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PPG Appoints Boone as Market Manager, Residential Glass Segment
PPG Industries has named Bradley P. Boone as market manager, residential segment, PPG flat glass. A 33-year PPG veteran, Boone brings vast experience in the production of glass and in the technical support and marketing of glass products. For the … Continue reading
Crystal Window & Door Systems Ltd. Becomes a Glass Expo Midwest™ 2013 Exhibitor
Glass Expo Midwest™ welcomes Crystal Window & Door Systems Ltd. of Flushing, N.Y. as an exhibitor for the two-day architectural glass event. Glass Expo Midwest is scheduled to take place October 31 – November 1 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention … Continue reading
Canadian Committee Approves IGMA Request to Reference ASTM E1300
The Part 9 Committee for Houses and Small Buildings of the National Building Code of Canada met yesterday in Ottawa, Canada, and approved a request by the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) to reference ASTM E 1300 in the next … Continue reading
U.S. House of Representatives Approves Bill to Allow Time Off for Overtime
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill this week that would allow private-sector employees to trade in overtime hours for unpaid time off. The intention of H.R. 1406 is “to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fair Labor Standards Act, U.S. House of Representatives
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Portalp USA Inc. Signs on to Exhibit at Glass Expo Midwest™ 2013
Portalp USA Inc. is scheduled to exhibit at the Glass Expo Midwest™ expo this fall. The two-day architectural glass event is scheduled to take place at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg (Chicago), Ill., October 31-November 1. Portalp … Continue reading
Vidaris Relocates Burlington Office to Boston
Vidaris Inc. has relocated its Burlington, Mass., office to Boston. The new and larger office is designed to support further growth for the company. “Vidaris has made great strides in Boston and this move solidifies our commitment to providing the … Continue reading
May Newscast: Up-Close Look at Hurricane Research
How do you know how your products would perform in a category 5 hurricane or an E4 tornado? USGlass magazine gives the first-ever look at one weather testing machine that can offer some of these answers in this month’s newscast. … Continue reading
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Tagged Forest Masters, Henry Upjohn, hurricane glazing, newscast
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Energy Efficiency Legislation Moves Forward
The recently introduced Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act was passed by a Senate Committee yesterday. The bill, introduced by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen ( D – N.H.) and Rob Portman (R – Ohio), calls for state-based commercial energy-efficiency programs that … Continue reading
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Pleotint to Work with Innovative Glass Corp.
Pleotint LLC, based in Jenison, Mich., has announced that it has reached an agreement with Innovative Glass Corp. (IGC) in Plainview, N.Y., by which IGC will utilize its Suntuitive™ interlayer technology in its proprietary SolarSmart Glass insulating glass unit. “By … Continue reading
