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How to maximise sales opportunities by having different conversation about the comfort benefits of glass will be the focus for Saint-Gobain Glass when it exhibits at the FIT Show 2023.
Okalux facade enhances neuroscience research building at California Institute of Technology
With FeneVision’s extreme flexibility, you can operate your way: now, next year and for years from now.
The annual report of the three associations offers a summary review of the past year and provides a preview of 2023. The report is available in German and English.
Registration is now open for the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) FENBC Region 2023 Industry Summit, to be held virtually on Wednesday, April 12.
The European Parliament adopted its position on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) with 343 votes in favour, 216 against and 78 abstentions.
Balls2 Marketing brings PiGs AKA the People in Glazing Society back to FIT Show with an action packed three days of Cheers, Chat, Connect with the glazing squad at the PiGs Pavilion.
Spring is here, which means the Window Safety Task Force, in partnership with the National Safety Council, encourages parents and caregivers to recognize the importance of practicing window safety.
The Glazing Summit debates have been a huge draw since the event was launched – and organisers would like to know if you want to be a panellist at this year’s event.
The Glazing Summit’s return also sees the evening’s Gala Dinner return for its fifth year too – and tickets are now available.
Hydro completed the acquisition of Hueck on February 28, following approval from competition authorities in Germany and Austria.
Cheers, Chat, Connect is the PiGs theme for 2023 and the first event in Manchester on 23 February brought together more than 200 people from the glazing industry at Revolución de Cuba.
Articles
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.
Explosion events represent an extraordinary action for buildings and especially for the building envelope.
This paper examines the visual performance of building facades that utilize windows with different photochromic-coated glass.
This paper aims to contribute to this topic by examining the potential of a smart window system that has double dynamic insulated glazing in preventing heat gain and maximising daylight indoors.
This work presents the results of the evaluation of two Art Nouveau glass windows from the Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves (Lisbon, Portugal) with IR-thermography during the summer solstice.
In the article, the focus is on an overview of several norms, standards, and research that address the issue of resilience of window systems.
Abatement of the high building energy is possible by employing semitransparent photovoltaic window which has triple point advantages as they control the admitted solar gain and daylight and generates benign electricity.
This paper presents some of major outcomes of Finite Element (FE) numerical methods and simulations that have been explored in the framework of the GLASS-SHARD research project for glass windows and facades under explosion or soft-body impact.
Introducing BIPV and WIPV solar window systems
This paper gives an overview of the requirements of a ship structure, and more specifically yacht structures, and describes the challenges associated with using glass as a fully integrated structural component.
There are parts of the window inside the glass that play a crucial role in its performance.
In the European Union, Member States are allowed to set minimum performance requirements to construction products available on their market.