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| On 31st of August 2020, Glass for Europe answered to the European Commission’s roadmap consultation on environmental product performances’ claims.
| Visual comfort, thermal comfort and energy savings
| By improving its functioning and effectiveness, the CPR (Construction Products Regulation) has the potential to become a driver of sustainability in the building sector and will eventually complete the single market.
| What can the European PVC window profile industry do to help reaching the EU climate goals? EPPA and its members, supported by VinylPlus® have the answer.
| Ron Vaupel, President and CEO of Guardian Industries, has assumed leadership of the company’s glass business following the departure of Kevin Baird, formerly President and CEO of Guardian Glass.
| In the document released today, Glass for Europe calls on Member States to develop specific roadmaps for replacing single and early uncoated double glazing.
| Glass for Europe answered to the Consultation on the Renovation Wave initiative for public and private buildings.
| Sales in the Western European window market will decrease by 9.8% in 2020 compared to the previous year. This fall in the industry due to the COVID 19 crisis is set to continue unabated in 2021.
| As part of the ongoing negotiations on Brexit, the UK and EU are seeking to agree on a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on conformity assessment covering the results of third-party conformity notified bodies.
| While we witness a timid restarting of the economy, the level of activity in flat glass remains low.
| This partnership will allow Guardian Glass to offer a complete range of both semi-transparent and opaque BIPV product solutions, that help contribute to Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) regulations.
| Glass for Europe answered today to the European Commission consultation on of how to increase the EU 2030 emission reduction ambition.
| Setting an EU-wide financial scheme and a dedicated roadmap for replacing old windows is a wise and easy step to make our buildings more energy-efficient and comfortable.
| The European flat glass industry welcomes the European Union’s desire to engage in a Renovation Wave of public and private buildings and is ready to deliver the high-performance glazing EU buildings need to become carbon-neutral by 2050.
| Sustainable sourcing of high-quality sand for industrial use
| On 10 March, the European Commission presented a New Industrial Strategy for Europe which Glass for Europe welcomed as a promising start to operationalize the carbon-neutrality agenda.
| An EU recovery programme to boost Europe’s industrial base and meet the New Green Deal ambitions.
| An exceptional yet essential option to cease production and preserve the industrial equipment.
| On March 19th, during the last General Assembly of Glass for Europe, Philippe Bastien, Regional President, Building & Industrial Division of AGC Glass Europe, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Glass for Europe.
| Health & safety above all while safeguarding the industry’s value chain