USGlass News Network 2008 News Archive

2022-10-10 08:43:04 By : Ms. Sephcare Wang

December 31, 2008 - Industry Looks to 2009; Remaining Positive is a Resolution Theme - Manufacturing Declines Across Region - Canadians Set Up First Solar Powered Community in North America - SolarWorld CEO: Panel Prices to Drop 10 Percent in 2009 - Stained Glass Isn't Just for Windows

December 30, 2008 - USGNN Editors Pick Top Stories of 2008 - Big Projects Mask Declines in Construction Spending - Bonnell Aluminum Retracts its Energy Surcharge for January 2009 Shipments - The Year in Solar: A Mix of Victories and Woes - Heavy Snow Shatters Spokane Hotel Skylight - In Our View Dec. 29: An Iconic Library

December 29, 2008 - Glass Industry Forecasts Slow Times for 2009 - New 'Green' Conservation Movement: With Credit Drying up, Firms Boosting Reserves - ADSI Expects 2009 Revenues to Exceed $52 Million or up 26% Over 2008 Revenue Forecast - TORONTO - Falling Glass Closes Strip of Queen's Quay - CHINA - CSG Falls Most in a Month After Missing Forecast - Amid Clouds, Some Brightness: Jeep Suffers Slowdown as Solar Firms Grow - SCI Gets Grant to Make Products Used in Solar Panels - Understanding The Mystery Of Metallic Glass - Local Glass Designer Bending Light - Glass Art Commissions Take Flight At American Eagle's Corporate Headquarters

December 23, 2008 - New Ownership Announced for Billco Manufacturing - Existing, New Home Sales Plunge; GDP Unrevised for 3rd Quarter - Non-Residential Construction Contracts Drop - SYDNEY - City Streets Reopened After Huge Pane Comes Adrift - Funding Cleared for Solar Panels - CHINA - Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Continue to See Strong Growth

December 22, 2008 - Industry Gets Involved in Fix Housing First - Vornado Realty Trust, Other Developers Seek Bailout - Statement by IUPAT General President James A. Williams on the Appointment of Representative Hilda Solis as U.S. Secretary of Labor - Small-Time Repair Shop, World-Class Innovation - Frederick Company Creates 'Heat of the Future' - Bay, Adelaide Reopen After Glass Danger Ends - DENMARK - Holl Designs "Shaking Hand" Towers for Copenhagen - GERMANY - East German Church Recovers Stained-Glass Windows from Russia - XsunX Provides Overview on Positive Developments for the Renewable Energy Industry - Community First CU To Build Net Zero Energy Commercial Building - Green Vision Takes on an Artful Approach at San Jose's Pearl Ave. Branch Library - Caltech Scientists Create Titanium-Based Structural Metallic-Glass Composites

December 19, 2008 - Ajay Glass & Mirror Fined $89,000 by OSHA for Fall Hazards at Downtown Buffalo, N.Y., Building - Dow Corning Takes A Shine To Solar - SCI Commercializing Sputtering Targets For Thin-Film Solar Manufacturing - Photovoltaic Art Glass Delivers Beauty, Electricity

December 18, 2008 - Apogee Chief Predicts Two Years Til Full Turnaround - Asahi Glass Announces Revision of Operating Results Outlook (Consolidated) - SCHOTT Increases Sales and Profit in 2008 - Glaston Ends Employee Co-operation Negotiations in Finland - UNITED KINGDOM - Trakya Cam to Decide on Bulgaria Investment in 2009 - Construction Braces for Painful 2009 - Wear a Power Plant on Your Face: Solar Powered Sunglasses

December 17, 2008 - Vitro America Opens New Facility in City of Industry, California - GlasWeld Glass Restoration Equipment Featured on DIY Network - Americas Glass Association Announces Postponement Of Americas Glass Showcase; Independent Glass Association Event Will Go Forward - IGA's Independents' Days Convention and Spring Auto Glass Show™ Set For May 12-14, 2009 in Ft. Myers Florida - JAPAN - Nippon Sheet Glass Falls as UBS Advises Selling Stock - UNITED KINGDOM - Qatari Diar Makes Shard of Glass Loan - Toledo's Makeover: Glass City to Solar Valley - Building Department Wants Glass Barrier for Employees - AAMA Pushes Housing Recovery Plan - Architecture Billings Index Drops to All Time Low for Second Straight Month

December 16, 2008 - Questions Surface Over the Need for Furniture Glass Regulation - Republic Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy; Echo Windows Details Emerge - JAPAN - Nippon Sheet's Pilkington to Appeal Cartel Penalty - JAPAN - Stocks Decline as Recession Dents Demand for Material - UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Maker Celebrates as Sales Increase by 93% - GANA Announces Solar Panel at Glass Week - Construction Materials Prices drop 3.2% in November - Fall River Company Needs More Solar Panels to Meet Demand - Glass is Turning up in Unexpected Places

December 15, 2008 - Exit Strategies for Closing a Plant the Right Way - PPG Shut Down Moved up to Monday - AAMA's Skylight Council Publishes Fall Protection Paper - GREECE - Riots Increase Glass Repair Business - UNITED KINGDOM - Window Repairers are a Glass Apart - Fatal Reflections - Making Artistic Connections at a Subway Station - Cracks Spoil Memorial's Debut - JAPAN - A Frosty Reception

December 12, 2008 - PPG Chair Calls for Action in Auto Bailout - Glass Sculptors Capture The Spirit Of Duquesne University - New Commissioned Glass Sculpture Installed - Volunteers Tackle Church's Stained Glass

December 11, 2008 - Republic Reaches $1.75 Million Settlement with Workers - GEMS Wraps Up in Schaumburg, Ill. - Associated General Contractors of America Launches Effort to Show Broad National Support for Making Vital Infrastructure Investments as Part of the Stimulus Package - Products from Alcoa's Kawneer Business Earn Cradle-to-Cradle Certification - It's Record-Breaking Time at Gulf Glass 2009 - Romag Wary After Strong Year

December 10, 2008 - Seminars, Show Continues Today at Glass Expo Midwest '08 - Asia 2009 Soda Ash Talks Stall on Financial Malaise - Feasel Paint and Glass in Downtown DeLand Shuts its Doors - Corning Expects to Curtail Operations in '09 - UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Company is Still Shining - Westin Windows Still Boarded After March Tornado - CANADA - Natural Light A Bright Idea For Retailers - Butterfly Wings Used to Print Self-Cleaning Windows - Worker Falls 25 Feet in Hangar Accident - 4th Grader Injured When Deer Jumps Through Class Window

December 9, 2008 - Bank of America Offers Republic Funds to Address Employee Claims - Glass Expo Midwest™ Opens Today - Automaker Troubles Hit Tulsa - PGT Announces New International Sales Manager - Company Touts Window Film as Energy Saver - Automated Retail Concepts Unveils 'The Shopping Wall', a Fully Automated Airport Store - The Best Business Architecture of 2008 - Daniel Libeskind's Soaring Glass Sky Garden for NYC - Yukon Father, Son Develop Talents in Glass Blowing to Lofty Levels - A Glassy Counterpart to Supersolids

December 8, 2008 - Worker Sit-In Still Going Strong at Republic Windows in Chicago - Glass Expo Midwest™ Opens Tomorrow in Schaumburg (Suburban Chicago), Ill. - JAPAN - Japan Stocks Post Biggest Rally in Two Weeks on U.S. Spending - Big Donations Give Lift to Toledo-Area Health Facilities - M3 Glass Technologies Announces New Personnel - POLAND - Solar Panel Glut Expected in 2009-Suntech - Broken to Pieces - Vandals Target More than Three Dozen Vehicles, Storefront Windows in Glass-Shooting Spree

December 5, 2008 - Israel Berger & Associates, LLC and IBA Consultants, Inc. Announce Settlement - 13 Companies OK'd to Self-Insure for Workers' Comp in Texas - CZECH REPUBLIC - AGC Flat Glass Europe Brings Forward Decision for Float Glass Repair - Georgia Gulf Names Mark J. Orcutt Executive Vice President - Building Products - ONTARIO - Glass Wall to Cost $1 Million - Small-Business Scene: Repair Work Gives Stained-Glass Company a Break in Tough Times - Solar Industry Pleads for More Federal Help - Installing a Window on the Universe Isn't a Job for Bob Vila

December 4, 2008 - Cardinal Glass Tumwater Location Fined for Serious Safety Violations - Traco Announces Sale of Residential Vinyl Window Division - ABC Forecasts Downturn in 2009 Construction Activity - Zimbabwe - Chinese Firm in U.S.$400 Million Glass Project

December 3, 2008 - CPSC Rules on Conformity to Certification Requirements - PPG Appoints Kahle Chief Technology Officer - McGraw-Hill Construction BIM Report Shows Growing Demand for Digital Models, Training - More Than Just Scratching the Surface - KKE Transforms '50s Medical Office Building -- Adds New Look, More Space

December 2, 2008 - USGNN.com™ Talks with New York Glazier Called to Wal-Mart Tragedy - PPG to Exit Insulating Glass Sealants Business - It’s Never Too Late to Plan to Attend Glass Expo Midwest™! - BELGIUM - At Glass Factory, RFID Boosts Worker Safety and Productivity - UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Installations Celebrates Huge Hollywood Order - MIT Researchers Boost the Power of Solar Energy - Solar's Learning Curve - Greening Your Home: BottleStone's Recycled Ceramic - GLASS INNOVATIONS: From Butterfly Wings to Solar Cells - Heitmann & Associates Announces New Hires

December 1, 2008 - Sound Glass Relocates Corporate Offices and Showroom - Tax Breaks Help Create 310 New Jobs in Hawkins - Advertisement: TRACO New Website Wins Crystal Achievement Award - UNITED KINGDOM - Glazing Company Ceases Trading - CHINA - 632m Tower Going Ahead in Shanghai - VATICAN CITY - Vatican Wins Award for Creating Rooftop Solar-Power Generator - GERMANY - New Passenger Terminal for the Luxemburg Airport Using OKASOLAR and KAPILUX from OKALUX GmbH - Taking a Stroll Along the High Line - 150 Solar Startups, Part 1 - Fast Molecular Rearrangements Hold Key to Plastic's Toughness - A Glass-Art Breakthrough for Imagination Celebration

November 26, 2008 - Census Bureau Releases Safety Glass Import and Export Values - Medina Glass Block Files for Chapter 11 Protection - IGMA Announces Two New Publications: 25-Year Field Correlation Study Report/IGMAC Glass Design Program (GD_2008) - AAMA Releases New Document Addressing Specification for Field Testing of Newly Installed Storefronts, Curtain Walls and Sloped Glazing Systems - Smith Gets Candid in Latest PGC International "An Interview With…" - Exotic Machine Heralds Innovative Solar Products for Dow Chemical - UNITED KINGDOM - Blaze at Glass Factory

November 25, 2008 - Crystal Window & Door Uses Bi-Cultural Background to Meet Increasing Product Demand in China - How is Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Coping with the Crisis? - Advertisement: TRACO Introduces A Casement Series of Windows to the NX Architectural Aluminum Line of Products - INDIA - Need for Creating Demand for Glass - AUSTRALIA - Clear View of Glass - Just a Few More Days to Pre-Register for Glass Expo Midwest™! December 9-10 * Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel * Schaumburg, Ill. - ITALY - Vitrum 2009, an Avant-Garde Exhibition Full of News Formally Presented at glasstec 2008

November 24, 2008 - Overall, Construction Sites See Drop in Nonfatal Injuries, Survey Says - Falls Prevalent At Construction Sites - Three Companies Perfectly Positioned to Bridge the Energy Gap - NJBIZ Honors New Jersey's Top Fifty Fastest Growing Companies - UNITED KINGDOM - Pentagon Sees New Sales Opportunities with Launch of Glazing Division - JAPAN - Architect Aoki's Office Wins Good Design Award - Specialty Glass From Saint-Gobain Adds Sparkle to NYC's TKTS Booth on Father Duffy Square - Advertisement: JEB Licensed by DuPont® as SentryGlas® Expressions™ Fabricator - The Works to Feature Glass by Paul Stankard

November 21, 2008 - Diversified Glass Services Expands Business Focus to Include Flat Glass - Glasslam Announces New Spacer Production Facility - TRACO Downsizing Workforce - AAMA Proposes Further Revisions to ENERGY STAR® Program Requirements - Cities, Schools Delay Projects in Tough Climate for Muni Bonds - PARIS - Saint Gobain Makes Smart Savings With Total - Today's Hot Topics, BIM, LEED and More-All at a Glass Expo Near You!

November 20, 2008 - NFRC Board Approves Permanent Label Requirements Ballot - PGC International Announces Two New Videos for Industry - Saflex® Trenton Plant to Focus Exclusively on Resin Production - Arkema Partners with Chinese Glass Manufacturer Kibing Glass Co. in Production of Next Generation CVD Low E Flat Glass - SYDNEY - Sun Sets on Solar Factory - Officials Get Quick Peek at Dali Museum's New Look - Green Enthusiasts Attend Annual Conference

November 19, 2008 - Glass and Metal Companies Take Part in GreenBuild 2008 in Boston - Vitro Finance Chief Resigns; Replaced by Del Valle - Tough Economy Will Build Up Rise in Construction Litigation - Architecture Billings Index Drops to All Time Low - Robust Sales Prompt Solamatrix Inc. to Make Investment of $1.0 Million+ in December 2008 to Upgrade Manufacturing Facility - AUSTRALIA - Glassmaking Plant Reopens After Rebuild and Upgrade - VIETNAM - It's Time to Install Technical Barrier on Glass Imports - INDIA - Sejal Architectural Sets up First Indian Float Glass Plant - VIETNAM - Southeast Asian Largest Glass Expo to Kick Off in Vietnam

November 18, 2008 - BEMA Gets "Back to the Basics" by Hosting a Roundtable Discussion - Wausau Completes Move to New, "Green" Manufacturing Center - New Location for Pemi Glass & Mirror - Guardian Website Re-Designed to Make it More Valuable for Architects and Designers - LEED 2009 Passes Member Ballot - Act Now: Glass Expo Midwest™ is Just Three Weeks Away! - VIETNAM - Now Glass Producers Propose Import Tax Increase - Tubelite Hires John Campbell as Product Development Engineer - Chihuly Exhibits 'Glass Under Glass'

November 17, 2008 - Expansion Plans Underway for Meltdown Glass - USGBC Reaffirms Commitment to Developing Green Building Code - BERLIN - Glass is an Energy Friendly Product, Says Commission Report, But it Faces a Lot of Challenges - DUBAI - Emirates Float Glass Signs Technology Licensing Agreement with PPG for its Second Manufacturing Facility - ABU DHABI - Alumco Wins Contract for Mixed Use Development in Abu Dhabi - MUNICH - Algoscan GmbH Completes Takeover of Jenoptik Surface Inspection - BEIJING - China, U.S. to Collaborate on Solar Energy Technology - TAIWAN - Solar Power Products Factory Opens on Kinmen - Taking Unlikely Career Path, Bettencourt Headed to PGA Tour in 2009 - Advertisement: JEB Launches their New Website

November 14, 2008 - Contract Glaziers Hope to Hold Steady in 2009, Survey Says - Arch Opens New Facility in Youngsville, NC - THAILAND - Saint Gobain Wants Suppliers to Slash Rates - NSG Group Announces Revision of Forecast - Learn the Secrets of Glass Art - Work Continues on Glass C-U-C - Ducks Smash Glass for Exhibit

November 13, 2008 - PGC Meeting Ends with Candid Opinions, Advice - Forum Helps Finishing Industries Understand Green Specs - GEMS™ 2008 is Almost Here; Print Your Free Pass Today - Goldray USA Holds Open House - Glass Services Business Ready to "Fix Your Panes" - City to Take a Closer Look at Crane Safety - New Federal Renewable Energy Tax Credits Threw Solar Power Into a Tailspin - Energy Matters Provide Inputs on Tempered and Plate Solar Panel Glasses - GERMANY - VDMA: Manufacturers of Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery well Prepared for End of Boom - JAPAN - Asahi Glass, Nippon Sheet Fall on Price-Fixing Fines - DUBAI - Manufacturers Busy as Demand Soars for Float Glass - JAPAN - Japan Announces Action Plan to Promote Solar Energy - INDIA - Boy Falls to Death From Hotel While Playing Frisbee - BORNEO - Enforcement Agencies Discover Hazardous Situations in Tutong Shops

November 12, 2008 - Finishing Industries Forum Underway in Las Vegas - HOAF Announces Salem as Their North American Sales Agent - UGC Announces New Corporate Identity - Kawneer Showcases Advanced Façade Capability During GreenBuild 2008 - Glass Guru Branch Opens in Boston - Crane Drops Beam on School Bus - European Commission Fines Auto Glass Manufacturers for Price-Fixing - CHINA - Falling Demand Forces Fuyao to Stop 2 Lines - Copenhagen - Shining Example of Solar Power for Copenhagen - SLV Counties Pursue New Solar Plant - Steve Rosenstock Steps Down from NFRC Board of Directors - Vets to Get Classy Glass

November 10, 2008 - PGC Annual Symposium Begins Tomorrow - Vitro Strengthens Its Position of Liquidity - Quality Metalcrafts LLC Expands to Larger Facility - Business Booming at Durant's Cardinal Glass - Louisiana is Courting Crystal Window & Door Systems Plant - Crystal Windows Offer View of Sustainable Urban Design - Gyrotron Technology's Autoclave-free, Glass Lamination Demonstration Facility is Operational - UNITED KINGDOM - Hundreds of Jobs Lost at Greenberg Glass Emergency - DENMARK - Copenhagen's Stunning Carbon-Neutral Sundial Structure - Walls of Glass Link Contemporary with Pond, Conservation Land - Window & Door Manufacturers Association Introduces New Board Members

November 7, 2008 - Codes, ENERGY STAR® and More Discussed During NFRC Fall Meeting - Dad Makes Donation in Honor of His Lourdes Graduate - Jobs Report Underscores Urgency of Infrastructure Stimulus, AGC Says - UNITED KINGDOM - Greenberg Glass Emergency Collapses into Administration

November 6, 2008 - Ratings Committee Moves CMA PCP Ballot Forward; Board Approves - Bulletproof Glass Shields Obama for Victory Speech as Security is Stepped up for President-Elect - Big Solar Energy Price Declines Expected

November 5, 2008 - NFRC Technical Committee Approves Two CMA Ballots; Board to Discuss Tomorrow - Election Provides Hope for Economy and Bipartisan Legislative Priorities - Contractor Sues West End Summit Backers - Glass Solar Cell Concentrators Eliminate Need to Track Sun - Revolutionary Solar Panel Coating Boosts Efficiency - DUBAI - Dubai Plans to Build Region's Biggest Solar Energy Plant - AUSTRALIA - CSR Drops Strong Hint for Break-up of Sprawling 'Historical' Divisions - GPD China 2009: May 11-12, Shanghai, China

November 4, 2008 - Subcommittee Meetings Open Second Day of NFRC Fall Meeting - Industry Companies Sponsor “High-Performance School of the Future, Today” Project at Greenbuild 2008 - U.S. Construction Spending Drops, but Nonresidential Gains - National Construction Loan Delinquency Hits 10% - Record Deal for Boosted Solar Panels - Japan Hot Stocks-Asahi Glass, GS Yuasa, J-Power, Banks, Eisai - Shame, Shame, Shame: Martha Stewart-Branded Glass Tables

November 3, 2008 - NFRC Fall Meeting Begins with Task Group Discussions and Opening Remarks - A Bit of Green for the Rust Belt - Energy Star and Green Building Initiative Certifies Chapel Hill, NC Neighborhood - The Orchard Receives Highest Ratings Awarded for Green Standards - CHINA - China Southern Glass To Invest RMB 200M-300M In Solar Project - JAPAN - NSG Group Announces Integration of Building Products Japan Sales and Marketing Divisions - NEW ZEALAND - Great Outlook for Building with Glass - DUBAI - Dubai's Newest Insane Skyscraper to House a Restaurant in a Glass Pod at 2,150 Feet - Translucent OLED Panels Can Use as Panes of Window Glass - Parlor Game

October 31, 2008 - Asahi Glass Changes Outlook, Personnel - Vitro Puts Protections in Place - UPDATE 2-Solvay Q3 Oper Profit Down, But Above Expectations - NFRC Members Prepare for Monday's Meeting - VDMA: German Glass Machinery Industry Taking a Positive Stock of glasstec - New Management Structure at Bohle AG - A Solar Gold Rush Is Spreading From California to New Jersey - Glass Door Broken in ATM Theft Attempt - Happy Halloween from USGNN.com™

October 30, 2008 - Stroupe Mirror Assets Sold During Public Auction - Glass Doctor® Franchise Owners Elect Leadership Council - Glass Doctor® Mourns Death of Franchise Owner - Glass Soda Ash Consumption to Reach 49 Million Metric Tons by 2012, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc - Revenues Dive at Window and Door Maker - UNITED KINGDOM - 70 Jobs Go as Greenberg Glass Contracts Battles for Survival - UNITED KINGDOM - If You Build it, How do You Make Them Shop?

October 29, 2008 - Arrow Glass & Mirror Named One of Austin's "Fast 50" - SCOTLAND - Restaurant Expansion to Take Bite Out of the Skyline - JEB licensed by DuPont® as SentryGlas® Expressions™ Fabricator (Paid Announcement) - New Acropolis Museum Ready for Marbles - Messe Düsseldorf Launches New Glass Trade Fair in India

October 28, 2008 - Forecasters Predict Commercial Construction for 2008 Will Show Drop - Stanley Wolk, Founder of Rochester Insulated Glass Dies at 83 - Xcel Reduces Solar Payments - Sun Will Shine on Solar Industry - Clear Skies Solar Expands International Presence with $5.7 Million Solar Energy Project in Larissa, Greece - Solar Panels Installed on New UNR Student Union - UNITED KINGDOM - 200 Jobs at Risk as City Glass Business Collapses - Fire-Rated and Architectural Glazing Materials from Technical Glass Products Now Available in BIM

October 27, 2008 - Exhibitors Say glasstec 2008 Brought Successful Opportunities - Glass Doctor® Opens Professional Training Center - Firm to Add 1,500 Workers - On the Road to Better Solar Panels - Duke Halves its $100 Million Plan for Solar Panels - Home, Business Owners Harness Solar Power - Will Demand for Solar Homes Pick Up? - Solar Takes No Shine to Nevada - Meltdown Glass Art & Design LLC Founder and Art Director Receives 2008 Arizona Artist of the Year Award - Private Quarters: Color, Art, Glass-Collectors Put Faves on View - OTTAWA - House of Glass

October 24, 2008 - It's All in the Interlayer (and Out of the Autoclave) - Bystronic Glass and Jenoptik Team Up to Create Thin-Film Solar Cells - UNITED KINGDOM - Guardian Goole Celebrates New Laminating Process and Customer Showroom - New Free LCN e-learning Course on Door Openers - NFRC Adds Two to PCP Team - SOUTH WALES - Highest Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Ever Reached - Two Fans Injured After Bruins Check Shatters Glass

October 23, 3008 - Glass Companies Come to Adapt to Solar Production - Glasstech Talks Solar with USGNN - Chinese Have Strong Presence at glasstec - Solutia Celebrates Production, Sales Milestone From New Saflex® Manufacturing Line in Ghent, Belgium - Bystronic Glass and Jenoptik Enter into Cooperation Arrangement - Experts Predict Downturn in Non-Residential Construction During NAHB Forecast Conference - CSI to Debut GreenFormat™ at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo - Architecture Billings Index Falls More than Six Points - UNITED KINGDOM - Over Half of UK Organisations Still Don't Fully Understand Service Orientated Architecture Says Survey

October 22, 2008 - Economic, Financial Crisis—Where? - Decorative Glass Companies Talk About Innovative Technologies at glasstec '08 - Asian Companies Have a Significant Presence at glasstec 2008 - MEXICO - Vitro Default 'High Probability' After Losing Gas Bet - GED Appoints New President/CEO - MasterVisions Etched Glass Helps Customers Create Custom Etchings - Advertisement: For Sale

October 21, 2008 - glasstec Opens Today in Düsseldorf - Introducing Real Nanotechnology to the Glass Industry - The Aluminum Association Announces Board Leadership Changes - SCHOTT Solar Researchers Nominated for Germany's Federal President's Prize for Innovation and Technology - Designed for Hard Times - Gurus Mad About Materials

October 20, 2008 - glasstec Exhibitors Prepare for Tomorrow's Show - ENR Names Top 20 Glazing/Curtainwall Contractors; Harmon Tops List - USGlass Magazine to Launch Solar Glazing Section - New Addendum May Encourage Contract Glaziers to Start Using BIM - Enclos Corp. to Manage and Track Global Training Online in Multiple Languages - AGC Flat Glass Launches Unique Active Coating for New Generation Triple Glazing - From Bottles to Baubles, the Tri-State Region is a Hot Bed of Activity for Collectors - CHINA - Solar Power Systems Installed in Star Hotel in North China - Modernism in the Treasure Valley - Man Installing Skylights in Barn Dies after Falling

October 17, 2008 - Bernard Lax of Pulp Studios Talks with USGNN - PPG Directors Announce Dividend Increase - New Facility for Mobile Ergonomic Handler Robot Production - ARC Designs 180,000 Square Foot Science Center for Genzyme - Receives LEED Gold Certification - GANA to Video Podcast from glasstec - "Glass Box" Architecture Leads to Lower Thermal Performance, Higher Costs, Expert Says - UNITED KINGDOM - Jobs Hit as Window Firm Collapses - LONDON - International Renowned Architects Compete For Emirates Glass Leaf Awards 2008 In London

October 16, 2008 - Glass Group CEO Wayne Harding Talks About Writing His First Novel - Nippon Sheet: Modifying Plants to Make Solar Glass - Online Daylighting Design Course from Technical Glass Products Expands Learning Options for Architects and Other Professionals - Graham Unveils Enhanced Window and Door Website For Quicker, Easier Information Access - Times Square TKTS Booth in Manhattan Has New Look

October 15, 2008 - Glassopolis Seeks to Serve Contractors By Seeking Glazing Information at GlassBuild - VITRO's 3rd Quarter 2008 Conference Call / Webcast - Construction Industry to Take Hit from Economy - Global Solar Energy Earns IEC Certification - Sharp to Deliver Second-Generation Solar Cells in U.S. - Nature and Nurture

October 14, 2008 - Oliver Stepe of YKK AP America Talks With USGNN - Glasstech Enhances its Online Services - Edgetech I.G. Launches Enhanced Web site at GlassBuild 2008 - DuPont Acquires Coastal Training Technologies Corporation to Expand Safety Business Offering - ABU DHABI - LEED Platinum Twin Eco Towers Planned for Abu Dhabi - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Dubai-based X-Calibur 'LEEDs' by Example in USA - Capitol Skylight Project Complete - Studio Specializes in Ceramic, Glass Items

October 13, 2008 - GEMS Exhibitors Find Quality Contacts and Customer Exposure - USGNN Gives Away A Wii - Apogee Announces Increased Cash Dividend and Share Re-Purchase Authorization - Two Regional Firms Developing Armor Improvements - Southern Arizona Glassworks Opens a Second Showroom - Contractors Urge House Democrats to Include Infrastructure Investment in Recovery Plan - Solar Air Heater Collectors: Bringing Cheap Solar Heating into Your Window - West Seneca Business Receives Contract to Replace Skylight on Local

October 10, 2008 - Glass Shows Off New Names, New Properties and New Directions at GlassBuild - Decorative Glass Presentation Draws Big Crowd in Las Vegas - Illinois Team Opens Window on Transparent Solar Cells - Stunning Glass Art to be Sold in a Live Televised/Online Auction Benefiting the Renowned Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle - Tiffany Stained Glass in Topeka Church Catches Eye of Statewide Art Contest

October 9, 2008 - New Products Stand Out at GlassBuild America - Saving Money is Key for Door and Window Manufacturers in Today's Economy, Many Report - CSI Announces Second Meeting of the Building Product Manufacturers Alliance - Truseal Obtains Injunction Against Beijing Huali - MALAYSIA - Explore Opportunities in Sabah, CM Urges Glass Makers - FCA Names Regional Vice President - Glassopolis Hires Fred Fulton - 74-Storey Shard of Glass 'Will Give View of Channel' - Two City Departments Move into New Digs at Renovated 1950s Building - DayStar Technologies, Inc. (DSTI) Meets Q3 Technical & Production Goals

October 8, 2008 - Glass Decorates the Las Vegas Convention Center - GlassBuild America Draws to a Close in Las Vegas - BEMA Members Focus on Growth, Future Activities and Design Awards During Annual Meeting - Energy Star Criteria Revision Deadline Approaches - IBA Consultants Launches San Francisco Office To Serve Growing Northern California Market

October 7, 2008 - Machinery Companies Aplenty on the Show Floor - GlassBuild America Continues Today in Las Vegas - Glass Protection Film Expert from ShatterGARD Educates NYC Area Security Professionals - ADCO Global Acquires Millennium Adhesive Companies - ZIMBABWE - Efforts to Revive National Glass Industries Intensify - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - The Royal Group Appoints New CEO of Reem Emirates Aluminum - Viracon Helps Trump Tower Las Vegas Go for the Gold - Financial Crisis Takes a Toll on Already-Squeezed U.S. Cities - I-70 Reopens Hours After Fatal Crash Spills Glass

October 6, 2008 - GlassBuild America Opens Today in Las Vegas - Dale Simon Named Financial Services Manager at Viracon - AAMA Releases Commercial Installation Practice for Windows and Doors - CSI to Feature Webinar by International Code Council on Automated Code Compliance

October 3, 2008 - Viracon-Statesboro Layoffs Affect 164 Employees - New Ebeid Hospice Residence Opens in Toledo - Gray Glass Fabricating Now Has Expanded Quality Rating - Arch Debuts New, Improved Aluminum Website Section - Contractors Mobilized to Generate Action in Congress - Jobs Report Shows Quick Action Needed to Revive Construction, AGC Says - BELARUS - President Wants Belarusian Glass Making to Reach World Standards Within Next Few Years - The First LEED Platinum Skyscraper Nearly Completed! - New 3-D Modeling Technology Helps Create Landmark Center Bank Building - Heart of Glass - Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Glass (Renwick)

October 2, 2008 - Top 25 Contractors in General Building Announced - MPP Comes to the Aid of Workers Facing Layoffs - PPG Pullout Hits Truckers - $182 Million Courthouse Funding for Cedar Rapids a 'Revitalization' - Kokomo Opalescent Glass 120 Years Strong - SINGAPORE - Asian Soda Ash Price Faces 50-percent Jump in '09

October 1, 2008 - Glass Companies Branch Out into Metalcon - 3M Completes Acquisitions of EMFI S.A. and SAPO S.A.S. - AGC Launches Project Manager Development Program - SAUDI ARABIA - AFI Licensed to Produce Glass Interlayers with DuPont SentryGlas Expressions in Saudi Arabia - GANA Announces New Energy Committee - G-U Hardware Taps 27-Year Industry Veteran Kevin O'Connor for National Sales Manager Spot - From a Couple of Squeegees and a T-Bird to a $900,000 Business - Corning Museum of Glass and Celebrity Cruises Bring Hot Glass to Sea - Outsmarting Tech-Savvy Criminals - Sky is the Limit for New Dallas Cowboys Stadium

September 30, 2008 - Glass Shops Feel the Effects of Southeast Gas Shortage in Wake of Hurricanes - PPG Architectural Glass Products Earn Cradle to Cradle Certification - U.S. Green Building Council's Education Provider Program Calls for Reviewers - AAMA Discussion Forum Held to Address Door Component Testing and Substitution

September 29, 2008 - Good News for Some Glass Companies? House Votes Against Bailout Measures - Future Clear for New Glass Services Business Despite Storms - Billboard Congratulates Pistons Owner William Davidson - What We Can Expect—and Whom to Blame: In Las Vegas - INDIA - Flat Glass Maker Under MRTPC Scanner for Alleged Cartelization - UNITED KINGDOM - Baby Hurt at £500m Shopping Mall - PGC International to Present at glasstec - Construct 2009 Exhibit Hall Floor Filling Fast - Flat Glass Panels to Kill the Lightbulb?

September 26, 2008 - OSHA Crane and Derrick Safety Standard Up for Review Next Week - PPG's Realignment Plans Stir Reaction from Many - Kolbe Acquires Point Five Windows, Serves Ultra-Luxury Markets - NFRC Receives U.S. State Department Grant to Conduct International Work - Walker Glass Boosts Sales Force - Miroslav Havel, a Glass Master, Is Dead at 86 - Seeing Red at the Pacific Design Center - Gensler-Designed Terminal Opens at DTW - PARIS - Paris to Get Glass Witch's Hat as Planners Reach for the Sky at Last - Stefan Behling of Foster + Partners on Innovation in Glass - Solar Panels are New Hot Property for Thieves - CHINA - Trina Solar Gets 2.4-MW Contract for Atlantic City Project

September 25, 2008 - AAMA Fall Conference Wraps Up - Furnace Work Due at Zeledyne Plant - PPG to Acquire BASF North American Coil, Extrusion Coatings Business - Commentary from McGraw-Hill Construction Vice President, Economic Affairs: Broad Impact of the Economy on Construction - Statement by the Aluminum Industry: Congressional Action Needed to Stabilize U.S. Financial Markets - SolarSave® Architectural PV Glass to Help Power New California Academy of Sciences Building - West Point Gives Cadets a New Hall of Learning

September 24, 2008 - PPG Announces Glass Business Realignment; Third-Quarter Results Affected Negatively - EC18 Approved as Modified by Public Comment One - EC22: Part One Disapproved; Part Two Approved as Modified by Public Comment Two - Green and Sustainability Take Center Stage at AAMA Fall Conference - SPAIN - Giant Mirrors Tap Sun, Subsidies in Europe's Clean Power Bid - NEW ZEALAND - Inquiry After Glass Pane Falls 12 Storeys to Busy City Street - Navy Set to Level Gunnery Building in North Chicago - Noted Glass Artist Opens New RISD Gallery

September 23, 2008 - IECC Committee Votes to Not Allow AAMA 507 as NFRC Alternative - Lengthy IECC Debates Lead to Disapproval of EC14 - EC26 Sparks Debate; Approved as Modified - Proposal to Allow for Overhangs as Another Design Option is Defeated - AAMA Continues with Meetings on Glass Cleaning, Coating and More - Founder of Redding Glass Firm Badly Injured in Fatal Head-on - The 2008 Green Home Showcases Guardian's ShowerGuard® Glass - Safety Training at Vitro America Pays Off in More Ways than One - Matthew Rose Named Newest Member of Saflex® Team - Linetec Hires Chris Menard as V.P. Finance - Towering Ambition in Race for the Sky - Artists Assemble Glass Mural for Anchorage Convention Center

September 22, 2008 - ICC Upholds Decision to Disapprove S 141 Code Proposal, Among Others - AAMA Fall Conference Kicks Off in San Antonio - Hurricane Ike Impact Status Reports - Craftsman Thanks All for Their Help During Ike Recovery - Pilkington Rolls along with Multi-Year Project - Glass Doctor of Indianapolis Announces New Ownership - Amesbury Locca Donates Products to "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" Project - A Few Scratches for Glassmaker - MACAU - Cape Verdean Government Sets Eco-tax for Glass, Plastic and Metal - G-U Hardware Promote Imbriale as Administration Manager - Glass Forest Adorns 'New Front Door to RISD'

September 19, 2008 - Proposal to Exempt 20-Minute Fire Windows from Hose Stream Test Fails - Census Report Shows Median Salary of $35,500 for Glaziers - YKK AP Hires Glenn Smith as Project Business Group Leader - Amesbury Window Hardware Announces New Vice President - Sky High Skylight - UNITED KINGDOM - How We Cracked it: Michael Mallinson Architects' Glass Staircase for a Private House in West London - UNITED KINGDOM - In Edinburgh, an Architectural Landmark Goes on Sale - What Caused A Glass Oven Door To Shatter?

September 18, 2008 - Hurricane Ike Impact Status Reports - UPDATE - MAD about Glass on Columbus Circle - Apogee Second Quarter Earnings from Continuing Operations Increase; Fiscal 2009 Earnings Guidance Reduced - ICD Announces New Technical Service Representative; Increases International Presence - Vistamatic Has New Number and Address - American Architectural Window & Door Soars to New Heights - NIKE Awards DFI the Application of Diamon-Fusion ® Nano-Coating at Its World Headquarters Building - UNITED KINGDOM - UKTV Style Signs up Centrum and Pilkington as Sponsors

September 17, 2008 - Houston Glass Companies Struggle to Re-Coup From Ike's Impact - Solvay Chemicals Inc. Weathers Hurricane Ike - Riding Out Ike: What it Really Felt Like - AIG Falls on Prospect of Federal Takeover, Curbs on Dividends - Glass Art Design from BJ Katz Wins Public Art Competition - More Negative Conditions for Architecture Billings Index - UNITED KINGDOM - 'I Cracked Safes for Osama Bin Laden,' Reveals Birmingham Father-of-One - UNITED KINGDOM - Fine After Glass Panel Falls on Worker - Glass Box House Floods in Illinois - Mysterious Nature of Glass Explained by New Theory

September 16, 2008 - What Impact Will Ike Leave? - New Standard for Building in Hurricane, High Wind Areas - Dr. Andreas Wolf Honored with ASTM International Sealants Hall of Fame Award - PUC's Green Dreams Fade as Budget Sees Red - SPAIN - KfW IPEX-Bank Finances Two Photovoltaic Facilities in Spain - SOUTH AFRICA - AGI Blames Loss on Roodekop Snags, Power Cuts - UNITED KINGDOM - See the Latest in Timber Structures - Staining Glass as Art and as a Career - UNITED KINGDOM - New Window is a Glass Act!

September 15, 2008 - Recovery Efforts Begin Following Hurricane Ike - "Ike Worse than Alicia," Says Craftsman President - Asahi Glass Will Further Cut North America Output, Nikkei Says - Wausau Adds Green Building Section to Web Site - TAIWAN - Taiwan Glass Industrial to Produce Glass Products For Solar Cells - CANADA - Dropout Wonders What Might Have Been - Only Shards Remain of Advance Glass Co. - UNITED KINGDOM - Coventry Mum's Relief At 'Toughened Glass' Verdict - Jones Building A Legacy With $1.3 Billion Cowboys Stadium

September 12, 2008 - GANA's Tempering Division Gets Down to Business - Two From the Glass Industry Make the "80 Over 80" Ranks - MOZAMBIQUE - No Date Yet Set for Re-launch of Glass Company Vidreira de Moçambique - UNITED KINGDOM - Police Force's £36,000 Stained Glass Windows - UNITED KINGDOM - Lybster Glass Centre sees a Busier-Than-Ever Summer

September 11, 2008 - Decorative Division Discusses Technical, Marketing and Membership Initiatives - Arch Aluminum & Glass Improves Solar Mirrors for Renewable Energy Industry - Permasteelisa and ERG Renew Enter Next-Generation Solar Power Sector - Don't Do Windows? You May Be in Luck - FINLAND - Co-operation Negotiations Concerning Glaston's Glass Processing Unit Ended - Austrian SoftSolution Announces Strategic Partnership With Ohio Based Fenetech Inc. - GUANGZHOU, China - Real Estate Woes Spread to China - Glass Plays Central Role in Boston Airport 9/11 Memorial

September 10, 2008 - GANA and IGMA Issue Joint Statement about Future Collaboration - Lee Harrison of Walker Glass Talks About the Decorative Glass Industry - BEC Division Learns More About BIM During GANA Fall Meeting - GANA Laminating Division Tackles Standards, Presentations, Bulletins and More During Fall Conference - GANA Mirror Members Discuss Opening Membership Categories - Goldray Industries Ltd. and Colonial Glass Solutions Form Business Venture - Solel and Glaston Open $9M Solar Reflector Manufacturing Facility - ASC Launches New Adhesive and Sealant Educational Website - Marty Richardson New Director of Business Development & Sales Manager for Metropolitan Glass Inc. - Democrats Prepare Energy Bill for Vote This Week - Korea Gears Up for Solar Market - Special Sessions on Separate Glass for Dalits to be Held - Two Companies Pay Nearly GBP 58,000 After Glass Accident

September 9, 2008 - Apogee’s CEO Talks with USGNN on Energy Solutions and the Future of Commercial Construction - Fire-Rated Glazing Labeling and Products Discussed at GANA's Fall Meeting - Gerhard Reichert Appointed President of Glasslam N.G.I. Inc. - glasstec 2008 to Feature Cold-Bent Glass Bridge - PPG Glass, Paint Featured in Eight of Year’s Top Ten Green Building Projects - U.S. Green Building Council Announces Recipients of $2 Million Green Building Research Grants - ALGERIA - Alumco and CPC Sign MoU to Set Up AED100m Aluminium Plant in Algeria - The Building Blocks of Marketing - SCOTLAND - Hotel Scheme Aims to Add a Real Touch of Glass to Princes Street

September 8, 2008 - Tempered Glass Imports and Exports Remain Strong, Says Census Bureau - Bridgeport Township Glass Maker to Expand Shop - SWITZERLAND - A New Method to Fabricate Borosilicate Glass Nanoparticles - SCHOTT Solar Announces Multi Year Contract with DC Power Systems - At Logan, a Quiet Space for Memory - The Glass Stampede

September 5, 2008 - Southern Wholesale Glass Announces Expansion Plans - Barack Obama Visits Schott Optics Plant In Pennsylvania - SmartFinds Internet Marketing Announces Completion of Interactive Website Animation for Guardian Industries - Going Green with Glass - MONTREAL - Crash! Grande Bibliothèque Loses Three More Windows

September 4, 2008 - Glass Shops Attempting to Get Back to Business in Wake of Gustav - Questions Surround Exploding Glass Tabletops - Solvay Chemicals Inc. to Raise Prices for Hydrogen Peroxide - Russ Huffer's GANA Keynote Will Be Broadcast Live on Internet - glasstec 2008 to Cover Important Topics - UNITED KINGDOM - Low Cost Solar Glazing Project to Receive £567,000 Grant - JAPAN - Asian Stocks Decline, Led by Shipping, Commodities Companies - CHINA - China Low-E Glass Market Report 2007 to 2008 - John Lautner's Dazzlers Designed for Daily Living

September 3, 2008 - Contract Glaziers Don't Have Concerns of Possible Glass Shortage - Some Operations Resume after Flooding at PPG Glass Plant in Wichita Falls - Non-Residential Construction Maintains Momentum, AGC Says - New School will be LEED Gold Standard - Yale University Sculpture Building and Parking Garage - UNITED KINGDOM - Specialist Building Firm Wins £12m BBC Contract - SCOTLAND - City U-Turn Over Double Glazing Ban in the Frame - AUSTRALIA - Glass Cube Approved - Old Facades Refreshed for Efficiency and Higher Rents - The See-Through Skyscraper - Lexington Bus Stop to be made from Soda Bottles - Setback for Museum of Glass Still Waiting for Sculpture

September 2, 2008 - Some Operations Resume after Flooding at PPG Glass Plant in Wichita Falls - Building Code Adoptions Help Make Gulf States More Prepared for Gustav and Other Hurricanes - TAIWAN - Firms Vie for Contract to Supply Glass to Burj Dubai - Rossford Glass Company Fined $15,150 by State EPA - William Davidson, President/CEO of Guardian and Detroit Pistons-Shock Owner, Earns Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Induction - Two New Hires at Acurlite Structural Skylights - Dina Dwyer-Owens Named to Board of Directors for Lead Like Jesus - Valley Men Reflect on No-Retirement Trend - GANA Announces 2009 GlassFab Dates - Duluth Sells Historic Window To Make Ends Meet

August 29, 2008 - Is a Glass Shortage Coming? - Gordon Aluminum Facility Experiences Recent Fire - Century Bathworks Expands Across the USA - UNITED KINGDOM - The Curtain Rises on Schmidlin UK's Second Act - Cowboy Upgrade: Welcome to the NFL's Next Flagship Arena - People Who Live in Glass Houses - West 42nd Street/Times Square Subway Art 1

August 28, 2008 - GEMS '08 to Host Networking Opportunities - Exhibitors Reserve Over 730,000 Square Feet at glasstec 2008 - PPG's Dividend Keeps On Rising, Even In Bad Times - CHINA - ADCO Global to Invest in New Sealant/Adhesive Facility in China - BULGARIA - New Glass Factory to Open Near Razgrad - THE PHILIPPINES - Summit Glass Distributes Hunter Douglas Products - UNITED KINGDOM - Just Nipping Out for Some Delius - DeYoung's Chihuly Glass Exhibit a Dazzling Array of Color and Form - WHC Names PPG Industries Inc. Monroeville Chemicals Center and Bayer Corporation Pittsburgh Site as Signatures of Sustainability

August 27, 2008 - Glass Industry Companies Make the Ranks on 2008 Inc. 5000 List - Apogee: Boring Company, But Good Value - High Street Reopened After Glass Falls From Tower in Columbus - From Glass Gem To Bunker: A D.C. Library's Sad Shift - UNITED KINGDOM - City Centre Falling Glass Hazard - Rakes Lights up Schott Solar with People Skills, Industry Smarts - Photovoltaics and Solar Thermics at the Focus of glasstec 2008

August 26, 2008 - Glassfab Expands Capabilities with New Equipment Installations - Indalex Announces Energy Surcharges for All Orders - PPG Industries: Attractively Valued - Health Insurers Describe Business as Balancing Act - Three Things in Life are Certain - ML: Credit Crunch Taking Bite Out of Manhattan LEED Buildings

August 25, 2008 - Glass Companies Talk About the Importance of a Safe Work Environment - AAMA Skylight Council Leads Initiative to Address Fall Protection - High Expectations for Condo Craze - Existing-Homes Sales Climb, But Inventories Expand - Pennsylvania Solar Mirror Facility Will Create 300 Manufacturing Jobs - UNITED KINGDOM - Look at What They Built Next to My Cottage - AUSTRIA - Divine Light Now Shines Through Anti-UV Glass - Obama State Campaign Headquarters Vandalized - Former Glass Installer Becomes Dryer Vent Wizard Franchise Owner

August 22, 2008 - Float Line Remains Down at PPG's Texas Plant - Guardian Announces Price Increase - American Defense Systems, Inc. Recognized among the Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurial U.S. Companies as Ranked by the Inc 5000 - Vistamatic Partners with Smrtnik Sales in Ohio and Kentucky - DFI Expands into Mexico with Multiple License Agreements - Global TV Audience Gets an OptiView of the Olympics - Shedding Light on Jewish Culture and Learning - First Look at Orlando's New Performing-Arts Center - The CORE Announces Redevelopment - Air-purifying Church Windows were Early Nanotechnology - For Steuben's Craftsmen, a Fragile Future

August 21, 2008 - Americas Glass Association Meets with Fire Administration, Glass Association Officials - NFRC Demonstrates Prototype of CMA Software Tool at Title 24 Workshop - AEC Unveils Aluminum is Green Logo - Chris Benson Passes Away - Pilkington Takes 401,348-SF Site in Big Run - ProScience Launches Glassopolis - FLEURCO Captures Third Design Award for Kinetik Shower Enclosure - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Dubai Plans an Eco-Friendly Mall - Subtract Walls, Add Color - Garden Full of Blenko Glass Open for Tours

August 20, 2008 - Industry Insights: Fenestration Representatives Share Views on the Proposed ENERGY STAR® Revisions - Windows Don't Have to be Weak Link in Facility Energy Management - Architecture Billings Index Continues in Negative Territory - Dickmann Glass Co. Expands - Glass Manufacturer May Add 300 Jobs at New Findlay Site - AAMA Releases New Document Addressing Test Method to Determine Chemical Compatibility of Sealants and Flashings - INDIA - Saint-Gobain Plans Unit in Bhiwadi - UNITED KINGDOM - Derby Architect Announces Glass Atrium Plan to Revitalise Cathedral Quarter - Herndon, Virginia Wakes up to the Smartest Trend in Travel

August 19, 2008 - Accident at a Cardinal Plant Leads to Employee's Death; Safety Investigation Pending - DOE Extends ENERGY STAR Criteria Revision Comment Period - PPG Introduces Glass Tints With Second-Surface MSVD Low-E Coatings; Development Comes as Company Celebrates 125th Anniversary - Octillion Enters into Research Agreement to Expand Development of Photovoltaic Window Technologies - UNITED KINGDOM - Roof Fall Horror at School Party - JAPAN - Asahi Seeks Cost Breaks - Foster Tries Again in Upper Manhattan - Hello, Columbus

August 18, 2008 - How To Keep Job Sites Protected From Metal Theft - Another Glass Pane Hits The Street In Times Square - Advanced Flat Glass Products' Market in U.S is Estimated to Augment by 2012 - Florida Manufacturer Expands into Nashville - UNITED KINGDOM - Room Without a View: Homebuyer Forced to Put Frosted Glass in Her Penthouse Window - Leaving Her £95,000 Out of Pocket - IRELAND - Today in the press: BOI HQ Plans Rejected by Council - All That Glass - Calls for Glass View Deck at Lamington

August 15, 2008 - Cherokee's New Facility Offers More Space and a "Pretty Face" - UGC Launches New Website - Fletcher-Terry Launches New Website - Patric Fransko Joins NGSG as Lead Executive - BEMA Announces 2007-2008 Design Awards Winners - UNITED KINGDOM - Car Lovers Snap Up Apartments With Balcony Parking - UNITED KINGDOM - Architect Amused by 'Can of Ham' Nickname - Chagall Window Shattered in France - A Glass-Shattering "Lift" - Glass House Joins Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery

August 14, 2008 - Stakeholders Travel to Nation's Capitol to Give Feedback on New ENERGY STAR® Criteria - Solar Verde Estates Zero Energy with 100% Solar Power That Pays You Back - At a Midtown Intersection, Another Sheet of Glass Falls - CHINA - Beijing Air Improves, Olympic Village Earns LEED Gold - FINLAND - Glaston Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2008 - The Mostest: Steel and Glass Create Energy Downtown - Set in Glass, Artist’s Ode to Bronx Life Is Acclaimed - Contemporary Glass a Treat for the Eyes

August 13, 2008 - Revised ENERGY STAR™ Criteria Draft Draws Full House at Stakeholder Meeting - BEMA Announces Fall Meeting Dates - Cleanup of Old Glass Plant to be Completed by '09 - Viracon Announces New Sample Box Design - Egypt's Prime Makes Takeover Bid for Glass Firm - AUSTRALIA - Young Entrepreneurs - Jackie Heinrichs Returns to Wagner's Production Control Department - Recycling Has Become A Repeat Business - Election Night Behind Glass

August 12, 2008 - Bureau of Census Releases June Import-Export Values - Nippon Sheet Glass Shares Gain After Rating Raised - Glass Shards Rain Down from Midtown Construction Site - Road to China: Getting Busier Every Day for Solon Company - Russ Huffer Named Keynote for GANA Fall Conference in Dallas - Point and Pay Through Mobile Phone - Skyscrapers? They're kid stuff: Summer Fun for Budding Architects - Museum of Art Wins Design Award - UNITED KINGDOM - Preston's £20M Hotel of Glass Approved - Burning Tire Thrown Through School Window

August 11, 2008 - The August USGlass is Now Available Digitally - ENERGY STAR® Releases Draft of New Door, Window and Skylight Criteria - GEMS™ '09 Seminars Cover the Latest Industry Hot Topics - DuPont Expands SentryGlas® Offerings for Hurricane-Resistant Windows and Doors - Glass Doctor® Celebrates Annual Awards - No Break in Demand for Glass Craftsmen - American Defense Systems Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results - Worker Injured at Taylor County Plant - CHINA - 7 Amazing Olympic Green Buildings - CHINA - China Architectural Engineering Announces Sharp Rise for Second Quarter 2008 - UNITED KINGDOM - £10 Million New Investment for R&D of New Materials Technologies to Help Meet Energy Challenges - UNITED KINGDOM - New Library - A Lot of Glass, Plenty of Class - SL Green Inks 121,441-Sq-Ft Lease with BDO Seidman at 100 Park Avenue - Skyscraper Wars, Part One: Egos Clash and Cultures Collide as Chicago Architects Reshape Asia's Skylines - Remodel Reveals Century-Old Stained Glass Window - When a Paperweight Collector's Hobby Got Too Hot

August 8, 2008 - BEIJING - Lucky Number 8: Olympic Games Open Surrounded by Fascinating Glass Architecture - PPG Introduces Continuing Education Program on Liquid, Powder Coatings - Pangaea Ventures Fund II, LP adds Asahi Glass, Umicore and Bekaert - UNITED KINGDOM - Pilkington Activ Self Cleaning Glass Now Available At Trade Price Conservatories - InventHelp® Client Invents "Stained Glass Window Treatment" - Throwing A Monitor Through A Glass Door Is Not The Best Way To Complain About Iron Man

August 7, 2008 - Crane Safety of Paramount Importance for Contract Glaziers - Rendell Touts Millions in State Spending for Pittsburgh Region - American Defense Systems Inc. to Produce Armored Crew Protection Kits for JCB - designLAB Creates a New Home for International Fund for Animal Welfare in Cape Cod - Toddler Survives Fall From Third-Story Window - Man Hurt in Skylight Plunge - TAIPEI - Dome of Light Focus of Rights Talks - CHINA - Curtainwalls Structurally Safe - Strapped People, Businesses Recycling

August 6, 2008 - Remembering Marc Rosenberg and Alan Barnett - NFRC 2008 Founders Award Presented to Hy-Lite® Products - Advertisement: Thermique Launches Online Store for Heated Glass Towel Warmers - Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Emirates Float Glass' Second Production Facility - High Performance Building - Glasstechnology India 2008 to be Held in New Delhi - Decorative, Yes, but Why Does It Merit This Show? - Stained Glass by Shenandoah Inc. Featured on Front Page of Muskegon Chronicle - Work of Czech Studio Glass Master Frantisek Vízner to be Surveyed at The Corning Museum of Glass

August 5, 2008 - Find Fifteen Years of Excellence at Glass Expo Midwest™ - Bohle has Opened a Subsidiary in the USA - Alcoa's Kawneer Business Puts the Spotlight on Sustainability at Kawneergreen.com - Wausau Ships SuperWall in Three Weeks, in Any Color - GANA Announces New AIA-Accredited Presentation on Glass Coatings - JAPAN - Asahi Glass Net Falls on Waning Demand From Builders - UNITED KINGDOM - Window Boss Reflects on His Rapid Rise to Top - Dockside Green is the Highest Rated LEED Platinum Project in the World - Skateboarder Falls 40 Feet Through School Skylight

August 4, 2008 - Peter Hurd, Owner and Operator of North American Glass Distributors, Passes Away - H.B. Fuller to Build Specialty Adhesive Facility in China - New Jersey Man Injured by Golf Ball Launched by Mower Gets $725K - Hidden Risks in the Current Construction Environment - Weekly Dallas Cowboys Stadium Construction Update - August 3, Week 67 - NCC, Claridge Wrangled Over LeBreton - UNITED KINGDOM - Girl Hurt by Glass at Fringe Show - UNITED KINGDOM - Man Jailed for Threat to Smash Glass in Face of Glazing Boss - The Art of Glass - CONSTRUCT2009 and The TFM Show Exhibitor Space Draw Deadline Nears

August 1, 2008 - Further Details Slowly Emerge from Yesterday's Deadly Crash - NFRC Board Moves Forward with IG Certification; Discussing CMA Product Certification Program in Closed Meeting - IECC and Energy Star Updates Provided During NFRC Summer Meeting - Margaret Webb Talks About IG Certification; CMA Progress - AAMA Releases Two Documents Addressing Testing of Fenestration Products - SGCD Announces Formation of Regulatory and Technical Panel - Harbour Group Company Completes Acquisition of Somaca Stone Division - Sika Falls After Cutting Guidance and on Rising Costs - SAF West Adds Column Cover Fabrication - ITALY - The Secrets of World Leadership - CHINA - Xinyi Glass (0868) Repurchases 1.122M Shares - JAPAN - Japan's Stocks Fall, Extending Nikkei Streak, on Profit Concern - SWEDEN - ASSA ABLOY Acquires Leading Korean Door Automation Company - BELGIUM - Bekaert Presents Photovoltaic Market with New Rotatable Sputter Targets During 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference in Valencia - ITALY - Rimadesio Introduces Abacus Closet System, Designed Entirely of Aluminum and Glass - NEW ZEALAND - Pair Feared for Their Lives on Cruise Ship

July 31, 2008 - APG, Tishman Construction and Revel Entertainment Employees Among the Eight Dead Following Plane Crash - Jim Benney Talks About CMA's Past, Present and Future - NFRC CMA - Ratings Subcommittee Votes to Not Approve Incomplete CPC - GANA Releases New GIB Manual - Paterson Named Group Human Resource Manager for DORMA Group North America - VDMA: German Manufacturers in Glass Machinery Revolutionising the Photovoltaic Industry - Wishaw Teen Dies in Holiday Roof Plunge

July 30, 2008 - NFRC Air Leakage Document to Reference AAMA 101; CMA Subcommittees to Meet Today - CMA Ballots Move Forward for Board Approval During Today's NFRC Meetings - Glaston's Tamglass Unit Closes Auto Business to Focus on Architectural Glass - UPDATED - County Rolls with Earthquake, But No Damages are Reported - Guardian Begins Glass Production at New Russian Plant - New Factory for Paxton Access as Demand for Access Control Grows - Asahi India Glass Posts Quarterly Loss - Superglass Even Withstands Bomb - Windowpanes That Generate Solar Power, Charge USB Devices - If You Can't Measure the Heat...

July 29, 2008 - Contract Glazier Shares Views on CMA Development; Meetings Continue in Chicago - NFRC Members Discuss Optical Properties During Summer Meeting - Although Solutia Sales Grow, Profits Aren’t Following - GANA Educational Foundation Announces 2008 Scholarship Recipients - NIGERIA - Nigeria: Man Bags 60 Days for Stealing Glass - A.M. News: Gaston County Sheriff's Deputy Says Inmate Broke Cell Door Glass - Scientists Discover New Class of Glassy Material - The Nature of Glass Remains Anything but Clear

July 28, 2008 - NFRC Summer Meeting Opens in Chicago - Housing Stimulus Package Under President's Review - Apogee Reaffirms and Updates Fiscal 2009 Guidance - AUSTRALIA - Viridian Expands Dandenong Glass Manufacturing Plant - UAE - DUBAL Produces 10 Millionth Cumulative Tonne of Metal - American Defense Systems Inc. Awarded Contracts for New York Area Law Enforcement Agencies - AAMA Continues to Validate Stringent Testing Protocols for Rating Severe Wind-Driven Rain Resistance - Parents Suing Port Jervis School in Girl's Fatal Fall Through Roof - Japan's Foreign Targets Include CEOs - UNTED KINGDOM - I Couldn't Say the Word 'Blind' - UNITED KINGDOM - Bungling Burglar Tries to Blow Up House to Destroy DNA After Cutting Himself During Break-In

July 25, 2008 - ASI LIMITED is Revved Up for Race Fest - Shapes/Arch Holdings LLC Confirms Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization - ICC Agrees to Study Labeling of Fire-Rated Glazing - AAMA Offers Update to Latest Fenestration Standard - Vitro Reports Record Quarterly Sales; Up 14.5% in 2Q'08 - ITALY - Export Explosion in 2007 for Italy’s Machinery, Accessories and Special Products for Glass Processing - AUSTRALIA - Viridian Allows Architects and Designers to Use Glass in Extraordinary Ways

July 24, 2008 - Protect Your Company's Assets by Familiarizing Yourself with the $100,000 Limitation - Minimum Wage Increased to $6.55 Per Hour, Effective Today - Texas Glass Shops Endure Hurricane Dolly - The July USGlass is Now Available Digitally - GANA Announces New Ball Drop Specification - The Vinyl Institute Asks for Industry Support: Tell California to Drop Anti-Halogen, Anti-PVC Credits From High-Performance Schools Guideline - Edgetech I.G. Earns ISO 9001:2000 Certification - Central Insulated Glass Invests to Meet Demand - Ferro Acquires Grinding Fluids Business from Fluid Logic - Trosifol to Increase PVB Prices by 15 Percent - FEN-TECH Teams Up with Stern & Company to Expand Sales - Corning to Sell Steuben Glass Division - Bekaert Specialty Films Certifies Carbon Footprint - CIGS Companies Eye Building-Integrated Photovoltaics - DORMA Announces Personnel Changes - A $500 Million Home for Gates's Charity - UNITED KINGDOM - AN4 Group Helps AC Yule & Son Ltd. Improve Security and Reduce Management Complexity with SafeWord 2008 - UNITED KINGDOM - Lost Castle Solves Riddle of Buckton Moor - UNITED KINGDOM - Council Cash Award For Glass Maker - LOOP Structural Glass Hardware Systems Provide Unique Aesthetics, Proven Performance

July 23, 2008 - Gulf Coast Glass Shops Brace Themselves for Hurricane Dolly - NAHB Slams New Ergonomic Standard Over Flawed Process - Negative Conditions Remain in Architecture Billings Index - Xinyi Glass (00868) Chmn Lee Yin-yee adds 500K Share - Construction Expenditures in China to Increase 9.2% Annually Through 2012 - U.S. Local Business Association's Award Honors the Achievement of Amesbury Locca - Reflections on a Career - Saflex® Makes Waves - Asahi Glass Auto Stigma Hides 89% Jump in LCD Profit - Dow Corning and Silicone Sealants Help Global Architectural Projects Reach Unprecedented Heights

July 22, 2008 - U.S. Circuit Court Rules Employers Cannot Terminate Employers Solely on No-Match Letters - CZECH REPUBLIC - Glass Defects Book Published - HONG KONG - HK-listed Zhejiang Glass Sees H1 Net Profit More Than Double Yr-Earlier Level - Teenager Dies After Falling from Swimming Pool Roof - 4 Cars Stolen From Dealership; 1 Driven Through Showroom Glass - Deer Crashes Through Glass - Twice - Window Into The Past

July 21, 2008 - PPG Sales Numbers Jump 42% - Corbin Glass Enjoys 50 Years in Business - Yuma Glass Plant Shattering all Expectations - Glass Tower Residence Hall Earns Coveted LEED Certification for 'Green' Construction - Colorful Glass Delivers Massive Solar Energy Boost - New Appointments and Promotions at Ashton - Research and Markets Releases Chinese Glass Report - CHINA - HK-Listed Zhejiang Glass Sees H1 Net Profit More than Double Year-Earlier Level - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - New Hotel Brings Aquatic Flavor - AUSTRALIA - In Glass They Trust - CHINA - Thanks to Olympics, Beijing Gets its Eiffel Tower, of Sorts - ITALY - 16-Year-Old Su Cangatin-Ripley Falls from Hotel Window 'Broken by Canopy' - UNITED KINGDOM - Stunning Glass Panels are a First for Jackie - Man Locked in Store After Trying to Steal Beer - Photo: Weekly Dallas Cowboys Stadium Construction Update - July 20, week 65 - U2 Gets Go-Ahead for Dublin Hotel - The Chihuly Effect: Twisted, Gorgeous Glass Shines at Sol Lewitt Exhibit

July 18, 2008 - USGNN.com Announces Supplier Website Winners - Code Organization Testifies Before Congress - Researchers Use Unconventional Tools to Study Effects of Volcanic Eruptions - The Comprehensive Guide to Construction Tolerances, Newly Revised and Updated - Bad News for Builders - Construction Costs Continue to Climb - UNITED KINGDOM - Sabic Shuts U.K. Factory, Toughglass Cuts as Gas Prices Double - TAIWAN - INTERVIEW-Taiwan Glass Eager to Boost Investment in China After Policy Easing - AUSTRALIA - Performance Glass Products at New Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Building - UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Company Growth is Clear for All to See

July 17, 2008 - USGNN.com Announces Retailer Website Winners - Solutia's Saflex Photovoltaic Business Provides Encapsulation Technology for World's Largest Thin-Film Solar Modules - Fixing Windows for 60 Years - NCCER Responds to Industry Call for Green Building Training - UNITED KINGDOM - Bank Works to Make Glass Firm Bulletproof - TAIWAN - Update 1-Japan's Asahi Glass to Double Taiwan Capacity -Report - AUSTRALIA - Viridian Releases Architectural Glass Specifiers' Guide - Modest Decline in Nonresidential Construction Activity Anticipated in 2008 with More Dramatic Drop in 2009 - Glass Doctor® of Fargo/Moorhead Wins Franchisee of the Year - Two Hurt When Kids Roll Tire into Sliding-Glass Door - Child Falls Out of Second-Story Window in East San Jose Apartment - Industrialists Without Factories - Art Scene by Bill Van Siclen: A Fine Home for Contemporary Glass - Sushi Samba Opens in Las Vegas

July 16, 2008 - Building Industry Weighs in: How the FTC Can Combat Green Claims - Crystal Window & Door Systems Contributes to Quaker Relief - Solamatrix Inc. Opens Sun-Gard Mid-America Distribution Center in Dallas, Texas - Surging Fuel, Asphalt, Steel Costs 'Clobber' Construction Budgets, AGC Says - Indalex to Supply Permasteelisa for New Atlantic City Resort

July 15, 2008 - As Natural Gas Prices Continue to Increase, Glass Companies Feel the Impact - Glass Firm Inks Deal for 27,000 SF - Ebeid Receives Honorary Doctorate - See-Through Philadelphia House is N.Y. Museum 'Exhibit' - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - AED 575 Million Contract signed for Emirates Float Glass's Second Manufacturing Facility - SRI LANKA - Sri Lanka Glass Firm to Sell Property - AUSTRALIA - Self Cleaning Curved Glass Available from Bent and Curved Glass - Nothing Taken When Glass Door Smashed at Government Office - Do Old Glass Windows Sag?

July 14, 2008 - Thermal Windows Lends a Hand to First LEED Platinum Structure in Oklahoma - Smart Design: Back to Drawing Board? - Cool Glass, with Smarts - Dye Increases Efficiency of Solar Devices - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Emirates Glass Embarks on AED175 Million Expansion Move - Veteran Workers Reflect on PPG Glass Deal - Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: CR Bard Takes Center Stage - The Wagner Companies Adds Manager of Employee Development - Set Sail on TGA's Management Retreat - Beautifying Brownsville with Stained Glass - Robbers Shoot Their Way into Wendy's, Fill Trash Bag with Cash - NEW BRUNSWICK - Locals Mourn Theft of Stained Glass Windows

July 11, 2008 - Ohio Gratings Adds A New Division: OGi Architectural Metal Solutions - CHINA - China's Aluminum Production Cut to Last Three Months - CHINA - Cityscape Recommendations for Beijing - CGI Names Ignacio Escobedo to VP of Manufacturing - AUSTRALIA - This 'Small Scratch' Can Make Internet 60 Times Faster - Enter the World of Studio Glass

July 10, 2008 - Dow Acquires Rohm and Haas, Creating World's Leading Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials Company - Harmon Branch Purchase Spawns New Company in South Bend - UNITED KINGDOM - British Glass Instigates EDM on Energy - Dingell Meets with County Leaders of Industries - Stow Firm to Design Hospital in Cleveland - After 3 Climbs, Facade at Times Building Is Altered - Artist Left Conventions Behind for Detail of Sand-Carved Glass

July 9, 2008 - Hot News Alert: Oldcastle Glass® to Sell Translucent Business to Major Industries - Keymark of Florida Receives Accreditation as PPG Certified Applicator - AAMA Task Group Prepares Position, Survey on Skylight Falls - FINLAND - Glaston to Strengthen its Operations in China - United Kingdom - The Secret of Firm's Global Success is Very Clear to See - JAPAN - Sharp Focuses on Manufacturing - INDIA - Glass Factory Gutted in Gurgaon - Ritter in Spain, Seeks International Connections - New Glass Bridges at Airport to Open Soon

July 8, 2008 - GTA Expands Apprenticeship Program to Include Edmonton, Alberta - Aluminum falls 5.7 pct on weak oil - Alcoa's Quarter Likely to Bear Marks of Rising Costs - Bonnell Aluminum Purchases Large Extrusion Press - PPG to Sell Controlling Interest in Auto Glass Business to Kohlberg & Company - DFI Implements First Industrial Nano Coating System in BRAZIL - SINGAPORE - Applied Materials Breaks Ground for Asia Operations Center - INDIA - IFC Finances Clean, Energy Efficient Float Glass Production for HNG in India - NBMAA Explores the World of Studio Glass

July 7, 2008 - New ASTM Task Group Works on Standard for Safe Handling of Annealed Glass - SOUTH AFRICA - Man Killed by Two Tons of Glass - IUPAT, DC 7 Inks 5 Year Pact with Reliant Glass & Door Systems - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia to Enforce Strict Guidelines on Internet Cafes - AUSTRALIA - CSR Urged to Cut Size - JAPAN - Japan Sees a Chance to Promote Its Energy-Frugal Ways - Glass Walls Lend Unique Appeal to Winchester Contemporary - FIJI - Robbers Smash Service Station Glass Door - SCOTLAND - Girl Fought Off Home Raiders with Laptop

July 3, 2008 - Architecture 2030 White Paper Helps Building Sector in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - The June USGlass is Now Available Digitally - Flower City Glass Launches New Corporate Website at FlowerCityGlass.com; Third Generation Company Increases Online Media Presence - Technical Glass Products Launches Online AIA Distance Education Course on Fire-Rated Glass and Framing - Technoform Appoints Chris Mcaughey to Commercial Post - UNITED KINGDOM - Pay-offs at Glass Firm Mar a Good News Day - UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Installed on Gehry's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion - Man Jumps Through Plate Glass After Gas Leak - CHINA - Woman Tries to Buy Beer After Crashing into Shop - Venice Artists Nancy Evans and Tucker Strasser Build Up and Turn to Glass to Create a Home-Studio - Go! Best Bet: Exhibit Reveals Whimsical Side of 'Glass' - John Clark Found Light at the End of a Stained Glass Window - AAA Predicts Fewer July 4th Travelers

July 2, 2008 - Pilkington to Cease Production of Pyroshield™ at U.K. Location - 12 Die in Mexico Bus Crash - UNITED KINGDOM - Student Dies After Falling Through Window in Forfeit - UNITED KINGDOM - Glass Company Makes 60 Redundant - Sancon Develops Raw Materials from Recycled Waste Glass - If It Ain't Broke, Break It! New LEED Is Changing In 2009 - Glass Museum to Commission 'Bacon Boy' Sculpture - Glass Art Gains More Attention as Fine Art - The Wagner Companies Hires Estimator/CSR for Systems - Edgetech I.G. Hires New Technical Service Rep in the Southeast - Decorative and Textured Kiln Glasses Available from Gravity Glass

July 1, 2008 - Glenny Glass Co. Expands Fabrication Capabilities - SAFTI FIRST Now Offers AIA CEU Credits "On-Demand" Online - Nirma Ltd. Acquires Glass Ingredient Producer Searles Valley Minerals - Renewable Energy: Sunny Days for Las Vegas - Japanese Man Drives Car into City Hall - PHILIPPINES - Fighting to Survive on Mountain of Trash - Dome Sweet Dome - Beijing Boasts Stunning New Buildings - SBIC Announces its 2008 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building Awards Program

June 30, 2008 - HPBC Presents High-Performance Building Report to Congress - GANA Announces 2008 Edition of the Engineering Standards Manual - U.S. Military Contracts for up-Armor Kits - Selling Ad Space Into Store Windows: The New Billboard Business - 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 - Woman Returns Laptop to Staples Through Window - Dangling Worker Rescued in Anaheim - Moon Madness: Multimedia Treasures from the Apollo Era - The Art Center Goes Through the Looking Glass

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 - 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 - 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- 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 - 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 - 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 - INDIA - Saint-Gobain to Invest Rs 10 bn in Rajasthan - DFI Expands Operations in India with Nano-Sys Corporation - Shattering the Strongest Glass - CANADA - Broken Window Closes Street

June 20, 2008 - 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 - 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. - Glass Services Business Now Under New Ownership - 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 - 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 - Arch Leading the Way with Solar Technology - 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 - UNITED KINGDOM - Parents Issue Warning After Son Fractures Skull in Roof Fall - 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 - 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

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

June 12, 2008 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Alumco Embraces Green Building Concept to Meet Design Challenges - NYC Mayor Unveils Bill to Make Construction Safer - 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 - 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 - 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 - Boosting Airport Security

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 - 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 - INDIA - Sejal Architectural Glass Plans IPO - Downtown Bay City Lawyers Plan to Restore Historic Building

May 30, 2008 - Crane Collapses in New York City - April 2008 Producer Price Index Decreases Slightly - Southwall Technologies Signs Master Distributor in China for XIR(R) Energy-Saving Glass Products - Local Business Community Honors Glass Doctor® - 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 - 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 - 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 - Copper Gains on Expectation Quake Rebuilding Will Boost Demand - The Casey: A High-Rise Condominium Earns LEED-Platinum

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 - 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) - 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

May 15, 2008 - Architects Learn What Zeledyne Means - Fenzi Group, The Finest Italian Business Culture in the World - 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) - 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 - 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 - 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

May 2, 2008 - Steve Jones of McGraw-Hill Talks about BIM - Solar Innovations, Inc. Celebrates its Tenth Anniversary - 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

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

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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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

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 - 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 - College Seniors' Works Make the Grade

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 - South Walton Students are Blowing Glass Instead of Class

April 16, 2008 - AGC Flat Glass Announces Major Restructuring - Colonial Glass Appoints Zachary Weiner CEO - UNITED KINGDOM - £2,000 of Damage to Police Station - CANADA - Developer Plans New Four-Storey Building Downtown

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 - 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 - Region's Glass Industry Predates Steel - EPA Issues New Lead-Based Paint Hazards Requirements - NEW ZEALAND - Glass Falls From Auckland Building

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 - 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 - 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 - 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

April 8, 2008 - Do You Work in a "Great Place?" - Saflex Announces Price Increase - 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 - 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 - Look Out Below: Glass Panel Falls From 27th Floor - 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 - 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" - 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

March 28, 2008 - DHS Revises Proposed Immigrant Employment Regulation - Crystal Windows Honored by National Business Group - 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 - PAVEing the Way for Veterans to Own Businesses - Window Shootings Resume

March 26, 2008 - Lafayette Glass Co. Recognized as Small Business of the Month - 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 - Grove Products Raises Product Price - 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 - 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 - 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

March 19, 2008 - PGT Industries Expands Commercial Presence with ASI LIMITED Joint Venture - UNITED KINGDOM - Glazing Company's Multi-Million Investment - USGNN.com™ Welcomes Newest Blogger, Pete Chojnacki - Wausau Announces Steve Gille as Architectural Services Manager - 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 - Phil Anderson is New SAF Fabrication Project Manager - FMI's Construction Outlook: First Quarter 2008 Report Now Available - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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

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

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 - UNITED KINGDOM - Now You Can Visit the Secret Underground WW1 City Built by British Tommies

March 4, 2008 - CRL In Negotiations to Purchase Sommer & Maca, Sources Report - NFRC Day Two: DOE Reports Efforts Continue to Revise ENERGY STAR Criteria - Nippon Sheet Glass Gains After Report Profit Will Beat Target - Edgetech Promotes New Commercial Technical Specialist - GERMANY - Still Think I'm Cute? One Year On, Cuddly Knut Has Turned Into a 22st Killing Machine - A Marvel of a Museum and Newsworthy, Too

March 3, 2008 - NFRC Spring Meeting Opens in Nashville - Timo Rautarinta Appointed Managing Director Of Tamglass Glass Processing - INDIA - Student Stranded Inside ATM Centre - UNITED KINGDOM - Storm Warning as Winds Batter North Wales - Transient with Tools Linked to Copper Burglary Dies in Fall - PB Managing Development of 108-Story Tower in Dubai

February 29, 2008 - Alcoa Sued for $1 Billion, Bribery in Bahrain Claimed - Solutia Emerges From Chapter 11 - New Home for Heinz - Carlyle Group to Buy Partner's 50% in LCD-Glass Venture - UNITED KINGDOM - EAG Moves into Norfolk - New Method for Creating Tough Metallic Glass Composites - Vitro's Todd Takas Awarded for 2007 Sales Volume - UNITED KINGDOM - Teen Lucky to Be Alive - UNITED KINGDOM - Thieves Strike at Community Club - Bronx Clear - Now Showing: Map That Gave America its Wrong Name

February 28, 2008 - Court Orders Barratt to Pay Back Subby's 3% Bill Cut - South Korea to Impose Taxes on Chinese Glass Makers - Glass TEXpo™ '08 Discount Hotel Room Rate Soon Comes to a Close - Harlingen Glass Founder Gonzales Passes Away - Economy Glass Founder Harold Ponder Passes Away - Nippon Sheet to Cut Jobs to Pay for Pilkington, Board Considers Revision of Articles of Incorporation - Recycling Company to Open Plant in Springfield - SOLARBAN 70XL Glass Now Available for Laminated Glass Applications - Solar Innovations, Inc.'s Sunrooms to Expand Living Space and Add Value to Residential Applications. - UNITED KINGDOM - Centrepiece Artwork in Gorbals Revival Attacked By Vandals - Manhattanville Expansion Raises Questions About Aesthetics - Want Fries With That Zen?

February 27, 2008 - Efforts to Remove Hose Stream Requirements Fail During Yesterday's Hearings - Winners Announced for GANA's Design in Glass Awards 2007 - GICC Elects New Officers - Vitro Reports Strong Sales, Licensing Agreement With DecoTherm® - J.E. Berkowitz Achieves Renewal of ISO 9001-2000 Certification for Plant - Revolutionary Vacuum Glass Coming from Guardian - Post Falls Man Markets Slick Invention - Washington High Court OKs Comp for Traveling Worker - Boston's ICA Still a Work in Progress

February 26, 2008 - Fire-Rated Glazing Labeling Remains Unchanged, Deflection Limits Amended - Solamatrix to Acquire FTI Assets - Solutia, Banks Reach Financing Deal - AAMA Conference Continues in California; Market News Reported is Not Sunny - Viracon Earns United Kingdom's Kitemark® Certification for Insulated Glazing - DFI Signs Agreement with Sampas Nano Expanding EU Market into Turkey - PPG Promotions Reflect Expanding Commitment to Coil and Extrusion Coatings - Architecture Group Names Best Buildings in New York City

February 25, 2008 - Code Change Hearings Continue in California - AAMA Conference Kicks Off in California - Texas Business Wins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Award - Pilkington to Participate in The Glass Experience - PPG Researchers Honored with 2008 Carnegie Science Award - Astana: A Skyline Transformed - Opera House Revamped From Foundation to Roof - Church takes Old JFK Airport Glass - NEW ZEALAND - Man 'Comfortable' After Punching Glass Door

February 22, 2008 - Harmon President Leaves; Role Filled by VPs and Apogee CEO - IRC Committee Disapproves WDMA Code Change Proposal - Save the Date for Glass TEXpo '08 - PPG in the News: Cost-Cutting in Europe, Beginning Remediation in Lake Charles - JAPAN - DENSO to Dissolve Capital Alliance with Doowon Climate Control In South Korea - Dow Chemical Lobbied on Energy Issues - Wheaton & Sprague Engineering Hires Custom Curtainwall Designer - Dwyer-Owens Named First Vice Chairwoman of International Franchise Association

February 21, 2008 - Code Change Hearings Continue in California - Family Owned Business Looks to the Next Generation Protective Armored Systems - Glass Doctor Executive Earns Professional Designation - Landmark JFK Stained Glass Coming Down - Lack of Markets for Recycled Glass Creates Bottleneck - CAYMAN ISLANDS - "Green" Building to Replace "Glass House" - Glass Truck Wreck Shatters Freeway Traffic - Downtown Wells: 'It's bad. It's very bad.'

February 20, 2008 - Proposal to Make AAMA 507 an Alternative to NFRC Rating Defeated - Proposal to Move IECC into IRC Denied - BEC Closes in Las Vegas with More Advice for Glaziers - GANA Staff Passes Torch During Glass Week Celebration - Ex-Legend Pence Injured in Glass-Door Mishap - National Building Science's Barry Hardman Passes Away - YKK AP Fills Key Positions in National and Regional Sales - Jeffrey Rohrs Appointed to Board of Directors of Patio Enclosures Inc. Sunrooms - Library Glass Fall: Action Taken By Council - Architecture Billings Index Drops Nearly Five Points

February 19, 2008 - Glass Industry Believes in Miracles … for a Day - Giroux Glass Gets a New Las Vegas Home - Who's Who at BEC - Guardian Launches New Campaign for Commercial Glass Program - PPG Donates $7,500 to Carnegie Museum of Art - New Branch of Chamber for Young Professionals - A Look at Data Centers - Through Bulletproof Glass - School Vandalized, Kids Charged

February 18, 2008 - GANA Meeting Continues Saturday Morning with Division Reports - BEC Crowds Come to Las Vegas - Glass Falls from Sears Tower, Another Building - PPG Spent $1.2M Lobbying Last Year - DFI Introduces Its Patented Technology In Japan Expanding Into Asian Markets - Bill Davidson, Dick Vitale Finalists for Hall

February 15, 2008 - Glass Week Shows Its Decorative Side - Biesse Reports Q4 2007 Results - Mixed Outlook for Pilkington Owners - High-Glass Living - PPG Donates $2,500 to Ohio Christian University - National Inventors Hall of Fame Announces 2008 Inductees - BELGIUM - E.U. Metal Producers Fret Over Cost of New Reach Law - DUBAI - $300M Limitless Towers Set to Dwarf Jordan's Tallest Buildings

February 14, 2008 - GANA Addresses Window Cleaning During Glass Week Meeting - Nippon Sheet Glass Gains the Most in Five Years - Announcement Regarding the Purchase of Asahi's Stock - Litigation on the Ascent - Shelter Aims to Save Resources - JEB Awarded the Newest Development on Baltimore's Inner Harbor - People in Glass Houses ...

February 13, 2008 - Glasstech Forms New Solar Systems Business Unit, Includes Several Current High Tech Systems - Arizona Shower Door Branch Manager Frank Starr Dies - New Approach May Power Future of Solar - AUSTRALIA - Revealed: Our Growing Glass Mountain - UNITED KINGDOM - Church Windows Vandalized - Storm Worm Virus

February 12, 2008 - IMPACT Holds First Annual Labor/Management Conference - PPG Acquires NanoProducts Corporation - Coming to Chehalis: 50 Solar Panel Jobs - Azerbaijan Hires Top Architect to Mark Dynasty - National Museum of American History Pushes Back Opening to the Fall - Student Bleeds to Death

February 11, 2008 - Manufacturer Implements Layoffs - Glazing Consultants International Opens New Office in Atlanta - Missouri Court Sets Precedent for Businesses Hiring Undocumented Workers - Leaders See 'A lot of Work' for Business Climate - Sandra O. McDonald Joins Bendheim as News Sales Account Manager - Hemlock Sauna With Tempered Glass Window - A&A Building Renovation to Restore Historic Elements

February 8, 2008 - Georgia Court Protects Subcontractor's Right of Recovery - UNITED KINGDOM - Cladding Gloom Continues as Weatherwise Folds - Advanced Energy Announces 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results - French Court Freezes Sale of Saddam's £17m Yacht - Painted Architectural Glass in Full Range of Pantone® Colors from WorldGlassAG.com - AeroLite Armor Anti-Ballistic Glazing Delivers Dependable Bullet Resistance With Durable MAKROLON Polycarbonate Sheet Construction - UNITED KINGDOM - Roof Plan Will Make Buchanan Street a Glass Act - Hong Kong Revels in High-End Design

February 7, 2008 - Kansas Senate Bill Prohibits Additional Insureds - Major Trade Group Sues Over Lobbying Law - Sapa Continues to Grow in Asia - Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Chinese Extrusion Company Kam Kiu Aluminium - Roto Frank of America Unveils New Company Logo - Glass Panels Fixed in Gym - UNITED KINGDOM - Mum Speaks of Brick Attack Horror as She Held Her Baby

February 6, 2008 - Asahi Reports Agreement to Pay Fine and Other News - Heinaman Breaks Ground on New Vegas Facility - DeWitt City Council Approves Tax Incentives, Annexation - YKK AP Leads Way as First Fenestration Systems Manufacturer to Earn Cradle to Cradle Certification for an Architectural Product - Trulite Announces Appointment of Richard Verdon - New, Telescoping Round Tube Lengths from SAF - CANADA - Radiator Thrown Through Building's Roof - Midtown Masterpiece: Skidmore Owings & Merrill's Boston Properties Tower Unveiled

February 5, 2008 - USGlass Provides Industry-Related ICC Code Change Compendium - Glass Distributors Names New VP of Sales and Marketing - Gorgeous Glass - Angstrom Sciences Awarded Patent - Euless Burglar's Escape Plan? No Way Out - Las Vegas Welcomes Newest Megaresort - Brooklyn's First LEED Certified Condo Opens

February 4, 2008 - Westshore Glass Files for Bankruptcy - AGC in Kingsport Announces Layoffs - White Paper Compares Economic, Environmental Benefits of Tinted Low-E Glasses - Alcoa, Aluminum Corp. of China Acquire 12 Percent Stake In Rio Tinto - Lubbock in the Air - Popular College Bar Can't Stop Recent Intrusions - CANADA - Tourist Attraction…Or Psycho-Path?

February 1, 2008 - Overseas and Industry Trends are Topic of Discussion on Sanibel Island - Vitro Prereleases FY2007 EBITDA Up 5.4% Year Over Year - AAMA Releases Document Addressing Vertical Loading Resistance of Side-Hinged Door Leaves - Bendheim Names New Communications Manager - The Wagner Companies Promotes Manager of Quality Services - Lucas Oil Stadium Construction Update - Nouvel Designs Towering Slender Neighbor for MoMA

January 31, 2008 - Nippon Sheet Glass Makes Subsidiary Changes, Decides Not to Appeal EC Fine - Burhans Glass Files Suit Against Glass Manufacturers, Alleges Anti-Trust Violations and Price-Fixing - IGMA Meeting Ties Up Technical Ends - Geofusion to Offer Recycled Glass Solution - Scaffold Falls, Killing Worker in Brooklyn - Teen Falls Through Gymnasium Roof - Office Tower to Rise in Harlem for Baseball TV Network - Downturn Can't Faze Cultural District Projects

January 30, 2008 - IGMA Annual Meeting Continues in Florida - GANA Glass Fabrication & Glazing Conference Registration Is Now Open! - INDIA - Prez Feels the Chill, Asks For Glass Shield at Beating Retreat - Fed slashes U.S. interest rates by half point - Dow Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - KEO Completes Two Projects in Al Ain - Higher Costs May Curtail M.T.A. Work

January 29, 2008 - Diversified Glass Alleges Glass Manufacturers Colluded to Impose Energy Surcharges and Diesel Surcharges - Educational Opportunities Discussed as IGMA Opens Annual Conference - GANA's Laminating Division to Review ASTM C 1172 Standard Specification for Laminated Architectural Glass - GlasWeld Attends Glass Doctor's 2008 National Conference in Nashville - PPG Becomes Founding Reporter of the Climate Registry - Thompson Creek Establishes New Company With 27-Year History

January 28, 2008 - Pilkington to Pay $60,000 for Plant's Air Violations - Office Building Third in State to Win Green Ranking - AAMA Releases Document Addressing Comparative Analysis of Windows and Doors - ASI Ltd. Moves to New Headquarters - New Solar Energy Systems Business Unit Formed by Glasstech Includes Several Current High Tech Systems - Local Glass Repair and Replacement Business Opens - Chris McMahon Joins Technoform Team as Sales Engineer - Girl Killed in Early Morning Fall Through School Skylight

January 25, 2008 - Glazing Contractors Prepare BECause BEC is Coming - St-Gobain Sees Moderate Earnings Growth in 2008 - Apogee Enterprises Increases Share Repurchase Authorization, Reaffirms Guidance for Fiscal 2008 - Advanced Energy Lowers Fourth Quarter 2007 Guidance - John Boccuzzi: Pohl East Coast Sales Manager - UNITED KINGDOM - Hole in Window 'Was Glass Fault' - UNITED KINGDOM - Brownies Points For Cake Kids

January 24, 2008 - GANA Gets Ready for Glass Week 2008 - Solutia's Exit From Bankruptcy Delayed on Credit Woes - Asahi India Posts Net Loss In Q3 - Architecture Billings Index Continues Positive Momentum - New World Symphony To Break Ground On Miami Beach Orchestral Academy - The Wagner Companies Promotes Estimator/CSR

January 23, 2008 - USGlass Magazine to Sponsor Cocktail Reception at Building Envelope Reception - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Belgium Aluminium & Glass Industries Invests In New Factory Within Industrial City of Abu Dhabi - UNITED KINGDOM - Glazing Firm Doubles its Staff - The Dragon Looks West - AUSTRALIA - Man Charged After Skylight Fall - LLumar Passes Hurricane and Bomb Blast Tests - Oregon Arena Idea Includes Ode to Mac Court

January 22, 2008 - FTI Closes Its Doors - Fed Cuts Interest Rate - Glass Doctor Franchise Opens in Rome - Vista First Window Film Certified by National Fenestration Rating Council - Sex Toys Stolen in String of Break-Ins

January 21, 2008 - Paul Duffer to Retire After 31 Years with PPG - J.E. Berkowitz Goes Green on New Bank of America Tower in Charlotte - AUSTRALIA - Man Suffers Serious Injuries After Fall - Many Violations for Employer of Worker Who Died in a Fall - AUSTRALIA - Crash Hoax Nets Cash for Robbers

January 18, 2008 - PPG Profits Rise 17 percent in 2007 - December 2007 Flat Glass Producer Price Index Continues to Rise - Canaccord Adams Starts Apogee Enterprises (APOG) at Buy - Vista Window Films Mark 15th Anniversary At Dealer Conference in Cancun, Mexico - Ground Broken for Schuylkill Manufacturer - New EU Inquiry Deadline for Renotified Saint-Gobain Buy of Maxit Feb 19 - UNITED KINGDOM - Leading UK Property Developer Simon Halabi to Abandon Shard of Glass Project - Let Flowers Take You to Tropics

January 17, 2008 - Guardian Carries Out Planned Float Line Closure in January - $1 Million Gift Creates Scholarships for Arab-Americans at Kettering University - Intermac Expands Sales Team: North American Glass Product Manager Appointed - D.M. Library Sues Contractor, Architect Over Cracked Glass - UNITED KINGDOM - Murder Accused Recorded 'Confessing to Cats'

January 16, 2008 - Nonresidential Construction Activity Expected to Soften in 2008 - CHINA - Clear Future As Property and Vehicles Multiply - Embassy Suites Reopens with Two New Skylights - New Business Coming to Sikeston - Patio Enclosures, Inc. Tony Bouquot, Elected President of National Sunroom Association - Biesse Expands Sales Team: New Key Account Project Manager/Product Area Manager Appointed - Deer Crash Through Glass Doors at Radford University

January 15, 2008 - Scams Continue to Plague Industry - Asahi Loses U.S. Supreme Court Bid to Revive $25 Million Award - Edgetech President Named Person of the Year - SCHOTT Solar Selects Mesa del Sol for New Solar Manufacturing Plant - Local Glass Services Business Ready to Fix Your Panes - AAMA Announces Schedule of Events - CANADA - High Wind Rips Glass From Office Tower

January 14, 2008 - Slight Increases Continue for Import-Export Price Index - Glaston's Strategy and Financial Objectives Published - NTT, Sony, Asahi Glass Woo Middle East Investors, Nikkei Says - VIETNAM - Glassmakers Prefer to Keep it Local - Solar Innovations, Inc. Incorporates a Traditionally Commercial Structural Element into Residential and Outdoor Living - EFCO Introduces New Energy Efficient, Impact Resistant Storefront - The Colony Mom, City of McKinney at Odds Over Boy's Rec Center Accident - Area Police Investigating Rash Of Broken Storefront and Car Windows

January 11, 2008 - Key Communications Inc. Opens New Video Venue- The Studio™ To Service the Glass Industry - TGP Opening Canada Office, Hires Canadian Sales Manager - Pilkington Pyrostop™ Fire-Rated Glass Walls Available with Integrated Blinds - Glassman America Launches in Mexico in 2008 - UNITED KINGDOM - Man Falls Through Glass Door

January 10, 2008 - ABC Forum Addresses Energy Code Changes - Asahi Glass Factory Explosion in South Korea Kills 1 - High Wind Knocks Out Power to 3,000 in Area - CHINA - Glass Producer Wins "WINDOWS" Name Over Microsoft - Detroit Mayor Announces Newest Downtown Development Project - 3 May Be Responsible for Gas Station Smash and Grab

January 9, 2008 - Glazing Contractors See Curtainwall Popping Up in Residential Neighborhoods - Curtainwall Coming to Ephrata - Solutia Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering - Saint-Gobain Glass Exprover North America Appoints New Vice Presidents of Sales and Marketing - Security Glass Foils Attempted Bank Robbery - DFI receives Gold Cup Award in Vietnam for High Tech Product

January 8, 2008 - GANA Videos Now Available on DVD - Keymark Adds Capabilities to Horizontal Paint Line - Mainstreet Computers, Inc., Belleville, Mich., Announces its Open House/Sales Conference, "Technology for a Brave New World of Profitability." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Keynote Greenbuild International Conference & Expo - PPG Names Giga Vice President, Strategic Planning and Treasurer Edvardsson Promoted to Assistant Treasurer

January 7, 2008 - The USGlass Magazine Big Book of Lists Returns - A.W.T.'s Accu-Cure™ UV Curing Unit Provides High-Speed Cool Curing for Glass Printing Applications - Rochester Insulated Glass Completes Factory Expansion - PPG Faces Fire in Evansville, Approaches Fourth-Quarter Conference Call - Former Factory Could House City's Public-Works Yard - 'Transparence 2007' Awards Declared - Car Crashes Through Wichita City Hall

January 4, 2008 - Randy Johnson Passes Away - Man Falls 47 Stories and Survives - Vitro America Name Now Covers Two Subsidiaries - EGYPT - MENA Glass to Build State-of-the-Art Float Glass Plant - Free Wind-Borne Debris Glazing Symposium for Architects, Builders and Developers - Broken High-Rise Glass Closes Downtown SF Street

January 3, 2008 - Is Window Installation Apprenticeable, Asks Department of Labor - Greensburg, Kansas Becomes First City to Commit to LEED® Platinum Green Building Certification - HOK Aims for LEED Platinum in South Korea - UNITED KINGDOM - Man Falls Through Plate-Glass Window - UNITED KINGDOM - Fight On to Save Church Glass - Police Seeking Info on Tower City Store Robbery

January 2, 2008 - Tubelite Sales Director Talks to USGNN.com Regarding Sale of Company - GANA's Releases 18th Glass Informational Bulletin - ASTM Adds New Work Item Involving Human Impact on Commercial Skylights to Website - PPG Acquires Coatings Producer - British Glass Maker Pilkington to Enter Indian Market - Report - Glass with Class New Business in Pine - Tiger Attack Survivors' Attorney Says Zoo Ignored Cries for Help - Mankato Police Kill Naked Intruder