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GPD Workshop Focuses on North American Standards

The use of architectural glass is becoming increasingly complex, in large part due to the growing interest in bigger and bigger glass sizes. To address this trend, Glass Performance Days (GPD) featured a specially focused workshop titled “Designing Glass for … Continue reading

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Annual Conference Day Two: Defining Jumbo Glass

Does jumbo glass need a definition? That was the topic debated today during the Laminating Division meeting during the 2018 Annual Conference in Napa, CA. Julia Schimmelpenningh with Eastman Chemical chairs the laminating technical committee and raised a discussion that … Continue reading

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Schimmelpenningh Receives ASTM Award of Merit

ASTM International Committee F12 on Security Systems and Equipment presented its Award of Merit to Julia Schimmelpenningh of Eastman. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards, according to an announcement by ASTM. “The committee … Continue reading

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Glass TEXpo™ 2016 Seminars Cover Construction, Codes and Marketing

Glass TEXpo™ 2016 kicked off this morning with updates from industry experts, beginning with a construction forecast from USGlass publisher Debra Levy. Levy laid out how things have changed since the Great Recession. “You can see how everything dive-bombed in … Continue reading

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Wired Glass Among Key Changes to ANSI Safety Glazing Standard

After half a decade of work, the new ANSI safety glazing standard has made its way out of the committee’s hands. The Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) Z97 announced today the release of the 2015 version of industry standard ANSI Z97.1, … Continue reading

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