With a new administration comes new policies, including those focused on energy efficiency. To address these changes, as well as other legislative and regulatory updates, the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) held a “U.S. and Canadian Legislative and Regulatory Report” session during its 2021 Virtual Annual Conference.
U.S. Update
Kathy Krafka Harkema, U.S. codes and regulatory affairs manager for the association, explained that the Biden Administration has created a Climate Innovation Working Group to advance zero [more]
What will the other side of COVID-19 look like and how will we know when we get there? This is one of the questions keynote speaker Chris Kuehl of Armada Corporate Intelligence attempted to tackle yesterday when he addressed members of the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA).
“The big question is whether the stimulus will be an opportunity for the economy to roar back,” he said.
“When the consumer is given the opportunity to spend again [more]
Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® (OBE), a CRH company, has completed the transaction to acquire certain assets and liabilities of Graham Architectural Products Co. Graham, based in York, Pa., is a nationally recognized pioneer in the fenestration industry, serving the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S., according to the company.
“The Graham name has been synonymous with high quality and innovation for more than 50 years and we look to build on their great reputation,” says Liz Haggerty, [more]
Iron Workers Local 229 is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling from 1951 stating that a provision under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) can bar unions from inviting neutral employees to join protests. In its petition, filed February 8, the Iron Workers argue that the provision infringes upon the First Amendment right to free speech.
“Only a labor organization within the meaning of the NLRA and no other entity can be found [more]
While the prices for some materials (seasonally unadjusted) used in glass and glazing manufacturing fell back in January from the December 2020 report, all categories experienced an increase compared to January 2020, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
In January, the monthly PPI for flat glass in the commodity category is down 0.6% from the previous month, but up 2.9% from January 2020. According to the [more]
The glass industry has lost two of its icons in the past few days. Charles O. "Moe" Peterson, Jr., former director of technical services and product development for PPG, died February 15, 2021 at the age of 83. Norman Carl Nitschke, who worked at Libbey-Owens-Ford (LOF) and Glasstech Inc., died on February 14, 2021 at 100 years old.
Moe Peterson
He retired from PPG in the 1990s after 30 years with the company. Peterson also was a [more]
A winter storm in Texas over the weekend has made roads difficult to travel and put strain on the state’s power grid. As of Wednesday morning, nearly 3,500,000 customers were without power and more than 20 people have died. Some areas of the state are dealing with temperatures below freezing, with an increase not expected for a few more days. The situation has forced many glass and glazing companies to close or put projects on [more]
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