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2008 News Archive

June 30, 2008
- HPBC Presents High-Performance Building Report to Congress
- GANA Announces 2008 Edition of the Engineering Standards Manual
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U.S. Military Contracts for up-Armor Kits
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Selling Ad Space Into Store Windows: The New Billboard Business
- Glass and Glazing Contractors in the US Report Now Available
- Formtek Metal Forming Promotes Rick Wilson to Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
- Frank Lowe Rubber & Gasket Co. Inc. Hires John Rovtar for Business Development
- Octillion Appoints Dr. Jeffrey R.S. Brownson to Advisory Board
- CANADA - Tower of Power for Window Washer
- Woman Returns Laptop to Staples Through Window
- Dangling Worker Rescued in Anaheim
- CHINA - Roofs Leaking, Walls Dripping in HK Airport
- Moon Madness: Multimedia Treasures from the Apollo Era
- The Art Center Goes Through the Looking Glass
- A Beaver Tale

June 27, 2008
- DuPont PVB Prices to Climb
- INDIA - Sejal Architectural to List on July 1
- Tom Hill Resigns, Mark Towe to Take Over CRH America
- Ejected Audience Member Is Still a Tim McGraw Fan
- Worker Killed in Fall Through Skylight
- Doe Crashes Through Store Window in Racine
- Luxury Condo Tower to Rise Near Boston Landmarks?

June 26, 2008
- AAMA Skylight Fall Protection Task Group Chair Presents Current Findings to ASTM; To Develop Test Method Working Draft
- Bill Marchitello of Prelco Elected GANA Insulating Division Chair
- California Senate Committee Votes in Favor of Passing PVC Packaging Bill
- New Guardian Industries Case Study Demonstrates the Importance of Specifying the Right Glass
- Technoform Aligns North American I-Spacer™ Market Teams into Commercial and Residential Sectors
- Reliant Glass & Door Systems Promotes Project Manager Todd Bechle
- BANGLADESH - Glass Industry Meets 95pc Local Demand
- Huge Lenses to Observe Cosmic Dark Energy
- UAE - Dubai 'Shape-Shifting Skyscraper' Unveiled

June 25, 2008
- Skylight Fall Protection Task Group Works to Clarify Scope
- Zeledyne Celebrates Opening of New Float Furnace
- Solutia Establishes Saflex Photovoltaic Business
- CANADA - PFG Glass Installs First Fully-Automated Super Spacer® TriSeal™ Line in Canada
- UNITED KINGDOM - New Prospects at Glass Firm
- IRS Hikes Business-Mileage Deduction Rate
- Dow Chemical Raises Prices for Second Time in a Month
- Asahi Glass in Talks to Raise Auto-Glass Prices 10%
- Apogee First Quarter Earnings from Continuing Operations Increase; Fiscal 2009 Earnings Guidance Reconfirmed
- GANA Announces Glass Week/BEC Conference 2009 Dates
- ASC Relocates DC-Metro Office
- AUSTRALIA - A Shard Track Ride
- AUSTRALIA- Glass Cube the 'Future' of the Valley

June 24, 2008
- Is the European Commission Preparing Another Price-Fixing Fine?
- U.S. Bulletproofing Makes Its Move
- Barber Glass to Start Production in November
- AUSTRALIA - Window Washer, Construction Workers Fall From High-Rises
- glasstec 2008 to Feature Glass Technology Live Special Show
- Americas Glass Association to Host Regional Seminars
- Scientists Reveal Why Glass is Glass
- Vandalized Windows at Hillsboro Church Being Replaced
- Fort Douglas Museum Expansion Tells Stories of Past
- Father, Son, Grandson Make Museum's 150-Year-Old Windows Like 'New'

June 23, 2008
- Healthcare and Education Building Markets Remain Particularly Strong As Energy, Materials and Commodity Costs Drive Construction Pricing Upward
- Building Officials Get Safety Glazing Codes Update During Viracon Tour
- UNITED KINGDOM - Job Losses as Factory Closes
- INDIA - Saint-Gobain to Invest Rs 10 bn in Rajasthan
- DFI Expands Operations in India with Nano-Sys Corporation
- High Costs See Japanese Materials Firms Overhaul Production
- Shattering the Strongest Glass
- Two Convicted in Fatal Shooting of Antioch Man
- JAPAN - 15 Fell Through Skylights in Tokyo Since April '05
- CANADA - Broken Window Closes Street

June 20, 2008
- Teen Dies After Fall Through Skylight
- Martha Stewart's Exploding Tables
- GICC Creates New Membership Level, Opportunity for Glazing Industry
- AAMA Announces New Blast Course
- ET Foundation Presents 2008 International Aluminum Extrusion Design Awards
- Hurricane Ready
- Solamatrix, Inc. Signs Courage Distributing, LLC as Midwest Distribution Partner
- New Recycling Targets Set in Europe
- Jim Ventre of Vitro America Elected GANA Mirror Division Chair
- Horst Mertes Joins FeneTech Glass Processing Effort
- The Glass Guru Announces New Hires
- Driver Cited with DUI in Crash That Injured Girl at Bus Shelter
- BAHRAIN - Living in Luxury
- UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Raised to Restored Church

June 19, 2008
- Florida Extends Deadline for Building Code Implementation
- FeneVision® Goes Glass
- United Plate Glass Opens New Plant in Lincoln County; Third in U.S.
- PPG Donates $15,000 to 2008 River Sweep
- Glass Services Business Now Under New Ownership
- JAPAN- Boy Dies After Plunging 12 Meters Through Roof Skylight Window at Elementary School
- Janitor Dies After Falling 6 Stories Through Skylight
- New Safety Harness Rules at NYC Construction Sites
- GANA-Owned Management Company Achieves ASAE-Accreditation
- Dina Dwyer-Owens Featured on Cover of Franchise Update Magazine
- Oil Falls $3 as China to Raise Fuel Prices
- A Glass Apart
- Exhibitors Reserve over 705,000 Square Feet at glasstec 2008

June 18, 2008
- IGMA Working Groups Remains at Work
- PPG Announces Precipitated Silica Price Increase
- Zeldeyne Shows off $30 Million
- Acurlite Structural Skylights - New Website Release
- SCHOTT Solar Creates New Organization Structure
- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - UDeCOTT Project Manager Packs Up, Washes Hands
- DFI and British LAKES Ltd. Sign Strategic License Agreement for UK market
- Architecture Billings Index Drops Two Points
- WVU Tech to Receive $25,000 Grant from PPG
- AUSTRALIA - Apple's Eclectic Sydney Flagship Shop Revealed
- Kuwait Business Town Towers Move Ahead

June 17, 2008
- IGMA Opens Its Summer Meeting
- Iowa Glass Shops Contend with Floodwaters
- PPG Web Tool Compares Energy, Environmental Costs of Architectural Glazings
- Arch Leading the Way with Solar Technology
- AGC Factory Being Demolished
- ArchiCAD 12 to Feature Multicore Support
- Asahi Glass Cuts U.S. Production of Automotive Glass by 10%
- Guardian 275® Translucent Curtainwall Receives Florida Approval for Hurricane Protection
- I-Code Adoptions Improve Construction and Fire Safety in New York City and the State of Maine
- UNITED KINGDOM - Parents Issue Warning After Son Fractures Skull in Roof Fall
- China Architectural Names Wang Xin Interim CFO
- CANADA - Canadian Resort's Special Feature - A Swim with Polar Bears!

June 16, 2008
- California Senate Committee to Vote on PVC Packaging Bill
- INDIA - Sejal Architectural IPO Subscribes 9.75 Times
- Industry Update Now Available from Jordan, Knauff & Company
- Gazprom CEO's $250 Oil Forecast Is Doom Traders Love
- Teen Dies After Fall From Hotel Window
- Monroeville Toddler Falls From Fourth-Floor Window
- Window Washer Falls Three Stories
- CGI Names Two New Senior Sales Representatives
- UAE - Dubai Municipality Seminar On Energy Saving Glass For Green Buildings
to Be Held Wednesday, 18 June 2008

- TAIWAN - Contemporary Splendors Herald City's Transformation

June 13, 2008
- Dads Inspire These "Glass Acts"
- GANA Releases 20th Glass Informational Bulletin, Plans Print Release
- INDIA - Soaring Crude Prices Shatter Returns for Sheet Glass Makers
- PPG Chairman Bunch Reviews Transformation of Company
- Messe Dusseldorf Reports Strong 2007 Sales
- Curtain Walls Keep Smut Out of TVs During Manufacturing
- Crane Accident Halts Work at Cowboys New Stadium
- Remodeling Project Sparks Blaze that Destroys Home
- Car Knocks Woman Through Downtown Houston Window
- Girl's Suit on Lopped-Off Nose Looks Court-Bound
- Vinton Building's Investors Owe Detroit $224,000

June 12, 2008
- PPG Architectural Coatings Announces Further Pricing Action
- DuPont, Customers Donate Products and Services to Help Rebuild Town Leveled by Tornado
- Improvements to E-Verify Program Aimed At Decreasing Mismatch Rates for Naturalized Citizens
- CANADA - Office Workers Rescue Window Washers During Storm
- CANADA- Disturbed Man Smashes High-Rise Window
- Welcome To The Glass Kitchen
- "No-Key" Glass Touch-Keyboard is Antithesis of Steampunk
- Amesbury Group Promotes David Kline to Director of Sales and Marketing
- KMT Waterjet Systems Appoints New South Area Manager-Bryon Machado
- Vandals Smash Window at Interstate 69 Office
- SOUTH AFRICA - On the Run: Hammer-Wielding Bank Robbers

June 11, 2008
- Federal Bill Provides Matching Funds for Code Enforcement
- 'Miracle Man' Makes Swift Recovery After 550-Foot Fall
- Storm Damages Bishop Ludden Roof
- UNITED KINGDOM - Window Firm Cuts Jobs at City Plant
- Fire Safety Glass Giant Invests in Future
- Solvay Chemicals Inc. to Raise Prices for Hydrogen Peroxide
- EGYPT - Glass Greenfield (Scroll Down)
- Apogee Enterprises Inc. to Release Q1 2009 Earnings June 24
- Pension Restructuring Cuts Deep into Steelworkers' Pockets
- PMB Technology to Maintain Profit
- China Architectural Engineering Issues Q2 Guidance

June 10, 2008
- New Study Predicts Strong Growth in Hurricane and Solar Control Glass through 2012
- Research and Markets: Flat Glass in France - Portfolio Analysis
- UAE - Dubai Investments Announces Major Expansion Plan for Emirates Float Glass
- First Glass Doctor(R) Franchise in South Dakota Now Open
- SWITZERLAND - Conzzeta Group Sustains Revenue Growth
- Central Glass Enters EU API Market via Girindus Buy
- Theft of Stained Glass Upsets Developer
- AUSTRALIA - High Society Series: Dad's Heroin Habit a Killer
- UNITED KINGDOM - Exhibition Throws Light on the Art of Stained Glass
- Ice Arena Getting $150K Facelift

June 9, 2008
- Directory Solicitation Hides Pricing in Fine Print
- Guardian Industries Partners with Sapa Fabricated Products to Expand ShowerGuard® Availability
- INDIA - Sejal Glass IPO Opens
- Saint-Gobain Shareholders' Meeting Thursday, June 5, 2008
- Alumco Embraces Green Building Concept to Meet Design Challenges
- ANSI Partners with ICC to Electronically Deliver I-Codes® in Spanish
- NYC Mayor Unveils Bill to Make Construction Safer
- Cubellis Strengthens Building Envelope Services Team with New Senior Staff Hires
- PHILIPPINES - UAE Firm Seeking IT Workers for RP Design Center
- SINGAPORE - Philippine Art Takes Centre Stage at "Art Trek" Event
- GERMANY - German Concentration Camp Memorial Vandalized

June 6, 2008
- Global Warming Bill Meets End in Senate, AP Reports
- Saint-Gobain's Construction Products Sector Moves Into Japan
- Contractor Non-Payment Case Filed With Texas Supreme Court
- FTL Solar Gets Funds for Power-Generating Buildings
- Glass Making Groundbreaking Signals Start of $6.4M Green Condo Project
- Pane Glass Window Falls from BW-3 in Downtown Youngstown
- Vandals Smash Windows at Tantallon Elementary
- UNITED KINGDOM - Rooftop Vandals Target Frightened Pensioners

June 5, 2008
- Construct 2008 Underway in Las Vegas
- FINLAND - GPD 2009 Issues Call for Papers
- DOE Representative Forecasts Future Changes for Industry
- Texas Building Codes Lag Behind Gulf Neighbors
- Documents Said to Be Seized From Crane Owner's Offices
- Dow Building Solutions Announces Price Increases
- Web Spending Tools Help in Tight Times
- America's First "Green City" - Greensburg, Kansas - Uses Tintex Glass from Vitro America within Community Art Center
- Novetas Solutions Moves Company Headquarters
- Boosting Airport Security
- Meadows Plan Not Just for Rich

June 4, 2008
- Colorado Court of Appeal Upholds Subcontractor's Compensation for Delays By Others
- Woman to Serve 5 Years for Stealing from Work
- TecniGlas to Distribute SCHOTT PYRAN
- Nippon Sheet Gains on Credit Suisse New Price Target
- Study of the U.S. Market for Windows, Doors and Skylights is Complete
- IBHS Plans for Research Facility to Aid in Building Durable Structures
- Now, Laser-Induced Stress Separation for Cutting Glass Cost-Efficiently
- Institute Helps Victims of Spinal-Cord, Brain Injuries Work on Regaining Functions
- Millennium Partners Announces Plans for Millennium Tower Luxury Condominiums in San Francisco
- Philly Critic: Comcast Tower Looks Like 'Giant Flash Drive'

June 3, 2008
- AAMA Day Two: Tale of Two Michaels
- Edgetech I.G. Unveils SustainaView™ Campaign
- Viracon Sponsors International Symposium on Super Tall Building Skin Technology
- Dow Chemical Settles Lawsuit with Former Employees
- Uniglass Breaks into China with 250th Turbo Unit
- UNITED KINGDOM - Pitstone-Based Company Shine at Awards
- Construction in N.Y., D.C. Affected by Last Week's Crane Collapse
- Tubelite Promotes Mary Olivier to Executive Team as Manager of Marketing and Client Services
- RG Marketing Group Joins the Century Bathworks Team
- Developers Accused of Pursuing Gadgetry Instead of Saving Planet

June 2, 2008
- Coalition Forms Against NFRC Component Modeling Approach
- AAMA Summer Meeting Opens in Pennsylvania
- AAMA Awards Its Annual Scholarships
- Final Call for ICCG7
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases April Import-Export Price Index
- First Solar Shareholder Signals Swoon With Sales
- American Defense Systems Receives Approval For Listing Common Stock From the American Stock Exchange
- INDIA - Sejal Architectural Glass Plans IPO
- Apogee Enterprises Inc Dumped by Small Company
- Vandals Strike SJBTC, Skyline
- Saving the Past for the Future
- Downtown Bay City Lawyers Plan to Restore Historic Building

May 30, 2008
- Crane Collapses in New York City
- AUSTRALIA - Skylight-Fall Boy Will Not Be Charged
- April 2008 Producer Price Index Decreases Slightly
- Defenshield Partners with North American Specialty Glass to Offer Transparent Armor Solutions
- Southwall Technologies Signs Master Distributor in China for XIR(R) Energy-Saving Glass Products
- Local Business Community Honors Glass Doctor®
- UNITED KINGDOM - Glazing Firm's a Glass Act When It Comes to Health and Safety
- Bystronic Glass Inc. Appoints Knisely Vice President of Sales and Marketing
- A Bronx Tale: What Did the Archdiocese Do with Those Stained-Glass Windows?
- Developers Break Ground on New JW Marriott Downtown

May 29, 2008
- After 40 Years, Alan Leonard of Trainor Glass Makes Plans for Retirement
- Grant Maune Passes Away
- Engineer Sues PPG Claiming Age, Racial Discrimination
- UNITED KINGDOM - Pilkington Invests £40m in Northwest Facilities
- PORTUGAL - Saint-Gobain Develops its Presence on the Solar Mirrors Market
- CANADA - GBO Finalizes its Reorganization and Intensifies its Market Development
- Dow Responds to Surging Energy Costs
- CHINA - Chinese Glass Plants Adopt PlantWeb Automation
- Asia Soda Ash May Cross $350/t On Supply
- China's New Embassy in U.S. Reflects Growing Clout
- CANADA - Eaton Centre-TD Square Revamp Will Let in Light

May 28, 2008
- Midwest Glass Shops Stand By to Repair Tornado Damage
- Ohio Gratings, Inc. Joins Forces with American Metalco to Create a New Joint Venture in the Florida Market
- Announcement of Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
- JORDAN - JV Deal to Set up $170m Jordan Glass Factory
- Developers, Contractors and Seven City Employees Among 15 Charged in Federal Bribery Probe of City Building Permits
- Infinity Automates Claims Management With SPSS
- City Hall Windows Dazzle

May 27, 2008
- Fluor Corp. Leads Contractors by New Contracts
- The May USGlass is Now Available Digitally
- Nippon Sheet Predicts First Profit Drop in Five Years
- INDIA - Saint-Gobain to Finalise Expansion Location Soon
- CHINA - Zhejiang Glass to Raise HK$388 mln From New Share Offering
- Tech Execs See Green Profits at Work and Home
- Let There Be Lots of Glass
- Indalex Appoints Vice President, Marketing
- AUSTRALIA - Worker Falls Through Skylight
- UNITED KINGDOM - Mother's Plea to Youngsters After Son Dies 'Roof Hopping'
- NORWAY - Stolen 'Scream' Back on Display

May 23, 2008
- IGMA Looking at Changing Test Method for the IGMAC Certification Program
- UNITED KINGDOM - Open Window for Glass Maker
- CZECH REPUBLIC - SCHOTT Solar Officially Opens New Module Production Facilities in Valasské Mezirící
- Architecture Billings Index Remains Weak
- Copper Gains on Expectation Quake Rebuilding Will Boost Demand
- The Casey: A High-Rise Condominium Earns LEED-Platinum
- Maui Glass Blower Rick Strini Returns to the Hit Reality Show

May 22, 2008
- ICC Code Technology Committee Proposes Further Research into Labels for Fire-Rated Glazing
- Cardinal Glass to Open Solar Panel Factory in Mazomanie
- Luxury Windows Closes China Manufacturing Plant
- Glaston Corporation Establishes Solar Energy Targeted Business
- UNITED KINGDOM - It's Looking Good for Glazing Firm!
- Southwall Juggles Executive Lineup
- National Trust for Historic Preservation Names Dallas Grand Hotel One of America's Most Endangered Places

May 21, 2008
- Top 25 General Contractors Announced
- Viracon Helps Shape Expanding Las Vegas Skyline
- UAE - Reem Inaugurates New Facilities in Abu Dhabi
- DFI and Aktarus Group Sign License Agreement for Italian Nanotech Industry
- Green Products Under Scrutiny
- Glass Industry Seeks Tighter FTC Guidelines
- UNITED KINGDOM - Double Green Success for Saint-Gobain
- County Jail No Longer Under Lockdown

May 20, 2008
- Linetec Celebrates 25th Anniversary
- PPG Announces Performance Glazings Price Increase and Other News
- Solutia Breaks Ground at Plant in Springfield, Mass., for Expansion of PVB Resin Manufacturing Operations
- Eagle Window to Cut 90 Jobs in Dubuque
- UNITED KINGDOM - Pilkington Unveils Plans for Pensions
- Former Publisher Passes Away
- CHINA - Botswana Official Calls for More Chinese Investment in Glass
- AU Optronics to Demo World's First Curved LCD
- Turkey Crashes Courthouse Scene

May 19, 2008
- AIA Convention Draws to a Close
- YKK AP Opens Houston Branch
- Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation Honors Patio Enclosures, Inc. Manufacturing Safety Record
- Quake Closes Heinz, PPG Facilities
- EGYPT - Dubai Group Acquires 49% Stake in Egypt's Sphinx Glass Factory
- ACCESS Celebrates 37th Anniversary
- Apple's New Boston Store, 'A Diamond in a Rock Pile' (slideshow)
- $4.5M Metairie Church Gives Nod to History
- House in Towanda Burglarized

May 16, 2008
- AIA Draws the Glass Industry to Boston
- YKK AP appoints National Transportation Manager
- Dow Directors and Officers Elected
- U.S. Green Building Council Testifies Before U.S. Congress
- New Pizza Place Opens on Tight Budget
- Storm Broke Windows and Knocked Down Trees at Capitol
- Thieves Attempt Multiple Break-Ins of Area Businesses

May 15, 2008
- Architects Learn What Zeledyne Means
- PPG Celebrates 125 Years of Growth, Leadership and Innovation
- Fenzi Group, The Finest Italian Business Culture in the World
- AUSTRALIA - CSR Reports Earnings of $386 Million
- YKK AP Promotes Mike Turner to VP of Marketing
- UNITED KINGDOM - Jewson Calls in Police on £1m 'Irregularities'

May 14, 2008
- Storms Damage Simonton Windows Plant in Oklahoma
- Kawneer Designs for the Future With Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- CHINA - China Architectural Engineering Awarded $15 Million "Silicon Valley" Contract in Guangzhou
- HelioVolt Exceeds 12% Solar Thin Film Efficiency with Rapid, Scalable Printing Process
- Mark Vanduyne Named Vice President-Sales at Continental Glass
- Technoform's Bart Hensley Achieves NFRC Simulation Certification
- Thefts Rise With Copper Prices
- UNITED KINGDOM - Forest Blaze Sparked by Broken Glass

May 13, 2008
- Maryland Caps Retention With New Law
- UNITED KINGDOM - Equipment JV Tackles Sandstone Production
- American Defense Systems Issues Financial Guidance for Fiscal Year 2008
- BAHRAIN - Glass Processing Firm Seeks to Expand Base
- Rotunda Redux

May 12, 2008
- Glass Company Helps Community Rebuild After Tornado
- Glass Company Announces Michigan City Expansion
- Glass Services Business Ready to "Fix Your Panes(R)" in Durango
- U.S. Fund to Buy Nippon Sheet Glass-Hoya JV
- UNITED KINGDOM - Employee Falls From Ladder and Employer Gets Fined
- UNITED KINGDOM - Window Crashes Onto Doc's Car
- Pair Fall Through Skylight
- Architects in Glass Houses
- IRELAND - Future is Crystal Clear For Talented Glass Specialist
- Face-Lift Peels Away the Years at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

May 9, 2008
- Major Investment Planned for Lathrop, California
- Apogee CEO Reflects on NASDAQ Opening Bell Ceremony
- UNITED KINGDOM - Clayton Glass New 'Energy Efficient' Factory
- UNITED KINGDOM - Company Fined £15,000 After Engineer Suffered Spinal Injuries in Skylight Plunge
- Exploding Glass Patio Tables Prompt Lawsuit
- Edgetech Appoints New Eco Coat Product Manager
- Ocel Joins Truth Team
- SFAA Releases Its Report on Top Surety and Fidelity Insurers
- CHINA - Massive Zero Energy Digital Media Art Wall to Open in Beijing

May 8, 2008
- Nippon Sheet to Book 12.5 Billion Yen for Job Cuts
- Solutia Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
- Kansas Bill Prohibiting Additional Insureds Awaits Governor's Signature
- Presentation on BIM World at IGMA Summer Meeting June 17, 2008
- Glass Doctor Franchisee Makes Own House Call
- UNITED KINGDOM - Roofing Boss Gets 10 Months for Skylight Death
- Officer Injured After Falling Through Roof
- GERMANY - More Than Just a Facade

May 7, 2008
- Apogee Enterprises to Open NASDAQ Stock Market May 7
- Palmer Products Corp. Celebrates Derby with Louisville Festivities
- HelioVolt Partners with Architectural Glass & Aluminum Co. for Building Integrated Solar Products
- Saflex Announces Major Increase in PVB Resin Capacity
- GANA Re-Approves Informational Bulletins
- Steel Prices Skirt Slowing Sectors to Hit Records

May 6, 2008
- YKK AP America Nears Completion of $36 Million Expansion
- INDIA - Asahi India Posts Quarterly Loss as Input Costs Rise
- Janeé Carpenter joins Pilkington North America
- A Tiffany Mystery at CMU
- 'Green' Features to Help Audubon Center Blend in with Park
- SINGAPORE - 500 kg Pallet of Glass Crashes Down at Condo Site; Two Hurt

May 5, 2008
- Americas' Glass Showcase Offers Numerous Learning Opportunities
- PGC International Announces Annual Symposium
- UAE - Emirates Float Glass LLC Set to Commence Operations by Mid 2008
- UNITED KINGDOM - PO Raiders Used Bar to Smash Glass
- IRAN - Emirates Glass Clads 435m High Iran Telecom Tower
- Duke St. Shutdown Going Well

May 2, 2008
- Steve Jones of McGraw-Hill Talks about BIM
- Solar Innovations, Inc. Celebrates its Tenth Anniversary
- NSG Collingwood Takes Safety to 'Heart'
- Glass Repair and Replacement Business Opens in Brunswick
- Guardian Not Put Off by FTA Woes
- UNITED KINGDOM - Solaglas Windowcare Invests in its Vehicle Fleet
- The New Upscale Retail: High-End Fashion Brands Use Architecture to Reinforce Their Image
- OCC Opens Eco-Friendly World HQ

May 1, 2008
- Frank Lowe Rubber and Gasket is on the Move this Friday
- Bendheim Announces New Sales Account Manager
- Good News Buried In Construction Spending Report, AGC Says
- County Ponders Skylight Repairs
- Mirrors and Glass
- AUSTRALIA - Boy Fighting for Life

April 30, 2008
- Should An Impact Resistance Standard Cover All Skylights?
- Glass Fabricator Increases Visibility with RFID
- UNITED KINGDOM - All-Clear to Upgrade Firm's Service Centre
- Howard Mount is New SAF Fabrication Production Manager Head
- Kredich Named USGBC's New Vice President, Residential Market
- UNITED KINGDOM - Child Falls Through School Skylight
- Developer Wants City to Install Glass Blocks in Sidewalks of Underground Gay Street

April 29, 2008
- IGMA Director Issues Statement about NFRC
- The April USGlass is Now Available Digitally
- Glasslam Holds Sales Meeting for AirTight™ Spacer Launch
- Kawneer's Updated LEED Planning Tool Affirms Commitment to Sustainable Building Practices
- After Long Wait, McMaster to Join Hall of Fame
- PPG Announces Several Personnel Changes
- UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Firm Fined £10k After Worker Severs Artery
- CHINA - U.S. Scientists Devise New Process to Grow Copper Nanowires

April 28, 2008
- Americas Glass Showcase Takes Place this Week
- DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions Announces Price Increase
- Solutia Inc. and Shwinco Industries Join Forces to Meet Demand for Hurricane Protection
- UAE- GIC and Global to Acquire 32.95 Per Cent Stake in Alumco
- Brian Pitman Talks about GANA Podcasts in USGNN.com™ Interview
- Dow Corning Names Doug Kempf Construction Industry AETS Manager
- UNITED KINGDOM - Boy Near Death After Plunge Through Skylight at Galston High

April 25, 2008
- Why Trendy Glass Products are in Demand
- Guardian Industries to Build Second Float Glass Plant in Brazil
- Changes in Senior Management and Board Membership
- Solvay Chemicals Inc. Announces Sulfur Surcharge on its Sulfite Products
- EUROPE - PVA: Prices Continue a Two-Year Upswing
- Indalex Introduces New Fenestration Technology to Provide Thermal, Structural Benefits
- Company's Concrete Is Green As Glass
- EU Glass Bottle Makers Accused of Price Fixing

April 24, 2008
- Conference Speakers Look at Safety with Talks on Codes and Safety and Security Glass
- Date Announced for Spring 2008 Window & Door Industry Update
- Nippon Sheet Gains as Pilkington's Chambers Named CEO
- PPG to Present May 8 at Bank of America 2008 BASics/Industrials Conference
- Sapa Profiles, Inc. hires Alexander Cole as Marketing Coordinator
- CHINA - "Green" Building Raised in Beijing
- CANADA - Glass Beacon to Welcome Museumgoers

April 23, 2008
- Glass Fabrication and Contract Glazing Educational Conference Wraps Up Today
- Nippon Sheet Glass taps ex-Pilkington Exec as CEO
- As Construction Deaths Rise, Buildings Chief Faces Scrutiny
- CANADA - Merchants Clean Up After Habs Riot
- If These Walls Could Talk

April 22, 2008
- Celebrating Earth Day: Is the Glass Industry Green Enough?
- Glass Fabrication and Contract Glazing Educational Conference Continues in Las Vegas
- St-Gobain Q1 Sales Fall 1.4 Pct, Weak Dollar Hurts
- AAMA Updates Document Addressing Impact and Cycle Testing
- Officials Approve Dali Museum's New Building Initial Designs

April 21, 2008
- Glass Fabrication and Glazing Educational Conference Opens Today
- March 2008 Producer Price Index Remains Unchanged
- George Sutorka of Arch Aluminum Passes Away
- Security Glass Thwarts Robbers
- UNITED KINGDOM - Exhibition Interprets Iconography for Modern Times
- Stillwater Couple Wedded and Leaded

April 18, 2008
- Visitors Peek into the Future as Dependable Glass Celebrates 40 Years
- Charges hit PPG Profit, But Sales Set Record
- Arch's Glass Entrances Now Available Nationally with C.R. Laurence Hardware
- UNITED KINGDOM - More Jobs in the Pipeline
- AAMA Updates Document Addressing the Acoustical Rating of Windows, Doors and Glazed Wall Sections
- UNITED KINGDOM - Massive Window Falls Nine Storeys in Leeds City Centre
- Dragonfire Sparks Interest in Glass Art
- College Seniors' Works Make the Grade
- Coming Soon: 'Wow' Moments

April 17, 2008
- Restructuring of Flat Glass Business in North America
- Vitro Plans `Cautious' Expansion Abroad, Chief Executive Says
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases March Import-Export Price Index
- Legacy Building Foreclosure Trial Set for July 23
- South Walton Students are Blowing Glass Instead of Class

April 16, 2008
- AGC Flat Glass Announces Major Restructuring
- Colonial Glass Appoints Zachary Weiner CEO
- Asahi Glass to Stop Making Cerium Oxide in Taiwan
- Tower Dispute Erupts
- UNITED KINGDOM - Skylight Fall Girl 'Lucky to Be Alive'
- UNITED KINGDOM - £2,000 of Damage to Police Station
- CANADA - Developer Plans New Four-Storey Building Downtown
- Missing the Marble at 2 Columbus Circle

April 15, 2008
- Zeledyne Plans to Make Glass "Core Business," New CEO Says
- TGA Honors Many During Glass TEXpo™
- Warnings Issued about Phony Building Re-Inspection Letters
- CANADA - Cash-Strapped Glass Maker Lays Off Staff
- China Low-E Glass Market Report, 2007-2008
- BANGLADESH- Bangladesh Children Toil to Survive
- SOUTH AFRICA - Gang Smash into Jewellery Store
- A Gigantic Job for Window Fixers

April 14, 2008
- TEXpo™ Draws to a Close
- Zeledyne Announces Purchase of ACH
- Future Houses May be Made Entirely of Solar Cell Glass
- Nanotechnology: Getting Small is Getting Big
- Region's Glass Industry Predates Steel
- EPA Issues New Lead-Based Paint Hazards Requirements
- NEW ZEALAND - Glass Falls From Auckland Building
- The Go-To Guy for Glass

April 11, 2008
- TEXpo™ Opens Today
- Architectural Window Joins PPG Certified Applicator Program
- Southwall Technologies and Sound Solutions Windows & Doors Form Joint Venture − Southwall Insulating Glass
- GED Wins Progressive Manufacturing Award for 2nd Time
- NSG Group Publishes CSR Report
- Man Owes Life to Glass Panel
- UNITED KINGDOM - Blackburn Swimming Pool Shut After Vandal Attack
- GANA Video Podcasting to Debut at K-BIS
- Biggest Deal of '08: 650 Madison Closes for $680
- UNITED KINGDOM - Landmark Oneleven Taking Shape

April 10, 2008
- Glass TEXpo™ '08 Opens Today
- GANA Releases 19th Glass Informational Bulletin
- Apogee Q4, Full-Year Earnings Increase Significantly; Outlook is for Growth to Continue in FY09
- UNITED KINGDOM - Biomass Plant Plans Deferred
- Judge OKs Class Action Pension Suit Against Soda Ash Producer
- Replicas of New Tower Endure Nature's Fury and a Test Blast
- Poor Spellers Vandalize Coffee Shop
- CANADA - Showcasing Spink
- Let There Be Light

April 9, 2008
- RIG Releases Statement on Sulkava's Death
- Viracon Issues Statement Regarding CrystalGray™ Article
- TEXpo™ is Set to Take on San Antonio
- BULGARIA - Turkish Giant Sisecam Will Double its Investment in Bulgaria
- Scott Surma named DecoTherm General Manager
- UNITED KINGDOM - Roofing Firm Chief's Manslaughter
- BELIZE - Chinese Grocer Booked on Murder Charge

April 8, 2008
- Do You Work in a "Great Place?"
- Saflex Announces Price Increase
- Pulp Studio Licensed to Produce Decorative Glass with SentryGlas® Expressions™ in the United States
- Linetec Offers "Introduction to Coatings" Online, On-Demand as an AIA/CES Program
- Guardian introduces CrystalGray™ - A High-Performance Float Glass with a New Color Option for Architects and Designers
- Alyssa Dlubak Welcomes Baby Boy
- Change to 'Green' is Viewed as a Business Opportunity
- State Lacks Resources to Certify Crane Operators
- Solar Innovations, Inc. Wins 2007 NSA Design Awards
- NHL Will Test Virtual Ads in Playoffs

April 7, 2008
- Jarmo Sulkava of Uniglass Dies on Jobsite in New York
- Innerviews: After 75 Years, The Last Glass Cutter Moves From Cutters Row
- Apogee is Aglow Over New Glass
- Fiber Optic Skylight Introduced to U.S. by HUVCO Daylighting Solutions
- UNITED KINGDOM - New Report Profiles Major Players in the Flat Glass Market in the UK
- UAE - Burj Dubai Is Now World's Tallest Manmade Structure
- NEW ZEALAND - Partner Sues Over Prison Death

April 4, 2008
- With New Facility Comes New Niche for Barber Glass Industries — Large Sizes to be Available
- Century Bathworks Hires Peter Raleigh as National Sales Manager
- Newly Released Studies Confirm Energy Savings Significant in LEED, ENERGY STAR Buildings
- Putin Signs Law to Return Stained Glass Windows to Germany
- Glass Coffin with Body of Buddhist Monk Stolen
- Pittsburg Residents Suffer Through Rash of Window Smashings
- Unconventional and On Budget
- Place: Glass Space Meant to Spur Imagination

April 3, 2008
- Von Duprin Celebrates a Century of Service
- Viracon Puts its Projects on the Map
- Frank Lowe Rubber & Gasket Co., Inc. Re-Launches its Website
- UNITED KINGDOM - Ultra Tough Looking A Glass Act
- WDMA Names New President and Management Company
- OSHA Cites Winter's Roofing in Employee Death
- CANADA - Burglar Plays Dead

April 2, 2008
- Glass TEXpo™ '08 Draws a Wide Variety of Exhibitors
- QATAR- SiAl Qatar Sets Up State-of-the-Art Glass Processing Facility
- PPG pledges $10,000 to Liberty Community Center
- Look Out Below: Glass Panel Falls From 27th Floor
- Texarkana Pounded by Hail Storm
- Shreveport Church Looking To Faith After Break-In
- Dinosaur Killer Found in Volcanic Bubbles

April 1, 2008
- WGA Scholarship to be Awarded in Honor of Sound Glass Sales
- PPG Among Largest Glass Industry Creditors Listed in Diamond Filing
- American Defense Systems, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results
- CHINA - Dollar Come Investment Limited Completes Going Public Transaction
- CN Tower to Unveil New Glass Bottomed Elevator
- Cleveland Museum of Art Renovations Beginning to See the Light
- Place: Glass Space Meant to Spur Imagination

March 31, 2008
- The Latest USGlass is Now Available Digitally
- Glass Companies Issue Fuel Surcharge Notices
- Winlock, Chehalis Plants to Add 50 Jobs to Help Make Solar Panels
- Glass Company Recognized By Army for Outstanding Work
- Patio Enclosures, Inc. Expands Professional Engineer Licenses to Cover New Sunroom Sales Territories
- ALBAT+WIRSAM North America/CANTOR USA Will Host Free Workshop To Show Window & Door Manufacturers; "How To Put Their Manufacturing On Autopilot"
- SentryGlas® Helps Create "Shark Bite Mark" Design
- UNITED KINGDOM - Aluminium Curtain Wall Facade for Tallest Building in Sheffield
- Enlightenment, Wrought in Glass
- UNITED KINGDOM - Riot Kids Are As Bad As The Jail Hard Men
- Minivan Crashes Into Restaurant

March 28, 2008
- DHS Revises Proposed Immigrant Employment Regulation
- Apogee Enterprises to Host Fourth Quarter Conference Call
- China Architectural Engineering Reports Continued Strong Growth in Fiscal Year 2007
- S&P Equity Research Upgrades PPG Industries to Buy
- Crystal Windows Honored by National Business Group
- Cutting Glass in Salem
- CANADA - Glass Pane Falls From Sparks Street Building
- Workers to Remove More Glass From Centennial Park Before ING Race

March 27, 2008
- AAMA Announces New Glass Course
- Glass TEXpo™ '08 Hosts Opportunities for Networking
- UBS Raises Aluminum Price Forecasts
- Walker Glass and PPG Form Marketing Alliance for Acid-Etched Decorative Glass
- PAVEing the Way for Veterans to Own Businesses
- Window Tinting Helps Cut Energy Bills
- Window Shootings Resume
- 1,500-foot Tower Plan in Philadelphia Heralds New Era of Super-Tall Skyscrapers
- Superdome Windows to Shine on Club Level

March 26, 2008
- Lafayette Glass Co. Recognized as Small Business of the Month
- Carlson Wins Award for Glass Design
- GIMAV is Ambassador for Made-in-Italy in New Global Markets
- Americas Glass Association Releases 2006 Edition of The Source
- The Board of Directors of Biesse S.p.A. Has Approved the Preliminary Consolidated Financial Statements for 2007
- UNITED KINGDOM - Frank Gehry's Timber and Glass 'Street' to be Built in Hyde Park
- Stained Glass Windows Among Updates at Lisbon History Center
- Strained Glass

March 25, 2008
- NSA Announces Results of the 2007 NSA Design Awards
- Freedonia Predicts Steady Growth in Refractories for Glass Manufacturing
- Saint-Gobain: 70 Acquisitions in 2007
- Grove Products Raises Product Price
- PPG Volunteers for U.S. EPA Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program
- 2 Killed, 4 Injured in Crane Collapse in Miami
- Serious Crane Accidents on Rise in City
- Department of Labor Proposes New Heat Rules for Washington Workers
- Larue Barnes: New life
- Stained Glass Among Best of Blenko Creations

March 24, 2008
- CRL Purchase of Sommer & Maca Final, According to Company Websites
- M3 Glass Technologies Commissions Glass Laminating System
- Tecnoglass Joins International PPG Certified Applicator Program
- UNITED KINGDOM - Jobs Threat at Glass Factory
- February 2008 Flat Glass Producer Price Index Shows Small Decrease
- Octillion Announces Streamlining of Key Process in Development of NanoPower Window Technology
- Historians, Architecture Buffs Push to Preserve Modernist Homes
- Father: 'We're Just Happy He's Alive'
- City Employee Charged Over New York Crane Accident

March 20, 2008
- Preregister for TEXpo by Tomorrow, and Visit San Antonio to Learn, Network-and Golf
- Fire & Safety Glazing Council Reviews Progress Before Upcoming Meeting
- Cardinal Glass Worker Airlifted After "Amputation" Incident
- Falling Glass A Danger Downtown
- New York to Send Construction Crane Remains for Tests
- SRI LANKA -Glass on Building Can Be Lethal in an Event of Explosion
- Glass Case Noted Among Top Settlements for 2007
- U.S. General Contractors' Association Approves Building Information Modeling (BIM) Addendum
- MUSC's Ashley River Tower-Up Close and Impersonal
- THAILAND - High Rises Face Tougher Rules on Sun Glare

March 19, 2008
- PGT Industries Expands Commercial Presence with ASI LIMITED Joint Venture
- Wendel, Saint-Gobain Close to Board Seats Deal-Report
- UNITED KINGDOM - Glazing Company's Multi-Million Investment
- USGNN.com™ Welcomes Newest Blogger, Pete Chojnacki
- Wausau Announces Steve Gille as Architectural Services Manager
- Ismael Ahmed, Russell Ebeid & John Dingell to Be Honored at ACCESS 37th Anniversary Dinner
- Architecture Billings Index Points to Major Downturn in Commercial Construction
- CANADA - Adjusting Journeyperson-to-Apprentice Ratios Won't Solve Labour Challenge, Some Industry Officials Warn

March 18, 2008
- Rex Glass and Mirror Co. Celebrates 50 Years
- NSG Announces One New Name for Merged Subsidiaries
- New Vice President of Operations Named for EFCO
- Phil Anderson is New SAF Fabrication Project Manager
- Bronx Court: Designers' Dream, Lawyers' Nightmare
- FMI's Construction Outlook: First Quarter 2008 Report Now Available
- Security Tightened After Chinese Embassy Wall Spray Painted
- Pharmacy Burglary Investigated

March 17, 2008
- Glass Repair Begins in Downtown Atlanta
- Now, Cringing in the Shadows Cast by Cranes
- Keystone Diversifies Services
- AAMA Southeast Region Director Retires
- Mass. Touts Energy Neutral Buildings
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Gulf Glass to Exhibit at Sharjah Expo Centre
- ABBA Drummer Dies in Apparent Accident
- No Finer Arts Around Than at These College Museums

March 14, 2008
- "Glass Experience" Opens In Chicago
- MGA to Hold Mid-Atlantic Show
- New Issue-PPG Industries Sells $1.55 bln 3-Part Debt
- Dow Chemical Preparing for Weaker U.S. Economy-CEO
- CANADA - CFIB Seeks Expanded Ratio for Apprentices
- Vandals Take Aim at Windows
- UNITED KINGDOM - David Attenborough Launches £25m Scheme to Protect Butterflies in Huge Dome
- UNITED KINGDOM - Queen Opens New Heathrow Terminal (Photo Slideshow)

March 13, 2008
- TEXpo™ Room Rates Soon to Rise-Book Now and Take in Key Business Seminars
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases February Import-Export Price Index
- UNITED KINGOM - Glass Jobs At Risk
- AUSTRALIA - CSR Presents a New Perspective in Glass
- Global Market for Adhesives to Exceed $30.5 Billion while Sealants Sales Volume is Poised to Reach 2.3 Billion Pounds by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
- Firms Dumped From FTSE4Good

March 12, 2008
- January 2008 Flat Glass Producer Price Index Continues to Rise
- PPG Industries' Senior Unsecured Notes Rated 'A-' - S&P
- Jesup & Lamont Starts Apogee Enterprises (APOG) at Buy
- FINLAND - Decisions Taken at Glaston Corporation's Annual General Meeting
- YKK AP Sales Award Recipients Credit Their Teams
- Nova, PPG Test Readiness for Cyber War
- Edgetech Strengthens Sales Force with Recent Appointments
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History Shows Early Expansion Concepts by Fentress Architects
- Mysterious 'Halos' Seen Around Mercury Craters

March 11, 2008
- Mammen Glass & Mirror Named Finalist for Small Business of the Year Award
- Michigan Company Moving to Raleigh
- UAE - Emirates Glass Posts 106% Increase in Net Profits in 2007
- China Architectural Engineering Strengthens Senior Management Team
- Builder Confidence In Condo Market Declines Again
- Riparian Rights Settled, $300M Philadelphia Trump Tower to Break Ground
- What to Look for in a Glass Etching Company
- Generations Etched in Glass

March 10, 2008
- Glass Shops Move for Consolidation of Price-Fixing Suits
- Arch to Add Heat Soak Capability
- Allied Glass Products Shows Off New Showroom in Davenport
- Business Briefs: Reliant Glass Does Area Business Work
- Ford Upgrades Furnace at Plant
- Corning Puts Glass Unit on Block
- Oldcastle Materials Planning New Facility in Georgia
- DAC Products Announces Promotion and New Inside Sales Staffing
- In-Process Temperature Measurement of Glass
- Trump Construction Site in NYC Shutdown After Broken Glass

March 7, 2008
- NFRC Spring Meeting Concludes with Attachment Rating Discussions
- Pre-Register for Glass TEXpo™ '08 and Take in Two Days of Glass Seminars
- Robinson Nabs Glass Company
- Empirehouse Inc. Announcement
- Kaba-Ilco Launches New User-Friendly Web-Site
- Global Solar Energy Opens Landmark Manufacturing Plant, Sets Full-scale Production Capacity Records
- What's Wrong With This Picture?
- 406 Feet of Glass and Steel
- York Church Makes a Stain Glass Renovation
- Churches Can Apply To Have Stained Glass Windows Restored

March 6, 2008
- GICC Gears Up for Bigger Impact on Energy Codes
- AAMA Continues Discussions with AMD on Door Performance Standards, Component Swapping and Modifications to S141
- Another Price-Fixing Suit Filed
- Glass Fabrication & Glazing Educational Conference
- Biesse Announces First U.S. One2One Event of 2008
- Roto Frank of America Selects PRYSM Marketing as East Coast Representative
- Glass Doctor® Announces Partnership to Fix Door Panes
- Small Explosion Rocks New York's Times Square
- NAHB Executives Host Teleconference on State of the Housing Industry: Swift Action from Congress is Needed
- Stanford Dedicates its 'Greenest' Building Yet

March 5, 2008
- CMA Frame Values Ballot Review Brings Heavy Discussion and Debate
- AAMA Offers Electronic Version of Latest Fenestration Standard
- C.R. Laurence Issues Statement About USGNN Story
- UNITED KINGDOM - Historic Denbighshire Glass Firm to Close
- AGC Flat Glass Europe Awarded Two Prizes by International Forum Design
- Eastside Borders Building Receives Prestigious LEED Gold Award
- UNITED KINGDOM - Police Station Charity Theft
- No Pane, No Gain
- Meditech Opening in View
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