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From 24 to 27 March 2026, Nuremberg once again became the heart of the international window, door, façade and woodworking trade.
At Fensterbau Frontale in Nuremberg, the HEGLA Group will be focusing on solutions for efficient storage and logistics of glass, windows and long goods profiles.
GAFA 2025 returns to Indonesia, showcasing the latest in glass and façade innovation, from sustainable architecture to smart building technologies, connecting industry leaders across Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia’s premier glass and façade event returns to Jakarta this November, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and professionals from across the region.
Updated Course Features Streamlined Content, Flexible Training for Instructors, Spanish-language Option
The 33rd Windoor Facade Expo will take place from March 11–13, 2027, in Guangzhou, China, bringing together professionals from across the windows, doors and façade industries at one of Asia’s most influential trade events.
The 2026 edition of AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440, North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights (NAFS) has been published.
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is pleased to announce the launch of GGF Wales with a new regional event designed to support businesses working across the glass and glazing industry.
Residential and commercial sessions, along with timely regulatory information, will be featured during the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Virtual Summer Summit, taking place online June 23-24.
For many installers, waste removal has traditionally been viewed as little more than a necessary operational task, arrange a skip, clear the site, move onto the next job.
As the one-year countdown to FIT Show 2027 begins, Event Director Nickie West discusses the show’s momentum and international growth.
FGIA has released an updated suite of documents describing test procedures and performance requirements for pigmented organic coatings applied to aluminum extrusions and panels for architectural products.
On May 7, 2026, members of the Gütegemeinschaft Kunststoff-Fensterprofilsysteme e.V. (GKFP) and EPPA Deutschland e.V. gathered in Wetzlar to hold their annual general assemblies.
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released the FGIA 2026 Study of the U.S. Market for Windows, Doors and Skylights.
The build-up to the trade is progressing at a record pace as part of International Construction Week, which will take place from 10 to 13 November 2026 at IFEMA MADRID
The anticipation surrounding INFRAME Expo 2026 continues to intensify, with exhibitors from across the industry committing in droves and booth bookings progressing at an impressive pace.
Articles
As humanity looks beyond Earth, designing safe, durable, and transparent windows for space habitats becomes a crucial challenge—where extreme conditions meet cutting-edge engineering and materials innovation.
This paper presents experimental and theoretical studies of heat transfer through single- and double-glazed windows with electrical heating of the internal surfaces.
A Composite Approach in the Design of Glass-Aluminium Facades to Minimise Embodied Carbon Emissions
This paper evaluates the thermal performance of a triple-glazed glass window filled with a phase-change material (PCM) compared to the performance of a traditional triple-glazed window with air gaps.
This study analyzed the influence of exterior windows on the indoor thermal environment of office buildings by carrying out field experiments.
The redeveloped CME Center lobby is defined by a striking, wavelike 24’ tall glass façade.
In this contribution, a long-lasting natural weather testing of several glass types, mostly LSG with different interlayer materials, and the effect of the different color patterns of paper and textile specimens are presented.
The present work presents the investigation of historical glass and glass constructions in a suburb of Dresden.
This paper presents a review on the state of art of analysis and design of glass window/facade system under blast loading, with evidence of available experimental outcomes, design methods and trends, open challenges.
This paper studies the influence of the size of window glasses on their failure characteristics.
Photovoltaic (PV) windows can enable net-zero highly glazed buildings
This study presents an experimental investigation of a window unit and focuses specifically on the conductance between the structural elements and the frame system of a conventional house in the city of Xanthi, northern Greece.
