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Reuters reported that the best environmentally friendly buildings in the United States include a visitor center in Texas, a water treatment plant in Connecticut and a house in California, the American Institute of Architects has announced.
Schott-Rohrglas has been recognized as one of the eight best plants by Europe’s most challenging comparison of performance by manufacturing companies.
City of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravehstahl held a press conference this morning to herald Pittsburgh’s leadership in the nation’s burgeoning “green” building movement.
Southwall Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:SWTX) announced a Strategic Partnership Agreement with ECO Green Building Research Center and GB Sunshine Glass Technology to deliver innovative, energy-saving glass solutions for commercial building in China.
Heating with stoves offers both ecological and economic benefits. Thanks to innovative viewing panels, they are becoming even more popular.
On the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Madrid, a monument for the victims was unveiled in the Spanish capital.
FY 2005/2006: - Sales: 2.233 billion euros (+19%), - EBIT: 193 million euros (+34%), - net profit of 105 million euros FY 2006/2007: Continuation of the positive development of business Investment spending of 300 million euros to remain at a high…
MDI Schott Advanced Processing GmbH has developed a laser scribing technique for display manufacture that is far superior to mechanical glass cutting.
Historical artefacts need to be presented and protected in all their glory and Galway City Museum kept this in mind when choosing a glazing system for its exhibits.
The German tech company Schott AG inaugurated a plant in central South Korea on Thursday that will produce glass substrates for use in liquid crystal display (LCD) panels.
The recent introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (FSO) is the most significant change to affect fire safety in the last thirty years.
Pilkington Building Products - UK provides the ultimate in fire-resistant glass, and works with specialist companies across the UK and Ireland to offer a comprehensive fire-resistant glass service.
A huge fire flared up on Saturday 27th, shortly after 9 am, inside the Pilkington plant in San Salvo - Italy. Still to verify the reasons, even if, on first assumptions, it could have originated from overheating of a cooling engine in the laminated…
Household appliance makers are always looking for ways to make their products and brands look unique. New colors and decorative trends in glass ceramic cooktops offer innovative solutions.
The Club of Rome has introduced an initiative aimed at bringing Europe, the Middle East and North Africa together in building solar thermal power plants.
Solar thermal power plants make use of direct solar radiation that is not dispersed by clouds and concentrate it using mirrors.
Precision mirrors for telescopes owe their optical qualities to Zerodur®, a special glass ceramic that retains its unique characteristics, despite variations in temperature.
A fire at Anchor Glass on Griffith Street Monday night left little damage and no injures, a company official said Tuesday.
The Sales Office of SCHOTT India has moved to their new office effective 1st Dec 06 which is located in a new building called " Dynasty".
Schoot has expanded its international presence by opening a new sales office in Dubai. The technology company has identified numerous new and interesting business contacts in the Gulf Region in areas like solar, architecture and pharmaceuticals, for…
Forbes reporthed that speciality chemicals group Sika AG said it is to acquire German company Proxan Dichtstoffe GmbH for an undislcosed price.
- Sales: 2.233 billion euros (+ 19 %) - EBIT: 193 mill. euros (+ 34 %) - Investment spending of 313 mill. euros reaches record level SCHOTT AG, based in Mainz, Germany, continues on its growth path.
The Mainz-based technology company SCHOTT AG put its new melting tank for large format TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display) glass substrates into operation today at its site in Jena, Germany.
Receivers represent a key component of solar thermal parabolic trough power plants that are capable of converting solar energy into heat and then using this to generate electricity. “Parabolic trough power plants offer enormous potential for meeting…
Glass tube heat exchangers from Flucorrex AG in Switzerland allow for efficient use of energy in malt houses.