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[january 2012]
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Showers That Shine
With so many options available, an effective
showroom can help customers find which new
shower enclosure trend is right for them.
GANA Perspectives
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The Business
departments
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News Now
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Company News
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Contract Glazing
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Dynamic Glazing
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Energy & Environment
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Global Update
Keep Those
Glass Trucks Rolling
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Showcase
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Newsmakers
New glass transportation options—or load
planning actions—can help reduce costs over
the long haul.
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Reviews & Previews
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Up & Coming
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Suppliers Guide
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Classifieds
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Advertising Index
Dwelling on
Glass at Home
From East to West, we’ve got all-glass house
profiles to remind glazing contractors and
fabricators of the joys—and pitfalls—of
working with homeowners.
Special Sections
42 Playing with Fire?
Architects’ Guide to Glass
Fire-rated glazing has seen a multitude of
changes in recent years, expanding the
opportunities for its use and making it an
increasingly desirable product for architectural
specifications.
48 The Envy of the Block
Decorative Glass
While every house needs some windows, the
opportunities for decorative glass go way
beyond that. Take a look at some other places
that provide an ideal fit for your next
residential glass project.
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on the cover
Glass has expanded
beyond the bathroom
and kitchen to take over
todays homes with
curtainwall and more.
Read the article on
page 30 for more.
Photo: Anthony Wallace
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Set Your Sights on Florida or Las Vegas
GANA’s Events are on the Horizon
by Ashley M. Charest
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f you live in a geographic region sim- thinking on the direction you want your the Paris Las Vegas Resort, and reilar to mine, you see white and shades association to head in the short-, member to register for the event on
our website.
of gray out your window right now. medium- and long-term future.
This year, the BEC Conference
Winter has finally set in and after
Known as THE place to be, is going back to its core educawatching the inches (or feet) of
freezing snow piling up on your the BEC Conference provides tional value of providing pertinent information for our glazing
drive, shoveling that snow off
contractor members. Titled “The
your drive, putting salt on to melt
valuable education for
Many Hats of the Glazing Conthe snow and ice and bundling up
the kids in about ten layers of glazing contractors while also tractor,” the event features preclothes each time they want to go
providing vendors a single sentations on:
outside, you are ready for warmth
• State of the Glass and Glazing
and fun (and in massive doses). location to see most of their
Industry;
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Leadership in Your Contract
How does beachy Florida or
customers at once.
Glazing Firm;
sunny Las Vegas sound?
If the warmth and fun haven’t sold • How to Position Your Business for the
Coming Recovery;
FLORIDA-B OUND FOR
you, then the education and technical
GANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
activities should. Visit our website at • How to Avoid Problems in the Field;
Formerly known as Glass Week, the www.glasswebsite.com to check out all • How Do You Know You Are Making
Money?; and
Glass Association of North America’s the details, and to get yourself and your
(GANA) Annual Conference is sched- fellow co-workers signed up for the trip. • Many, many more….
But it won’t be all work and no play. The
uled for February 20-24, 2012, in Sara- After all, they are suffering through the
conference also provides you with ample
sota, Fla. (only a short month away!). snow as well!
time to catch up with your old and new
While the conference program is filled
friends at one of our awesome receptions,
with working sessions, luncheon speak- VEGAS BEC CONFERENCE -STYLE ,
ers and in-depth division meetings, NOT ‘THE HANGOVER’ STYLE
a brief breakfast chat or even time to talk
we’ve also planned fun-filled evenings
If you don’t know what the Building with one of the 12 suppliers exhibiting at
to network with old and soon-to-be Envelope Contractors (BEC) Confer- the BEC Conference Tabletop Show. So
best buddies. We’ll get your toes into the ence or The Hangover is, then you’ve while we are not encouraging a re-stagwarm Florida sand with our evening probably been living under a rock or ing of The Hangover, or making The
luau or have you matching wits against lost Internet access for the past few Hangover 3: Glass Guys Gone Wild, we do
each other in our trivia night.
years. While The Hangover is a recent think you’ll have time to make the most
We have focused much of our energy pop-culture film on a Las Vegas bach- of Las Vegas both in and out of the meetin creating an exciting Energy Session elor party gone wrong, the BEC Con- ing rooms.
(pun obviously intended) that discusses ference is an industry must, now
Find out all of the details for the BEC
what our industry needs to prepare for serving contract glaziers in the glass Conference at www.becconference.com. ■
in order to take advantage on this red hot and glazing industry for its 16th
industry, while also giving energy in- year. Known as THE place to be,
dustry vendors an opportunity to exhibit the BEC Conference provides valutheir products and services during our able education for glazing contracAshley M. Charest is the
Energy Trade Show. Also part of the con- tors while also providing vendors
account executive of the
ference program will be a Towne Hall a single location to see most of
Glass Association of North
discussion led by GANA members to en- their customers at once. Place it on
America (GANA).
courage brainstorming and big-picture your calendar for March 18-20 at
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Cardinal Employee Found Dead
on Christmas at Portage Plant
T
homas E. Roche, 55, of Portage,
Wis., an employee at Cardinal
Glass Industries’ Portage, Wis.,
plant, was found dead early Christmas
morning in the plant’s yard area, says
Detective Lt. Mark Hahn of the City of
Portage Police Department.
“We dispatched around 2:45 a.m., because the plant manager called 911 to
say that the employee was not seen for
a couple of hours and was later found
in the yard area,” he says. “He was dead
when we got there.”
Three men from the police department, representatives from the medical
examiner’s office, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) and the Emergency Medical
Service responded to the call.
Roche died as a result of an industrial
accident at the plant, according to a December 27 Portage Police Department
news release.
Police investigation revealed that Roche
was working in a remote area of the outdoor yard, “disposing of large sheets of
glass when it appears that they had fallen
on him,” according to the release.
Medical examiners performed an autopsy on December 27, and preliminary
results showed that Roche suffered severe multiple internal injuries that were
consistent with the scene.
No further investigation is antici-
AGC to Shut Down Line at
Kingsport, Lay Off People
GC Glass Co. North America of Alpharetta, Ga., will lay off more than 100
people at its Kingsport plant, says Chris Correnti, chief counsel for AGC.
The plant employs about 300 people and produces primarily solar glass.
“The K1 line will shut down at that plant, but the second furnace will continue to operate, as will some of the ancillary operations there, like tempering,”
Correnti says. Whether the laid-off employees would be offered positions at
other plants had not been determined at press time.
The primary reason behind shutting down the K1 line is that “the solar business has been reducing, and is being taken over by Chinese suppliers that
offer products at cheaper prices,” Correnti says. “So, there’s not much demand for our product. The solar industry worldwide is in a significant slowdown. Combine that with the bulk of Chinese imports and it’s a pretty tough
business right now.”
As a company, AGC America planned for these contingencies, Correnti says.
“Hopefully, the architectural market will improve some next year and so will
the solar market, so this particular decision will not have any more impact than
anticipated,” he says.
“We’re still expecting to rebuild that line in the not so distant future, as the
solar market picks up, hopefully in the next couple of years,” Correnti says.
“It’s a temporary, unfortunate situation.”
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pated by the Portage Police Department
as no foul play is suspected, according
to the release. OSHA, however, continues to investigate the case. “Since it’s an
open case, we can’t make any comments,” says Chad Greenwood, assistant
area director for OSHA’s Madison, Wis.,
area office.
At press time, calls to Cardinal’s headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn., and the
Portage plant had not been returned.
Roche worked at the Portage plan for
roughly 16 years, Hahn says, “ever since
the company has been in business here.”
ASI Ltd.
Suspends Operations
ASI Ltd. has suspended operations at
its Whitestown, Ind., facility, according
to a December 30 notice from ASI
owner Ken Smith.“Management is currently reviewing its financial viability
moving forward,” according to the notice. “It is hopeful that we can recommence operations sometime in
the near future.”
“The employees went in on Thursday
[December 22], and were told that they
were shutting down,” says Mike Halstead, a former general foreman of ASI.
“I talked to a couple of people on the
field and in management.”
The company building has been barricaded off with a fork-lift on one end
and a mobile crane on the other, Halstead says. “They can’t take trailers out
of there anymore,” he says.
ASI employed approximately about
30 people in the office and more than
100 on the field, Halstead estimates.
ASI was listed in the 2011 USGlass
Book of Lists (see March 2011 USGlass,
page 30) as the country’s sixth largest
glazing contractor based on a 2010
sales revenue of $65.2 million. ■
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Sapa Announces $2 Million Expansion
of Anodizing Operations in Miami
S
apa Profiles North America in
Rosemont, Ill., will invest $2
million in a major expansion
of anodizing operations at its Miami,
Fla., plant. Completion and full operation is slated for the mid-first quarter of 2012.
The expansion will make Sapa’s
Miami operation the largest aluminum anodizing facility in the
Southeastern United States. “This investment will more than double our
Miami anodizing capacity to over 13
million pounds annually,” says Sam
Tingler, Miami plant manager. “We
will offer a full range of services in
clear and electrolytic colored anodic
coatings as well as acid etch. Further,
it demonstrates our continued commitment to this facility, the surrounding community and the
regional market.”
Miami’s new anodizing lines will
Sapa’s expansion will more than double its Miami anodizing capacity.
feature “green applications” for the
building and construction market,
Frank Messa
Launches Enviralum Industries
rank Messa, former vice president of SMI Systems, has launched Enviralum Industries Inc. in Miami. The new company will offer pre-glazed entrance and storefront systems, featuring both impact and non-impact
resistant designs with Miami-Dade County approval, to the Southeast region
of the United States.
Messa sees a distinct gap in the glass entrance and storefront marketplace, especially in Florida, where hurricane and flooding requirements
can make product development especially challenging. “During the recession, many of the players in this marketplace were bought by larger
companies that didn’t have a focus on the unique needs of high velocity
wind zones,” Messa says. “Glazing contractors have also been hit hard,
and many don’t have the manpower they once had, so this creates an opportunity for the use of pre-glazed systems.”
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and also serve solar/renewable energy and automotive customers.
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Florida Powder Coating
Gets New Management
Glasslam CEO Steve Howes, in a partnership with Pat Argento, owner of Hurricane ImpactGlass and Aluminum, has
purchased Florida Powder Coating in
Lantana, Fla., and formed a new company named Cirrus Powder Coating. The
facility sports two automated spacer
manufacturing systems that will produce
Air-Tight™ S silicone spacer.
“Because of the size of the facility, we
decided to expand our spacer manufacturing with our new in-line technology spacer systems,” Howes says.
“There turns out to be a lot of synergies with powder coating and our other
businesses that we can utilize in this
new plant.”
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PRL Glass of City of Industry,Calif.,has
completed a new 98,000-square-foot
manufacturing facility to add to its existing 150,000-square-foot glass and aluminum plants, according to a release
issued by the company.
The new plant features a laminated
glass line, an automatic float and laminated glass cutting lines and a 96- by 172inch tempering oven. It has begun
fabricating laminated glass and oversized
tempered glass.
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Cleer Vision Windows Inc., an Elkhart, Ind.-based manufacturer of RV windows and other specialty vehicle products, has acquired Santelli Tempered
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Technologies Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif., announced in late November the successful completion of the tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Southwall at a purchase price of $13.60 per share in cash ... The
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General Contractors Work to Move
More Liability to Glazing Contractors
T
he implementation of design-assist
in the project delivery process has
brought the glazing contractor on
the design team early in the game; however, it also has him paying for professional
liability insurance for contractors.
“We’ve seen that requirement recently
in some subcontracts where it appears
general contractors (GC) doing work as
‘construction managers at risk’ are trying
to push off some potential liabilities onto
their subcontractors,”says William C. Keen,
executive vice president and CEO of
TEPCO Contract Glazing Inc. in Dallas.
“This requirement is fairly new and, since
there is perceived exposure, may not go
away. ” Professional liability coverage for
contractors is available now to subcontractors, but there is an additional cost.
Enclos Corp., headquartered in Eagan,
Minn., has carried professional liability insurance for many years now, says Mic Patterson, director of strategic development
at Enclos. Patterson says, “Currently, de-
sign-assist is a big umbrella and there are
many variations ... but the central idea is
to get the primary vendors, material suppliers and specialty contractors on board
the design team as early in the development process as possible.”
The design-assist work mitigates risk
and makes for a more successful project,
Patterson says. “But it does create the potential for professional liability for those
that participate in the process,” he says.
However, the insurance industry is playing catch-up in responding to these
changes.“The lack of effective and efficient
insurance products can hinder and even
strangle evolving project delivery
processes,” Patterson says.
Attila Arian, president of seele Inc. in
New York, agrees. “Based on our experience, the biggest risk exposure in designbuilt contracts is budget overruns and delays, which are not covered by the general
liability insurance,” he says. “Insurance
programs need to cater to the needs of the
ABI Climbs into Positive Territory
ontinuing the positive momentum of a nearly three point bump in October,
the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI)
reached its first positive mark since August. As an economic indicator of
construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag
time between architecture billings and construction spending. AIA reported the
November ABI score was 52.0, following a score of 49.4 in October. This score
reflects an overall increase in demand for design services (any score above 50
indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 65.0, up
from a reading of 57.3 the previous month. Key November ABI highlights include:
• Regional averages: South (54.4), Midwest (50.9), Northeast (49.1), West (45.6);
• Sector index breakdown: multi-family residential (55.8), commercial/industrial (53.9), institutional (48.9), mixed practice (41.6); and
• Project inquiries index: 65.0.
The regional and sector categories are calculated as a 3-month moving average, whereas the index and inquiries are monthly numbers.
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contractors and offer specific coverage
for design-build projects.”
Building information modeling software is another area that needs attention,
Arian says.“The interactive collaboration
of multiple trades and the design team
creates efficiencies and benefits the project in many ways,” he says.“However, it exposes the individual contractors to risks
that are currently not covered by the general liability insurance.”
Assuming the insurance industry
started offering contractor-specific products, who would pay for it? “We asked [the
GC] to pay for it, but they don’t want to pay,”
Keen says. “So, we’ve stricken it from the
subcontract. They normally come back
and object ... generally we compromise,
and we provide them with a copy of the errors and omissions insurance certificate
from the professional engineer who’s performing the calculations on our work.”
Before paying for the insurance there are
a couple of things to consider, Keen says.
“First, the glazing sub has general liability
insurance that will cover bodily injury or
property damage due to an improper design of that glazing contractor ... However,
there is exposure if an owner were to discover later that the project material provided does not meet the function
intended, whereby economic loss might be
incurred due to ‘loss of use’ of property
during rework.”That is not covered by general liability insurance, he says.“If a glazing
contractor develops plans and specifications for his materials then he will have exposure, and the general contractor will try
to make sure that the glazing contractor
assumes that risk.” Secondly,“the prudent
glazing contractor will be employing for
his design calculations a professional engineer who carries errors and omissions
insurance,” Keen says.
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sure how long the system would stay
operational,” he says. “Having no idea
how the glass actually ‘operates,’ it
would be hard for me to predict the
longevity, but I would like to think it
would last my lifetime.”
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hile the recent mergers and
joint endeavors indicate
growth in the dynamic glazing market (see November 2011 USGlass,
page 30), builders and construction managers remain skeptical.
Dynamic glazing is definitely unique,
but it’s not for every application, says
David Shenk, project manager of Neagley & Chase Construction Co. in South
Burlington, Vt. “Because of its supreme
technical advantage over conventional
glass, it is more expensive than normal
glazing, making it limited to specific applications,” he says. “We used it at a fine
art gallery, and I see tremendous value
at that location, because the building
would not accommodate any other type
of system that provides tinting for their
artwork. It is too expensive to use a
common storefront, but for areas that
require variable degrees of light penetration it is almost priceless.”
Shenk has worked on one dynamic
glazing project: The St. Johnsbury
Athenaeum in St. Johnsbury, Vt. “This
is my first project using this glass, and
prior to the project I had never heard
of it,” he says.
Dynamic glazing is relatively new
technology, says Randall Vaughn, director of architecture for Gray Construction
in Lexington, Ky., and builders question
the durability and long-term sustainability of the product. They want to
know if “the glazing subcontractor trade
is comfortable with dynamic glazing installation and maintenance of dynamic
glazing systems,” he says.
Shenk echoes Vaughn and says that
he is still unclear about the life expectancy of dynamic glazing. “This
process is relatively new, and I would be
hesitant to install this glass on a project
that I personally fund, because I am un-
Dynamic glazing suppliers find that
builders have some misconceptions
about dynamic glazing products—in
the few cases where they’re at all
aware of this still-new product.
Builders harbor quite a few common
misconceptions when it comes to dynamic glazing, says Helen Sanders, vice
president of technical business development for Sage Electrochromics Inc. The
most common misconceptions are that it
is complicated to install and too expensive, she says. Also, “the impact we have
on the space in terms of occupant comfort and energy efficiency is underestimated until they [the builders] see and
feel it for themselves,” she says.“We send
customers to see and feel it for themselves in our many installations. [They
also believe] it isn’t proven, until they see
an installation or photos of our installa-
tions and realize that we have had product in the field for eight years.”
“Right now, when these materials are
being presented to the architectural and
design community they are met with great
interest and curiosity,” says Matt Vasquez,
architectural product specialist for
Cristacurva/Craftsman Fabricated Glass
in Houston.“However, they are also being
met with a certain skepticism and caution.
For this reason, it is essential that our industry not only depend on the design
community in order to create demand but
also we must go directly to the owners and
developers who will in turn motivate the
designers to invest in these products.”
To further encourage builders to use
dynamic glazing, they have to be shown
“that when you consider the cost of complete conventional solar solutions—
glass plus interior/exterior sunshade
devices and chiller costs—[the product]
is cost competitive,” Sanders says. They
also need assurance “that we will support them and their subcontractors with
installation and commissioning.”
Despite builders’ doubts, dynamic
glazing use should go up in the near
future, Vaughn says. “Architects welcome the flexibility with the use of
glazing in building designs, and dynamic glazing is the solution,” he
says. “Glazing of any kind adds to the
overall construction costs, thus the
more glazing designers are allowed to
use, the less the appeal when overall
construction is factored.”
“Dynamic glazing is without a doubt
the future of our industry,”Vasquez says.
“I do not believe awareness of these
groundbreaking materials is where it
should be or will be in the coming years.
When these materials finally resonate
with owners the demand will increase at
a very rapid rate.” ■
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Improved Simulation Tools Help
Users Optimize Energy Efficiency
T
ools to evaluate facade design,
such as COMFEN, provide a
cost-effective and simplified
solution to whole building energy
analysis, said Sneh Kumar, manager
of Department of Energy Projects at
Traco in Cranberry Township, Pa.,
during a recent presentation.
Kumar was one of several speakers
during the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) presentation, “Key
Tools for Commercial Window Energy
Performance,” at Ecobuild America in
December, in Washington, D.C.
“Nonresidential buildings consume
15.5 quadrillion BTU of primary energy or 16 percent of all energy used in
the United States,” said Nils Petermann,
project manager of Efficient Windows
Collaborative in Washington, D.C.“Fen-
estration consumes 32 percent of that
primary energy. On average, only 30
percent of all nonresidential buildings
use high-performance windows.”
Ray McGowan, senior program manager at NFRC, discussed the different
NFRC tools available to determine fenestration energy properties. There are
three kinds of tools, he said: fundamental, intermediate and advanced.
Fundamental tools, such as Therm,
Window and CMAST, and intermediate
tools, such as COMFEN and Radiance,
are used on fenestration components
and systems, and advanced tools, such
as EnergyPlus and DOE-2, are used on
buildings and façades.
“The Therm and Window tools,
used for residential products, have
seen 95 percent manufacturer par-
Industry Stands to Benefit
from New DOE Determination
ith the Department of Energy’s (DOE) determination that the adoption of ASHRAE 90.1-2010 would reduce energy use by 18.5 percent
compared to the 2007 version of the code, the market for high-performance glazing and framing systems looks poised to jump up.
In November, DOE officials announced that analysis shows that implementing the 2010 version of Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings,
Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, will save commercial building owners
energy, help them meet sustainability goals and reduce carbon pollution.
“The DOE findings are aligned with the current glass and glazing industry
trends of working towards more high-performance, energy-efficient products,”
says Urmilla Jokhu-Sowell, technical director of Glass Association of North
America in Topeka, Kan. “The 2010 version of ASHRAE 90.1 incorporates the
use of high-performance glass and glazing products and dynamic glazing, and
also encourages proper daylighting design.”
When DOE issues a final determination, states are expected to review the
new code provisions and update their building code to meet or exceed the energy efficiency of the new standard within two years.
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ticipation,” McGowan said. However,
he noted, “CMAST, used for commercial products, has had almost no
certification and only 85 users in
two years.”
Kumar elaborated on COMFEN,
developed by the Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory (LBNL) in
Berkeley, Calif. “Fundamental performance indices of fenestration
products—for example, U-value,
solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC),
visible transmittance, condensation
resistance, air-leakage, etc.—are
good for comparing products, but
they do not provide information
about the extent of impact on the
building’s annual energy, peak loads,
daylighting, or thermal and visual
comforts. Building designers need
this information in order to select
the most energy-efficient and costeffective fenestration solution for
their application.”
COMFEN has come a long way
since its initial versions, Kumar said.
“This tool is being continuously improved by LBNL,” he said. “Some of
the impressive features of COMFEN
are the daylighting and comfort evaluations built in COMFEN. It does
daylight illuminance calculation to
show the illuminance level in the
façade boundary areas for a specific
date and time. It takes into the account the effect of any overhand,
fins, shading or attachments on daylighting, besides energy.”
Thermal and visual comfort indices
also are calculated for various design options, Kumar said. The COMFEN library
has expanded with predefined façade
component library, such as glazing, frame,
wall, shading systems and spandrel.
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New Energy Codes in Brazil Could
Mean New Market for Glass Makers
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he use of high-performance,
energy-efficient glass and dynamic solar control is likely to
see an uptick in Brazil, as the country
gets ready to create and establish its
building envelope energy-rating system
in the eve of hosting the upcoming
Olympics and the World Cup. The
Brazil-USA Building Envelope Energy
Efficiency Technology Cooperation
Workshop, organized by the Brazil-U.S.
Building Council, in Sao Paolo in November brought together representatives from the U.S. and Brazilian
governments, as well as the private sector, to discuss plans for developing an
energy-rating system to help con-
sumers identify energy-saving building
envelope products, such as windows.
The workshop was a key element of
“an effort to promote U.S. products in
Brazil, an economy with over 190 million people with GDP growing at 5 to 7
percent per year,” according to a trip report by Marc LaFrance, technology development manager of the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE). He
points out that the growth in Brazil
may be beneficial to the U.S. buildings
domestic program. “One perspective
could be if greater emerging markets
are formed for high-performance
products, would that result in a compression of the learning curve to have
Float Glass Production Continues
to Expand in South America
ompanhia Brasileira de Vidros Planos (CBVP) expects to be the first float
glass plant in Northeastern Brazil, a region with growth rates above the
national average. A $304 million USD ($550 million BRL) investment will
be made in the undertaking.
The plant, with start-up scheduled for the second half of 2013, will cover an
area of 861,000 square feet and an annual installed capacity of 260 thousand tons, the equivalent of 322 million square feet of float glass per year.
CBVP estimates that its operation will generate about 370 new direct jobs and
more than 1,500 indirect ones.
The plant will produce glass for the architectural industry, including 2- to 15mm thick clear and colored float glass.
In addition, officials at NSG Group in Japan and Saint Gobain in France announced in October 2011 plans to build a new float glass line in Argentina.
The plant, to be constructed at Exaltación de la Cruz in the state of Buenos
Aires, will be the second float line operated by Vidriería Argentina S.A (VASA),
the NSG Group/Saint Gobain Glass joint venture in Argentina.
With a planned daily output of 800 tons, the plant will supply Argentina’s
construction and automotive glazing markets. It also will allow VASA to support market growth and to enhance its service in Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. The new line is due to come on stream in the first quarter of 2014.
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low cost products on the U.S. market
faster than if they are only developed
for the U.S. market?” he says.
Building codes in a growing number
of countries recognize the energy efficiency benefits of coated and other advanced glass products, says Robert Joyce,
director of global governmental affairs
for Guardian Industries in Auburn Hills,
Mich. “Such recognition not only promotes energy conservation, it creates incentives for companies to invest in new
manufacturing plants and technologies.
But governments must demonstrate a
strong political will to implement and
enforce building codes for these benefits
to be fully realized.”
Guardian sponsored the workshop
in Brazil.
“The Brazilian high-performance
glazing market is small, but there are
several U.S. companies active in Brazil
trying to promote high-performance
glass,” LaFrance says. “The workshop
highlighted opportunities for the U.S.
and Brazil to accelerate the market for
high-performance glass through cooperation on the development and implementation of a glazing rating and
certification program. In the near term,
such a program would support voluntary whole building labeling programs
that are already in place.”
Other than officials from the DOE, the
National Fenestration Rating Council
(NFRC) in Greenbelt, Md., and Guardian,
officials from the Brazilian Ministry of
Mines and Energy (MME) and Associaçã
Brasileira de NormasTécnicas (ABNT),
Sao Paulo Municipal Government/City
Hall, were among agencies and organizations that participated in the workshop.
Approximately 100 invited guests attended the event.
“The energy efficiency workshop in Sao
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the Brazilian officials. Government pointed
to the ABNT [Brazilian technical standards administration] and the glass association for getting industry and the public
sector together. That’s how big things
begin to happen—and this can be a big
deal in a country building projects for the
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These Showroom Displays Help
Customers Sort through Myriad of Options
by Megan Headley
A
s shower door manufacturers continue to produce innovative new options, retailers are tasked with creating showroom displays that help customers see what is possible, while narrowing down the many choices. Here five USGlass
readers share how they use outstanding showroom displays to bring in customers.
Carmel Glass & Mirror in Indianapolis aims to highlight the many
different features of building a shower
enclosure with this Agalite brand enclosure. This heavy glass unit features
Porta oil-rubbed bronze hardware,
shows an in-panel steam vent and the
various types of support bars available. “This display is prominently positioned in our showroom near the
front counter and customers are
drawn to the S-curve door shape and
the textured bubble glass,” explains
Jessica Bricking, controller. “Customers can come in our showroom to
touch and operate various enclosures
and expand their thoughts of just a
single operating glass door. Our displays allow us a much more effective
sales tool and help us to prove our
motto: ‘If you can dream it … We can
do it.’”
Providing potential shower door customers with a hands-on experience is
all part of making the sale for South
Country Glass Ltd. in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. The company’s display,
pictured here, features C.R. Laurence
products: a Hydroslide sliding door, a
single hinged door with tilting transom
and a hinged door with two sidelites
and 90-degree glass corners. “The dis-
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play shows off a few types of handles
a towel bar header material and a few
different finishes,” says the company’s
Tim Leis. “The display also demonstrates how the all-glass shower doors
are installed using U-channel on tile.
The display is effective because it has
a relatively small footprint, is portable
and allows customers to have a handson experience.”
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Justin Eimers of Glass Doctor of
Sioux Falls, S.D., allows customers
the full experience of having the
dream shower enclosure installed in
their homes. “My customers seem to
really appreciate that our showroom
features life-size custom showers instead of mock showers on a wall,”
Eimers finds. “Customers can touch
the displays, stand in them, see how
the door swings and see the different
colors and kinds of hardware. After
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for, I can pretty much always use one
of the showers in the showroom as an
example. With actual showers, customers can see the quality of our work
and know what to expect when they
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A distinct shower door display in a
glass shop can catch the eyes of
customers who don’t yet know they
want a glass shower enclosure. “I
have found that my customers are
drawn to this display even when they
are not here for a shower enclosure,” says Mark Weinholtz of Twin
City Glass Corp. in North
Tonawanda, N.Y. “The top roller system seems to fascinate people. All
of our salespeople also feel that the
unique style of this door, installed
on the black marble and glass tile
accents, is the first thing people notice as they enter our showroom.”
Weinholtz adds, “We feel that by
showing a full-size operating enclosure on real tile helps our customers envision what it will look like
in their house.”
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With its recent move to a new facility, Quality Glass & Mirror Inc. in
Omaha, Neb., designed its showroom
to display a variety of shower enclosures, accentuating the endless glass
choices, hardware styles and finishes.
“When a customer is referred to us by
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a local designer,
builder, contractor or
architect we want to
be able to minimize
the time it takes them
to make their selections without sacrificing showing them all
their options,” says
Kevin Kuta, president. “We maximized
our showroom space
by allocating specific
areas for our different
products. Since we
provide many products to the marketplace, we wanted to put them all on
display and allow the customer to feel
that they had an opportunity to see all
that is available to them, thus leaving
with the confidence that what they selected will enhance their project.”
We asked visitors to
www.usglassmag.com what
they feel will be the big trend of
2012 in glass bath and shower
enclosures. Our readers are
predicting the following trends.
25%
Glass tiles in
shower stalls
16%
New metal
finishes
31%
New patterns
and/or colors
in glass
28%
Irregularly
shaped showers
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s retailers prepare 2012 inventory, shower door suppliers
are offering insight into the
year’s big trends.
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Photo: Basco Shower Enclosures
“Clear glass is seeing a large trend.
People want to show off their tile and
their faucets,” says Jim Jankauskis, business unit manager of the Foremost
Group’s Shower Door division in Hobart, Ind. He notes that with that option, heavy glass use is increasing.
“Especially in the heavy to 3⁄8- and ½-
inch we’re seeing a big jump,”
Jankauskis says.
For consumers with more conservative budgets, Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based
Coral Industries’ representatives are
finding that traditional enclosures are
mimicking the features of heavy glass
doors, with ¼-inch frameless units taking on more of a heavy glass look.
“3⁄8-inch-thick frameless luxury glass
continues to grow as the option consumers most desire, especially for master baths where homeowners can find
relief and relaxation from their busy
Consumers are requesting more heavy glass in their shower designs to
complement interest in going frameless.
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lives,” says Linda Garman, director of
marketing communications for Basco
Shower Enclosures in Mason, Ohio.
Custom Becomes More Fun
“We’re seeing a lot of standardization of size,” says Ray Adams, president
of Coastal Industries in Jacksonville,
Fla. “Where in years past everything
was custom, that seems to be changing now. I think builders are building
smaller bathrooms.”
The Coral Industries sales team is seeing remodelers focus on more spacious,
more elaborate and more customized
bathrooms. A result of that, they say, is
the trend for more elaborate enclosures.
This includes enclosures that offer
unique features, including decorative
glass (whether it be one of the many varieties of patterned or specialty glass),
imaged glass or cast glass are all being
seen as enhancements with appealing
aesthetics. Glass with unusual shapes
such as curved tops or edges offer other
means for customizing enclosures.
“There are a lot of interesting patterns
out there—the problem becomes they
New decorative glass technologies
are giving homeowners lots of new
options for making their shower
enclosures unique.
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“We’re seeing real high demand for
anything frameless or semi-frameless,”
Jankauskis says. But if you have to have a
frame, he says those finishes are “still
predominantly silver and brushed
nickel.” Jankauskis says Foremost is also
seeing steady demand on the bronze finishes the company offers. He adds, “Polished brass or gold is completely dead.”
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become so cost-prohibitive,” says Adams.
For those who can go custom, color is
playing more into their plans.
Sales reps for Seattle-based Agalite are
finding that colored glass of all types is
in high demand. They are finding that
ceramic frits have taken a giant leap forward with a new generation of inks and
application techniques that were previously unavailable or cost prohibitive. Incorporating images and photographs is
also becoming more and more prevalent
as a value-added, almost limitless way to
customize a shower or bath enclosure,
whether it is laser-etched, high-resolution interlayers or direct printed ceramic
frit, company representatives report.
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Where frameless isn't an option, more homeowners are opting for silver or
brushed nickel finishes.
“We’re probably seeing more use of
oil rubbed bronze materials than in
year’s past,” Adams says.“That seems to
be overtaking the brushed nickel sales
for us.”
The sales team at Agalite agrees that
frameless is still the standard, but notes
that the mantra “less is more” has a new
twist this year. In the current economic
environment, consumers that want the
frameless look but are looking to save
money are turning to light-duty hardware, the company’s sales representatives are finding. Not only is the
hardware more affordable, the reduced
glass and fabrication costs are also very
appealing to a growing market.
The Coral Industries Inc. sales team
reports that hardware designs are
trending toward the utilization of the
mechanical components as part of the
external design, such as external rollers
which, rather than being hidden inside
a track, are brought to the outside surface and featured as a design element.
Where budgets allow, these options are
being incorporated into heavy glass enclosures, making them more customized and distinctive in both
appearance and function.
Too Many Options!
With all of the great options that exist
in shower enclosures today, some customers may feel the choices will send
them running back to their local big
box store’s shower curtain aisle. “One
thing we uncovered in consumer focus
groups is that consumers are intimidated by the selection process and overwhelmed with options but at the same
time concerned with making sure they
consider all the options,” Garman says.
Basco deals with that by offering an online quiz to gather style preference in a
fun and interactive way.
Of course, helping customers
choose through the myriad of options
is just what a great shower door showroom is designed to do. ■
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Glass at Home
From East to West, All-Glass Houses
Remain the Best for Maximizing a View
and Commanding Style
by Megan Headley
The all-glass bathroom, glazed after the custom 3,500 pound bathtub was
installed, emphasized a connection to the water in this New York house.
T
he versatility of glass within
homes is becoming more prominent, as homeowners adopt glass
(indoors and out). From the bathroom
to the kitchen, glass products are helping to open up spaces, as bigger feature
windows allow for a greater connection
to the outdoors.
Glass Adds to
Hudson River Views
seem an obvious cladding choice. And
since it’s a dream house after all, why not
free up views of the fabulous interior furnishings with interior glass railings,
frameless glass shower enclosures and
lots of brilliant mirrors to reflect the light
at every turn as well?
And for those lucky few glazing contractors that are able to work directly with
the owner who specifies only the best of
the best in his search for a fully transparent dream house, quality is key in materials and installation.
ATM Mirror & Glass in Buchanan,
Photo: ATM Mirror & Glass
For those lucky few who are able to design that dream house on a site selected
for its extraordinary views, glass may
ATM Mirror & Glass found working directly with the homeowner allowed the
glaziers the flexibility to do some unique work.
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N.Y., had such an experience working
on a residence situated directly on the
Hudson River in Hyde Park, N.Y. The
company worked on the project from
the early stages until the owner was
ready to move in.
Yes, the house features curtainwall,
custom bent walls, glass railings around
the exterior perimeter and throughout
the interior. But in the house, the wow
factor is in the details. Take the bathrooms, for example.
A 3,500-pound hand-carved bathtub
had to be installed prior to closing in the
room. “We call them WT units,” explains
Jim Count, president of ATM Mirror &
Glass, in explaining the frameless bumpout units that make up the home.
“They’re all bumped out from the house
and the bathtub fits in one of these in the
master bath. It’s all 13⁄16 laminated glass,all
butt-jointed together so you see nothing.
There’s no metal. It’s beautiful.”
And then there’s the powder room.
“The whole powder room is bumped out
so when you’re out there all you see is the
Hudson River,” Count says. “It’s almost
like you’re standing outside. It’s an amazing house.”
Letting Nature Shine
According to Lee Ledbetter & Associates in New Orleans, which worked early
on as the project architect, the Ledgerock
Residence was “conceived as a series of
pavilions connected to a central spine
whose geometries may at first seem random; however, both the spine and the
pavilions follow the topography to occupy the highest elevation between two
small caves that flank a rock outcropping.
The house is clad in cast stone, and the
roofs of each pavilion undulate in naturalistic wraps and curves that create dramatic interior spaces while referencing
the rugged topography as well as the
movement of the river.”
Arriving visitors first meet a roughly
5,000-square-foot guest house that mimics the glass appearance of the 20,000square-foot main residence.
“At the end of the drive, the entry
façade can be understood as a planar
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The exterior of the project featured
custom-fabricated curtainwall supplied
by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope.
“Everything was custom fabricated
onsite,” Count says. The clerestory windows on the upper roof line of the house
were all custom bent by custom steel fabricators Newburgh Steel Products in
Newburgh, N.Y., based on templates provided by ATM Mirror & Glass. Tempered
low-E glass was used throughout for energy performance. J.E. Berkowitz in
Pedricktown, N.J., fabricated the oversize
insulating glass units in various curtainwall locations throughout the home,
measuring 105 by 135 inches, and the
13
⁄16-inch laminated glass used in the
frameless bump-out units.
Trickier still was installation of the
glass units, some of which weighed up to
1,800 pounds. Weight was only part of the
problem—access to the riverfront property was another. Enter the crane.
“The whole back side was very challenging,” Count says. “We had a 50-ton
crane up there hoisting glass.”
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A 50-ton crane was necessary for the glass installation due to this home's
challenging location directly on the Hudson River and the incredible weight of
the glass.
As he explains, “The glass came from
the front of the house, over the house and
then set into place … There’s no handling the glass because of the enormous
sizes of the glass.”
ATM also glazed the nine Weiland lift
slide glass doors supplied by Weiland
Sliding Doors and Windows in Oceanside, Calif.“It is a unique system that they
have,” Count says.“They work beautifully.
I mean, they slide like butter.”
A segmented glass railing flows along
two sides of the house, framing a patio.
ATM also fabricated and installed sunscreen over each balcony.
It wasn’t enough to have unhindered
views from the house. The homeowner
also wanted his river views visible from
backdrop to the naturalistic setting,”
writes the architect. “Clean stone walls
and clerestory windows create a preview
to what can only be appreciated upon entering the house—the panoramic views
of the Hudson River and the Catskills
through the mostly glass river façades.”
“The job took about 19 months to do,”
Count recalls. It’s easy to understand why
as he describes the company’s scope,
from fabrication of interior glass works
to a wide range of installation projects.
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A segmented glass railing, protected by custom fabricated sunshades, flows
along two sides of this open glass house.
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floors of the home. It was installed using
standoffs, custom made by Los Angelesbased C.R. Laurence, installed directly
into the structural steel.” The greatest
challenge, Count explains, was that the
radius of the curve was not consistent,
changing throughout the span.“With this
being installed via standoffs combined
with an inconsistent radius made for a
challenging installation. Never mind the
weight of the panels themselves! As many
glass professionals know; being the finish person can pose a certain degree of
difficulty …” he adds.
Hand in Hand
Custom fabricated curtainwall from Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope frames this
largely glass house, setting the stage for an emphasis on transparency and light.
within the swimming pool.
“The whole swimming pool is almost
level [with the river],” Count says. Installers sunk the glass railing’s shoe right
into the concrete surrounding the pool,
“so it looks like the glass is coming
straight out through the concrete.” Count
adds,“I don’t think [replacement] would
be that tricky. He’s got all stone out there
so it would mean pulling up a few stones,
maybe chiseling out the cement and then
replacing the piece of glass.”
Custom swing gates around the enclo-
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sure feature Italian hardware throughout.
Once the curtainwall was closed in,
ATM’s workers were brought inside. The
glazing contractor fabricated the interior
scope—including glass railings along the
staircases, frameless shower doors, custom medicine cabinets and mirror
work—for the project as well as doing installation. The exception is the ½-inchthick curved tempered glass wall that
spans two floors of the home.
“The wall itself is 24 feet long, 16 feet
high (split into 4 panels) spanning two
The use of glass throughout this
unique home meant that the glass fabricator-installer was on call for 19 months
on this project, overseeing complex products and difficult installations.
“There was a whole lot going on up
there, plus we were running our whole
fabricating place, plus doing other installs
down here. So there was a lot to do,”
Count says.
“If I was up there it was in the early
morning and then back down to our
shop running these crews down here, and
also communicating with them throughout the day up on that site. And when
there was any specialty work, like when
we had the 50-ton crane there, of course
I had to be onsite because this was dangerous. This was glass that weighs 1,800
pounds apiece and they need to be set
very, very delicately. So there was a lot
going on all the time.”
Because glass use was so intrinsic
to the project, ATM Mirror & Glass
was involved in nearly every step of
construction.
“We followed the project from the
very beginning on the structural steel
all the way through to the end, until
actually the owner was moving in,”
Count says.
As the project went on, the project architect grew less involved, Count says,
meaning the contract glazier dealt primarily with the home’s owner. He says
there were daily questions from the
owner, keeping him closely involved. “It
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The focus on transparency and
connection to the outdoors in this allglass house was emphasized by the
use of glass railings throughout the
interior as well.
Speaking for Itself
Among the more typical sales, ATM
Mirror & Glass continues to keep busy
with work on the occasional all-glass
house.
“We do a lot of glass houses,” he says.
“We’re finishing one up right now … It
was all single-glazed, which we converted to all insulating glass. We stay
busy with it.
“People just seek me out for that kind
of thing,” he continues. “We’ve done
quite a few and I guess … people who
have these situations, they look for [us].
And then of course we get recommendations and such.”
Touring the finished Ledgerock
home might inspire some of those calls
for help on similar such projects. “The
pictures don’t even do it justice,” Count
says. “If you could walk through the
house—it’s really amazing.”
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was nonstop,constantly,every day,” Count
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“It was a great project to work on,” he
says. “The owner was very understanding to just about anything that needed to
be done. If we thought it would be better
this way or look better this way or perform better that way then he was definitely for it.”
Although the house provided its share
of challenges, the experience proved a
positive one for Count.“Working with the
homeowner was really great … of course
he was very excited and anxious as well to
get into the home,” Count says.“If we [had
been] working with a builder or a developer, I don’t think we would have gotten
to do some of the things that we were able
to do in this house. Bringing it straight to
the owner, the source who was paying for
it, we were able to do some unique things
to this house.”
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Windows as large as 120 inches opened this home to plenty of light, possibly too much until the glazing contractor
worked with the architect on the best specification for this job.
Glass Adds Modern Vibe
Photo: GlasPro
Architect Guy Dreier designed this Bonsall, Calif., home with custom fabricated
glass throughout, to create clean, modern lines. “The expansive use of glass
was desirable not only to capture the
amazing views but also as a unique architectural element,” says Justin Mayall
of Justin Mayall Installations (JMI) in
Oceanside, Calif., the glazing contractor.
JMI worked directly with the architect
“to make their vision a reality,” Mayall
says, offering input on the glass makeup
and frame design.
The end result: a range of glass components seamlessly merge from exterior
Glass stairs throughout this California
home play with image and texture
through decorative interlayers.
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to interior and from room to room,
demonstrating that glass can be at home
in any room.
At first glance, the most dramatic use
of glass in the residence is the largescale lites in the windows and curved exterior railings, which open the home to
natural sunlight and grand views.
The project features Pilkington’s EverGreen Eclipse low-E glass over clear, in
sizes up to 120 inches.
Mayall notes among the project’s challenges was choosing a product that didn’t have a reflective quality, per the
architect’s request, and trying to get the
R-value up. He adds that such challenges
are “pretty typical of a custom home.”
Once inside the home, a pathway of
unique glass continues, most literally
in the glass floors and illuminated stair
treads. The stairs feature custom colors and textures. GlasPro in Santa Fe
Springs, Calif., fabricated the staircases
with various unique interlayers, including textural options from its textile and
line and another with high-resolution
graphic interlayers.
“The glass for the stairs was a lowiron laminated, tempered over white
with silver strand, which was a decorative details as well as a key design element,” Mayall explains of the first. On
the latter, he says, “We used light tape,
which is a phosphorous tape … hit it
with a low voltage charge and it glows,”
he says.
Glass makes a splash in other rooms
as well. Glass lined shower systems with
matching shaped transoms are unique
to each bathroom.
Although the frameless shower featured no major hardware, it did have
one rather unique addition: “Half of the
shower was inside the fireplace,” Mayall says. “I was really concerned about
thermal breakage. So what I did was I
used square standoffs that were about
3 inches long, and I put a piece of glass
[on either side]. I kind of made an insulating glass unit, but I did it with standoffs. That way the heat would hit that
[outer] piece of glass prior to going to
the next piece of glass.”
Beyond the bathroom, ¾-inch cut
glass countertops were used to complete
the kitchen and the recreation room.
Joe Green, the owner of GlasPro,
points out that glass has found new life in
nearly every room of today’s house.
“Bathrooms are still going to be the
main focus but, let’s face it, it’s starting
to creep into other areas as well, being
used more as surfaces as opposed to
just vertical walls,” Green says. ■
Megan Headley is the
editor of USGlass. She
can be reached at
[email protected] or
follower her on Twitter
@USGlass.
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Transportation Experts
Offer Tips for Saving
Money in the
Long Haul
by Megan Headley
Curtain-side trailers are one option glass shops are
considering for reducing truck weight, and thereby
improving fuel efficiency.
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A
lthough gas prices may actually
have dropped recently—down
2.4 percent in November following a 3.1-percent decline in October
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index—most
companies still want to save money in
the cost of transporting products.
Sometimes, a smart investment can be
a good way to save.
“Over the years it has been forgotten by
many companies—they invest in high
tech machines to make better products
and increase service, but they still transport the product they way they have for
more than 60 years,”
points out Bryn
Thompson,
CEO of
Rather than running big trucks with
small loads, a flexible fleet can help
save on transportation costs.
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The Glass Racking Co., with U.S. headquarters in Seattle. “Trucks are getting
better so they can be smaller than they
have been in the past.”
Vehicle Selection
New vehicle options may not be the
first place glass companies look to save
money, but it’s worth taking note that investing in the right vehicle can lead to
savings in the long run.
First and foremost, be sure that you
have the right truck and rack for the right
job, Thompson advises. “Many companies still run big trucks with only small
loads on for small trips,” he says.“As customer service has become as important
as the product, companies need to look
at changing their fleet and running
smaller trucks for the quick loads. This
will reduce running costs and speed up
delivery time. We are seeing more companies invest in small cab over trucks
with 16-foot bodies; these allow for easy
turning in tight spaces and can carry up
to 8,000 pounds of load.”
Thompson also suggests that larger
outfits consider looking at a variety of options in order to ensure they have a flexible fleet. “Companies need to look at
changing their fleet to suit the new trad-
ing conditions, so a fleet ranging from
vans to pickups, box bodies and full glass
carriers, will allow them to chose the
right truck for the load on that day,”
Thompson says.
Thompson also has a few words of advice when it comes to the specifics of
truck selection. Among them, he notes
that “curtain side glass carriers are more
streamlined and reduce windage. This in
turn reduces fuel usage and costs—plus
it allows the company to brand itself with
a mobile billboard.”
Running on Empty?
One of the first questions to ask when
looking for a new vehicle to help reduce
fuel costs is just what kind of fuel that vehicle will use (see sidebar page 37).
“Because of the greater distances that
glass companies now travel, the comparison between gas and diesel engines
is now more common than ever for
light- and medium-duty trucks. The
general rule is that if the vehicle will
travel farther than 35,000 miles per year
it probably makes sense to spend the
extra money for the diesel engine. The
diesel engine is definitely more expensive but gets better fuel efficiency and
will have a much longer lifespan than a
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gas engine,” says John Weise, president
of F. Barkow Inc. in Milwaukee.
“Today, with the price of fuel at the
pump remaining high and the addition
of new diesel emissions requirements,
the cost of delivering glass has increased.
Although diesel engines have more
torque and power, the higher cost of the
new diesel engines compounded by
maintenance and repair costs have
caused many of customers of rack
builders, such as Unruh Fab and others,
to switch back to gas engines,” says Robin
Donker, glass products manager at
Unruh Fab in Sedgwick, Kan.
Regardless of what type of fuel you’re
using, there’s one thing that buyers
should do before any purchase.
“Talk to experts before buying,”
Thompson says. “Talk to the companies that manufacture the glass racks
before you buy a truck, van or pickup
as they will help you with the correct
one, resulting in better efficiency and
running costs.”
Smart Driving
There’s another expert out there that
can advise in efficient vehicle selection.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) offers a program called
SmartWay, its collaboration with the
freight transportation industry that helps
freight shippers, carriers and logistics
companies improve fuel-efficiency and
save money. Launched in 2004, SmartWay® is an EPA program that reduces
transportation-related emissions by creating incentives to improve supply chain
fuel efficiency.
SmartWay partners agree to assess
freight operations; calculate fuel consumption and carbon footprint; and
track fuel-efficiency and emission reductions annually. In exchange, EPA ranks
and publicizes partners performance on
the SmartWay Partner List. Superior performers earn the SmartWay Partner logo.
Participation in SmartWay helps shippers
and logistics companies choose more efficient carriers, assess optimal mode
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Way Finance Program, which funds competitive grants to establish national, regional or state financing programs that
provide financial incentives (e.g., lowcost revolving loans, rebates, etc.) to vehicle/equipment owners for the purchase
of fuel-saving and emission-reducing
technologies.
A SmartWay Transport Partner since
2009, JEB has replaced nearly its entire
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fleet of trucks, with completion of this
monumental undertaking targeted for
the end of this year. The new vehicles are
equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and diesel exhaust fluids
(DEF). Both of these technological advances will increase fuel-efficiency while
reducing emissions. The upgrade to the
Saving with CNG
One of the first questions to ask when
looking for a new vehicle to help reduce
fuel costs is just what kind of fuel that vehicle will use. For Mike Kelley with TriStar
Glass in Tulsa, Okla., the answer is compressed natural gas (CNG).
According to CNG Chat.com, natural
gas powered vehicles look identical to
gasoline powered cars and trucks, but
run on the same domestically-produced
natural gas that powers home stoves
and water heaters, and for 30 to 60 per- Alternative
fuels,
such
as
cent less than the price of gasoline. In compressed natural gas, may work
addition, the site says the amount of well for commercial vehicles that
smog-forming emissions is near zero. In have fueling flexibility.
smaller fueling locations and on vehicles, CNG is stored in thick-walled steel, aluminum or composite tanks.
Kelley explains that he’s been interested in natural gas vehicles for a decade as
a way to get off of foreign oil. “Then I found out about these government auctions
where they auction off surplus vehicles and some of them are natural gas and
that’s how I got mine,” he says.
It’s not for everybody, but Kelley sees potential for CNG use to grow in the glass
industry. “We were planning on [using CNG] but, being in a fabrication business,
we need to use heavy trucks and companies like Freightliner and Cummins Diesel
are just now starting to make natural gas heavy trucks. The problem with them is
those are pretty well all dedicated, so if you run out of natural gas you’re looking
for a tow truck because you can’t really put it in a gas can,” Kelley says. “Where I
think the immediate use could be would be for retail shops, because they’re usually not out on the highway. There are lots of different places where they could put
those specialized tanks, in between the As and different places around the glass
racks. They would also be a great candidate for do-it-yourself fueling.”
Kelley adds that do-it-yourself fueling works especially well for small businesses.
“The way all of those work is they’re low-power compressors so it takes them all
night. The bad news is it takes all night. The good news, every morning when you
come in you’ve got a full vehicle and you don’t have to go to a station. You can see
that might not work so well for a consumer but it would work outstanding for a
glass shop,” Kelley says.
He notes that most states offer generous tax rebates and incentives for people
who use CNG. To learn about your state’s incentives for natural gas vehicles, visit
www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc.
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Super Single
Showdown
efore purchasing any new vehicle, it’s important to do
your homework.
USGlass recently received a letter from one manufacturer calling into question another’s recent product introduction.
Upon seeing the article about F. Barkow’s super single
tires (see November 2011 USGlass, page 50), Rustin
Cassway, president of MyGlassTruck.com in Glassboro,
N.J., wrote to USGlass: “This article is inaccurate when
you state ‘payload capacity and gross vehicle weight rating remain unchanged.’ This is 100-percent untrue … Significantly modifying a vehicle’s wheel configuration from
how it is manufactured is very dangerous and may even
be construed as illegal by violating EPA and Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. In addition, 100 percent
of the liability for any accidents, etc., may fall on the modifier (rack builder) and not GM or Ford. This type of modification will also void any factory warranty.”
F. Barkow president John Weise replies: “Glass dealers
who buy or specify medium-duty trucks for their business
continue to come to the realization that GM widened their
dual rear tired conventional trucks in 2011, much the
same way Ford widened their dual rear tired trucks in
1997. The problem this creates is there is no longer
enough room between the outside of the tires and the
federal width limit (102-inch overall) for glass racks on
both sides of the truck.
“Some glass dealers opt for an ‘offset’ body where they
get a full length rack on one side of the truck and two
smaller racks on the other side. The side with two racks has
effectively one rack in front of the rear tires and another
rack over the rear tires. That configuration does not sit well
with everyone, especially storefront glass dealers. Another
solution is the tilt-cab trucks, which typically have a narrow
enough rear track but cost more up front,” he says.
Weise explains that Barkow has recently partnered
with a specialty rim manufacturing company to supply the
conventional cab truck with “super single” tires, i.e. replacing the dual rear tires with larger payload capacity
single rear tires. “The rim capacity and the tire capacity
of the super singles are either equal to or greater than
the original equipment that came with the truck from GM.
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The payload capacity of the truck is therefore not diminished. The advantage of the super single tires is they are
narrow enough to allow full length glass racks on both
sides,” he says. “No truck warranties are being voided.
No emissions, lights or brakes are touched.”
Cassway disputes Weise’s assertion that “the rim capacity and the tire capacity of the super singles are either equal to or greater than the original equipment that
came with the truck from GM. The payload capacity of the
truck is therefore not diminished.”
According to Cassway, GM states that gross vehicle
weight (GVRW) rating will be reduced to a single rear
wheel (SRW) rating.
Cassway states: “The main point is that, per GM,
changing a vehicle from dual wheels to single wheels lowers the vehicles GVWR down to a truck with single rear
wheels. In other words, using the super single will not
give you the increased payload capacity that a dual rear
wheel truck has.
“You should also note that GM states that if an upfitter
chooses to do this modification, then the upfitter is then
responsible for compliance to all Federal Vehicle Safety
Standards,” he adds.
Cassway concludes, “As a vehicle manufacturer we are
very careful to comply with all laws. Modifying a vehicle is
a huge liability and the final stage manufacturer (the
body builder) must follow all the guidelines set forth by
the manufacturer …”
GM evidently is taking this issue very seriously, as at
press time the car maker had involved its legal department to provide a response for USGlass. We will keep you
posted on this issue.
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new fleet not only benefits the environment but serves as future cost savings for
the company and its customers.
“Participation in Smartway’s Transport
Partner program offers topic related web
conferences that have greatly enhanced
my knowledge of the new technological
advances in fuel efficiency and the methods in emission reduction,” says Barry
Blumenfeld, fleet manager for JEB.“Many
of our freight transport accounts are also
Smartway Transport Partners, which
helps in our mission to provide ecofriendly shipping.”
Planning the Route
For companies not looking to make an
investment just yet, there are simpler
ways to improve your transportation efficiency. Chief among them is planning
their route in such a way as to minimize
the area covered.
“Too few companies plan their route
trips and deliveries well enough,”
Thompson says. “If they change a few
things around and maybe not go not till
the afternoon for some areas, they will be
able to load the rack better and spend less
time returning back to the depot to collect glass or windows.”
“Glass dealers have expanded the geographic area in which they search out
work largely because of the down economy and partly for growth opportunities,” Weise points out. “I have found, in
our Barkow archives, glass delivery routing instructions from the late 1800’s. At
the time, glass was laid flat on a horse
drawn wagon with the top piece being the
first delivery. The most efficient delivery
route was planned out so that the bottom
piece of glass was the last delivery.”
Donker notes, “We maximize rack
space to accommodate as many needs as
possible in a single glass carrier, thus allowing our customers to operate and
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Robin Donker, glass products manager at Unruh Fab in Sedgwick, Kan., advises that there are a few cost saving reminders for maximizing safety and fuel
efficiency, no matter the number of trucks operated or material used:
• Do not overload a vehicle;
• Stay within gross vehicle weight rating guidelines of the vehicle;
• Evenly distribute your payloads on the glass racks;
• Minimize trips;
• Avoid fast starts and sudden stops;
• Regularly maintain your vehicles per owner manual requirements to help
with fuel efficiency and performance; and
• Regularly check tire pressure.
GPS is not 100 percent accurate, but is
still very helpful,” Weise says.
Grace under fire.
Loading the Truck
with Options
Aluflam offers true extruded aluminum doors, windows and walls which are
fire-rated for up to 60 minutes. These systems blend
perfectly with non-rated
storefront and curtain wall
systems with clear glass
and extruded aluminum
profiles. Specifying Aluflam
allows you to provide fire
safety while reaching for
your design goals.
Glass rack suppliers naturally have
a number of tips for selecting the best
options.
“Many customers are installing a second glass rack on the passenger sides of
their van whereas in past years the driver
side only configuration was more common,” Weise says. “The enclosed glazing
bodies are also very popular to help
eliminate multiple trips. Every tool and
supply needed may be kept on board out
of the weather and away from thieves
with the glass on the outside rack.”
Weise also notes that aluminum and
stainless steel are now the most popular
materials for glass racks. “They are
lighter and more durable than painted
steel while being easier on the trucks
suspension, braking system and fuel efficiency,” he says.
For Thompson, aluminum racks are
the way to go. “Use more T6 extruded
aluminum racks on all size glass carriers,” he advises. “This reduces
weight, which reduces fuel use, which
reduces costs.”
Michael Frett, sales representative
with MyGlassTruck.com in Glassboro,
N.J., agrees, noting that 6061 T6 aluminum construction reduces rack
weight. According to information from
the company, single-sided racks are a
fuel saving alternative to double-sided
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models, while slim, aerodynamic profile
eliminates wind resistance. The company also aims to provide racks for fuelefficient vehicles such as the Ford Transit
and Freightliner Sprinter. In addition,
company representatives note that its demountable glass racks save fuel and extend vehicle life, since weight and drag
are reduced when vehicle is operated
with rack removed.
“Aluminum continues to become more
and more popular because of its lighter
weight. That lighter weight translates into
either more gross vehicle weight capacity for glass or a lighter vehicle, which
translates to better fuel economy,” Donker
says. She adds, “On larger bodies and
trailers, steel remains to be our workhorse, but in order to reduce the overall
weight of the body, customers have chosen to enclose with lighter weight aluminum sheeting or our curtain-side
tarping systems to protect the products
instead of solid steel sheeting.”
What should not be a trend is the ageold advice to maintain your fleet regularly. “Keep the fleet up to date, maintain
the tires and engine; this will result in direct savings,” Thompson says. ■
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Playing with Fire?
Architects Demand More from
Fire-Resistant Products
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by Ellen Rogers
ver the past decade a lot has
changed with fire-rated glass.
Once thought of and used primarily because codes mandated their
use, the market has evolved to include
a range of product types that can be
used in a host of applications, including interior, exterior, impact-rated—
even decorative. Thanks to industry
growth and technological advances,
architects are finding more and more
opportunities when it comes to designing with fire-rated glazing. This
product segment is becoming one capable of more than just resisting or restricting fire and heat—it can even
add to the overall aesthetic, design and
performance of a building.
PRODUCT EVOLUTION
“Over the past few years, fire-rated
glass has evolved into a value-adding
product that can provide a high level
of fire- and life-safety protection
while contributing to a building’s
overall design,” says Jeff Razwick, vice
president of business development for
Technical Glass Products in Snoqualmie, Wash. “For example, manufacturing
advancements
have
improved fire-rated glass’ surface
composition and color, while firerated frames continue to feature thinner profile dimensions and new
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surface treatments to better integrate
with neighboring curtainwall, door
and window applications.”
Others agree that technological advances are allowing architects to incorporate fire-rated glass more and
more into their designs.
“Designers are not interested in settling when it comes to fire-rated glass
and framing,” points out Tim Nass,
vice president of national sales with
SAFTI FIRST in San Francisco. “In the
past they may have been willing to accept aesthetic limitations, but not
anymore. Like conventional glass we
are held to the same high standards
and we are being asked to provide
empirical data to support our product’s ability to be fire rated, but also
incorporate sound attenuation, high
thermal performance, hurricane impact and in some cases even blast
loads. Fire-rated manufacturers need
to have multi-faceted systems that
meet an array of aesthetic and physical demands.”
And as Kristi Davis, Midwest regional sales manager for Vetrotech
Saint-Gobain, notes,“There has been a
shift from fire-rated glass as a component to a complete system solution of
fire-rated glass combined with optimal framing systems to meet the code
requirements of the application.”
ARCHITECTS’ WANTS
When it comes to specifying firerated glass, architects now are looking
for materials that will add to the aesthetics of their design. Innovations and
changes in fire-rated glass allow them
to incorporate the requirements of firerated materials while still creating a visually appealing design.
“Architects are looking for fire-rated
glazing products that expand their design flexibility. They’re no longer content with simply using fire-rated glass
in individual windows, borrowed lites
and small view panes in doors,” says
Razwick. “They want large, visually
compatible glazed areas that extend
from floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall and
across multiple stories.”
He adds, “Across the board, architects seek multi-tasking products because they make accomplishing more
with less a reality. In the fire-rated industry, this translates into products
that can meet fire and life safety codes,
transfer daylight, open up interior
spaces and maintain visual consistency with surrounding applications.
Fire-rated products likely to gain traction in the coming years are those that
help reduce heating and cooling loads
and contribute to building envelope
performance.”
According to Nass, architects are
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products that expand their design flexibility.
They’re no longer content with simply using
fire-rated glass in individual windows, borrowed
lites and small view panes in doors.
—Jeff Razwick, TGP
seeking more and more transparency
and are calling on fire-rated glass to
help meet this demand.
“They are looking for more clear
views and they want the products to
be as transparent as possible. The architects are becoming more and more
code-savvy because they want to incorporate products that open their
spaces up more and more,” he says.
“The architects are beginning to
grasp the difference between the protective and resistive product categories and are looking for the
appropriate product for the application.”
He adds that his company is starting
to see more specifications calling for resistive products.“In the past, specs were
really dominated by laminated ceramic.
Now, there is a greater demand for products that can prevent the transfer of radiant heat.”
Diana San Diego, director of marketing with SAFTI FIRST, says it’s also common for architects to ask them to match
the look of other non-rated glass and
framing systems to keep a unified, consistent look.
“Fire protection that is ‘hidden in plain
sight,’ so to speak,” is how she describes
this. “Having large, transparent, clear
view areas and framing systems available in virtually any finish always helps
in terms of giving architects the maxiwww.usglassmag.com
mum fire safety and design freedom.”
San Diego adds that working closely
with the architect and the glazing contractor early in the project helps a great
deal, especially if the situation requires
some “out-of-the-box thinking.”
Daniel Poling, account manager for
Schott North America Inc. in Elmsford,
N.Y., says some of the most significant
recent changes he’s seen relate to the aesthetics of fire-rated openings.
“Architects are demanding products
that fit into the natural design of a project,” he says.“This includes unobtrusive
window and framing solutions and glazing products that appear more natural.”
He adds, “We don’t see a lot of requests for new functions as much as we
see requests for new forms. Architects
are trying to push the design envelope
by going bigger or having the fire-rated
opening blend in with the rest of the
glazing on a project.”
Industry suppliers also agree a desire for transparency is becoming increasingly important in architectural
designs. Like traditional glass, firerated products can also be used in
achieving this design aesthetic. Combined with a desire for more transparency, Brigitte Ross, western
regional sales manager with Vetrotech
Saint-Gobain, says architects are looking to combine this aesthetic with
other performance features.
“The current trends are opening up
buildings using transparent wall
panel systems, butt-glazed options as
well as combining the need for firerated glass with other life-safety components, such as hurricane, blast,
bullet, etc.,” she says. “Architects are
pushing the research and development of fire-rated glass by asking for
fire-rated and life-safety combinations that until now had not been
available. The result is incorporation
of fire-rated glass in decorative, privacy, exterior, security and floor applications, placing a demand on
product flexibility.
HOT TRENDS
In addition to the growing move toward transparency, there are also a
number of other fire-rated glazing
trends on the rise. Razwick says some
of these up-and-coming trends include fire-rated glass floor systems,
which allow daylight to pass deep into
interior spaces, and silicone-glazed
fire-rated curtainwalls, which enable
design professionals to create the
smooth, frame-free look of structural
silicone-glazed curtainwalls.
What are architects looking for in firerated glass? Industry experts point to
transparency and daylighting, features
provided by this system from TGP, as
growing trends.
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Designers are not interested in
settling when it comes to fire-rated
glass and framing. In the past they
may have been willing to accept
aesthetic limitations, but not anymore.
—Tim Nass, SAFTI FIRST
Aside from achieving fire ratings, this
University of Michigan Law School
building needed its glass to help
preserve the historic design.
“Fire-rated glass is also being used
to supplement daylighting goals,” he
adds. “When oriented correctly, it can
transfer light into typically hard-to-illuminate spaces and provide views to the
outside from deep within a building.”
While most commonly used in indoor settings, fire-rated glass is also
moving more into exterior applications.
“Some common scenarios include
buildings in close proximity to property
lines, areas leading into parking garages
and wildfire areas,” says San Diego.
But not all trends are aesthetic-related.
San Diego says as part of an overall
trend in building products, her company has seen an increased demand for
American-made (or locally manufactured) products.
“Glass is no exception, and now
fire-rated glass and framing can contribute to this, whether it’s meeting
Buy American [requirements] or
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LEED MR 5.1 or 5.2 for locally produced materials,” she says.
For some, though, trends aren’t always positive. According to Poling,
some current trends have been cause
for concern.
“Over the last [few] months we [have
been] hearing stories of non-certified
companies applying films and/or laminations to products such as wired
glass. I think it is important to consider
where you are sourcing all of your life
safety materials. Will those sources be
there if and when you need support? We
strongly believe, if it doesn’t have the
proper stamp on it then don’t recommend using it.”
CODE MATTERS
While products may be evolving to
offer more aesthetics, their significance
to a building’s construction still comes
down to their fire-rated performance.
Building codes have seen numerous
changes over the past decade and experts agree that the industry can expect
this to continue.
For example, Razwick notes that
one important change in the 2012 International Building Code (IBC) is in
Section 703.4, which now clarifies
that the fire-resistance rating of glass
and other building materials must be
established without the use of automatic sprinklers or any other fire suppression system.
“This amendment underscores the
importance of fire-rated materials
providing unaided fire protection, and
helps create an additional margin of
safety for building occupants if sprinklers fail or are unable to reach flames
during a fire,” Razwick says.
Nass adds, “Regardless of whether
the building is full sprinklered or not,
fire-protective glazing in exit enclosure doors is limited to 100 square
inches. Fire-resistive glazing products
may be used to the maximum size
tested. Past iterations of the code allowed for protective glass larger than
100 square inches in applications over
45 minutes if the building was fully
sprinklered and the glass could limit
temperature rise to 450 degrees
Fahrenheit over 30 minutes.”
San Diego adds it’s also important for
architects and specifiers to know about
the updated Chapter 7 tables in the
2012 IBC (see October 2011 USGlass,
page 20).
“For the first time, the IBC specifically makes distinctions between fireprotective versus fire-resistive glazing,
their allowed applications and, most
importantly, their limitations,” she says,
explaining that these changes were
done to make it easier for designers,
code officials and installers to clearly
categorize and apply fire-protective and
fire-resistive glazing.
She notes, though, that these are not
new code requirements, but rather a
clarification of the 2006 and 2009 editions of the IBC.
“Even though the new tables will
not be adopted locally until jurisdictions accept the 2012 IBC, they are
useful today in understanding the
2006 and 2009 IBC glazing requirements. The requirements contained in
the new tables have been in effect
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since the 2006 IBC, and conform to
what NFPA 80 provided in the 1999
and 2007 NFPA 80 editions, which are
incorporated by reference in the 2012
IBC,” San Diego says.
Ron Leiseca, eastern regional sales
manager for Vetrotech Saint-Gobain
in Auburn, Wash., comments that the
codes are beginning to decrease the
role of ceramics due to their limited
performance capabilities.
“As their role in rated applications
of 60 minutes is phased out by code
clarifications—NFPA and ICC have
both clarified that ceramics are extremely limited to very small areas in
these ratings—architects [will have
to] widen their consideration to alternate materials that can offer more capabilities without greatly affecting
budgets.”
And when it comes to code changes,
Poling adds that almost every state,
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excluding Illinois, has adopted a 2003 MULTI-TASKING
or newer edition of the IBC.
As architects continue looking for glass
“This eliminates wired glass in to provide multiple performance abilities,
areas that require a safety glazing products, too, will continue to evolve to
product,” he says. “This is by far the meet these changing needs. “All of these
most important change we should all multi-tasking, fire-rated glazing products
be aware of.”
were created to meet the demands of the
According to Poling, certain lobby architectural community,” San Diego
groups are trying to limit the amount says. And that’s a movement the industry
of fire-protective glazing products can expect to see more of in the years
available to the market, for example, to come. ■
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IBC to limit the size of glazing in
fire-protective doors.
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Decorative Glass Finds its Place in Residential Projects
by Ellen Rogers
L
ooking for ways to bring glass into your next residential project? Creative thinkers have taken glass to
an assortment of new places in the house. Here’s a
room-by-room guide to some of the glass products available—and all quite decorative.
GREAT ENTRANCES
In many homes the foyer is the first room of the house
that people see upon entering. Why not make it one that
leaves a lasting impression? Entry doors are a great way to
do just that. After all, the front door is often the first—and
last—part of the home those coming and going see. As a
way to help homeowners create a distinctive statement
with their front door, the Pella Carina walnut wood door
features stylish, wrought iron swirls accented in glass.
Once inside, a staircase is often in close
view. Glass can be used
to create a real wow-factor, such as this spiraling staircase featuring
glass supplied by Goldray Industries. And to
take that a step further,
some
homeowners
choose to incorporate a
different flooring element in their foyer as a
Companies such as Goldray distinguishing element.
flooring
create decorative glass products Acid-etched
that can be used as stair treads from companies such as
and flooring for an added pop of Walker Glass can give a
home a chic vibe.
interest.
GREAT ROOM IDEAS
What homeowner doesn’t like to curl up by a fireplace
with a warm blanket and good book? But a fireplace doesn’t have to be just brick and mortar. While glass doors are
certainly an option, there are some homeowners opting
for a less traditional route. Bluworld of Water based in Orlando is a full-service indoor waterwall manufacturer that
combines water and art for a range of settings, including
residential fireplaces. When budgets allow, some home-
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owners opt to add a water feature to their fireplace area,
creating a tranquil, unique setting. This company’s water
features often incorporate an element of glass, whether
clear, frosted or cast.
“Homeowners are looking for a unique décor item that
complements their style,” explains Martin Nardini, HOMelements sales manager for Bluworld. “The running water
provides a stunning focal point and relaxing sound while
helping to promote a healthy environment by cleansing the
air and releasing negative ions.”
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Are wood kitchen cabinets becoming a thing of the
past? The use of glass is growing in these, too, as well as
appliances such as Jenn-Air's floating glass-front
refrigerator.
The kitchen, the kitchen … where to begin as the glass
opportunities abound. It’s no secret that everyone loves a
good kitchen and glass products are right at home when it
your clients and customers know the dishes never have to be
in perfect display.
FINE DINING
The glass tabletop remains a popular option in the dining room, and thanks to advances in glass technologies
homeowners don’t have to worry about the problems of
scratches. Products such as DiamondGuard from Guardian
Industries, for example, can be used for table tops giving
homeowners added surface protection. According to
Guardian, the DiamonGuard product is 10 times more
Want to bring color into the kitchen? Then how about a scratch-resistant than some other products allowing the
backsplash? H&M Glass in Hershey, Pa., working with table top to look newer longer.
Dreamwalls backpainted glass products, created a limegreen backsplash for this home.
comes to helping homeowners create the culinary envy of
the neighborhood.
Countertops have become an increasingly popular option for
glass usage. Slumped, cast, fused or laminated, a glass countertop can make a stunning impression. Companies such as Think
Glass in Montreal have created an array of countertop options
that can be created to fit the décor of each individual kitchen.
Combine that with a backpainted backsplash, such as those in
the Dreamwalls line from Gardner Glass products, and the result is a colorfully stylish environment.
To take it one step further, some companies offer glass-front
appliances. Jenn-Air®, for instance, has a Floating Glass line of
products that includes refrigerators, dishwashers and more. The
glass panels are situated to seemingly float in place.
But glass in the kitchen is not limited to the contemporary
effects of a snazzy countertop, backsplash and appliances. Those
going for a more traditional look can still bring glass into their
kitchen. Glass cabinets remain a popular option. Frosted, textured and patterned glass choices are, of course, available, so let
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Glass countertops, such as these by ThinkGlass, are
popping up in even the most modern kitchens.
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The dining room is also a great spot for a large-scale window. Bays and bows and other big window types can open
up the room and bring in an abundance of natural light. For
example, used in combination, the Andersen 400 Series casement bay window, 400 Series Frenchwood gliding patio doors
and 400 Series Flexiframe specialty fixed windows can create a light-filled, open dining space.
WASHING UP
If the kitchen is the number-one glass-in-the-house
venue, then the bathroom is sure to claim second place.
Homeowners often say an all-glass shower enclosure is a
must-have feature. While patterns, colors and textures can
allow a homeowner to be ultra creative, many say that clear
glass remains the top seller—and the desire is still one for
as little metal as possible. Cardinal Shower Doors has one
such solution in its Skyline shower enclosure, which brings
a new take on the sliding door. Instead of hiding the rollers
up inside a track, the sliding panel glides on large stainless
steel rollers mounted directly to the glass. The unit features one fixed panel and one sliding panel. And yes, for
While decorative glass has long shown up in bathrooms
with decorative shower doors and more, the latest
trends include glass tile backsplashes, such as those by
Crossville, and glass sinks (inset) by companies such as
Meltdown Glass.
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those seeking a unique vibe, options are available to allow
homeowners to mix and match patterned and/or cast glass
for the shower panels.
Glass tile is another hot-ticket item in the bathroom, as
it’s often used on shower walls and floors, tub surrounds
and as a backsplash. Companies such as Crossville Inc.
offer an assortment of tile options. The Ebb & Flow series,
for example, is a combination of both glass and natural
stone. It creates a three-dimensional effect on interior and
exterior walls, but maintains a smooth surface.
And what bathroom would be complete without a sink?
Glass vessel sinks are yet another option for unique bathroom features. Clear glass is certainly available, but for those
wanting a more artistic option, many glass artists also create
one-of-kind selections. BJ Katz with Meltdown Glass in
Tempe, Arizona, often combines cast glass, colors, textures
and other details when working on her vessel sinks.
OUTDOOR OPTIONS
But there are more
than just interior options for glass when it
comes to residential
projects. Glass is also
finding its place in outdoor projects as well. In
fact, Glass Recycled in
Plano, Texas, has a colorful showcase of options Glass Recycled in Plano, Texas,
for landscaping. Called turns recycled glass into
GlassScape, the com- sustainable mulch.
pany turns broken glass
bottles and porcelain fixtures into decorative, sustainable
mulch in more than 20 colors. Using a patented process, the
company takes such discarded materials and “upcycles” them
for a number of residential and commercial uses including
landscape products, as well as countertops and flooring.
The GlassSCAPE line offers the material crushed, loose and
bagged and can be used as a permanent alternative to
groundcover, mulch or used in fountains and aquariums. ■
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Basco Shower Enclosures has introduced a new glass pattern called Tempest. The new pattern debuts in both
¼- and 3⁄8-inch thicknesses, for both
Basco and RODA units.
The company also notes that it has
removed the obsolete Cascade, Heirloom and Steam Mist patterns from
the Basco line, and the Arctic Frost,
Venetian and Cobblestone from the
RODA line.
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hardware
Agalite Introduces New
Heavy-Duty Hardware
Agalite Shower & Bath Enclosures, a
division of Hartung Glass Industries,
has a new line of proprietary shower
enclosure hardware featuring two new
heavy- and standard-duty hinge designs and a wide selection of glass
clamps, aluminum headers, wall channels and clip systems. The Cozza Collection of hinges features a decorative
bevelled edge design and the Vetta Collection has a classic squared edge.
The solid brass construction in the
heavy-duty hinges offers enhanced
glass resources
Pilkington Redesigns Online Product Directory
Pilkington has launched a newly redesigned online product directory. It
provides a full description of all products, explanations on how they work, as
well as their applications, features and benefits. All brochures are available
for download, and the website also includes a full interactive project references section.
❙❙➤ www.pilkington.com/na/products
Android Users Can Now Find Sika Products
A new Sika Corp. product finder is now available in the Android Store. This tool
now allows users to access all Sika product catalogs worldwide from mobile devices running on Android. Further information, such as product or material
safety data sheets, can be accessed as well.
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SAFTI FIRST Debuts Android App
SAFTI FIRST reports that Android smartphone and
tablet users can now download the free mySAFTI app directly onto their devices by typing “mysafti” in the Android
Market’s search bar.
The mySAFTI app allows users to search for the correct
fire-rated glazing product based on fire ratings (20 to 180
minutes) or applications (doors, walls or openings). Users
can also view product fact sheets, size charts, request
information or view selected project photos for additional
design inspiration.
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support performance for 3⁄8- and ½inch glass as two hinges can support a
36-inch wide, 110-pound door.
The hinge collections include an interior bonded gasket designed to protect glass-to-hinge contact and ease
installation. All of the company’s hinges
feature aggressive “waffle grip” clamping surfaces and have a 5-degree offset
pin option. The hinges are available in
wall mount, 180- and 135-degree glassto-glass configurations.
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software
FeneTech Previews
Software Launch
FeneTech has announced the upcoming release of FeneVision_neo in early
spring 2012. According to information
from the company, the new software
features a modern design, enhanced
graphics and support for many new
functions for iPads and tablet PCs.
Other new functions—all fully integrated and embedded into the powerful CORE application—include a new
interactive business intelligence dashboard, an enhanced and re-designed
web center, a brand-new delivery
tracking application for the iPad based
on 3G and 4G technology and brandnew optimization algorithms, to name
a few.
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Guardian Adds to
Glass Performance
Guardian Industries offers architects
and building owners another layer of
energy performance control with its
first commercial interior surface coating for glass, SunGuard IS 20.
Company representatives report that
SunGuard IS 20 improves the effectiveness of their advanced architectural glass
when combined with any SunGuard
coatings. For example, when SunGuard
IS 20 is teamed with Guardian SNX
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glaze IG unit available from the company,
featuring best-in-class light-to-solar-gain
and the lowest U-factor.
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doors and windows
Traco Offers New Option
for Specialized Retrofits
By incorporating the benefits of the
NX-3000 projected window series, the
new NX-4000 Series Thermal Window from Traco, a division of
Kawneer Co. Inc., offers the performance of a projecting window with the
distinctive look of a hung window—
an ideal combination for specialized
retrofit projects.
Featuring the company’s NexGen
thermal barrier system, energy spacer
and 1-inch insulating glass, the window
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and water performance. It was
tested to a design
pressure of 80 psf
and water performance level of
15 psf. The aluminum window
uses hollow extrusion profiles
with Euro-groove construction for reliable hardware attachment. Designed
with a master frame depth of 4 5⁄8
inches and a 3 1⁄8 inches operable vent
depth, the projecting window has an
exaggerated offset of 1 ¼-inch minimum between the upper and lower
exterior glass surfaces.
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heated glass
railings
A low cost option for heated insulating glass windows is now available.
Glass Products Consulting Co. LLC
has developed a heatable glass panel
that it says can replace current silver
ceramic-based systems. In the new
product, copper replaces 83 percent of
the silver previously used. Soldering
electrical terminals and related use of
expensive indium is eliminated.
The heating grids are printed on a
PET film and is laminated to a glass
panel with a PVB film on the grid side.
This is applicable to heated/insulating
glass units where the PET is on the inside facing a low-E coated surface.
According to information from the
developer, the fabrication process uses
established production processes such
ARTACO Railing Systems offers complete railing system packages for costeffective installation, and a full range of
custom services to meet unique architectural specifications. The company’s
railing and canopy systems include
balusters, brackets and fittings, with infill options such as glass, rod, cable and
more. In addition, company representa-
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ARTACO Provides
Complete Railing System
as flexography roll-to-roll printing,
nano silver material and roll-to-roll
electroplating. It also makes feasible a
grid line width as low as 0.2 mm.
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labor costs significantly.
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Argotec Puts Its EdgeSealPLUS to the Test
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seal products in protecting the polycarbonate component in autoclave-laminated security glazing composites.
ArgoEdgeSealPLUS provides not only
a highly impermeable chemical barrier
but also serves as a 50-mil “bumper.”
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Partners Create a
Well-Matched Louver
Last year Argotec Inc. introduced its
ArgoEdgeSealPLUS, a patent-pending, TPU-Foil-TPU construction used
to protect the edges of both TPU- and
PVB-interlayered laminated glass
composites. Now the company has
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Crystal Window & Door Systems
and WinTech have partnered to develop a new window louver panel option. The louver system offers exact
color matching, resistance to water
penetration, energy efficiency and
simple installation.
The louver system meshes Crystal’s
most popular aluminum fixed/picture
windows (Series 2100, 6100, 8100 and
the new 5100) with the WinTech louver panels to match one another exactly. The louver panel now integrates
with the picture window sash and
frame to create a combined internal
weep pathway that channels rainwater down to the outside and prevents
it from penetrating to the interior.
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new hires
United Plate Glass
Co. Inc. has named
David Tyrrell as architectural products division manager. Tyrrell
brings more than 25
years of experience,
most recently as a reDavid
gional sales represenTyrrell
tative for YKK AP. He
will spearhead the company’s drive
to expand its efforts into the aluminum systems industry.
Virginia Glass Products
in Martinsville, Va., hired
Mike Dishmon as corporate sales manager for the
company and its parent
company Virginia Mirror
Co. Inc. Dishmon, a 27year glass veteran, previ- Mike
ously worked at Vitro Dishmon
America in Greensboro,
N.C., most recently as area manager.
S. Joseph Shaheen is
the new director of
sales and marketing for
GED Integrated Solutions (GED) in Twinsburg, Ohio. Shaheen
joins the company with
25 years of sales and
S. Joseph
sales management exShaheen
perience, most recently
as a field sales representative for
Arrow Electronics.
Sika Corp., in Madison Heights,
Mich., has hired Paul Zeits as a senior
chemist in thermoplastic technologies
in the Research and Development
Group. He is a recent graduate of Texas
A&M University, where he earned a
Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry.
Agalite Shower & Bath Enclosures,
a division of Hartung Glass Industries in Seattle, has hired Greg
Landry as a branch manager for its
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Anaheim facility. Landry has nearly
18 years of glass industry, including
positions with Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope and Vitro America.
Mike Wellborn Sr.,
Mike Wellborn Jr. and
Jimmy Dean have
joined the Virginia Glass
Products sales team to
open a sales office in the
Atlanta area. This team
will be responsible for
Mike
Wellborn Sr. sales of glass doors and
entrances, custom tempered glass and shower
doors. Wellborn Sr. has
been in the glass business for the past 28
years, the last 18 with
TGI-Atlanta and 10
years before that with
Arch Aluminum and Mike
G l a s s . Wellborn Jr.
Wellborn
Jr. spent the last 12 years
with TGI in several
roles, most recently in
sales estimating. Dean
also comes from TGI
where he has worked for
Jimmy
18 years in door sales.
Dean
associations
The National Fenestration Rating
Council in Greenbelt, Md., has announced the results of the board of
director election for the 2012. The
following members have been
elected to a three-year term:
• Steve Strawn, Jeld-Wen - Fenestration Industry Category (Specified).
This seat is specifically for a manufacturer who sells the majority of
its fenestration products or systems
for use in residential construction;
• Jim Larsen, Cardinal Glass Industries - Fenestration Industry Category (Unspecified);
• Neal Humphrey, Alliance to Save
Energy - General Interest Category
(Specified). This seat is specifically
for a not-for-profit institution of
research or higher education;
• Nelson Pena, California Energy
Commission - General Interest
Category (Specified). This seat is
specifically for a representative of
a state or local government energy
or building code office; and
• Tony Rygg, William Rygg Consultant - General Interest Category
(Unspecified).
promotions
André Brütsch has
become the new head of
the Bystronic Glass Group,
succeeding
Richard
Jakob as CEO. With the
change, Brütsch will also
become a member of the
Conzzeta AG Manage- André
ment Group. He most re- Brütsch
cently served as the
operative manager of the parent company Bystronic Laser AG, where he has
managed the operations division of this
business unit since 2008. Jakob will remain within the group management for
special projects and the management of
the global sales and service subsidiaries.
In addition, Bystronic
has appointed Dr. Frank
Scholz to the newly created position of chief marketing officer. Scholz most
recently served as a managing director at a consulting company in
Dr. Frank
Shanghai.
Scholz
FeneTech Inc. of Aurora, Ohio, has
added two senior level executives to
its management team. Craig Morris
has become vice president of engineering and Horst Mertes has become vice president of sales and
marketing. Morris has been with the
company for 12 years, serving as a
software engineer, group manager
and, most recently, as the director of
engineering. Mertes, an industry veteran with more than 25 years of sales
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for four years, most recently serving
as the director of global sales.
Walker Glass of Montreal has appointed
Danik Dancause as the
architectural manager
for its local market. In
addition to his previous
duties, Dancause will
Danik
be responsible for arDancause
chitectural promotion
from Ottawa, Ontario, to
Quebec City. Walker also has hired
Matthew Christie as the business development coordinator in the marketing team. His responsibilities will vary
from trade show coordination to following-up architectural leads, as well
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Glass TEXpo™ ’12 Online
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April 12-13, 2012, in San Antonio, is now live for attendees. Visit the website www.usglassmag.com/texpo to
view the full schedule and to register to attend.
Glass TEXpo is co-sponsored by the Texas Glass Association and USGlass magazine. Plan to attend and
benefit from the two full days of educational seminars,
networking opportunities and personal attention from
the exhibitors. Attendees who register before March 23,
2012, will receive discounted prices.
The host hotel, El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel, has discounted room rates of $110 per single/double, plus tax.
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Glass Expo Northeast™ ’13 Dates Set
Glass Expo Northeast will be returning to Long Island,
N.Y., next year, March 7-8, 2013.
Dedicated to providing educational seminars regarding architectural glass and general business management, the two-day event includes informational
sessions, a trade show floor full of industry suppliers
and networking opportunities, including a welcoming
cocktail party.
Glass Expo Northeast will be held at the Hyatt Regency
Long Island at Wind Watch Hotel & Golf Club in Long Island
(Hauppauge), N.Y., and is co-sponsored by the Long Island
Glass Association and USGlass Magazine.
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Glasspex India Scheduled for March
From March 20-22, 2013, the Bombay Convention and
Exhibition Center in Mumbai, India, will host Glasspex
India, the Third International Exhibition for Glass Production – Processing – Products. Messe Düsseldorf, in cooperation with its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf India, is
organizing the event.
Glasspex India 2013 will present the value creation
chain of the glass manufacturing process. Exhibit categories will include glass manufacturing and production
technology, glass processing and finishing, glass products
and applications, tools and auxiliary equipment, process
control technology as well as solar energy and transparent
thermal insulation, display glass and laser technology.
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& Delivery 2012
Organized by the
International Quality and
Productivity Center (IQPC).
Sentry Center.
New York City.
Contact: IQPC
at 800/882-8684.
January 29February 1, 2012
Labor-Management
Conference
Sponsored by the International
Association of Bridge,
Structural, Ornamental,
and Reinforcing Iron Workers
and the Ironworker
Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT).
Paris Las Vegas.
Las Vegas.
Contact: IMPACT
at 800/545-4921.
February 20-24, 2012
GANA Annual Conference
Sponsored by the Glass
Association of North
America (GANA).
Hyatt Regency Sarasota.
Sarasota, Fla.
Contact: GANA
at 785/271-0208.
February 26-29, 2012
AAMA 75th Annual Conference
Sponsored by the American
Architectural Manufacturers
Association (AAMA).
Naples Grande.
Naples, Fla.
Contact: AAMA
at 847/303-5664.
April 2-4, 2012
BEST Conference 3
Sponsored by the National
Institute of Building
Sciences (NIBS).
West Peachtree Plaza.
Atlanta.
Contact: NIBS
at 202/289-7800.
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USGlass magazine.
El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel.
San Antonio.
Contact: USGlass
at 540/720-5584.
April 12, 2012
Fenestration Day 2012
Sponsored by Door & Window
Manufacturer magazine.
El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel.
San Antonio.
Contact: Door & Window
Manufacturer
at 540/720-5584.
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Sponsored by the American
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Washington Convention Center.
Washington, D.C.
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AAMA National
Summer Conference
Sponsored by AAMA.
Marriott Oak Brook Hills.
Chicago.
Contact: AAMA
at 847/303-5664.
September 20–22, 2012
Auto Glass Week™
(Exhibition/Extravaganza
September 21-22, 2012)
Co-sponsored by AGRR™
magazine, the Auto Glass
Safety Council (formerly the
AGRSS Council Inc.), the
Independent Glass
Association, the National
Glass Association and the
National Windshield Repair
Association. Includes Auto
Glass Repair and
Replacement Olympics.
Kentucky International
Convention Center &
Louisville Marriott Downtown.
Louisville, Ky.
Contact: AGRR magazine
at 540/720-5584.
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
To see the full event
schedule, visit
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com/events.
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China Glass
Organized by the Chinese
Ceramic Society.
Shanghai New
International Expo Centre.
Shanghai, China.
Contact: Event organizers.
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Adhesives/seAlAnts
Adhesives, General
dow Corning Corporation
2200 West Salzburg Road
Midland, MI 48686
P: 989/496-6000
www.dowcorning.com/construction
[email protected]
Curved/Bent
California Glass Bending
320 E. Harry Bridges Blvd.
Wilmington, CA 90744
P: 800/223-6594 F: 310/549-5398
www.calglassbending.com
[email protected]
Glazing Compounds
Omaha Wholesale hardware
1201 Pacific Street
Omaha, NE 68108
P: 800/238-4566 F: 402/444-1659
General Glass international
101 Venture Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
P: 201/553-1850 F: 201/553-1851
www.generalglass.com
[email protected]
sAFti First™ Fire
rated Glazing solutions
325 Newhall Street
San Francisco, CA 94124-1432
P: 888/653-3333 F: 415/824-5900
www.safti.com
[email protected]
Oldcastle Buildingenvelope™
50 manufacturing locations
throughout North America
P: 866/653-2278
www.oldcastlebe.com
Fire-rated Glass
101 Venture Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
P: 201/553-1850 F: 201/553-1851
[email protected]
Acid etched Glass
101 Venture Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
P: 201/553-1850 F: 201/553-1851
[email protected]
McGrory Glass, inc.
1400 Grandview Avenue
Paulsboro, NJ 08066
P: 800/220-3749 F: 856/579-3232
[email protected]
www.mcgrory.com
Walker Glass Co. ltd.
9551 Ray Lawson
Montreal, QC H1J 1L5 Canada
P: 888/320-3030 F: 514/351-3010
www.walkerglass.com
sAFti First™ Fire
325 Newhall Street
P: 888/653-3333 F: 415/824-5900
www.safti.com
[email protected]
Anti-reflective Glass
McGrory Glass, inc.
Paulsboro, NJ 08066
P: 800/220-3749 F: 856/579-3232
[email protected]
www.mcgrory.com
decalite ltd.
The Portergate Ecclesall Road
Sheffield S11-8NX, UK
P: 01142-096096 F: 01142-096001
decorative
Film Covered Wire
ArChiteCturAl GlAss
Architectural Glass,
General
Block
P: 800/543-8796 or 479/996-8065
F: 800/543-8798 or 479/996-8962
www.e-bentglass.com
[email protected]
Precision Glass
Bending Corp.
PO Box 1970, 3811 Hwy 10 West
Greenwood, AR 72936-1970
technical Glass Products
8107 Bracken Place SE
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
P: 800/426-0279 F: 800/451-9857
www.tgpamerica.com
[email protected]
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Fire-rated Glass,
impact resistant
101 Venture Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
P: 201/553-1850 F: 201/553-1851
[email protected]
sAFti First™ Fire
325 Newhall Street
P: 888/653-3333 F: 415/824-5900
www.safti.com
[email protected]
P: 800/426-0279 F: 800/451-9857
www.tgpamerica.com
[email protected]
hurricane-resistant
sAFti First™ Fire
325 Newhall Street
P: 888/653-3333 F: 415/824-5900
www.safti.com
[email protected]
P: 800/426-0279 F: 800/451-9857
www.tgpamerica.com
[email protected]
laminated
P: 866/653-2278
www.oldcastlebe.com
Precision Glass
Bending Corp.
P: 800/543-8796 or 479/996-8065
F: 800/543-8798 or 479/996-8962
www.e-bentglass.com
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Technical Glass Products
P: 800/426-0279
F: 800/451-9857
www.tgpamerica.com
[email protected]
Laminated,
Glass-Polycarbonate
320 E. Harry Bridges Blvd.
Wilmington, CA 90744
P: 800/223-6594 F: 310/549-5398
[email protected]
Precision Glass
Bending Corp.
P: 800/543-8796 or 479/996-8065
F: 800/543-8798 or 479/996-8962
www.e-bentglass.com
[email protected]
Wired Glass
McGrory Glass, Inc.
Paulsboro, NJ 08066
P: 800/220-3749 F: 856/579-3232
[email protected]
www.mcgrory.com
General Glass International
101 Venture Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
P: 201/553-1850 F: 201/553-1851
[email protected]
SAFTI FIRST™ Fire
Rated Glazing Solutions
325 Newhall Street
P: 888/653-3333 F: 415/824-5900
www.safti.com
[email protected]
Radiation Shielding
X-Ray Fluoroscopic
Pattern Glass
Amerope Enterprises Inc.
150 Commerce Rd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
P: 800/327-3320 F: 561/737-3721
www.amerope.com
[email protected]
McGrory Glass, Inc.
Paulsboro, NJ 08066
P: 800/220-3749 F: 856/579-3232
[email protected]
www.mcgrory.com
Screenprinted Glass
150 Commerce Rd.
P: 800/327-3320 F: 561/737-3721
www.amerope.com
[email protected]
X-Ray Protective
150 Commerce Rd.
P: 800/327-3320 F: 561/737-3721
www.amerope.com
[email protected]
General Glass International
101 Venture Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
P: 201/553-1850 F: 201/553-1851
[email protected]
ARChITECTuRAL METAL
Dies/Custom Metal
Tempered
Metals, General
P: 866/653-2278
www.oldcastlebe.com
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EFCO Corporation
1000 County Road
Monett, MO 65708
P: 800/221-4169 F: 417/235-7313
uSA Architectural
Aluminum Products
Kawneer Product Line
33 River Street, Suite 5
Thomaston, CT 06787
P: 855/USA-ALUM F: 860/283-4484
www.usaaap.com
[email protected]
BAThROOM SPECIALTIES
Shower Door hardware
C.R. Laurence Co. Inc.
2503 E Vernon Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
P: 800/421-6144 F: 800/262-3299
www.crlaurence.com
uS horizon Mfg., Inc.
28577 Industry Dr.
Valencia, CA 91355
P: 877/728-3874 F: 888/440-9567
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WINDOWS
Commercial Windows,
General
uSA Architectural
Aluminum Products
Thomaston, CT 06787
P: 855/USA-ALUM F: 860/283-4484
www.usaaap.com
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Fire-Rated Windows
SAFTI FIRST™ Fire
325 Newhall Street
P: 888/653-3333 F: 415/824-5900
www.safti.com
[email protected]
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maybe the guy had a food problem or
something. I headed back out to the
oval and started running. After the two
laps, we again got drinks of water and
assembled before the coach.
“Are you tired? Are you hot?” he
yelled.
Of course we were. It was 90-something degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
We shook our weary heads in unison.
“Well remember this,” he went on
yelling, “No one ever drowned in sweat.
Furthermore, if you can’t stand the heat,
then you gotta get out of the kitchen. Now
take two more laps you bunch of pansies.”
I walked toward the oval track wondering to myself about how many times
a week the home economics club met
and whether or not they ever made
cream puffs. I also started to think that
at the rate we were going, a sweat
drowning might actually be possible.
Day after endless day he worked us
without mercy, screaming and cursing
and constantly reminding us that history
had yet to record a drowning due to
sweat. If anyone dared to moan, we’d get
the standard,‘No pain, no gain,’ fired back
at us. The man worked us like animals
and while we were without question the
best-conditioned team in the conference,
we were also without a win after our first
five games. One night, after a long and
grueling practice that concluded with a
now customary two mile run, our quarterback, Tom Rush, spoke up.
“Coach,” he began, “I am a little discouraged. We haven’t come close to winning a game yet and this Saturday we’re
gonna face a team that’s undefeated.
We’re disorganized on the field, our plays
are third-rate and we don’t ever seem to
have the right guys playing the right positions. We’ve been getting beaten badly
and if we don’t get our act together we’re
going to get killed this Saturday.”
“Boys,” the coach responded while
munching on a Snickers bar, “I don’t
know why Tom’s got such a burr under
his saddle, but I want you to remember
that from an aerodynamic point of
view, the bumblebee cannot fly. Also, let
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me say this to all of you but especially to
you Tom … if you’re pulling on the oars,
you don’t have time to rock the boat. As
for this Saturday’s game, we’re just
gonna keep our powder dry and see how
the cookie crumbles. Now get out there
and do another mile for me boys.”
Keep your powder dry? Did he mean
baking powder? For the cookies maybe?
By this time I had applied for membership in the home economics club but
had been rejected after being informed
that the club was an all girls group. This
was the ’60s, so equal opportunities
and sex discrimination issues were yet
to be dealt with and all of the lawyers in
my part of the city were busy with
criminal defense cases anyway. I did
notice however, that I had an unusually
large appetite after football practices
and I wasn’t always sure it was due only
to physical exertion.
Tom objected openly to the coach’s
order and didn’t move. Several others
didn’t move either. Tom was a natural
leader both on and off the field and
highly respected by everyone. The
coach picked up on what was happening and turned to address the group but
directed his comments to Tom.
“Tom, do you have a problem?’
“Well Coach,” Tom began, “I’m not
against working hard and getting in
shape, but we need more than that. We
need a game plan and some offensive
plays that have a chance of succeeding.
A defensive scheme or two might help
as well. We’re probably in better shape
than any team we face but we always
seem to run around like a bunch of
chickens with their heads cut off.”
The coach didn’t answer right away.
He seemed to be considering what Tom
had said. Then after a couple of moments of silence, he spoke.
“Tom, I like that one … about the
headless chickens ... I’ll have to remember it. However, I want you boys to remember that there is never a traffic jam
on the extra mile. And while we’re on the
subject, you need to always remember
that when the going gets tough, the tough
get going. Now let’s hit it.”
The team went winless that season
and more than a few of the games were
embarrassing. Many years later I have
come to realize that Coach Parker was
like a lot of people you meet and especially so in the business world. You see, a
lot of people know the buzz words and
catchy phrases of the business world.
Some of them have prestigious degrees,
have read all the right books and can
quote the business gurus of the day.
They talk a good game and wrap themselves up in what seems to be worthwhile preparation and effort. Often they
spend inordinate amounts of time on
the unimportant things they can master and control, but when the game is on
the line, when a solid plan is needed, a
decision waiting … they can’t perform.
The business world is full of people who
know the words, and have the appearance of knowing what it takes to succeed but they are, as the old coach would
most likely say … all show and no go.
I ran into Tom Rush the other day. He
went through college on a football
scholarship and even played for awhile
in the CFL. We had a good laugh about
those days with Coach Parker from so
many years ago and I asked him if he
had ever heard any more about him. He
said he had although, unfortunately, it
was not good. Apparently, the coach had
been vacationing in Mexico a few years
back and he was thrown over the side
of a ridge while horseback riding
through a mountain ravine. He actually
survived the fall … officials claimed
later that the horse had a burr under his
saddle which caused the horse to bolt
and throw the coach off … but he
choked on a cream puff he was eating
at the time and that’s what did him in.
Funny thing though, he had apparently
gotten lost and rode exactly one extra
mile past the resort where he was staying. And because there was no traffic on
that extra mile, no one saw him fall; no
one was there to help.
I wonder if he was sweating at the
time. ■
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The Coach
by Lyle R. Hill
I
t was an incredibly hot and humid
mid-August afternoon oh so many
years ago when I, along with about
40 other 15 and 16 year olds, was first
introduced to Mr. Thaddeus J. Parker,
the new head coach of my high school
sophomore football team. He was a
huge man … the biggest human being
I have ever stood next to … a former
lineman for the Eagles. His looks intimidated even the toughest of the guys
and down right scared the rest of us as
we stood before him.
Expectations were high for this group.
As freshman, the team had gone undefeated in what was considered to be one
of the most competitive conferences in
the state at that time. And the games had
not been particularly close. By the second half of many games, the second
stringers were getting most of the playing time. As sophomores, this team was
considered a “sure bet” to take the conference title for a second consecutive
year and many thought that yet another
undefeated season was in store as well.
“Okay, you batch of cream puffs,” he
bellowed at our very first meeting and
official practice, “It’s my job to turn you
bunch of sissies into real men and believe me, it won’t take long for me to
separate the men from the boys around
here. The cream always rises to the top.”
While my 15-year-old mind was trying
to sort all of this out … for instance, did
the cream in the cream puffs have anything to do with the cream that was going
to rise up at some point in the future …
he raised his big right paw and pointed to
the quarter mile oval that circled the football field. “Start running,” he barked. I
dropped all thoughts about cream puffs
and sprinted toward the track.
After two laps around the quarter mile
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oval, he stopped us, let us get some water
and then had us line up in front of him.
We had been running in full gear including helmets. Our last names were clearly
printed on white bandage tape on the
front of our helmets so the
new coach could identify
us. He stared at us for what
seemed like an hour (although in reality it
was probably not more than a few min- be just what was
utes) and then he pointed to a 16-year-old needed to get this team to wherever its
by the name of Vernon Williams.Williams talents could take it. These thoughts
was the biggest kid among us. Parker were racing through my head when he
asked him, by name, to step forward.
started to speak.
Even to this day, I can remember the
“Boys, I want you to know one thing. I
scene quite vividly. At the age of 16, Ver- will not tolerate a player who is all sizzle
non Williams was a solid 6-foot 2 inches and no steak.You gotta produce if you are
and 230 pounds. He could have passed going to play for me and you should
for 25 years of age and it was rumored never count your chickens before they
that he had been shaving since the fourth hatch. And even more important, while I
grade. But as big and old as he seemed, make no claim to be a farmer, you can be
he looked small and childish standing sure that the chickens always come home
there in front of coach T.J. Parker.
to roost. Now take two more laps around
“Are you a cream puff, Williams?”
that track and then line up again.”
“No sir, I am not a cream puff,” VerFirst cream puffs, then steaks and
non replied.
chickens. If I hadn’t been wearing a uni“Then what are you?” the coach form and running around a quarter
screamed back.
mile oval I might have thought I’d
“I am a right tackle, sir, and I think stumbled into a meeting of the home
I’m a pretty good one.”
economics club. I started to think
“I think you’re a cream puff Williams,
but I intend to change that.”
They stood there, glaring at each
other until the coach motioned
Williams to return to his place in the
L y l e R . H i l l is the
group. The coach then paced back
managing director of Keytech
North America, a company
and forth for a minute or two then
providing research and
suddenly stopped as if he was
technical
services for the
preparing to tell us the most imporglass
and
metal industry. He
tant words we would ever hear. We
has
more
than
40
years
experience in the
were dead silent. While there was a
glass and metal industry and can be
slight amount of fear just below the
reached at [email protected]. You can read
surface of our emotions, there was
his blog on Wednesdays at
also the feeling that this coach might
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