In construction, cladding refers to the application of one material over another. There are a variety of different types of cladding that use materials ranging from wood, metal, natural stone, plastic and glass. Exterior cladding is needed to: Protect the building…
Most people are familiar with the term “safety glass.” When safety glass is broken, it will break into many relatively small fragments, which are less likely to cause serious injury. Your home and car likely contain a variety of different…
Low-emissivity glass, or low-e glass as it’s more commonly called, is a type of energy-efficient glass that controls heat transfer through windows by using an insulating glaze. In simpler terms, low-e glass helps keep the heat inside your house instead of escaping…
Insulated glass (IG) is a combination of two or more sheets of glass spaced apart with a spacer bar and sealed to form a single unit with one or more air spaces in between. Benefits of IG include: energy savings…
Poorly insulated windows are a huge energy drain. In general, gas filling equipment, when used with argon or krypton gas, is extremely effective at insulating windows when pumped between glazing panes. Gas filling equipment for windows, such as those machines available…
According to the report “Clean Energy Trends” by Clean Edge, the global solar PV-or photovoltaics- market grew 15 percent in value in 2013. Newly installed solar PV generating capacity exceeded that of wind power for the first time since the…
It wasn’t so long ago when we were all used to tapping into tiny keyboards on our phones or using an even smaller stylus with our Palm Pilot. In 2007, the iphone changed everything. What we now take for granted…
According to a research report by the Freedonia Group*, demand for high performance flat glass products in the US is forecast to rise 8.2 percent per year to $9.2 billion in 2017. The gain is the result of a major…
Have you ever stopped to think about how much glass we are surrounded with every day? Glass making has existed since at least 1500 B.C. when they began creating glass vessels. The glass industry has reinvented itself many times since…
The glass industry is a cornerstone of the US economy, with nearly $30 billion in products shipped annually and close to 150,000 employees. Glass has been produced en mass since the industrial revolution with technological advances creating growth through new…