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Topics regarding quality of glass, its processing and its application in building. 

Heat Soak Test/NiS inclusion, detection standards

Does anyone know of any industry standards for Heat Soak Tests for nickel sulphide inclusions in toughend glass?
I am particularly interested in UK, European and US industry standards for both archetectural glass and glass destined for aerospace industry, ie. aeroplane cockpit window use.

Rooflight/Skylight Integrated With Photovoltaic Glass

Hi there, I'm on a years work experience as part of my Industrial Design course at a company that designs and manufactures bespoke rooflights in the UK. We are currently looking at providing a rooflight with photovoltaic glass which would promote a greener product. I wondered if anyone could link me to any contacts who manufacture photovoltaic glass [I know of Romag, UK] and supply it on a small scale so i could carry out some testing or any other useful contacts in the field of photovoltaics? Cheers, Martyn.

cold cracking on sealed units with interbars

Can anyone shed any light on this subject? I have several cases where the inside pane has cracked months after installation. I'm told this is due to thermal stresses and the only way to prevent this occuring is to use toughened glass. If anyone knows alot about this subject I would be interested to find out more.