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LEED for Retail now open for public comment

November 19, 2008

The U.S. Green Building Council announced the opening of the public comment period for its LEED for Retail rating system, both for new construction and commercial interiors projects. LEED for Retail recognizes the unique nature of the retail environment and offers a certification system that addresses the various types of retail spaces available, from grocery stores to big box retailers, to ...

Diversified Glass to re-invigorate

November 19, 2008

Officials at Diversified Glass Services, Rochester Hills, Mich., parent company of Henderson Glass, Saf-Ti Glass Distributors and Great Lakes Claim Services, are taking a fresh look at its operations and core capabilities to ensure the company is poised for continued growth, according to a Nov. 19 release.Under the direction of interim Chief Executive Officer Jim Churilla, a newly appointed ...

It’s time to install technical barrier on glass imports

November 19, 2008

Vieglass has suggested that it would play the consultancy role in assessing and examining the quality of glass imports to Vietnam, to ensure that the imports can meet the standards set by Vietnam. The proposal has been made after people complained about the chaotic glass market and the confusion about the quality of glass products. Vietnam has imported 12 million sq m of equivalent glass in ...

Aurora business catches fire

November 18, 2008

Fire caused major damage to a glass shop early Tuesday. The fire started at about 1:00 a.m. Smoke and water also damaged a neighboring ice cream store.Ben's Glass is at 1464 Iola Street, near Havana Street and Colfax Avenue [Aurora, Colo.]. It specializes in a wide variety of glass services for auto, home and business.

New location for Pemi Glass & Mirror

November 18, 2008

New Hampshire Business Sales Inc. announces the recent sale of the 333 DW Highway commercial property in Meredith [N.H.] to Mack Tav, LLC.The former site of a John Deere dealership will soon be the new home of Pemi Glass & Mirror of Meredith. The relocation will allow Pemi Glass to improve the efficiency of its operation, resulting in even better customer service.

AGC forecasts predict '09 construction slump

November 17, 2008

“It is hard to find a pulse in this year’s batch of construction industry forecasts for 2009,” Engineering News-Record reported on Nov. 13. “McGraw-Hill Construction (of which ENR is part) is forecasting a 7.4 percent decline in construction starts in 2009, following declines of 12.4 percent this year and 8.0 percent in 2007. The U.S. Dept. of Commerce ...

3M window films achieve NFRC certification

November 14, 2008

3M [with U.S. headquarters in St. Paul, Minn.] announced today that the National Fenestration Rating Council [Greenbelt, Md.] has certified a range of the company’s window films. These films include 3M’s metal-free Prestige Series, which blocks 66 percent of the sun’s heat streaming through windows and 99.9 percent of the ultraviolet rays. NFRC certification ...

International snippets: South Africa, Poland, Hungary

November 14, 2008

South Africa’s glass industry was operating at 93.9 percent of its overall production capacity in August this year, as compared with 90.4 percent of capacity in the same month in 2007, according to a Nov. 7 Statistics South Africa report. The main reason given by glass industry companies for not operating at full capacity in August 2008 was low demand from consumers.According to another ...

Girl, 5, critically hurt in fall through glass table

November 13, 2008

A 5-year-old girl is in hospital fighting for her life after falling through a glass table early this morning.

EU levies hefty fine on car glass makers

November 12, 2008

The EU's antitrust chief fined car glass producers Asahi, Pilkington, Saint-Gobain and Soliver more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.66 billion) for price-fixing, the largest sum ever levied by the EU for a cartel. France's Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA must pay 896 million euros ($1.14 billion) — more than any other company has been fined before.

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» PGC symposium highlights sustainability, government relations
The Protective Glazing Council International, Topeka, Kan., kicked off its annual symposium Nov. 11 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Va. The theme of the symposium is “Protective Glazing in a Green World; Sustainability & Protection.”“The biggest trend in protective glazing is complacency,” said Brian Pittman, director of marketing and communication, PGC ...
» USA takes gold in International Master Fitter Competition
2008 American Master Installer Auto Glass Champion Jeff Olive of Glasspro, Mount Pleasant, S.C., took first place in the 2008 International Master Fitter Competition today, beating out auto glass technicians from Japan, Hungary, Romania, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands for the title of world's "master fitter."
» Q&A with Jim Benney, NFRC executive director
Sahely Mukerji, news editor and managing editor of Glass Magazine, talks with Jim Benney, executive director, National Fenestration Rating Council, Greenbelt, Md.What is the status of outside development support funding for the Component Model Approach program?We got approval for $200,000 from the Department of Energy. Also got in-kind support from Southern California Edison CTAC. [Edison CTAC, ...