Tag Archives: Paris

Glass: Protecting National Treasures

Posted on June 10, 2022 by News Editor

Following up on the news that glass encasement at the Louvre Museum in Paris protected Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” from a pastry-wielding bandit, Koch Industries, which owns Guardian Industries, issued a statement about the incident. It’s Guardian Clarity glass … Continue reading →

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NEXT Energy Technologies Delivers Solar Prototype Window Wall to Walters & Wolf

Posted on April 28, 2022 by News Editor

NEXT Energy Technologies Inc., makers of a proprietary transparent photovoltaic (PV) coating that transforms commercial windows into energy-producing solar panels, has announced the demonstration of a PC prototype window wall at the headquarters of its manufacturing and glazing partner Walters & Wolf in … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Today's News | Tagged Bouygues Construction, California Energy Commission (CEC), commercial windows, Daniel Emmett, energy-producing solar panels, Glassfab Tempering Services, headquarters, NEXT Energy Technologies Inc., Nick Kocelj, Paris, PC prototype window wall, transparent photovoltaic coating, Walters & Wolf | Leave a comment

NEXT Energy Technologies Delivers Solar Prototype Window Wall to Bouygues Construction

Posted on June 22, 2021 by News Editor

NEXT Energy Technologies Inc., makers of a proprietary transparent photovoltaic (PV) coating that transforms commercial windows into energy-producing solar panels, announced the delivery of a PV prototype window wall to Bouygues Construction in Paris. Bouygues is a construction firm that … Continue reading →

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Post Breakage Retention a Key Factor of Glass Safety in Attacks

Posted on November 16, 2015 by News Editor

Last Friday, France suffered the worst attack it has seen in decades and the deadliest since World War II. In an approximate one-hour span, ISIS-linked terrorists executed multiple attacks at seven locations in Paris, killing at least 129 people and wounding … Continue reading →

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Picture Perfect

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Ellen Rogers

I have what some of my friends think of as a quirky habit. I guess it started about 10 years ago when I visited Barcelona with my sister. We were strolling along, taking in the energy and excitement of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lite Notes | Tagged Calatrava, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Enclos, glass, Paris, point-supported glass, Snohetta, SOM, Technical Glass Products, Viracon, W&W | 1 Comment