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Green Codes Update: There’s Money on the Table for Energy-Efficient Glazing
Codes are becoming increasingly stringent, but they’re only on paper and don’t do anything until used. That could soon change, thanks to the help of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Industry codes consultant Tom Culp discussed those developments during the … Continue reading
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Tagged BEC Conference, Building Envelope Contractors, Construction, Department of Energy, embodied carbon, Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction, Environmental Product Declarations, General Services Administration, glazing, Inflation Reduction Act, International Green Code, Tom Culp, Urmilla Sowell
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Walker Glass Announces Two New Environmental Product Declarations
Walker Glass has released third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for both acid-etched glass and acid-etched mirror/unetched mirror. An EPD is a report that states what a product is made of and how it impacts the environment throughout its entire … Continue reading
SWISSPACER Publishes Environmental Product Declarations and Launches Sustainability Strategy
SWISSPACER recently published Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for its spacer bars and Georgian bar. The company also created a sustainability roadmap for achieving its goal to reach climate neutrality. EPDs which meet the requirements of ISO 14025 are independently verified. They … Continue reading
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Tagged climate neutrality, Environmental Product Declarations, sustainability, Swisspacer
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2018 Annual Conference Underway with Insulating and Energy Discussions
The first meeting of the integrated Glass Association of North America (GANA)-National Glass Association (NGA), the 2018 Annual Conference, is underway this week at the Napa Valley Marriott Resort & Spa in Napa, CA. A number of organizational and re-structuring … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 annual conference, aaron thompson, energy glass, Environmental Product Declarations, GANA, Glass Association of North America, IGMA, IGU, Insulating Glass, Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance, john kent, LCA, Margaret Webb, mitch edwards, National Glass Association, NGA, vepd, VIG
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Vitro Glass Publishes Architectural Glass EPDs
Vitro Architectural Glass published third-party-verified, product-specific Type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its flat glass and processed glass products. According to the company, it is the first architectural glass manufacturer in North America to do so. EPDs are voluntary … Continue reading
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Tagged Environmental Product Declarations, EPDs, Vitro Architectural Glass
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