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  • Great Glazing: Glass floor at Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel
    February 20, 2012
    The basics: Interior designers for the Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel strived to embody the city's rich history with the design. This design intent carried over to the entrance to the hotel sports bar, which features a back-lit glass floor depicting Dallas newspaper sports pages.The players: Interior designer, Vivian Nichols; glass manufacturer, Jockimo; glass installer, Trainor Glass;...

  • The 2012 Glass Magazine Awards: People Categories
    February 15, 2012
    The 2012 Glass Magazine Awards will include the following new people-centric categories: Best Project Manager, Best Production Supervisor, Best Salesperson and Best Installer. Deadline for nominations is April 16.

  • The 2012 Glass Magazine Awards: Product and Project Categories
    February 15, 2012
    To make sure your company is included in The 2012 Glass Magazine Awards program, please review the categories below and submit your nomination. The deadline for nominations is April 16.

  • The 2012 Glass Magazine Awards
    The people, products and projects
    February 15, 2012
    Glass Magazine has changed the name and scope of its popular Crystal Achievement Awards program to include a people component and an online industry-wide voting system. As of 2012, the prestigious glass and metal industry awards program will be known as The Glass Magazine Awards: The People, Products and Projects.

  • Great Glazing: Shore Memorial Surgical Pavilion

    February 13, 2012
    "The new surgical pavilion emphasizes healing and daylight in a compassionate setting," says Wausau's healthcare market manager, Lisa May, a LEED Green Associate. "In addition to saving energy and costs by reducing electric lighting, natural light benefits patients and staff. The USGBC reports that patients in settings with natural light and views of nature recover faster, use less pain...

  • Great Glazing: 510 Madison
    January 30, 2012
    The basics: A floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall highlights New York City's 510 Madison, a 30-story, 350,000-square-foot Class-A office building that received Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The modernist tower, with clean façade lines and flexible interior spaces, features a five-story base that anchors the 25-...

  • Trends & analysis: Nonresidential construction to enter ‘muted’ growth phase in 2012
    Gains to come in retrofit/remodeling vs. new construction
    January 26, 2012
    Nonresidential construction and housing will enter the growth phase of the economic cycle in 2012 and remain there through 2013, according to analysts at the Institute for Trend Research, Concord, N.H.“Nonresidential construction is moving up; so is housing,” saysJeff Dietrich, senior analyst, ITR. “They are both entering thisgreen [growth] phase where things are improving every monthon a year-...

  • 2012 International Code requirements for windows and doors

    A look at the International Building Code and International Energy Conservation Code stipulations for fenestration products
    January 26, 2012
    The International Codes published by the International Code Council are the most widely used model codes in the history of U.S. construction codes. In addition to their widespread use throughout the 50 U.S. states, numerous federal agencies―including the National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Defense―have adopted the International Codes. Adoption of the ICC codes is also starting...

  • Top Glass Fabricators: The lay of the land
    Downloadable maps show locations and product offerings
    January 25, 2012
    Maps showing fabricator locations, organized by product offering: tempered, laminated, insulating and decorative glass

  • Forecast: 2012 and beyond
    Industry leaders talk market conditions, growth opportunities, and why it might be 2013-14 before a recovery takes hold
    January 24, 2012
    While construction levels will remain much the same, the spending picture will be slightly different
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