Are you seeing increased specification of glass with higher visible light transmittance?
Have you taken advantage of the "second look" program?
Protective Glazing Council International, Topeka, Kan., hosted its Annual Symposium, Nov. 2-4, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md. The members formed a new task force to interface with the federal government.
In green building, daylighting reigns supreme. Now, architects are taking energy efficiency to the next level with complementary sun controls.
From the fabricator: Will it be 2011 or ... 2013?
Almost a year ago I wrote about a story where analysts felt the return of better times in the commercial glass industry would not start to pick up until 2013.
The TD Bank location in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., mixes modern design with historic architecture of the surrounding area. The brick veneer building features large steel windows and aluminum sunshade systems that met the approval from the neighborhood's architectural review board, while providing the bank with a daylit and modern-looking interior.