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March 11, 2010
- SAGE Execs Share Their Long Journey to New Green Facility
- PPG Webcast Advises on Energy Project Implementation
- Guardian Industries supports President Obama's HOMESTAR Program
- JEB Names Dow Corning its Supplier of the 2nd Quarter
- Marin Pension Officials Scuttle 'Bullet-Proof' Glass
- Living The LEED Life in the CV
- Solar Power Future for Glass Pyramids?

March 10, 2010
- USGBC Names 'Top 10 List' of Green Building Bills
- 2010 Event Prepares New Features for New Audiences
- State Tax Credits Bolster Two Area Companies
- PGC International Announces Ability to Download Past Webinars
- VIETNAM - Imports No Threat to Float Glass Industry: Ministry
- Furman University Building was First in the State to Receive Gold Ranking
- Schott Puts Glass Face on Headquarters
- Construction Employment Declines in Every Sate, D.C., Between January 2009 and January 2010
- California Boy, 13, Wins Awards for Child-Safety Inventions

March 9, 2010
- John Bush Launches New Consulting Company
- Federal Investigation Planned for Minnesota Plane Crash
- TecniGlas Expands Canadian Operations and Adds New Fabrication Line
- Sponsored Link: Efficient Implementation of Energy Saving Regulations
- MIT Opens New Media Lab Complex, Expands Research Space
- Central Library Project Faces Delay into 2011
- Glass Countertops Edging out Granite

March 8, 2010
- Minnesota Senate Bill Could Amend State's Law Relating to Window Fall Prevention Devices
- Glass TEXpo™ Seminar Program Features Timely Topics; Event Pre-Registration Closes in Two Weeks
- Pella Corp. Agrees to Perform Environmental Investigation, Cleanup of Manufacturing Facility
- Sliding Door Idea on Track
- SAGE to Build New Manufacturing Facility in Minnesota
- Vitro America Expands Sales Force
- Entrepreneurship Comes into Clearer Focus as Trainor Glass Execs Visit WMU
- Doors, Windows and Roofing Products Essential for Energy Efficiency of Buildings
- Structural Problems Plague County Courthouse Square Building

March 5, 2010
- Building Star Legislation Could Create New Jobs Through Energy-Efficient Renovations
- Guardian Provides Details to the New York Times and Others
- Construction Unemployment Rate Hits 27.1 Percent in February
- U.S. Aluminum Appoints New Regional Architectural Sales Representative
- Changing Skyline: A Gossamer Update to a Redbrick Tradition
- Shattered Glass More Bad Luck for Block 37

March 4, 2010
- Wisconsin's Union Glaziers Have New Training Center
- Glass Expo Midwest Comes to Chicago This Month
- GANA Releases 25th Glass Informational Bulletin
- TGP Expands Canadian Operations with Move to New Toronto Fabrication Facility
- AIAS and Kawneer Announce Fourth Annual National Student Design Competition Winners
- Washington State Clears Up Window Deals
- Broken Window Showers Pedestrians with Shards of Glass in Harlem; 6 Hurt
- Pilkington North America to Collaborate with Dyesol on BIPV
- Invisible Glass Coating Protects Grape Vines, Toilets, More

March 3, 2010
- The Empire State Building to Undergo a Unique Window Retrofit Approach to Sustainability
- George H. Bascot Jr., Glass Firm Executive
- JEB Goes Green with Solar Roof System
- Saint-Gobain wins EPA's ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for Second Straight Year
- GANA Announces Keith McCoy to Speak at Glass Week
- Patterson Earns LEED-Green Associate Accreditation
- VIETNAM - Vietnam Ministry cans Local Petition to Regulate Glass Imports
- EGYPT - Sphinx Glass Shares Vision for the Future of Glass Industry in Egypt at WinDoorEx 2010
- Scientists Expand Potential Uses for Glass by Studying How Atoms Vibrate
- Roof Accident Shuts Down Star-Studded New York Purim Party
- Man Accused of Medically Impossible Murder

March 2, 2010
- Construction Spending Falls to Lowest Level in Seven Years, Driven by Nonresidential and Public Construction Declines
- Vinyl Institute Asks Industry to Join in Opposing USGBC Credit
- Kawneer Announces Strategic Partnership with Forster Profile Systems
- Vitro Reports 4Q'09 Decline of 20.2 Percent in Sales and 3.1 Percent Increase in EBITDA
- Solutia to Acquire Etimex Solar
- Light Inspires Energy Efficient Building Design
- Felton Man Arrested on Suspicion of Killing Girlfriend

March 1, 2010
- U.S. District Court Considers Glass Installer's Claims Against Employer; Denies Summary Judgment on Travel Time Claims
- TGA to Hold Annual Awards Breakfast at Glass TEXpo™
- YKK AP America Partners with Statre Corporation to Expand Commercial Products Business in Michigan
- GANA Virtual Tradeshow Goes Live
- Alumil N.A. Names New Vice President
-Quixsilver Systems Named Exclusive Representatives for Calibre Door Closers in Parts of California and Nevada
- Sid Klinksiek Joins Raco Interior Products
- Sony Building Owners Fined After Glass Falls From Atrium
- FACOMP Project to Spend 1.5 Million Euros to Make New Nano-Material Curtain Wall
- JAPAN - Towers Steel Themselves for New Competition
- UNITED KINGDOM - It Cost Me £1.8m and Five Heart Bypasses, but my Grand Design Paid Off in the End

February 26, 2010
- The February USGNN.com™ Newscast is Now Live
- Last Call: Today is the Last Day to Pre-Register for Glass Expo Midwest™
- Come Learn in San Antonio: TEXpo™ Seminars are Hard-Hitting and Hot!
- CRL Acquires Key Control Specialists
- Saint-Gobain Climbs After Boosting Savings Goal to Offset Market
- ISRAEL - PA Official: Israel to Allow Glass into Gaza
- DUBAI - Dubai Mall Evacuated After Aquarium Leak

February 25, 2010
- Lessons in Building Information Modeling Adoption
- Discounted Room Block Ends Tomorrow for Glass Expo Midwest™
- VIETNAM - Imported Float Construction Glass Luckily to Avoid Imposed Safeguard Tax
- NFRC Names New Employees and Announces Promotions
- St. Cloud Window Inc. Hires Marketing Manager
- Southern Glass Wholesale Announces New Manager

February 24, 2010
- Bankruptcy Court Approves International Aluminum's Disclosure Statement
- JE Berkowitz Hires Ed Conlon to Represent New England Market
- United States Announces Winner of New London Embassy Design Competition
- Emporis Selects Chicago's Aqua Tower as 2009 Skyscraper of the Year
- CHINA - China Architectural Engineering and Bondholders Enter into Conditional Waiver Related to the Proposed Acquisition of Majority Stake of ConnGame
- A Window on Senseless Censorship

February 23, 2010
- Senator Dodd Calls on Federal Bank Regulators to Report Efforts to Stabilize the Commercial Real Estate Market
- Glass Expo Midwest Seminars to Focus on a Range of Industry Topics
- Glass TEXpo™ 2010 Exhibitor List Continues to Expand
- Kawneer to Invest in Central and Eastern Canada Markets
- Haddon Windows Purchases Assets of Speyer Door & Window
- Edgetech Named Exclusive Distributor of Sparklike's IG Testing Technologies
- VIETNAM - Indevco - Chu Lai Opens $100 Million Glass Plant - Report
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands Safely in Florida

February 22, 2010
- Binswanger Tech Becomes National Hero; Rescues Six from Burning Building in Austin, Texas
- Is The Grass Greener For Insurers On The Sustainable Side Of The Fence?
- INDIA - Sejal Starts Commercial Operations at Float Glass Plant
- UNITED KINGDOM - Insulated Glass Manufacturer Thermoseal Increases Manufacturing Output
- TD Bank Opens LEED Certified Office; Unveils New Green Design for Future Stores
- Solar Panels Go Through Extreme Tests at San Jose Lab
- Apple Store Glass Stair Up for Auction on eBay

February 19, 2010
- Mid-Atlantic Region Sweeps Skylights Clear to Prevent Further Storm Problems
- Glass Shatters in Central Library
- Just One Week Left to Pre-Register for Glass Expo Midwest™
- Las Vegas Mayor to Welcome BEC Conference Attendees
- UNITED KINGDOM - Business Looks Bright Again for Glazing Firm
- Glass Company Sees Future in Solar Mirror

February 18, 2010
- Scott Thomsen to Lead Guardian’s North American Flat Glass Operations
- PHILIPPINES - Gov't Extends Glass Safeguard Duties
- Alcan Composites USA is Fourth Member of PPG Certified Metal Panel Program
- Gensler-designed L.A. Live Hotel Tower Debuts
- Learning Curve: Sanaa's Spectacular Floating Lausanne Library Rockets them into Architecture's Premier League
- Italian-Made Bay Window Heads To Space Station

February 17, 2010
- The Wagner Companies Name Andrew Chatfield Director of Architectural Glass Systems
- Salem Distributing Adds to Technical Support Staff
- Learn Proper Application of Shower Doors, Mirrors and More at Glass Expo Midwest™
- Istanbul - Turkey's Sisecam Aims to Raise Output 30 Pct
- Public Art by Gordon Huether Installed at Houston Airport
- Glass Orchestra

February 16, 2010
- Is the Stimulus Working? One Economist Says Yes
- Glasslam Files FTC Complaint Against Edgetech and Two Industry Groups; Alleges They've Engaged in "Anti-Competitive and Illegal Practices"
- Guest Commentary: Stossel's Investigation is Full of Holes
- AkzoNobel, Solvay Q4 to Improve, but Recovery Fragile
- With the new Justice Center, it's Time to Reflect on Democracy
- Hartung Glass Launches Decorative Glass Brand
- Alleged Vandal Clearly Picked Wrong Glass Door to Deface

February 12, 2010
- Asahi Glass Shares Rise After Profit Forecast to Increase
- Glassman South America Releases Event Program
- Nanopool Says the Case is Clear for Spray-On Glass

February 11, 2010
- New CPSC 16 CFR 1201 Regulations Take Effect Today
- 10 Questions for Rick and Shannon Johnson of R&S Glazing Specialties Inc.
- INDIA - Revival in Real Estate Could Come as a Boon for Float Glass Industry
- ABU DHABI - GGF to Set up Mena Secretariat in UAE
- Conservancy Gives Approval to Art Museum's Design Plans
- Urban Offerings Receives LEED Gold Certification for Renovated Building in Culver City, California
- Glass-filled Rubies Appear in Investigative Report

February 10, 2010
- Minnesota Legislators Submit Bill to Create Grant Program for Solar Power Installations
- Ridgefield Glass Reflects Upswing in High-end Homes
- United Kingdom - Glass Firm in Jobs Shock
- UAE - Dubai Investments' Glass Unit to Double Exports
- SBM Solar Becomes World's Only Manufacturer of UL Certified Non-Glass, Rigid, C-Si Solar Panels

February 9, 2010
- Companies Provide Education Regarding Upcoming Lead Paint Regulations
- Todd Whitworth, Window World CEO, Dies Friday
- Kawneer Expands Capabilities at Austell, Ga., Facility
- Glass Expo Midwest™ Presenter to Discuss how Glass Companies Can Benefit from Energy Efficiency and LEED
- Serious Materials Latest Factory and China's "Strong Grid"
- INDIA - Hindustan Glass to Set up Units
- ABU DHABI - Emirates Float Glass to Host Regional Glass Industry Leaders' Gathering in Abu Dhabi

February 8, 2010
- U.S., Canada Deal Over "Buy American" Provision Could be a Positive Step for Glass Companies and Contractors
- Saint Gobain Completes Takeover of Solarwood Technologies
- Space-Age Aerogel Insulation: It Is Already Here
- CHINA - Revenue For China Aviation Sanxin Company Limited In First Three Quarters Of 2009 Grows By 8.84%
- UNITED KINGDOM - Total Glass Installs New Windows at New Brighton
- JAPAN - Kuraray Commences New PVB Resin Production Line in Europe

February 5, 2010
- Generational Expert to Speak at Glass Expo Midwest™: Will Offer Proven Methods of How to Communicate Effectively with All Generations
- Glass Doctor® Franchises Earn Angie's List Super Service Awards
- UNITED KINGDOM - Long-Standing Double Glazing Firm Ceases Trading
- BELARUS - Gomelsteklo to Make New Energy-saving Glass Products
- Two New K-State Buildings 'LEED' the Way to Sustainability

February 4, 2010
- Room for Improvement: Installers, Suppliers Take Second Look at Retrofits
- Zeledyne to Ship Last Architectural Order by End of June
- National Enclosure Company Announces Completion of its Formation with a Focus on Advance Facade Systems
- Window Replacement Underway at Westin Peachtree Plaza
- glasstec 2010 to Focus on "Energy Efficiency with Glass"
- Preparing to Shed Some Light on Easter

February 3, 2010
- Glass Wholesalers Receives Investment from Cristacurva
- GANA Webinar on New CPSC Certification Rules Available to Entire Industry
- PGC International Announces February Webinar on Ballistics Resistance and Forced Entry Mitigation
- Amazing Video of Snow Crashing Down on Richmond City Hall
- Federal Building on East Ninth Street Getting $121 Million Stimulus Makeover
- United Kingdom - Plans for Glass Mill Tower in Frampton on Severn Approved after Appeal

February 2, 2010
- Arch Aluminum & Glass Emerges from Bankruptcy Protection
- USGlass Magazine Named a Finalist in ABM’s Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards— Prestigious “Pulitzer Prize of B2B Journalism”
- Economist Discusses Non-Residential Construction Business Conditions and When to Expect Improvement
- Glass Expo Midwest™ 2010 to Include Panel Discussion on BIPV
- ASTIC Signals Defenses Earns NFRC Certification
- Glen Morrison Named President, Alcoa Building and Construction Systems; Succeeds David Schlendorf Who Will Retire
- Designs for New Colorado Justice Center Released

February 1, 2010
- Non-Residential Construction to Remain Down in 2010; Single-Family Residential Will Continue to Recover
- MGA Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Foley Passes Away
- FeneTech to Open European Operation
- DuPont Opens Photovoltaic Application Facility in Geneva
- Jordan, Knauff & Company Releases Industry Webinar
- Gorgeous Glass

January 29, 2010
- Glass Manufacturers' Motion for Plaintiffs to Produce Sales Data in Anti-Trust Suit Denied
- Solutia Swings To 4Q Profit On Higher Sales, Prior-Year Items
- GBO Inc. Stable Despite Tough Market
- Toronto - Street Closed Over Falling Glass
- S.C. Johnson Building Honors Sam Johnson
- Key Construction Completes 204,000 S.F. Silver LEED Project for CIGNA

January 28, 2010
- GANA Reminds Fabricators New CPSC Requirements Take Effect February 11
- Viracon Sales Representative Robert (Mitch) McQueen Dies
- Door Prizes Galore at Glass Expo Midwest™ 2010
- Obama Singles Out Window Company in Presidential Address
- Stylmark Appoints C.A. Haller Inc. as New Manufacturer’s Representative
- Delhi HC Rejects Glaverbel's Plea
- CHINA - China's CSG Holding Forecasts Soaring Profits for 2009
- New Towers are Clear as Chinese Glass
- Nanotechnology to Keep Architectural Windows Clean

January 27, 2010
- Zeledyne to Exit Commercial Glass Production
- The January USGNN Video Newscast is Now Live
- PPG Wins Grant to Develop New Glass Technology for OLED Lighting
- For.El. Launches New Website
- YKK AP America Creates Two New Positions in its Commercial Business
- Cool Building Wednesday: The UofC's Big Chill(er)

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