several glass manufacturers engaged in a conspiracy to fix prices have filed a motion to compel Guardian Industries to provide several documents to the court that were produced in the European…
Team 5 Investigates Incidents Involving Tempered Glass BOSTON -- Federal law requires companies to install tempered safety glass in bathrooms, patio doors, automobiles and skylights.
Sustainability campaign earns 2009 Pro-Comm Award These images show two examples of “Greening of Architectural Glass” campaign materials that helped PPG and five Pittsburgh-based agencies to win a 2009 Pro-Comm Award of Excellence from the Business…
PITTSBURGH, July 20, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has announced the following corporate appointments: Denise R.
and chief executive officer. “Clearly, we are continuing to experience very challenging conditions in many of our end-use markets.
PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2009 – The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has named its top 10 “green” building projects for 2009, and four of them are glazed with architectural glass made by PPG Industries (NYSE:…
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, July 6, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has introduced Audioguard coating – a waterborne, spray-applied coating that provides vibration damping and reduces vehicle noise – for commercial coatings customers.
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III will address attendees at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on November 5, 2009, during the Fifth Annual International Auto Glass Safety Conference sponsored by the AGRSS Council Inc.
Saint-Gobain Glass has clocked up 1.5 million man-hours without reporting a ‘lost-time’ incident, which includes accidents.
A Mississauga realtor is listing the massive former PPG building on 73 acres for $6.1 million. City officials released the news yesterday afternoon. The building is 600,000 square feet – that’s 16 acres under its roof.
Coatings with neutral appearance to reduce heat load for comfort, lower operating costsPARIS, June 12, 2009 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business is developing coating technology for aircraft cockpit and passenger-cabin…
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies business is launching the brand name of its controllable electrochromic systems for aircraft passenger-cabin windows at the Paris Air Show, where a full-scale working demonstration enables visitors…
Following the installation of an LGT/I/1530 Toughening Furnace, Double R has begun production of toughened safety glass.
PITTSBURGH, June 11, 2009 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) has named Mark Seeton director of sales, performance glazings.
PITTSBURGH, June 11, 2009; PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced the retirement of Mark Fanelli, director of sales, performance glazings, effective June 1.During a 30-year career with PPG, Fanelli held a variety of leadership roles in manufacturing,…
In the framework of the 10th “Expoconstrucción y Expodiseño”, the 2009 edition was held from May 5 through May 10 in Bogotá where Vitro Colombia launched its two new products of architectural glass: Pavia and Duovent.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that Steve T. Lampe has been appointed vice president, purchasing and distribution, effective July 1.
Two new courses meet new AIA sustainable design requirement PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) introduced three new American Institute of Architects’ Continuing Education Services (AIA/CES) courses, including two that fulfill the AIA’s new sustainable…
PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) first corporate sustainability report highlights key accomplishments in several areas of interest to environmentally progressive architects and builders.