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St. Joseph Patient Care Center, Orange, Calif. Photo: Tom Kessler
May 17,2013

Low-emissivity glasses are critical to making today’s buildings brighter, more energy-efficient, and more sustainable. Here are five tips to help...

May 08,2013

Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian Industries Global Flat Glass Group, will engage the global glass technorati in an opening speech at Glass...

May 06,2013

SAFTI FIRST, leading USA-manufacturer of fire rated glass and faming systems, is proud to announce that Autodesk Revit models are now available...

April 08,2013

Oldcastle® Architectural has acquired Expocrete Concrete Products Ltd., giving North America’s largest producer of concrete masonry and hardscape...

Courtesy Foster + Partners
April 05,2013

Campus 2, Apple Inc.'s proposed ring-shaped office facility in Cupertino, Calif., could cost $5 billion to build, according to...

March 14,2013

PPG Industries announced that Bryan Iams has been named vice president, corporate communications and marketing, effective Oct. 1. Iams will report...

Safti First's two-hour fire rated GPX Framing achieves Level 8 Ballistic Rating
March 06,2013

Safti First announced that in addition to meeting ASTM E-119/NFPA 251/UL263 with hose stream for up to 2 hours, the SAFTIfire GPX Framing now has...

The project used Guardian UltraWhite low-iron glass produced at Guardian’s Carle
February 14,2013

Guardian Industries DiamondGuard glass was recently installed on the 102nd story of the Empire State Building in New York City as part of an...

Window manufacturers advocate for favorable building codes and tax policy.
February 08,2013

Document urges a regulatory stance that will support manufacturing, including favorable building codes and tax policy.

LaCantina Doors receives Houzz’s 2013 'Best of Remodeling' Customer Satisfaction
January 31,2013

LaCantina Doors has been awarded "Best Of Houzz" 2013 by Houzz, the leading online platform for residential remodeling and design.  The...

The buildings feature fenestration that shades the external glass skin with copp
April 27,2012

LEO A DALY, in collaboration with Local Design Institute WDCE, wins competition to design Phase 2, Plot B, of Campus.

March 13,2012

Company expanding into the Texas market with a new office in Dallas and a satellite facility in Austin.

February 16,2012

The new headquarters will total 20,455 sq. ft. and feature a loft-style space with exposed masonry and mechanical systems, 15 foot clear ceilings...

February 13,2012

Resource aims at reducing commercial operating costs and energy consumption.

Fraser Brown MacKenna Green Gown Award GE Fogg Building
December 05,2011

Working closely with staff at Queen Mary University of London, MEP Engineers Mott MacDonald, Cost Consultants Burnley Wilson Fish and main...

May 04,2011

SAFTI FIRST, manufacturer of fire rated glass and framing solutions, will...

April 19,2011

Migratory birds were flying into the windows and falling, dead or injured, to the foot of the LEED-Platinum FBI building in Chicago. The FBI...

November 16,2010

The NFRC Board of Directors has approved technical procedures for the development of U-factor, solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), and visible...

August 11,2010
Part two of a five-part series on diagnosing and avoiding cladding, glazing, and roofing failures from building forensics expert IBA Consultants.