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GANA Releases Optical Distortion GIB
The Glass Association of North America (GANA) has released a new Glass Informational Bulletin (GIB) titled “Method of Measuring Optical Distortion in Heat-Treated Flat Architectural Glass.” The GIB was created by GANA’s Tempering Division Distortion Task Group to provide information … Continue reading
GANA Releases GIB about Decorative Color and Appearance
The Glass Association of North America (GANA) has released a new Glass Informational Bulletin (GIB) titled “Glossary of Terms for Color and Appearance.” The new GIB provides detailed definitions and examples for terms such as chroma, dichroism and metamerism. “Historically, … Continue reading
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Tagged GANA, GIB, Glass Coatings and Concepts, Jeff Nixon
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ASHRAE Seeks to Withdraw ASHRAE 90.1 Addendum “cx”
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE) has put forth a proposal to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to withdraw addendum “cx-2010” from the text of ASHRAE 90.1, “Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential … Continue reading
Tubelite Adds Greg Hall to Engineering Team in Texas
Tubelite Inc. has hired Greg Hall as a product development engineer for its facility in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Hall brings nearly 30 years of experience with storefront, curtainwall, windows and hurricane impact systems. Prior to joining Tubelite, Hall worked for … Continue reading
Public Comment Period Opens for ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Addendum Changes
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has opened a public comment period for the latest revisions to ASHRAE 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The latest version of the standard was released last week, and the public … Continue reading
Registration Open for the GANA/PGC International Public Policy Retreat
The Glass Association of North America and Protective Glazing Council’s Public Policy Retreat will be held May 7-8 in Washington, D.C., and registration is now open for the event. The 2013 Public Policy Retreat will be filled with presentations regarding … Continue reading
From Testing and Legal Contracts to Components, BEC Sessions Cover Range of Topics
A range of subjects, all designed to help grow and improve business for contract glaziers, were discussed earlier this week as part of the 2013 Building Envelope Contractors Conference (BEC), which took place at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino … Continue reading
Culp Discusses Building Codes and Energy Efforts During BEC Conference
Energy efficiency and the role that glass and glazing products can play in high-performance buildings was a key discussion point during the Glass Association of North America’s (GANA) Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference, which concluded yesterday at the Plant Hollywood … Continue reading
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BEC Attendees Learn about Curtainwall Tariffs During Tuesday Session
When asked in which presentations on the agenda for this years’s Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference they were most interested, a number of attendees, without hesitation, replied: the discussion about new tariffs on Chinese curtainwall. David M. Spooner with the … Continue reading
Thomsen Addresses BEC Attendees
In 2007 there were 42 float plants in the U.S. Today there are 30–a fact that Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian industries’ global flat glass group, told attendees this morning during the Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) conference, underway at the … Continue reading
