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Exterior School Doors to be Checked Across Texas Following Uvalde Shooting
The Texas Education Agency announced plans to check the locks on hundreds of thousands of exterior school doors across Texas. The news comes after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history left 19 children dead along with two teachers at … Continue reading
ASTM, NFRC Working Through Numerous Updates and Initiatives
The Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) 2022 Virtual Summer Conference on Tuesday, June 7, highlighted updates to industry organizations and standards, including upcoming initiatives for ASTM International and the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC). Amy Roberts, director of Canadian … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022 Virtual Summer Conference, Amy Roberts, ASTM flat glass subcommittee, ASTM International, C14 committee, Canadian and Technical Glass Operations, curtainwalls, doors, Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA), FenStar Verification Testing, FGIA technical manager for Fenestration Standards and U.S. Industry Affairs, industry organizations and standards, initiatives, Jason Seals, Linear Energy Analysis for Fenestration, National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC), Richard Rinka, simulation methodology, skylights, subcommittee on nomenclatures and definitions, updates, windows
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PGT Innovations’ Lynn Miller Appointed to Chair ASTM Task Group
Lynn Miller, PGT Innovations code compliance manager, was recently appointed chairperson of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) impact-resistance task group. Miller will serve as chair of the task group that oversees the development of the ASTM E1886 … Continue reading
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Tagged ASCE, ASTM, curtainwall, doors, FGIA, impact protective systems, PGT Innovations, PGTI, windows
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PPI: March Numbers Remain Positive Overall
The seasonally unadjusted prices for materials used in glass and glazing manufacturing were mostly positive in March and in year-over-year price changes, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In March, … Continue reading
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Tagged costs, doors, flat glass, glass and glazing, glass manufacturing, glazing, hardware, industry, March, ornamental and architectural metal product manufacturing, Producer Price Index (PPI), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), windows
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Beyond the Basics
Fire-rated glass is unique. Architects and specifiers may choose a specific, clear glass because they like the way it looks or want to allow light into a particular space, but this is not the same with fire-rated glazing. The primary … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, April, architects, ballistics, bullet-resistent, doors, fire-rated, glass, glazing, Sandy Hook, schools, shootings, TGP, windows
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