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[october 2011] columns

6 Issue @ Hand 8 Buyer’s Block 10 GANA Perspectives 16 Guest Book features 72 The Business Some Good, Some Bad departments 28 The results of our first-ever confidence index show distinct differences across the country in glazing 4 Only Online backlog and economic improvement. 18 Company News 20 Codes & Regulations A Tale of Three Cities— 24 Energy & Environment And Lots of Broken Glass 26 Solar Watch 32 54 Showcase The consumer press has had a field day with multiple tempered glass railing breakages in Toronto, Seattle and 60 Newsmakers Austin, Texas. Glass suppliers have nervously watched 61 Minute With on, wondering how the negative publicity may affect 62 Reviews & Previews consumer interest in glass railings. 63 Up & Coming 64 Supplier’s Guide Special Investigative Report: 69 Classifieds 42 The 1 WTC Podium Wall 71 Advertising Index When the Port Authority announced it would not use prismatic glass on 1 World Trade Center’s podium wall, ••• the industry debated whether it was ever a viable alternative. Yet some companies say they could have on the cover supplied the prismatic glass for 1 WTC after all. A worker removes the tempered glass panels at the W Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. After several lites fell from condo balconies in June, the hotel Special Section replaced all of its railings with Architects’ Guide to Glass laminated glass. Turn to page 52 Sing a Song of Glass: 32 for more. Glazing Shines in New Opera House Photo: Bailey Edwards, Stratus Properties

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Extension 148 • [email protected] And as anyone who has been in this industry a while also knows, getting a sense News Editor Sahely Mukerji of how its major players feel about the future—a consumer confidence index for Extension 194 • [email protected] the glass industry, if you will—has not existed. Until now. Assistant Editor Katie Hodge Last spring, USGlass magazine commissioned Keytech North America to cre- Extension 130 • [email protected] ate a confidence index for the industry. The idea was to develop a measure of how Circulation Thomas Cory Director [email protected] various segments of the glass industry view the future and how much confidence Advertising Ally Curran they have in it. Keytech has spent the past several months developing such an Coordinator Extension 133 • [email protected] index for USGlass. It will appear in these pages on a regular basis beginning with Art Dawn Campbell this issue (see related story on page 28). USGlass has commissioned Keytech to Director Extension 150 • [email protected] provide this research in five market segments on a semi-annual basis, beginning Graphic Cari Holt with contract glaziers. Indices for retailers, manufacturers and fabricators also are Artist Extension 132 • [email protected] Events Manager Tina Czar planned. We also plan to track changes and trends over time. Extension 115 • [email protected] It is our hope to provide the glass industry, and its suppliers and customers, Marketing Holly Biller, vice president with a look at how the various market segments are approaching the future. For Director Extension 123 • [email protected] contract glaziers, the USGlass Contract Glazier Confidence Index was developed Customer Janeen Mulligan after extensive research focused on five major areas: Relations Mgr. 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Buyer’sBlock

Getting It Right Getting Tempered Glass Orders Right the First Time

by Paul Bieber

Let’s go over a couple of questions I • Order heat strengthened (HS) glass you send in a pattern, and the paper is recently received. even when you don’t need to meet curled slightly, you may get a 61 ¾- codes. HS glass cools slower than fully inch circle that matches your pattern. uestion: Lately, I can’ t seem to tempered and develops less warp. • Clearly specify how you want your get glass tempered correctly • Try to avoid long, skinny pieces of glass shipped. Is it to be shrink- Qfrom my fabricators. Even tempered. They always come out look- wrapped? Crated? With logo or though fabricators seem to be slow, they ing poorly. The largest ratio for good without? If you don’t specify, the can’t get my orders right and delivered glass should be 12:1, length to width. fabricator will use their default, on time. What can I do? —Ed K. • Thin glass warps more than thick. A which may not be what you want. 3 Dear Ed, ⁄16-inch glass will give you a better • Don’t promise your customers a cer- 1 Thanks for your note. You are not looking lite than ⁄8-inch,and so forth tain day for installation until you alone in this feeling. I have talked with up the thickness chart. have the glass in hand and in- many shop owners and most feel the • Ground or polished edge glass will al- spected. This shouldn’t have to be same way. It seems that with pricing so ways look better than seamed edges. the case, but it is the best plan. low, most fabricators have reduced their It is worth the extra cost. Nothing wastes time and customer labor force to bare bones, often keeping • Heat treating glass with soft-coat goodwill more than going to a job- the lowest paid workers. And you get low-E is an art. Make sure your ven- site, unwrapping the glass and find- what you pay for. Those fabricators that dor is certified by the float manufac- ing a hole in the wrong place. are spending are investing in automa- turer to treat its low-E products. tion. While glass may be processed • Tempered laminated glass is a pain- Question: Are the Mets going to win quickly, qualified people are not doing in-the-neck to produce. Order heat the World Series? —Phil B. final inspections. If a computer scanner strengthened laminated whenever Dear Phil, says the piece is okay, it must be. you can. Of course they are. It is just hard pre- I am guessing you have tried other • Make sure your purchase order and dicting which year. vendors with the same results. So, what drawings can easily be read. The can you do? most common mistakes are misin- Author’s Note: Please send your ques- • Understand fully your fabricator’s terpretations from your order. tions about business issues to paulbase- tolerance levels. You may be expect- • Avoid calling in orders. Use fax or email [email protected], call me at 603/242-3521, ing glass that is a higher quality to prevent misunderstandings. Try to or fax to 603/242-3527. Whether it is an than they can produce. All fabrica- order once or twice a day. If you send in ethical, legal or accounting question send tors will meet the ASTM C1048 ten separate orders during the day, your me a note. If you want advice on mar- specs, but some do a better job. chance of messing it up is higher. How- keting or a business plan, help with an Compare their written spec sheets. ever, faxing patterns changes the size. employee situation or succession plan- Some fabricators will be better for Don’t do it; mail or deliver the pattern. ning, I’ll help you get the answers. I high volume work, while others spe- Each time you copy a template, the cialize in furniture quality. Know size will change slightly. This builds which ones to give your orders. up after a while. • Tempered glass has distortion based • Don’t make patterns out of materi- Paul Bieber has 30 on the direction going into the oven. als that shrink, tear or wrinkle. years in the glass industry, including 21 years as the Specify if the roller wave should be Specify clearly on the pattern where executive vice president of parallel with the height or width. If the cut line is. It is always better to Floral Glass in Hauppauge, the glass height is larger than the lay out your shapes using math N.Y., from which he retired oven’s width, the glass can only be than sending a pattern. A 62-inch in 2005. Read his blog every Tuesday at tempered in one direction. circle will always be just fine, but if www.usgnn.com.

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GANAPerspectives

The Backbone of GANA Success GANA Thanks Its Volunteer Leaders

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or the Glass Association of GANA treasurer DECORATIVE DIVISION North America (GANA), suc- • Jeff Nixon of Glass Coatings and Con- • Danik Dancause of Walker Glass Co. Fcess is not found in one person, cepts LLC – GANA secretary Ltd. - Recyclability of glass products one committee or one division. In- • Henry Taylor of Kawneer Co. Inc. – task group chair stead, it is found in each and every BEC division chair • Jeff Nixon of Glass Coatings and Con- volunteer leader that lends his or her • Marc Deschamps of Walker Glass Co. cepts LLC – Product color and dura- expertise to the association for the Ltd. – Decorative division chair bility subcommittee chair betterment of our industry. In recog- • Henry Gorry of Guardian Industries • Joseph Ryan of Ferro Corp. - Glazing nition of that strong commitment to Corp. – Flat glass manufacturing di- materials compatibility testing task the association and industry, GANA vision chair group chair staff and elected leadership would like • Nathalie Thilbault of Prelco Inc. – • Cathie Saroka of Goldray Industries to thank our volunteers. Insulating division chair Ltd. – Membership committee chair, In 2011, GANA members have pro- • Michael Burriss of Cytec Industries website committee chair duced glass informational bulletins – Laminating division chair • Greg Saroka of Goldray Industries (GIB) titled Use of Laminated Glass in • Jim Ventre of Gardner Glass Products Ltd. – Technical committee chair Glass Railing Systems, Proper Proce- – Mirror division chair • Matthew Tangeman of Custom Glass dures for Receiving, Storage and Trans- • Rick Wright of Oldcastle BuildingEn- Machinery – Education committee portation of Flat Glass Mirrors and velope – Tempering division chair chair, digital printing on glass task Installation Techniques Designed to • Tom Crawford of Donisi Mirror Co. – group chair Prolong the Life of Flat Glass Mirrors, GANA immediate past president • Kris Vockler of ICD High Perform- along with documents such as Gen- ance Coatings – Decorative stan- eral Guidelines for Screen Printing on BUILDING ENVELOPE dards subcommittee chair Flat Glass and Mirrors: Handle with CONTRACTORS (BEC) DIVISION • Geoff Weinstock of Schilling Graph- Extreme Care. Our members also have • Chuck Knickerbocker of Technical ics Inc. – Printing on glass task played a large role in energy issues, Glass Products – Technical com- group chair along with hosting premier educa- mittee chair; Commercial Fenestra- tional events for peers and customers. tion Systems manual task group FLAT GLASS Additionally, GANA volunteer lead- chair MANUFACTURING DIVISION ers aggressively advocated on behalf • Jon Kimberlain of Dow Corning • Mitch Edwards of Guardian Indus- of the glass and glazing industry at Corp. – Guidelines for Structural Sili- tries Corp. – Technical committee international, national and state level cone task group chair chair, Physical and Mechanical Prop- forums. • Don Earnheart of Oldcastle Buildin- erties GIB task group chair Join me in expressing your appreci- gEnvelope – Key Elements of Fenes- • Steve Farrar of Guardian Industries ation to GANA’s volunteer leaders at tration System Shop Drawings task Corp. – Educational committee chair, your next opportunity. Our industry group chair Daylighting GIB task group chair significantly benefits from their ded- • Bill Sullivan of Heartland Glass Co. – • Pam Rygalski of Pilkington North ication and hard work. BEC scholarship committee chair America Inc. - Environmental com- • Henry Taylor of Kawneer Co. Inc. – mittee chair GANA BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEC conference committee chair • Jon Johnson of Trulite Glass & Alu- • Charles Clift of Curtainwall Design INSULATING DIVISION minum Solutions – GANA president and Consulting – Blueprint Reading • Joe Erb of Edgetech IG Inc.- • Jay Phillips of Guardian Industries & Labor Estimating Course manual Website committee chair Corp. – GANA vice president update chair • Tracy Rogers of Edgetech IG Inc. – continued on page 12

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GANAPerspectives continued

• Randi Ernst of FDR Design Inc.– IGU TEMPERING DIVISION with gas content task group chair • Ron Biberdorf of Trulite Glass &Alu- • Jon Kimberlain of Dow Corning Corp. minum Solutions – Fully Tempered, – Education subcommittee chair Heavy Glass Door design guide task • Tracy Rogers of Edgetech IG Inc. – group chair Membership committee chair, • John Colapietro of Oldcastle Buildin- GANA-IGMA capillary tubes task gEnvelope – Construction subcom- &:5&$)035).&3*$"*4"'6-- group chair mittee chair 4&37*$&3&4&"3$)"/%5&$)/*$"- • Aaron Thompson of Apogee (Vira- • Ed Dean of Vesuvius USA – Educa- 1307*%&3505)&(-"44"/%.&5"-*/ con) – Technical committee chair tion committee chair %6453:':06"3&*//&&%0'."3,&5 • Rick Wright of Oldcastle BuildingEn- • Jeff Nixon of Glass Coatings and Con- 3&4&"3$)03"/"-:4*45&$)/*$"- velope - Guidelines for IGU Edges in cepts LLC - Engineering Standards 4&37*$&4*/$-6%*/(3&.&%*"5*0/&9 Commercial Applications GIB task Manual subcommittee chair 1&35*4&03#64*/&44$0/46-5"5*0/ group chair • Kevin Olah of Guardian Industries "/%"%7*$&&:5&$)035).&3*$" Corp. - Vehicular subcommittee chair $"/)&-1 )&&:5&$)5&".0'&9 LAMINATING DIVISION • Mike Rupert of PPG Industries Inc. - 1&354#3*/(48*5)*5.03&5)"/ • Valerie Block of DuPont – Education Technical committee chair, IWCA :&"340'&91&3*&/$&*/"--1)"4&40' committee chair, membership com- communications task group chair 5)&(-"44"/%.&5"-*/%6453: mittee chair, glass flooring task group • Chuck Wencl of Apogee (Viracon) – chair, Laminated Glass Railing System Distortion task group chair GIB task group chair • Dan Laporte of Solutia Inc. – Techni- ASSOCIATION WIDE ;*4165&&40-65*0/ cal committee chair, education sub- • Valerie Block of DuPont – Protective ;91&35!*5/&44&37*$&4 committee chair glazing committee chair, Glazing In- ; &45*/(&37*$&4 • Fred Millet of Pleotint – Laminated dustry Code Committee chair ;30%6$5063$*/(7"-6"5*0/ glass in dynamic glazing task group • Marc Deschamps of Walker Glass Co. ;*--*/(*4165&&40-65*0/ chair Ltd. – Energy committee LEED sub- ;3$)*5&$563"-/5&3'"$& ;30+&$503&/4*$&37*$&4 • Cliff Monroe of Trulite Glass & Alu- committee chair ;"#03*4165&&40-65*0/ minum Solutions – Considerations • Bret Penrod of Pilkington North 44*45"/$& for cleaning laminated glass task America Inc. – Fire-Rated Glazing group chair Council education committee chair • Julie Schimmelpenningh of Solutia • Jeff Razwick of Technical Glass Prod- ;53"5&(*$-"//*/( Inc. – Laminated Glazing Reference ucts – Fire-Rated Glazing Council chair ;30#-&.0-7*/(*&-%)01 ;$26*4*5*0/44&44.&/5 Manual task group chair, nominating • Tracy Rogers of Edgetech IG Inc. – En- &$0..&/%"5*0/ committee chair, glass in furniture ergy publications subcommittee chair ;6$$&44*0/-"//*/( GIB task group chair • Helen Sanders of SAGE Elec- ;&%*"5*0/3#*53"5*0/06/4&-*/( • Jim Stewart of Tremco Inc. – Sealant trochromics – Energy committee ;*4165&&40-65*0/ and setting block GIB task group chair chair, ASHRAE subcommittee chair, ;"3,&5&4&"3$)"/%/"-:4*4 ;&3(&3"/%$26*4*5*0/ life-cycle cost analysis task group chair 3"/4"$5*0/44*45"/$& MIRROR DIVISION • Christine Shaffer of Apogee (Vira- ; "-6"5*0/&37*$&4 • Sylvain Denis of Walker Glass Co.Ltd. con) - Marketing committee chair ;*/"/$*"-/"-:4*4 – Technical committee chair • Nathalie Thibault of Prelco Inc. - ;/%.03& • Marc Deschamps of Walker Glass Co. Solar products and applications sub- Ltd. – LEED informational task committee chair I group chair • Mandy Marxen of Gardner Glass Products – Mirrors: Handle with Extreme Care task group chair, &:5&$)035).&3*$" website committee chair William Yanek is the • Jim Ventre of Gardner Glass Prod- GANA executive vice */'0,&:5&$)/"$0. ucts – Cerium oxide committee president. 888,&:5&$)/"$0. chair

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New Tools Influence Window Design Design Resources Facilitate Efficient Choices

By Nils Petermann and Kerry Haglund

açade design begins in the energy use, lighting strate- early concept phase, in which it gies and HVAC design. To Fmay be difficult to conduct de- supplement the quantitative tailed engineering analyses of the im- assessments, the website pacts on heating, cooling and lighting also offers qualitative back- systems. But even rough early assess- ground information on ments can help designers take steps to- relevant performance con- ward balancing daylighting, thermal siderations, design guidance, performance and comfort considera- codes and standards, as well tions. To facilitate such assessments, as case studies. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the University of Min- GETTING THE DATA nesota have developed online resources The FDT uses pre-sim- that designers can use to identify prom- ulated data for 17 cities ising façade designs and quantify the that has been generated energy and comfort impacts quickly. with the COMFEN The FDT gives designers the means to compare These resources include the Façade De- schematic design and design strategies for glazing, window area and sign Tool (FDT) and the Commercial simulation tool, available shading quickly without the need for detailed inputs. Fenestration (COMFEN) energy simu- for free download on lation software. http://windows.lbl.gov/ software/com- EARLYINSIGHT The FDT is available free of charge on the fen/comfen.html. COMFEN is more ver- TheFDTandCOMFENprovide earlyin- recently updated Windows for High-Perfor- satile than the FDT. It provides in-depth formation on how different façade and day- mance Commercial Buildings website, data and thus supplements the quick in- lighting choices may impact energy use and www.commercialwindows.org. This web- sights that designers can gain by start- occupants. Even though these early insights site, hosted by LBNL and the University of ing their analysis with the online tool. do not substitute for in-depth modeling, they Minnesota, is a comprehensive resource for COMFEN enables the architect or de- allow early assessments of façade perform- performance data on the energy-efficiency, signer to do “what-if” scenarios on spe- ance and facilitate integrated design consid- interior environment and technical consid- cific façade, lighting and shading erations during conceptual design and design erations that influence window design deci- designs with the EnergyPlus simulation development. I sions. The FDT gives designers the means to engine. Because COMFEN focuses on compare design strategies for glazing, win- a specific zone within a building, it dow area and shading quickly without the requires only limited input and al- need for detailed input. Annual energy use, lows its users to focus on the energy, Nils Petermann is a peak demand, daylight illuminance, glare daylighting and comfort impact of program manager at the and thermal comfort impacts are based on fenestration options without having Alliance to Save Energy and a pre-simulated performance data specific to to model entire buildings. partner in the Efficient the climate and façade orientation. This pre- COMFEN also offers glazing con- Windows Collaborative. simulated data assumes a typical perimeter tractors a tool for communicating zone oriented in one of the cardinal direc- the impact of glazing choices to their Kerry Haglund is a senior research fellow at the tions. This allows for a rough assessment, customers. It presents the simulation Center for Sustainable based on which designers can quickly nar- results in easily accessible graphics Building Research at the row down their options to the more promis- that help to visualize the benefits of University of Minnesota. ing ones and take note of likely impacts on glazing and shading choices.

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Binswanger Returns to Its Roots as Glass Retailer, Installer

inswanger Glass has endured a manner and continue to be a success- He adds, “It’s number of changes since the ful and long-term company.” not a change of Bsale of former parent company Among the recent changes has been business strat- Vitro America in June (see August 2011 the consolidation of several branches. egy—it’s more USGlass, page 16), but the biggest According to Carrillo, only a small per- of an ability to change may be that Binswanger has re- centage of the company’s stores across negotiate with turned to its roots as a glass retailer and the United States were affected. landlords and installation company, says Arturo Car- “We have consolidated a few facili- come up with a rillo, who’s been named president of ties—not many, about 5 percent of loca- better footprint.” Binswanger. Carrillo served as presi- tions,” Carrillo says. “That already has In response to dent and chief executive officer of the happened for the most part. Most con- industry specula- Arturo Carrillo was former Vitro America (now part of the solidations we are going to do already tion that Bin- named president of newly formed Trulite Glass & Alu- happened.” swanger could be Binswanger. minum) prior to the sale of the com- Some of these have been positive sold again in the pany to Sun Capital Partners. moves, he says. near future, Carrillo says, “Binswanger “Binswanger, for the first time in “We’re moving a few other branches to has been a long-standing company. It’s many years, is independent of a fabri- better and bigger locations,” he says. been around for [more than] 100 years cator. It is its own stand-alone legal en- “We’re able to use part of the [capital and it has a lot of long-term [leaders] tity with its own stand-alone from] the acquisition to re-negotiate with running it.” He adds, “Over the last 100 management,” Carrillo says. “With this our landlords and that’s what led to the years it has been owned by different peo- acquisition Binswanger comes back to consolidation to new facilities, [moving ple; now it’s owned by Sun Capital and its original roots, so we’re pretty excited to] facilities that were in better parts of Sun Capital intends to run it as a suc- to run Binswanger in an independent town, etc.” cessful company. Will they sell it in the future? It’s probable. But would this affect the employees? It wouldn’t.” He adds, “It’s an interesting discussion, but for the day-to-day operations Saint-Gobain Acquires it should be an irrelevant question.” Meanwhile, Binswanger parent Trulite Solar Gard Specialty Films Glass & Aluminum Solutions in Tama- rac, Fla., has begun to close facilities; it aint-Gobain has acquired Brussels-based Bekaert’s Specialty Films busi- announced earlier this year that it would ness, which operates under the name Solar Gard Specialty Films. Aurora, consolidate sites to reduce overlapping SOhio-based Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., part of the Saint- footprints. Among the sites that has Gobain Group, will now run Solar Gard Specialty Films. closed is the former ACI Products facil- The transaction covers production facilities in San Diego; Zulte, Belgium; ity in Memphis. According to an August and Suzhou, China; the operations under development in China; and all sales 8 letter to the Tennessee Department of and service centers worldwide. The deal involves all employees currently work- Labor and Workforce Development in ing in Solar Gard Specialty Films. Nashville, 46 workers were laid off. On Bekaert acquired the Specialty Films business in 2001. While the business July 15, Trulite had sent a letter to the continued to grow, technological synergies within Bekaert have proven to be Texas Workforce Commission, an- limited over time. The Saint-Gobain group sees significant product and market nouncing the termination of employ- synergies for Solar Gard with its Innovative Materials businesses, including ment of 46 workers at its fabrication Performance Plastics and Flat Glass. facility in Farmers Branch, Texas. SS® www.solargard.com SS® www.trulite.com

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Total Security Foremost Opens bath enclosures also will be produced at Doubles Manufacturing Midwest Facility the new manufacturing facility. Capabilities, Adds Staff The location includes a 50,000- Total Security Solutions of square-foot warehouse, distribution and Fowlerville, Mich., has doubled its fa- manufacturing facility and a 2,000- cility to 24,000 square feet and invested square-foot regional showroom. more than $80,000 in new equipment. SS® www.foremostgroups.com The company also hired four people to its manufacturing and installation Southern Stretch Moves teams, and plans to add additional its Pennsylvania Location sales staff in the coming months. Southern Stretch Forming in Denton, To meet client demands for a one-stop Texas, has moved its Pennsylvania lo- manufacturer, the company added new cation from Zelienople to Butler. The equipment to its wood shop and welding Smiles at the grand opening from (l to r) new leased location is 13,000 square area, as well as a new water jet cutting sys- Jim Jankauskis, product manager, feet in area with an additional 6,000 tem, vertical panel saw and metal presses. shower doors, Foremost Groups; Dave square feet available for future growth. “Increased manufacturing capabili- Bruce, EVP Foremost Groups; John The new shop houses three stretch ties aren’t valuable without increased Bathurst, plant manager; Bob form presses ranging from 17 to 30 packing and shipping capabilities,” Kermelewicz, EVP Foremost Groups; tons, and a 26- by 8- by 8-foot oven for says Jim Richards, president of Total and Hobart Mayor Brian Snedecor. tempering and annealing aluminum, Security. “Total Security Solutions took all moved from the Zelienople location. a holistic approach to its expansion, East Hanover, N.J.-based Foremost The company doesn’t plan to add any and, as a result, is primed for sustained Groups has celebrated the grand open- new lines in the next six months, says business growth.” ing of its new manufacturing and distri- Charles Michie, marketing director. SS® www.tssbulletproof.com bution center in Hobart, Ind. The facility However, the new location has added will serve as the distribution center and two new additional people in staff. WinTec Forms showroom for Foremost branded prod- “The new location gives us room for Security Glass Solutions ucts that include its new product offer- growth and more inside area, which WinTec Protective Systems Inc. in ing, Foremost Shower Enclosures. will prevent slowdowns that can occur Houston, a subsidiary of Medina Inter- Company representatives report that the during winter weather,” Michie says. national Holdings Inc. in Corona, Calif., majority of this full line of shower and SS® www.southernstretch.com has formed a new subsidiary, Security Glass Solutions Inc. Security Glass So- briefly … lutions will market its products for commercial and residential buildings, Matodi USA is representing Intermac machinery and Diamut tooling in the airports and large hotel buildings glass industry throughout most areas of North America. Matodi USA is a recently throughout the world. founded company in Greensboro, N.C., led by Jack Van Meerbeeck as president. Security Glass Solutions will offer SS® www.matodiusa.com … PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business an- various glass solutions for smash and nounced that YKK AP America Inc. in Dublin, Ga., has been accredited as a pre- grab in the commercial business mar- mier member of the PPG/CAP Certified Applicator Program®. YKK AP is certified ket, residential building glass doors, to apply both liquid and powder DURANAR® coatings to aluminum architectural windows, panel and protection from components ... Western Window Systems in Phoenix has launched a new web- terrorism bomb blast attacks and hur- site, www.westernwindowsystems.com. The new site continues to evolve daily ricane protection, says Robert Do- with product updates, the latest news from the company, a twitter feed, photos herty, president. of recently completed projects and more. I

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2012 IBC Changes Designed to Make Fire-Rated Glazing Specification Easier

or the first time, the 2012 Inter- Fire-Rated Glazing Markings Noted in IBC national Building Code (IBC) Marking Definition of Marking has provided a guide advising F W Meets wall assembly criteria where to use fire-protective versus fire- resistive glazing in door, window and OH Meets fire window assembly criteria including the hose stream test. wall assemblies. The revised Chapter 7 D Meets fire door assembly criteria. tables now clearly address size limits H Meets fire door assembly “Hose Stream” test. and appropriate fire-rated glazing T Meets to 450º F temperature rise criteria for 30 minutes (FRG) applications in interior and exterior walls, and exit enclosures and XXX The time in minutes of the fire resistance or fire protection rating of passageways. The new tables help pro- the glazing assembly fessionals specify where to use fire-pro- and 2009 editions of the IBC,” she ex- 80 provided in the 1999 and 2007 NFPA tective versus fire-resistive glazing in plains. “Even though the new tables will 80 editions, which are incorporated by FRG assemblies, and avoid the misuse not be adopted locally until jurisdictions reference in the 2012 IBC. of FRG products for end-uses prohib- accept the 2012 IBC, they are useful “This will benefit architects im- ited by the IBC. today in understanding the 2006 and mensely as they select the correct fire- These provisions are not new, says 2009 IBC glazing requirements.” rated glass product for their application,” Diana San Diego, director of marketing The requirements contained in the San Diego says. “This helps glaziers, too, at SAFTI FIRST in San Francisco.Rather, new tables have been in effect since the because they can have a better under- “These are … a clarification of the 2006 2006 IBC, and conform to what NFPA standing of the types of fire-rated glass products that they are installing.” Devin Bowman, national sales manager at Technical Glass Products in Sno- qualmie, Wash., agrees. “For fire-rated glass manufacturers and suppliers, the NFPA 257 Close to updated tables help clarify use of materials,” he says. “Depending on how Finishing 2012 Updates they promoted their products, this he National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee is could require changes in product liter- close to releasing a 2012 edition of NFPA 257, Standard on Fire Test for ature to be consistent with the latest TWindow and Glass Block Assemblies. There are really only two substantive codes. Manufacturers and suppliers changes, says Thomas S. Zaremba, partner at Roetzel & Andress in Toledo, Ohio. will also need to use the new marking The first modifies section 4.1.2, which dealt with furnace temperature at the system, but that is a relatively straight- start of the test.The 2007 edition of the standard required the temperature in- forward change.” side the furnace at the beginning of the test to be ambient. That has been Architects, specifiers and glaziers changed because the temperature of a cold furnace at the start of a fire test is need to be aware of the new fire-rated not significant, Zaremba explains. glass code clarifications as their local “What is significant is the temperature of the test laboratory where the spec- jurisdictions adopt them, Bowman imens are located before the test,” he says. Accordingly, this section will now says. “As with past codes, there’s often a read: “At the start of the fire test, the ambient laboratory air temperature shall lag as cities, counties and states switch be in the range between 50-90 degrees F.” from their current codes to the latest The second substantive change will delete section 4.3.4 from the 2012 edi- version, but it’s necessary to know tion. That section addresses “neutral pressure” testing, and since all codes now what’s coming.” require testing under positive pressure, this section is no longer necessary. SS® www.nfpa.org/257 continued on page 22

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Codes&Regulations continued

tion, “it should be easier for fire-rated glazing manufacturers to provide the specific applications for their inven- tories of different types of fire-rated New ASTM Standard for Glass glazings; easier for specifiers to incorporate fire-rated glazing into their and Glazing Systems Published construction plans and drawings; eas- STM F2912-11, Standard Specification for Glazing and Glazing Sys- ier for installers to identify from the tems Subject to Airblast Loadings, was published August 11. The spec- label the right glass for the right ap- Aification covers exterior windows, glazed curtainwalls, glazing panels in plications in the field; and easier for doors and other glazed protective systems used in buildings that may be sub- building code officials to determine jected to intentional or accidental explosions. that the right glass has in fact been in- “ASTM F 2912 was created to provide guidance to those interested in installed in the right applications,” corporating bomb-blast resistance into their facilities when they don’t have Zaremba says. the benefit of a government specified mandate for performance,” says Julia The new code also simplifies the fire- Schimmelpenningh, global applications manager of advanced interlayers, a di- rated glazing label scheme by reducing vision of Solutia Inc. in Springfield, Mass. “It is structured to ensure the criti- the number of markings describing cal parameters for blast design are communicated in the specification: load, where the glass can be used and which duration, protection/hazard level, this ensures a more rapid translation of tests it has passed, Bowman says. product configurations for quotes and delivery. The publication of this speci- Marks now include ‘W’ for fire-resis- fication is hoped to demystify blast resistance to some extent and make it a tance-rated glazing meeting wall as- much more common consideration for commercial and industrial facilities.” sembly criteria; ‘OH’ for glass meeting The specification addresses only glazing and glazing systems, and does not fire window assembly criteria, includ- address the structural integrity and functionality of door assemblies. It as- ing the hose stream test; ‘D’ for glass sumes that the designer has verified that other structural elements have been meeting fire door assembly criteria; ‘H’ adequately designed to resist the anticipated air-blast pressures. for glass meeting the fire door assem- The specification was designed for all glazing, glazing systems and glazing bly hose stream test; and ‘T’ for glazing retrofit systems. It does not determine the assessment of a facility nor ac- meting temperature rise criteria. As be- ceptable hazard ratings. Threat and risk assessment shall have already been fore, a two- or three-digit number performed and the acceptable hazard rating defined. shows the fire rating in minutes. The specification will be under a 5-year review cycle. Another important change in the SS® www.astm.org 2012 IBC is clarification in Section 703.4 that automatic sprinklers are not He adds, “It’s crucial to pay attention There is significant value to having allowed during fire-rated materials to glass size limits, and to understand this marking system in place in the testing. Fire ratings for glass and other where ‘fire-protection’ and ‘fire-resis- codes, Zaremba says.“First, from the building materials must be earned tance’ rated products are allowed. Fire perspective of fire-rated glazing man- based on their own performance, and protection glazing defends against the ufacturers, the users of fire-rated not as protected by supplemental sys- spread of flames and smoke, while fire glazing and the building code offi- tems. “This provides an additional resistance glazing also blocks heat trans- cials, it enables all of them to identify margin of safety for building occupants fer. This is a critical distinction as the directly from the label found on the in the event sprinklers fail during a higher level of protection is necessary in glazing in the field exactly what fire real-world fire,” Bowman says. certain instances such as exit passage- tests the glass has been subjected At its next meeting, the ICC’s Code ways and for fire walls and fire barriers.” to. Second … through the new mark- Technology Committee is planning to re- The same marking system for fire re- ing system, the table now shows ex- view the changes made to the fire-rated sistance- and fire protection-rated glaz- actly how fire-rated glazing must be glazing provisions in the 2012 IBC meeting also was included in the 2012 marked in virtually every applications ing to determine whether any additional edition of National Fire Protection As- where fire-rated glazing is required.” changes may be required.“Perhaps using sociation 101, the Life Safety Code, says Given the increased level of cer- a single table for both fire-rated windows Thomas S. Zaremba, an industry con- tainty that these provisions provide in and fire-rated doors in the IBC will be sultant and partner for Roetzel & An- assuring that the right fire-rated glaz- considered for the 2015 edition of the dress in Toledo, Ohio. ing is being used in the right applica- IBC,” Zaremba says. I

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Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Are Focus of Façades Design Conference

he 2nd Façades Design & Delivery velopment for Pythagoras Solar. Wall Design & Consulting Inc. “There Conference was filled with sev- About 70 people attended the confer- were two occasions to exchange ideas Teral examples of best practices ence, says Mic Patterson, director of between the panel and audience, to talk and projects, attendees say. The confer- strategic development at Enclos Corp. through some of these issues.” ence, organized by IQPC and co-spon- He noted that the tightly honed atten- Paret noted that the attendees shared sored by USGlass magazine, took place dance is deliberate. “It’s a very focused a “genuine interest and desire to drive September 7-9 in Los Angeles. group, and they want to keep it close- towards more energy-efficient façades “The primary theme is really energy- knit and hands-on,” he says. and net-zero-energy buildings. This efficient façades using techniques and “The need for open and honest dia- created an environment of open and ef- solutions from around the world,” says log is important when a conference like fective discussion.” Udi Paret, vice president of business de- this is held,” adds John Rovi of Curtain This conference has successfully picked up on where the first conference left off, Patterson adds. “I’m seeing things emerge and become trends, like NERGY TAR shading systems, building integrated E S ® Ratings Now photovoltaics (BIPV), new photovoltaic (PV) products and rationalization of Available for Multifamily Buildings complex façade geometries. BIPV is Officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Au- coming on slowly. Electrochromic glass gust 30 that new multifamily high-rise residential buildings are now eligible to seems to be moving fast, with some sig- qualify for an EnErgy StAr rating. nificant improvements in cost and “this is a very significant milestone for the EnErgy StAr program and a wel- availability imminent. Energy effi- come one for promoting the use of EnErgy StAr-qualified fenestration,” says ciency is increasingly about energy bal- Jeffrey Inks, vice president of code and regulatory affairs for the Window & ance—daylighting and solar gain. A Door Manufacturers Association. “It’s also extremely important to promoting new version of COMFEN by LBNL is energy-efficient retrofits of existing construction.” proving to be a robust front end con- While high-rise multifamily is only 5 percent of the U.S. residential market, ceptual design tool for architects and there is still a large chunk of carbon to be captured, says Arlene Z. Stewart, facade designers (see page 16). There president of AZS Consulting Inc. ”Since most units only have one exterior side also has been more dialogue on double- to the building envelope, in actuality, they are 27-percent less efficient than sin- skin façades and project delivery.” gle family on a per unit basis,” she says. Integrated project delivery was a An important fact to keep in mind regarding this program is that given high- major topic of discussion, says Allen rise buildings designed for multifamily occupancy are constructed with commer- Davidson, architectural products man- cial fenestration products, this new EnErgy StAr certification applies to the building ager at W&W Glass LLC. “Architects are itself and not the products used to clad the building, says Mike turner, vice pres- looking for façades to be integrated in ident of marketing of yKK AP America Inc. “this is a common specification error project delivery,” he says. “A lot of proj- that appears on commercial buildings when greater energy efficiency is desired. ects have been discussed, [with] their Buildings seeking this certification will need to incorporate commercial products architectural challenges, such as the that perform at least 15-percent better than code,” he says. Sea-Tac central terminal, the Gugen- to qualify for EnErgy StAr, new or substantially rehabilitated multifamily high- heim and the Anaheim Regional rise buildings must meet energy-efficiency guidelines set by the EPA and be de- Transportation Intermodal Center. En- signed to be at least 15-percent more energy-efficient than buildings that meet ergy-efficient innovations in Europe the ASHrAE energy use standard. also [was] a topic of discussion.” SS® www.energystar.gov SS® www.iqpc.com I

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Solar Experts Tell Industry Members to Jump Aboard the BIPV Train

abricators and contract glaziers were urged to take on photo- Fvoltaic (PV) installations during a recent seminar on building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). Approximately 150 people, including 60 students from Georgia Institute of Technology of At- lanta and Southern Polytechnic State University of Marietta, Ga., attended the third annual solar seminar, “Building Integrated Photovoltaics: It’s Not the Fu- ture, It’s the Now,” on September 14, the last day of GlassBuild. Eddie Bugg, director of Sustainable Solutions at Kawneer Co., speaks at the “The glass and glazing industry is solar seminar on September 14 in Atlanta. Panelists seated from left: Steve about to see BIPV gain traction. The De- Coonen, PV industry consultant; Matt Koch, Texas Center for Applied partment of Energy (DOE) said BIPV Technology; Brendan Dillon, Pythagoras Solar; Vikram Sami, Perkins+Will can generate half the electricity used in Architects; Rick Hamlin, Trainor Glass; and moderator Richard Voreis, this country,” began moderator Richard Consulting Collaborative. Voreis, chief executive officer of Con- sulting Collaborative in Texas. ecutive vice president and national esti- early, Bugg added. “Focus on those who The global PV market more than mating director of Trainor Glass in are serious about BIPV and understand doubled in 2010, with Europe account- Farmers Branch, Texas. “Think of PV as what it is and is not. Work with a full- ing for more than 80 percent, according glass with wires,” Hamlin said. “BIPV is service architectural aluminum systems to Voreis. “The U.S. will become the third the best fit for contract glaziers. It’s just supplier that can tailor a solution and largest supplier of PV after Germany a new market using the same trades. It’s help you with the order. BIPV is expen- and Italy,” he said. “Currently, the U.S. additional revenue on existing projects, sive, budgets are not infinite, so be care- has 5 percent of the world PV market, and builds value with customer base.” ful with the ‘traditional’ mark-ups. projected to increase to 12 percent by BIPV is simply solar cells in glass Ensure specs are tight and clearly un- 2015 … The fastest growing state in PV laminates and integrated in building derstood by all.” capacity is New Jersey.” structures, added Eddie Bugg, director Most importantly, “recognize BIPV is Most of the states are expected to of Sustainable Solutions at Kawneer Co. an exercise in optimizing coordination reach grid parity—the point at which in Norcross, Ga. To get on board the of trade (architectural, electrical and PV electricity is equal to or cheaper than BIPV train, he advised listeners to tar- glazing system design). We need collab- grid power—by 2015, Voreis said. The get early adopters. “Find architects oration of the module suppliers, frame DOE’s goal is to make all new commer- and/or developers who recognize and manufacturers, glaziers, electrical con- cial buildings net-zero by 2025. are leveraging federal and local grants, tractors and installers. That collabora- The growth of the U.S. PV market is and using the technology in their build- tion will drive cost down,” Bugg said. reflected in the growth of First Solar of ing integration.” Be very selective on Brendan Dillon, director of product Tempe, Ariz., Voreis said. “It was num- who you are working with, he added. marketing at Pythagoras Solar in San ber 7 in the world’s top 100 fastest grow- “Start to learn by doing. Don’t wait for Mateo, Calif., agreed. “We need curtain- ing companies list,” he said. The glass someone else to learn and teach you, be- wall manufacturers and architects, en- industry needs to get a slice of the BIPV cause then you’re two to three iterations gineers, contractors to work in close pie, as well, Voreis added. behind.” collaboration. We need visionary clients And that should not be complicated, Understand the customer’s level of out there to share the risk with us. Pre- according to panelist Rick Hamlin, ex- commitment and funding for BIPV dicting the cost is a challenge, so you

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need a partner that can help you create tems cost more in the front end, but “The key word in BIPV is ‘integrated,’” the economics of it.” should pay back in less than five years.” summarized Steve Coonen, a PV indus- In order to be used more widely, BIPV But as long as BIPV is considered an try consultant in Grass Valley, Calif. That has to replace an existing building ma- add-on, it won’t be used as much as it said, “Ninety percent of the grid con- terial on the building, Dillon said. “To do could be, said Vikram Sami, sustain- nected BIPV schematic is putting the that, we have to improve the energy effi- able design analyst at Perkins+Will Ar- glass in. The rest is the invertor. It really ciency of the building, produce electric- chitects. “Thinking holistically is is not rocket science. So, don’t be afraid. ity in a meaningful way and appeal to important.” A PV cell is simply two sheets of glass the architects and engineers so they feel Matt Koch, senior research engineer with EVA in the middle. good standing behind it.” Leverage ex- for the Texas Center for Applied Tech- “The electricians have beat our pants isting trades and construction technology, agreed. “BIPV should not be an off when it comes to installing PV,” niques, and take advantage of current afterthought,” he said. “Installation tends Coonen added. “It’s glass first and fore- tax incentives, he said. “You can take a to be less costly if done as part of initial most, so, you all should be installing it. 30-percent tax credit for a curtainwall construction rather than as retrofit, but The 30-percent tax write-off is good that you might be building. BIPV sys- it’s still an economic puzzle game.” until 2016, so make use of it.” I RAILING SYSTEMS & COMPONENTS

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Some Good, Some Bad How Contract Glaziers Feel About the Future Depends on Where They Work by Lyle R. Hill

hen USGlass magazine approached us about I was overwhelmed by not only the high number of responses creating a way to measure contract glaziers’ but also by the passion expressed in their comments. Wconfidence in the future, we set about to test and The five indices included here are important for a variety develop research which, when merged together through of reasons, among them the noticeable differences in the re- algorithm, could provide such a measure. (For more sults by region. What’s striking as well is the great schism be- information on the USGlass Contract Glazier Confidence tween the opinions of those in coastal states versus inland Index, see page 6 of this issue). ones. We plan to provide updated numbers and trends analy- Keytech surveyed contract glaziers on a variety of topics. sis on a regular basis. Thanks to all who participated.

Regions by State New England ...... ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT South Atlantic...... NC, SC, GA, FL Mid Atlantic ...... NY, NJ, PA East South Central...... KY, TN, AL, MS East North Central ...... OH, IN, IL, MI, WI West South Central ...... AR, LA, OK, TX West North Central ...... MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS Mountain ...... MT, ID, WY, CO, NM, AZ, UT, NV Delmarva ...... DE, MD, DC, VA, WV Pacific ...... AK, WA, OR, CA, HA

Measure 1: Backlog Change In the past six months, what direction has your backlog “under contract” taken? Backlog is up Backlog is up Backlog is Backlog is down Backlog is down more than 10% between 1% - 10% about even by 1% - 10% by more than 10% New England 18% 28% 18% 11% 25% Mid Atlantic 23% 13% 27% 12% 25% East North Central 19% 25% 17% 18% 21% West North Central 15% 24% 20% 12% 29% Delmarva 16% 11% 18% 22% 33% South Atlantic 19% 17% 17% 15% 32% East South Central 16% 19% 23% 16% 26% West South Central 12% 30% 22% 16% 20% Mountain 10% 10% 27% 18% 35% Pacific 17% 14% 17% 19% 33% Total

31% Backlog is down 19% Backlog is up between 1% - 10% by more than 10% 16% Backlog is up more than 10% 15% Backlog is down by 1% - 10% 19% Backlog is about even

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Measure 2: Employee Hires During the next six months, my company will most likely do the following:

Experience an increase in total Stay at or about its Experience a decrease in total number of employees current level of employees number of employees New England 29% 53% 18% Mid Atlantic 23% 62% 15% 19% East North Central 18% 66% 16% 16% West North Central 24% 52% 24% Delmarva 20% 53% 27% 19% South Atlantic 21% 54% 25% 15% East South Central 18% 73% 9% 31% West South Central 22% 54% 24% Mountain 12% 63% 25% Pacific 26% 59% 15% Total

20% Experience a decrease in total 19% Experience an increase number of employees in total number of employees 19% 61% Stay at or about its 61% current level of employees. 20% 19% 16% 19% Measure15% 3: Contract Glazing Confidence When31% I look to the immediate future (6-12 months) I have the following view of the construction industry and how it will impact my business: I see a slight decline I see continuing I see strong I see slow but and am concerned decline and am economic steady economic I see no change about the truly worried about improvement improvement 40% immediate future the future 2% New England 7% 50% 18% 21% 4% 20% Mid Atlantic 2% 52% 14% 17% 15% East19% North Central 3% 41% 15% 27% 14% 22% West61% North Central 10% 31% 20% 22% 17% 16% Delmarva20% 2% 40% 20% 27% 11% South Atlantic 0% 41% 22% 21% 16% East South Central 0% 49% 16% 22% 13% West South Central 0% 48% 18% 22% 12% Mountain 0% 30% 24% 30% 16% Pacific 2% 51% 14% 17% 16% Total 51% 35% 16% I see continuing decline and am truly worried 40% I see slow but steady 49% about the future economic improvement 40% 22% I see a slight decline 2% I see strong economic 2%and am concerned about improvement 20%the immediate future 22% 20%16%I see no change continued on page 30

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22% 67% 11% 8% 51% 35% 49%

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Some Good, Some Bad continued from page 29 Measure 4: Near-Future Purchases Over the next 6 - 12 months my company will most likely do the following (select as many as apply): Purchase shop fabricating Purchase field equipment Purchase office equipment such equipment such as saws, such as trucks, rigging or as computers, plotters or software CNC machines or polishers scaffolding New England 41% 29% 71% Mid Atlantic 60% 29% 49% East North Central 66% 30% 52% West North Central 30% 39% 61% Delmarva 50% 31% 65% South Atlantic 48% 38% 48% East South Central 46% 43% 57% West South Central 43% 37% 63% Mountain 50% 60% 55% Pacific 51% 32% 49% Total 60 51% Purchase office equipment such as 50 computers, plotters or 40 software 49% Purchase field equipment 30 such as trucks, rigging or 35% Purchase shop fabricating 20 scaffolding equipment such as saws, 10 CNC machines or polishers 0 Total equals more than 100 percent because multiple answers to this question were permitted. Measure 5: Margin Change Current market conditions have forced my company to react in the following manner: We have not altered our We have had to take We have had to reduce approach from a work at or below our our mark-ups to remain Other pricing/mark-up costs to keep people competitive standpoint working New England 21% 61% 14% 4% Mid Atlantic 28% 58% 12% 2% East North Central 28% 61% 5% 6% West North Central 22% 56% 15% 7% Delmarva 7% 71% 22% 0% South Atlantic 18% 68% 14% 0% East South Central 24% 53% 9% 14% West South Central 22% 64% 6% 8% Mountain 4% 82% 14% 0% Pacific 20% 72% 6% 2% Total 1% Other 11% We have had to take work at or below our 22% We have not altered our costs to keep people approach from a pricing/ working mark-up standpoint

66% We have had to reduce our mark-ups to remain competitive I

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A TALE OF THREE CITIES —And LOTS OF BROkEn GLASS Are Railing Breakages Giving Tempered Glass a Bad Name?

by Megan Headley

A rash of spontaneous glass breakages at condos across Toronto this summer led the consumer press to point to the “dangers” of glass buildings. Skeptical glass suppliers, meanwhile, have pointed to the dangers of sourcing overseas materials.

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n August 17, Lanterra Devel- opments issued a statement in Oreference to the glass breakage The only reason there is a perception that had been plaguing its properties that tempered glass is getting a bad in Toronto throughout the summer. The statement came after a fifth lite of name is because the [consumer] press glass from a condominium balcony fell—this time from 29 stories up and covering the current Toronto story hitting a pedestrian below. have yet to draw the distinction between The unfortunate woman on Bay Street suffered only a minor injury ac- domestically produced tempered glass, cording to local news reports, but and those products that come from China … enough was enough for the developer and the city. “Because our first prior- -Bernard Lax, ity is the safety of the public and our residents, we have taken the following Pulp Studio Inc. actions,” Lanterra wrote in a statement issued to the press. “Lanterra Devel- opments has … stipulated that the the North American glass industry. August 19, the railing manufacturer tempered glass on these balconies will “supports the installation of heat- be replaced with a laminated glass…” SEARCHING THE SPECS treated laminated glass balcony rail- That’s three properties worth of glass Three of Lanterra’s properties have ings.” According to the technical data balcony retrofits, with the decision been affected by glass breakages, ac- listed in its website, the company man- made even before the engineering firm cording to local news reports. One Bed- dates for its railings: “All glass to be 6 1 brought in to investigate the breakages ford at Bloor, a 32-story tower in mm ( ⁄4-inch) tempered in compliance could determine the problem. Toronto designed by KPMB Architects, with CAN/CGSB-12.1-M90.” In its statement, Lanterra noted: “The was completed in 2009. KPMB’s website However, representatives of Toro Alu- advantage of utilizing laminated glass is notes that the north tower features pro- minum would not return USGlass’ re- that in combination with using the latest jecting sandblasted glass horizontal quests for comment as to whether it has available railing technologies, these lam- balconies. KPMB also designed the promoted heat-treating tempered glass inated panels retain their structure in the TIFF Bell Lightbox, which has reported in the past. And neither Toro, Lanterra event of a fracture and stay in place on glass breakage from its condominium nor the architects involved on these the balcony should any breakage occur tower this summer as well. projects would answer the most asked … Effective immediately all of our proj- Lanterra’s Murano condominium question: who supplied the glass? ects in development will make similar has towers located on 37 Grosvenor St. “It’s a sticky situation,” says one glass use of laminated glass designs.” and 38 Grenville St., both of which supplier who asked not to be named in However, as one glass supplier com- were completed in 2009. The two- connection with this article. “The de- mented to USGlass on the condition tower, glass-encased condo was developer and the contractors are in dam- that they remain unidentified for fear signed by architectsAlliance. The age control. The developer is trying to of losing customers: “They are still complex was named after the island of avoid the perception that this is only a dodging the key issues of the tem- Murano, in reference to the artwork on pered failures. Was it heat soak-speci- the podium curtainwall that portrays fied or not? Was it heat soak delivered the glass artistry of that island. Temper, Temper or not? [In other words], was it a de- Toro Aluminum Railings, an 11-year- Follow the veloper/architect failure or a supplier old manufacturer of balcony guard rail- QR code to failure?” ings, has handled the glass replacements view this As the consumer press has begun to for Lanterra. The company fabricated USGlass report additional breakages—causing and installed the balcony on the Mu- archived several developers to replace tempered rano’s south tower, while another now article on lites with laminated glass in an effort out-of-business company handled the managing the problems inher- to curb further negative publicity— other towers’ balconies (Lanterra would ent in tempered glass. the answer to that question has be- not provide the name of that company). come increasingly more important to According to a statement Toro issued on continued on page 34

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symptom of other shoddy construction can be procured from China at 20-30 ing that same conclusion. practices and that other parts of the percent below what’s locally avail- building(s) are sub-standard.” able,” it says. The article goes on to A CRITICAL DISTINCTION Without answers from the parties in- quote the company’s Jeff Cleator: It’s a distinction that glass and rail- volved, the glass industry has drawn its “When the owner applies for con- ing suppliers unconnected with these own conclusions. struction financing, he wants to elim- specific projects are urging their cus- inate budget uncertainty, so we’ve tomers to recognize. “CREATIVE PURCHASING” gotten more creative with purchasing. “I believe there is a lot more scrutiny The Toronto developer gained a pub- In some cases we will purchase and and consistency with ingredients that licity reprieve of sorts on September 1 store materials ourselves and then as- go into making glass by North Ameri- when, for the third time, a glass balcony sign those contracts to the appropri- can float glass manufacturers, so I feel at the Four Seasons Hotel and Private ate subcontractors after the far more comfortable with glass pro- Residences in Seattle shattered. traditional bidding period.” duced domestically,” says Bob According to local news reports, that It’s a perspective that has left many Lawrence, president of Craftsman Fab- property is following the suit of other North American glass suppliers nod- ricated Glass in Houston. developers and removing the tem- ding knowingly. That’s one point on which most pered glass from every balcony. “The only reason there is a percep- North American railing suppliers Neither the Four Seasons manage- tion that tempered glass is getting a seem to agree. ment nor the general contractor on bad name is because the [consumer] “Make sure that your glass is com- the project, Lease Crutcher Lewis, press covering the current Toronto ing from a source that can be trusted,” would respond to USGlass’ requests [and Seattle] story have yet to draw emphasizes Brant List, a sales con- for comment. However, in October the distinction between domestically sultant for Q-Railing USA. 2008, a year before this hotel-condo- produced tempered glass, and those “It’s all about the glass. It’s all about minium was completed, Business Ex- products that come from China (as- knowing your supplier and knowing cellence published profile of the suming this material came from what’s in your glass,” added another general contractor, which referenced there),” says Bernard Lax, chief exec- railing fabricator who asked not to be the Four Seasons Hotel. The profile utive officer of Pulp Studio Inc. in Los named for this article for fear of los- offers insight into the contractor’s ap- Angeles, who has no knowledge of ing customers. proach to materials: “Materials such the suppliers involved. “[It] does have a lot to do with as casework and curtain wall [sic] Many domestic suppliers are draw- glass sourcing,” agrees Tony Leto, executive vice president of sales and marketing for The Wagner Compa- nies in Butler, Wis. “Most domestic GANA to Address manufacturers of glass have become pretty good at making sure that their Tempered Glass Use glass doesn’t have the nickel sulfide inclusions [impurities in glass that can cause spontaneous breakage], but The Glass Association of North America (GANA) is addressing the rail- if people are using imported glass, ing breakage issue as well. The association’s Tempering Division has re- they have to be a little bit more aware ceived numerous questions about the reports of breakage of tempered and insist on that heat soaking to glass balcony panels in high-rise buildings. make sure there’s no imperfections in “Tempered glass is an excellent safety glazing material that meets U.S. there.” and Canadian safety glazing standards and regulations, and has been Andrew Chatfield, director of archi- used successfully for many decades. However, in its monolithic form, it tectural glass systems for The Wagner may not be the appropriate choice for every application, particularly in Companies, points out that “there are areas where glass fall-out may be of concern,” said GANA in a letter to regulations and standards for break its membership in September. testing on glass. If you talk to anybody To address these concerns, the Tempering Division is investigating who tempers glass, they will tell you the facts surrounding these incidents. One division member involved in that every so often they have to run a the work notes that GANA is working on a position to address the proper sample through and they have to break application of tempered glass and the correct way to use tempered it and there’s a set criteria for how that glass in those applications. glass breaks, how many pieces per

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square inch of fractured pieces of glass owner I would require all the glass I there are.” He notes that customers purchased from China be heat soaked need to be educated to ask for testing in the United States to insure the qual- and certifications. ity before installing it.” When the suppliers in these cases become public, perhaps these com- THE LAMINATED SOLUTION ments will change. But perhaps not. As Both the Toronto developer and the Lax points out, glass breakages are not Four Seasons have remained mum on new. They’re just heavily reported at the glass supplier. But, when it comes this time, possibly causing more con- to the tempered versus laminated rail- sumers to view the material with a ing debate, does it matter? nervous eye. “Given recent publicity I have re- “Chinese tempered glass has had cently been recommending that lam- numerous project failures around the inated heat-strengthened glass be country, and not just in exterior glass,” offered as the smart alternative for the Lax says. “I can only assume that many [railing] applications,” Lawrence says. of these are related to nickel sulfide in- “Is replacing everything with lami- Properties Stratus Edwards, Bailey Photo: clusions. It took our domestic indus- nated the right answer?” asks the The W Austin Hotel closed for 11 days try decades to remove this element unidentified glass supplier quoted to assess the cause of its balcony from their production facilities and I earlier. He answers that question with breakages, before removing all the image it will take decades before the another question: “Why is the devel- tempered lites. Chinese industry can insure the same. oper running away from tempered, In the meantime, if I were a building which is common enough and works continued on page 36

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What’s more important when my kids crash into that balcony glass: keeping my kids on the balcony or making sure the pieces of broken tempered glass pebbled up safely when they fall to their deaths? –Rob Botman, Glassopolis

well when it’s specified and fabri- important when my kids crash into that too is a point of contention. Some cated well? Perhaps they are avoiding that balcony glass: keeping my kids on say it’s all about the installation. tempered to pin the blame on tem- the balcony or making sure the pieces In fact, that same unidentified fabri- pered, rather than on their sourcing of broken tempered glass pebbled up cator who points out “it’s all about the of tempered.” safely when they fall to their deaths?” glass,” says that company does its own Rob Botman, general manager of For his part, Botman says, “I’d like to installation to ensure that its products Glassopolis in Toronto (unconnected to see more laminated balcony glass.” meet code requirements. the projects mentioned), offers an al- Still, others point out that tempered Others say it’s not all about the glass; ternative view, one that isn’t looking glass is typically specified in these ap- it’s about how the metal touches the down where the glass is falling—after plications over laminated glass for one glass. all, the point of using tempered glass reason: cost. “The thing you have to be aware of is in these applications is that if it does “It’s obviously a cost issue,” Leto says. the edge contact,” Leto says. He theo- break it’s not in large shards that will “One of the things that often is said is, rizes that this may have played a role in cause serious injury—but up at the ‘well, it met code.’ People have to realize another much-reported case of glass balconies where this glass is meant to that the building codes are considered railing breakages. protect building occupants. minimum standards for safety. As min- “Remember that tempered glass is imum standards, that means you al- SOUTHERN EXPOSURE designed for safety, not strength,” Bot- ways can do better. And in certain For the W Austin Hotel in Austin, the man says. “It passes impact-safety tests situations, the minimum standards are problems began on the pool deck. On if the glass pebbles when it’s broken. not [enough]; when you’re dealing with June 10, two lites of glass fell from the Laminated, on the other hand, passes a safety issue in a high-rise you may balconies of south-facing condos on the same tests if it keeps the broken want to exceed the minimum standard floors 24 and 25, crashing down and glass in place. As a parent with small and go with something that’s less likely injuring four people on the pool deck kids, if I was living in a condo with a to fail.” below. glass balcony 40 stories up, I’d prefer While that one railing fabricator ear- Weeks later, three more lites fell. laminated over tempered. What’s more lier emphasized “it’s all about the glass,” Following the latter incident, which caused minimal damage to cars but, fortunately, no injuries, the property owners issued a statement saying “that Preventing one glass panel on the 31st floor was Stricter broken and that the resulting falling Codes th 11% debris broke panels on the 29 and Breakages 22nd floors.” In its September on- Mandatory safety According to the financial state- line survey, USGlass glass usage ment filed by hotel owner Stratus asked readers to select 39% Better enforcement Properties Inc., the breakage caused the solution they feel is of current codes the hotel to close for 11 days while it the best way to prevent 33% investigated the problem. Even before glass railing breakage. the investigation conducted by Cur- The results are pictured Periodic tain Wall Design & Consulting (CDC) inspection of here. To take next railings in place in Dallas was complete, the property month’s survey, visit 17% owners made the “decision to replace www.usglassmag.com. every balcony glass panel on the building” with laminated glass.

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FROM THE REPORT as the balcony railing system designer, top edge of the glass unit at level 25. The W Austin Hotel, which opened fabricator and installer on the project. Cementicious debris collected on lev- December 2010, was designed by An- The company directed media in- els 25, 24 and the pool deck is consis- dersson-Wise Architects. Featuring quiries to Stratus, which released a tent with the missing grout on level highly reflective windows, a press re- statement from chief executive officer 27.” lease on the architect’s website notes Beau Armstrong. that the tower’s primary facades are “A thorough investigation of this in- oriented north-south, with differing cident continues with numerous engi- apertures composed to control day- neers and experts to ensure this work light, heat gain and energy use. It adds is done as safely as possible,” Armstrong that the south façade features “gener- stated. ous, deeply-recessed balconies.” CDC’s report on the initial incident A June 11 CDC preliminary investi- stated: “In an effort to locate the ini- gation report shows an etched label tial source of possible falling debris, on one glass panel had the name of we have confirmed that a pattern of China’s Xinyi Glass (XYG). The com- damage does exist emanating par- pany has North American operations tially from the slab edge at level 27 di- Stratus PropertiesStratus in Richmond, B.C. The logo notes that rectly above the failed units. Based on Photo: Bailey Edwards, the glass was safety tempered in com- our initial observation of this area, it With recent reports of glass pliance with ANSI Z97 and CPSC 16 appears that high strength grout ap- breakages, many fabricators are CFR. Representatives at XYG declined plied to the slab edge has been dis- recommending laminated glass for to comment. lodged adjacent to a post tension railing installations. U.S. Railing in Tampa, Fla., a sub- cable head location. The high strength sidiary of Custom Components, served grout appears to have fallen onto the continued on page 38

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This case certainly provides a vivid reminder. Leto continues, “We’re very big on pushing the idea of having a top rail on glass if that’s the glass balustrade railing. Now, that might have simply been an in-fill panel with an exposed edge, but exposed edges are very susceptible to breakage, even under minor contact.” It’s a caution that may come too late, as frameless railings that allow for an unobstructed view only continue to grow in popularity. “A lot of people are going for the ¾- Photo: Bailey Edwards, Stratus Properties Stratus Edwards, Bailey Photo: inch glass without a cap rail, so they A preliminary investigation at the W Austin Hotel noted “any falling debris could don’t have anything obstructing their likely damage the top edge of glass, causing catastrophic failure.” view; it’s just a glass panel,” List says. He continues, “A lot of people are In its conclusions and recommen- causing catastrophic failure.” telling me, ‘well we’re going to use ½- dations, CDC’s report said, “due to the As Leto says, “I think people need inch and we don’t want to use a cap location of the point-supported glass to be reminded that glass edges are rail.’” List notes that building codes dif- in-fill panels any falling debris could extremely susceptible to damage from fer by locality, but, “the rule of thumb is likely damage the top edge of glass, impact.” anything over ¾-inch glass with soft

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edges does not require a cap rail.” somewhere, it would have just exploded,” away. Then of course as all the glass ex- “We are seeing a greater demand for Leto suggests. pands, there’s differential expansion be- glass railings in general, mainly be- He continues, “You have to be aware of tween the metal and the glass,” Chatfield cause of this desire in residential as where the edges of that glass are going to says. well as commercial to have this unre- possibly contact metals. There are a cou- He adds, “Everyone knows the build- stricted view. So there’s a lot of push to ple of places where that could have hap- ing site is never exactly correctly to include glass wherever they can so pened: the holes through the glass drawing as far as dimensions are con- they can have an invisible railing,” Leto where the clips attach, if that material cerned. Tolerances are unbelievably im- agrees. “Our warning as always, moved and there wasn’t a proper buffer portant and the consideration of though, is that there are a lot of misin there, it could have broken. Or if the tolerances when you actually fabricate conceptions that you can do that with- outside edges of the glass expanded something is important. We realize it out a top rail, and doing without a top enough to hit a post or other solid con- with railings, the way we do things, be- rail is very risky for many reasons.” tact, that could have caused fracturing.” cause we now have products that allow It’s an installation factor that is occa- for thermal expansion, mechanical WATCHING THE EDGE sionally overlooked, Chatfield agrees. movement within the system. That’s un- But there are other delicate points of “If you’re drilling a hole through the believably important, because obviously contact that can lead to spontaneous glass then you want to make sure that metal moves, and if it’s on the south face breakage such as seen at the W Austin. obviously … the metal screw or what- it’s going to move a lot more than it’s “They were dealing with a building ever is going through the hole is isolated going to move if it’s on the north face or that was southern exposure in Austin, from the inside edge of the hole. A lot of on the east face.” Texas, in the summer. So more than people tend to forget that little piece of likely everything expanded and eventu- plastic grommet that goes in the hole, ally, as the glass edges hit some metal and wonder what that is and throw it continued on page 40

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AN OPPORTUNITY problem they helped create,” Lax adds. of it has to do with logistics in the During the summer, as consumer “Developers who buy exterior glass United States but also it’s a matter of newspapers reported on glass falling from offshore and do nothing to test and people feeling comfortable with using from the skies, glass suppliers and rail- guarantee its quality should all be shak- the material.” ing manufacturers looked on nervously. ing in their boots … They should al- Obviously, increasing the use of glass But with the negative publicity comes an ways remember it was the low bid that in a multitude of applications is the in- opportunity for the glass industry to ed- built the Titanic and be proactive about dustry’s collective goal, and educating ucate designers and developers that they the money they spend when it comes to specifiers on glass’ safety properties don’t have to give up those sweeping issues of public safety.” may help in realizing that goal. views—but they have to embrace those Being able to lay these instances be- “That’s what makes these recent cases glass railings wisely. fore designers, and explain the impor- critical,” Leto adds, “because that only As Chatfield points out, “There seems tance of using a knowledgeable supplier breeds the fear that glass isn’t an appro- to be more instances [of breakages] in and certified products to prevent prob- priate option. It’s not that it isn’t an ap- Canada and I think that’s probably be- lems, could help savvy railing and glass propriate option; you just have to take cause they’ve had an explosion in condo suppliers. proper precautions and engineer prop- construction certainly in the Toronto Chatfield, who hails from the United erly to make it work.” I vicinity.” Kingdom, says that glass use is em- “It is not uncommon for a builder and braced more slowly in the United developer to hire an architect for his ex- States than in Europe. “I think we’re pertise and then ignore his advice and moving faster now, but certainly Megan Headley is the editor of USGlass. She can be reached conventional wisdom in an effort to save where we use glass in the building is at [email protected] or money. Now that the truth comes out still far removed from where we use follow her on Twitter @USGlass. they have to spend a lot more to fix a it in Europe,” he says. “I think some Three coatings. ONE machine. Ceramic. Silicone. AND Transparent.

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Could They or Couldn’t They?

by Tara Taffera

ne World Trade Center (WTC). It was supposed to be a jewel Orising from the dust of the former WTC towers. The architect envisioned cladding the base of the building in light itself. Light refracted and sent dancing by millions of prisms cut into the glass. Light that would belie the dark history of what was once referred to as The Freedom Tower. The world, and most especially the glass industry, watched eagerly as the plans for this unique building unfolded. And then suddenly, after years of preparation, it was announced in May 2011 that prismatic glass would not clad 1 WTC after all. The rainbows could not be made. Or could they? The decision has industry experts questioning whether those in charge— the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), along with SOM architects and Tishman Construction— Photo: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan. AP Photo/Mark Photo: made a wise decision when they collectively abandoned the concept of prismatic glass (see June 2011 USGlass, Why the Glass on the page 12). Perhaps the PANYNJ should have ceased its contract with the fabricator that reportedly had problems creating the complex prismatic glass panels. The parties involved may have 1 WTC Podium Won't had other options available to them that, until now, have gone unreported. Is prismatic glass a viable solution for buildings such as the WTC? Experts have Create Rainbows differing opinions. First, a definition of prismatic glass

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The Vision Unveiled, Before It Failed Having a hard time visualizing the original design for the WTC podium wall? Architect David Childs envisioned making the prismatic glass come to life. In presenting his final design for the tower base in June 2007, he described how the outside face would be made up of prisms. “Some panels would have very big prisms and some would have small prisms to give a fluctuation and a character to it. When sunlight hits that prism it splays into color,” he said. This is a very new idea about the base—one that we feel strongly about,” said Childs, who added that the glass would be made of a laminated safety glass— “so if it breaks for any reason it doesn’t fall in shards.” Visit http://www.wtc.com/media/videos/David%20Childs,%20SOM to view the video.

from a few who have worked with the product. “Prismatic glass has been cut and highly polished to the degree that it breaks white light into a full spectrum of colors,” says Kenneth von Roenn Jr., president/director of design for Archi- tectural Glass Art Inc. in Louisville, Ky. Nathan Munz, managing director of Glassform, an Australia-based fabricator, believes there are various levels of definition for this term, depending on the specifier’s design and performance requirements. “The most basic [definition] would only require that the glass has facets, which give it a number of surfaces at an angle to the plane of the glass (as a prism has),” he explains. Glassform’s prismatic glass sample, shown to many A Quick Refresher parties involved in the The original design for the podium 1 WTC project, generates a wall of 1 WTC was to cover the concrete rainbow when sunlight base with prismatic glass (for the origi- illuminates the glass. nal investigative article detailing the WTC construction, see April 2009 USGlass, page form design assist services, fabrication glass simply had too many technical 30). According to the SOM website, “The and delivery. Zetian awarded PPG In- problems to overcome and at a budget podium wall base is 186 feet tall and its dustries, based in Pittsburgh, the glass that was not cost-effective. We have been cladding is being designed to create a dy- contract. PPG was to supply its Starphire finalizing a design that will be far more namic, shimmering surface that ani- ultra-clear, low-iron glass to Zetian. practical while being both distinctive and mates the experience of the building at Zetian, in turn, had contracted Sanxin magnificent,” John Kelly, a spokesman for ground level” (for more on the original de- Glass in Shenzhen, China, to fabricate the the PANYNJ, told The New York Times in sign see the website in the box above). Starphire glass into the prismatic pan- May (The Port Authority would not re- The contract for the installation of the els. (For more on Zetian and its role in the turn calls from USGlass). podium wall was awarded to project, see May 2011 USGlass, page 35.) The article also stated that the new Solera/DCM Erectors, based in New But in May it seemed the plan fell façade is likely to be made of more tra- York. DCM hired a subcontractor, Zetian apart. “As design moved to the testing Systems Inc., based in Las Vegas, to per- phase, it became clear that the prismatic continued on page 44

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“The machining would likely be done Where Was the Mock-Up? with industrial diamonds,” Brown says. Several companies contacted for this article wondered whether or not a “They may also be polishing those full-scale mock-up of the 1 WTC podium wall had ever been produced. grooves. When they cut deep grooves “I’m surprised they didn’t say ‘let’s make a full-size mock-up’,” says Bob they have created micro-fissures and Brown of Robert L Brown and Associates LLC. “A lot of times with something the polishing is an attempt to minimize unique like this they make some full-sized prototypes. On very unusual jobs the damage. That is what consultants they do this pretty regularly.” will tell you is causing a weak spot if John Barber, former president of Barber Glass Industries Inc., says when he you don’t get it nicely dressed around was originally involved in development work for the project, and when he was the cut. Those are micros-fissures or told by a senior partner of SOM that if he met the price required he would re- flaws on edges or surfaces.” ceive a formal letter of intent, he developed a full-size panel. The sample he But he has other misgivings as well. produced was 44 by 156 inches, which he says characterized the full panel “My concern is how to put that glass which was to be 48 by 158 inches in size. on any holding device,” Brown says. “For “They never came to look at it,” says Barber. “I still have large samples in holding or supporting the glass during my office. Most importantly, we never received the letter of intent.” the surface modification, the table or SOM did not respond to USGlass’ questions regarding whether or not a frame in which it is placed must be very mock-up was produced. level and stable [minimal flexure]. PPG’s Rob Struble says he doesn’t know if a mock-up was produced, but Large sheets of float glass weigh a great adds, “PPG recommends a mock-up on all commercial projects—it’s part of deal …. and though rigid at normal our standard design guidelines. However, where PPG sits in the contract temperatures, it will flex under its own chain, we can’t require it.” weight when not completely and fully supported. This would make machining ditional clear glass panels, possibly wouldn’t work—no matter the fabricator. the exposed surface an inaccurate pro- with granite elements to tie it into the Brown says the problem lies in tak- cedure. If the machining is intended to surrounding plazas. ing 1-inch Starphire glass, in 160- by create deep channels (grooves) in the So it seems all of those parties above 48-inch panels, and putting it on a flat glass surface, the variation in such are out—unless they choose to bid on surface and “machining it.” In this case, grooving could cause uneven depths of the new design—and SOM is starting the machining involves using an abra- grooves and subsequently cause a con- over. Elizabeth Kubany, public relations sive cutting device to create some pat- trol problem for tempering in both the representative for SOM, told USGlass in tern on the surface of the glass. The heating and cooling cycles. Such prob- late August, “The client is reviewing our thick glass is also prone to spontaneous lems would be exposed with breakage, designs and we expect them to select breakage during the tempering process, bowing and poorly tempered products.” one for unveiling sometime in the next says Brown, who adds that heat- Brown is not the only one who has few months.” strengthened 1-inch-thick glass would concerns about the use of prismatic But some say the “technical prob- present the same set of challenges. glass on 1 WTC. Stanley Joehlin of the lems” Kelly referenced with the pris- “I have tempered 1-inch-thick glass,” consulting company S.W. Joehlin Inc. is matic glass didn’t lay with the type of says Brown. “The problem wasn’t heat- highly regarded in the industry for his glass, but rather with the fabricator. ing it; the problem was waiting long tempering expertise and experience. In enough for it to cool. That has to be fact, he says, “Someone called me a few Why It Won’t Work closely controlled. If it cools too fast it years ago when [Sanxin] got into trou- Bob Brown of Robert L Brown and gets too high of a stress level. Almost ble [on this job] and I said I wasn’t in- Associates LLC has been in the industry anything would cause it to rupture. terested in going to China.” But he does for 51 years and is well-known as a “You have major problems in ensur- have some thoughts on the prismatic tempering expert. The industry con- ing the temper is stable after the surface glass option. sultant says he was contacted approxi- deformation that occurs during and “Even if it would be possible to ma- mately a year ago by the “principals after tempering,” Brown continues. “You chine the glass and then polish the sur- involved” when “they were experienc- also have problems in meeting the face, without micro-cracks (which is ing problems fabricating the glass. stress limits. Even if you had the thin next to impossible), you may be able to “The problems they experienced were part of the glass meet those limits the heat it uniformly if you left it in a very breakage and in laminating it,” Brown thick part would exceed that.” cool furnace,” says Joehlin. “However the says. “The panels were so deformed And even if the thick glass didn’t rup- longer heating time required can be ex- after tempering they couldn’t laminate ture during tempering, machining the pected to degrade the optical quality.” it.” He explains why, to his knowledge, it glass would create a new set of problems. “To temper a piece like that, I won’t

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John Barber, Barber Glass Industries, sent this photo to SOM in March 2011 when he was brought back into discussions about the 1 WTC prismatic glass. It illustrates the tight break pattern in the tempered glass.

say it can’t be done, but to uniformly volvement, see April 2009 USGlass, page heat and cool and keep it flat is almost 30.) It is important to note, however, beyond present technology—unless a that Barber Glass Industries’ fabrication company has a technique I am not arm is no more, as the 127-year-old aware of …. ” company was placed into receivership Von Roenn Jr. agrees that the prob- on November 10, 2010. Former presi- lem lies in the tempering. dent John Barber’s wife, Susan, was suc- “If someone can figure out how to cessful in buying back the installation Barber Glass Industries created a full- temper it differently that would be won- arm, and Barber himself assists in the size prismatic glass panel in early derful,” he says. “I don’t know enough management of the company. He also 2009, when the company was originally to say if that was possible or not. But serves as a consultant for industry fab- involved in development work. when I first heard what they were try- ricators. Despite the widely known fact ing to do [at 1 WTC] I never thought that he lacked access to a fabrication “I think the underlying reason is be- they could temper it successfully. You plant, Barber says he received a call in cause I was only person with the com- can strengthen the glass but you would March 2011 from Nicole Driscoll at plete knowledge who was able to never pass the necessary tests because SOM who inquired again about Bar- manufacture the prismatic glass to the glass wouldn’t shatter in small ber’s ability to fabricate the glass. Bar- their requirements,” he says. enough pieces.” ber says he even went so far as to look In mid-2010, Barber fabricated pris- Like Brown, Von Roenn Jr. says ma- for a plant and equipment to rent to matic glass with a similar profile to the chining offers another set of problems. fabricate the glass mock-ups. 1 WTC glass for installation on the “There was no way they could ever have Even before the call from Driscoll, Sperone Westwater Gallery in New York gotten a uniform tempering of the glass Barber says he was aware that talks City. Yes, the WTC is somewhat differ- with the process of polished V-grooves,” about choosing an alternative supplier ent, however the glass reacts quite sim- he says. had started again. In March 2011, ilar in the fabrication and the Charles Flashburg of Johnson Screens tempering of the product, Barber says. Alternative Number One told Barber that they were contacted via “The WTC required very tight toler- For each person who says prismatic the parties involved as well. In the early ances and a minimal amount of visual glass this thick can’t be made there are stages of development, before the con- support on the surface of the glass,” he others who say emphatically that it can. tract was awarded to Zetian, Barber was says. “Sperone was a complete frame At least two companies claim they have going to work with Johnson Screens, section supported fully around the developed a process in which prismatic which would have provided the back- perimeter, and the WTC was a frame- glass could be fabricated successfully. up screen that would hold the prismatic less design. The large panels required Both say they could have done it for 1 glass to the face of the building. (John- for the WTC would be used to cover the WTC—and both say they were in talks son Screens did not return requests for mechanical section of the building for with SOM and the PANYNJ while Sanxin comment at press time.) the bottom 20 floors and were purely was attempting to fabricate the glass in “Both my company and Johnson decorative. Regardless of the size of the China. One such company is a familiar Screens had an excellent grasp of the re- profile cut into the surface of the panel name to those following the story. quirements and both had expended an the issues in the product are similar.” Canada’s Barber Glass Industries was excessive amount of capital to develop Barber adds that the prismatic glass the company named in the original the product,” Barber says. would pose an additional learning specification and spent millions in de- Why did SOM come back to Barber, curve in the 1 WTC installation be- velopment work to create the prismatic years after the contract was awarded glass. (For more on Barber’s initial in- to Sanxin? continued on page 46

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cause of the exposed edge, which rainbows everywhere and their jaws would require extra care in the prod- hit the floor. They loved it aesthetically, uct’s handling and installation. He pointed out, however, that like any and it would also work structurally. other product that is new on the mar- —Nathan Munz, Glassform ket, it requires time and effort to work out all the installation and handling techniques. opment work (see box, page 44) but “From my knowledge of how the Barber was willing to produce sev- adds that since that time he had devel- glass was going to be fabricated, I eral full-size mock-ups for the PANYNJ oped many improvements in the man- knew there was no way that what they as requested. He had proposed making ufacturing of the product, many of were doing would work,” Munz says. four full-size panels and destroying which were made during the manufac- But he was convinced his company two of them to demonstrate how the ture of the Westwater project. could produce the glass, so he devel- glass would react if broken or over- “We improved the way we fabricated oped a new approach to fabricating stressed. At that time, Barber gave SOM the glass involving the use of water to glass that would satisfy the aesthetic and the Port Authority a price of assist in the elimination of micro-frac- requirements that architect David $796,000 to provide them with the re- tures on the surface of the glass,” Bar- Childs had designed—including the quired mock-ups. ber says. Brown says the use of water or ability to generate rainbows. “SOM was told not to continue its ef- coolants could minimize the problem “In order to produce the glass that forts on this design,” Barber says. of micro-fissures or flaws on the edge was designed by Childs for 1 WTC, we “I proposed that we could manufac- of the glass. needed to produce a quality of flat- ture the prototypes in the timelines “But it’s not just water—it’s the use ness without ripples,” Munz says. “The they required with no issues,” he says. of water along with the very sophisti- zigzag shape has to have a certain “PPG was willing to provide me with cated machine tools and numerous quality. Our sample shows our glass is the glass required. But let’s face it: equipment modifications,” Barber adds. a true prismatic glass.” With the current status of my com- “Micro-fractures are a big issue in any To produce the sample Munz says pany I don’t have a whole lot of bar- fabrication of glass.” he used PPG Starphire glass that he gaining chips.” had in his plant. He adds that Glass- SOM may have been willing to take Alternative Number Two form’s solution for the prismatic glass a chance, but Barber speculates it was Barberisnotaloneinhisbelief that does not require 1-inch-thick glass to the PANYNJ who “kiboshed” the idea. prismatic glass is a viable option. be used, so the sample used a thinner “I had lost my credibility in the eyes Several time zones away in Aus- PPG Starphire glass. of many,” he says. “But, I’m still one of tralia, another fabricator, Glassform, So how does Glassform’s method the most knowledgeable fabricators in was perfecting a way to fabricate pris- overcome the challenges pointed out the world.” matic glass. The company was estab- by experts? What about the concerns of consult- lished in 1985 and Munz has 35 years “I learned that the Chinese were ants such as Brown regarding the tem- of experience in the glass industry. machining the glass with a peripheral pering process? Munz says that Glassform, along V-shaped wheel that will leave ripples “It all has to do with the tempering with Barber Glass, was named as an on the glass surface,” Munz says. “You process,” agrees Barber “and [Sanxin] approved fabricator for the prismatic cannot get a splay of color without hadn’t figured out the cooling process. glass in the original specification for very flat surfaces on the prism.” He It is not tempered under a regular the podium wall. explains that the V is the shape of the manufacturing process. At the end of “We were named in the original edge of the wheel, which grinds the the day we were able to temper it. specification and a gentleman at Tish- surface to form the V in the glass, but Under a normal 19-mil tempering man promised to put us in touch with that his method uses a different type recipe you would heat the glass for 15 the parties involved but we never of wheel. minutes—this product was cooked heard and we went on with our lives,” “The reason our prismatic glass has for 45 minutes, then cooled very Munz says. a surface finish that is flat and with- strategically.” Things changed in May 2010 when out any ripples is indeed the method Barber adds, “That’s where the magic Munz says he received a call from a of machining used. I believe that all happened. The glass stayed red hot for representative of Solera/DCM who other attempts involved machining a period of time.” was concerned about the Chinese fab- the glass in a manner that could never Barber did create a full-sized panel ricator’s inability to supply the pris- early in 2009 during the initial devel- matic glass. continued on page 48

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achieve the necessary finish to gener- meeting as agreed at the end of the pre- “From day one there was resistance ate rainbows from sunlight—in vious meeting they stone-walled,” Munz from Tishman that we did not under- David Childs’ words, ‘splays of color.’” says. “Subsequently a meeting with the stand,” adds Barber. A representative In addition, Munz says Glassform’s design team was arranged on the basis from Tishman Construction declined design solution avoids the tempering that it was not for the purposes of 1 to comment on the story. and laminating problems arising from WTC but to discuss potential uses of But some say there is plenty of other approaches, which are likely to the Glassform prismatic solution in blame to go around. When Munz have prevented the successful fabrica- other future SOM projects.” learned in early April 2011 that the tion of the final product. And what about that sample? “It was Chinese were definitely out, he sent a Munz is keeping additional infor- shown to other SOM architects, and the letter to Steve Plate, director of the 1 mation about the product proprietary, written feedback I received [privately] WTC Construction for the PANYNJ, saying only that Glassform “figured from one was, ‘This is the best sample and summarized nine key points. out how to manufacture prismatic that has ever been produced for this in- Among them was the fact that he glass panels with the aesthetic and stallation. Everyone I spoke to here traveled to New York in July 2010 to structural properties necessary to sat- agreed … Since this sample proved to present his solution together with isfy the requirements of SOM’s design be so beautiful, it would seem that quite samples. “The consensus at SOM was for the 1 WTC façade.” a few people are uncomfortable with that the sample viewed ‘was the best how this situation has evolved.’ ” that has ever been produced for this A Jaw-Dropping Meeting And at least one other person saw the installation,’ said the letter Munz sent Two months after the phone call from Glassform solution as a valid one. Leon to Plate. “SOM was scheduled to meet DCM/Solera, on July 23, 2010, Munz Jacob, glass consultant with Jacob & As- a second time after a few days, but traveled to New York City with a sam- sociates Pty. Ltd., based in Sydney, Aus- when this arrangement was to be con- ple. Confident he could produce the de- tralia, says he was engaged as a firmed, they advised that they did not sired glass, he was ready to meet with consultant by the PANYNJ to undertake want to proceed with the second representatives from Tishman, SOM, specific tasks related to the prismatic meeting. It appears that a third party DCM/Solera and the Port Authority— glass façade of 1 WTC. had instructed them not to consider but the meeting never took place. “I am bound by confidentiality not to any proposal from Glassform.” Munz wanted all the parties to sign a disclose details of my engagement,” he The letter, dated April 4, 2011, also confidentiality agreement and says only says. “I can, however, comment that, stated: “It appears that the prismatic DCM/Solera would comply. So he went after it became evident that the con- concept for the 1 WTC podium façade back to Australia, but didn’t give up tracted source of the prismatic glass is now being abandoned on the hope and went to work on another sam- panels was unable to supply, I advised grounds that it is not able to be sup- ple—this one 4 by 2 feet in size. He flew Tishman Construction and SOM Archi- plied. This is simply untrue.” back to New York City in October 2010 tects that I was aware of the Glassform According to Munz, when Plate re- but this time, he says, neither Tishman solution for the fabrication of the pris- ceived the letter he instructed a repre- nor SOM would meet with him. matic glass and that I believed it was sentative of Tishman to call Munz on Munz says the project manager, Ken the only solution available which satis- behalf of the Port Authority to say: Lewis, eventually agreed to meet. Also fied the aesthetic and the structural re- “The owners have decided to abandon present, Munz says, were key members quirements, and was able to be the prismatic glass concept for the 1 of the design team. Munz did not request fabricated and supplied.” WTC façade.” the signing of a confidentiality agree- Since the parties aren’t revealing ment at this meeting as he had already Placing Blame, why prismatic glass was abandoned submitted a patent application to the U.S. Money Wasted many have drawn their own conclu- Patent and Trademark Office. Though Tishman Construction has sions—and most of those have to do “The sun was streaming through the remained relatively quiet on these is- with cost. window, hit the glass and it was like sues both Barber and Munz contend “My first guess is the cost concern,” rainbows everywhere and their jaws hit Tishman did not facilitate constructive Brown says. “I’m referring to Donald the floor,” Munz recalls. “They loved it communication on the project. Trump’s concept of going to China be- aesthetically, and it would also work “Tishman was controlling the cause ‘it’s cheaper there than it is here’” structurally.” process and blocked access at every (see November 2010 USGlass, page 42). Munz says he was asked to leave the point,” Munz says. “They didn’t want Ten million dollars had already sample so it could be shown to others Glassform’s prismatic glass consid- been spent on the prismatic glass por- and he complied. “When I came back ered and they blocked access to the tion of the project. PPG’s Rob Struble the following week to confirm a second architect.” also confirms that PPG did produce

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To temper a piece like that, I won’t say it can’t be done, but to uniformly heat and

the specified Starphire glass,some of cool and keep it flat is almost beyond which was shipped to China and the present technology. Unless a company remainder of which is sitting in a warehouse. has a technique I am not aware of …. “It is a shame they spent that much —Stanley Joehlin, glass consultant money without testing it first,” von Roenn says. Consider Kelly’s earlier comment: money,” says Barber. “I was told $8 mil- Can fabricators overcome the techni- “As design moved to the testing phase, lion was the number we had to cal problems? it became clear that the prismatic sharpen our pencil on. So now two Brown gave a litany of reasons the glass simply had too many technical years and millions of dollars later, we prismatic glass wouldn’t work due to problems to overcome and at a budget are left with a total redesign and a tempering and machining problems. that was not cost-effective.” But Munz stock of 1-inch glass that will never be That being said, he sees one way the says he could have produced the glass used. How much did they save? They prismatic glass could be a workable cost-effectively. put their trust in a company that could solution for future projects. “We can use any glass,” he says. not make the product.” “If a company is using chemical “One of the differences in our ap- “They can’t afford to have any more tempering, then laminating, it could proach is we don’t need glass that egg on their face,” Brown adds. “From work,” he says. “It would be a costly runs thick. We could use ½-inch-thick that standpoint, they can’t afford to do it.” process and a patience-testing and that reduces costs.” process,” and one, he added, that only Barber can’t help but think what What’s Next might possibly work over a cycle of would have happened if the parties for Prismatic Glass? multiple hours. involved had used his company as the While it seems prismatic glass While Joehlin doesn’t claim to be a original fabricator. won’t be used on 1 WTC, will it be “They had their sights set on saving used in similar projects in the future? continued on page 50

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Could They or Couldn’t They? JuliusBlum&Co.Inc. continued from page 49 chemical tempering expert,he says chemical tempering doesn’t offer the right break patterns that are needed to create a safety break pattern for prismatic glass. “It’s the high central tension that is used to produce the break pattern,” he says. “If you had a piece like that shatter in a storm I don’t know how it would break.” And if it did work he says there are other difficulties at play. “With that variation in the thickness of the glass, I don’t know of anyone in the world that has a chemically tempered tank close to the size that would be needed.” Barber says chemical tempering is not a good option. “This process alters the molecular movement in the surface of glass,” he says. “The chemical process can be easily destroyed, and would not lend itself to this type of install. We entertained the idea right from the beginning but once Celebrating we investigated it further we never pursued it.” Munz remains mum on whether or not he uses chemical 100 Years tempering in his process. “As I previously advised, we prefer not to publish details of our solution at this time,” he says. Others say they would have used a completely different solution. “We would have laminated prismatic glass using a technique we have called Prismalite,” von Roenne says. “This is a name we use to describe our technique for laminating Catalog19 prismatic glass pieces to plate glass. It is typically used for applications that have natural light so that the prisms break up the light into spectral colors.” Now Available While representatives of fabrication companies talk about how they “would have done it,” Brown says he’s glad he didn’t have to attempt it. “I’m sure glad I didn’t have to do it,” he says. “Someone To request a free Catalog 19, email [plural] overreached in trying to make fully tempered pan- [email protected]. els of this shape and surface configuration.” But Munz says he is absolutely certain this glass will be installed on other buildings and he is now making large- scale samples. He also is talking to architects in Australia to use the product on a smaller scale. “Just a few architects are aware of it,” Munz says. “Early Julius Blum & Co. Inc. is the nation’s largest supplier of next year I will have a supply available … There is no architectural metal products. question in my mind we could have supplied it to 1 WTC For complete information on all stock components, visit on time. juliusblum.com or email [email protected]. “Every time it goes up on a building people will say ‘that could have been on 1 WTC,’” he says. Jacob adds, “I think the concept was brilliant and it could have been a magical building in terms of Childs’ approach and they could have had it.” I P.O. Box 816 Carlstadt, N.J. 07072-0816 800.526.6293 201.438.4600 Tara Taffera is a contributing fax 201.438.6003 editor for USGlass magazine. She can [email protected] be reached at [email protected] or www.juliusblum.com follow her on Twitter @dwmmag.

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or years just the word “opera KGE Engineering in Zhuhai, China, house” was likely to conjure up part of China Architectural Engineer- Fimages of Sydney’s famous archi- ing, was awarded the contract to un- tectural structure, with its sweeping dertake the design, engineering, peaks and pearly façade. Now, a newly fabrication and installation of the constructed venue, featuring glass as a building envelope, including the glass significant design detail, may also curtainwall, glass wall, stone cladding, stake its claim as an architectural and roof waterproofing system. The opera house gem. project spanned a total area of 323,000 Spanning 70,000 square meters and square feet. Glass was supplied by costing approximately $215 billion USD China Southern Glass. (1.38 billion RMB), the Guangzhou According to Zaha Hadid’s team in Opera House in Guangzhou, China, is lo- China, “One of the significant chal- cated at the heart of the city’s cultural de- lenges in designing the glazing was the velopment. Designed by Zaha Hadid complex geometry of the building en- Architects, the structure’s twin-boulder velope, where triangular glazed units design was created to enhance the city were flush-fitted over various angles by opening it to the Pearl River, as well as and around corners. There were also unifying the adjacent cultural buildings. surface configurations to consider The design of the opera house whereby laminated glazing [was used] evolved from the concepts of a natural on all inward inclinations.” landscape and the interplay between The architects also note that “the en- architecture and nature. In particular, velope is one of the largest asymmetri- it was also influenced by river valleys, cal structures of its kind,” and “a variety and the way in which they are trans- of technological solutions, from com- formed by erosion. puter design to fabrication and instal- “In Chinese culture, certain ana- lation” were used in order to create it. logical thinking makes sense and the Zaha Hadid’s work on the Guangzhou idea of pebbles and rocks on the Opera House began in 2002 when the banks of a stream is actually very firm took part in an architectural com- meaningful for a project located next petition and was selected to design the to the Pearl River,” says Zaha Hadid, project. The schematic design phase the firm’s founding partner. “As de- began in October 2004 and ground- signers, this is more of a technique breaking was in January 2005. The proj- for us to articulate the relationship of ect was completed last year and the first an object within a landscape; de- performance in the new opera house scribing how the design is informed was in May 2010. by its context. So when designing the Speaking of her work in China, building, we were not thinking so Hadid adds, “The dynamism of China’s much of metaphor, but more in development is breathtaking; through- terms of analogy—the landscape out the entire country, you can sense analogy—where features of a natu- the enthusiasm, ambition, and bound- ral landscape are expressed within less energy of the upcoming genera- the architecture.” tion. It is a very rewarding experience The use of glazing also played a to see the completed opera house and I significant part in the design of the am very grateful to the city of opera house. For example, fold lines Guangzhou.” that include glass help define territo- She adds, “There are very few places ries and zones within the structure in the world today where architects can that allow natural light to penetrate find such forward looking, enthusiastic deep into the building. clients with such passion for innovation “Tessellated triangular glass sections … The design of the opera house re- emphasize the crystalline nature of the flects China’s rich cultural history, but design and open up the public areas of also the remarkable future China will I

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doorsandwindows sure of 90 psf. glass for shower doors and bath enclo- Kawneer Expands The AA®3350 sures, with regular maintenance, looks Hurricane-Impact IsoPort™ single- new longer than other shower glass Resistant Offering hung window is products. The glass is made with a coat- Kawneer Co. Inc., an Alcoa business available with a 3 ing that seals the glass surface, enabling in Norcross, Ga., reports that new con- ½-inch frame it to resist corrosion caused by heat, hu- figurations of its 8400TL IsoLock® hor- depth and uti- midity, soap and household cleaning izontal sliding window and AA®3350 lizes a polyamide products. Clarvista glass is available IsoPort™ single-hung window have thermal break with Starphire ultra-clear or conven- been tested successfully for hurricane- for strong ther- tional clear glass. SS® impact resistance according to the stan- AA3350 mal performance. www.ppgclarvista.com dards set forth in the Florida Building Also perform- Code and ASTM impact and cycle pro- ance tested for large and small missile glass tocols and test standards. impact (Zone 3, Level D), it has been Pilkington’s New tested to meet a design pressure of 50 psf. Products Shine SS® www.kawneer.com Toledo, Ohio-based Pilkington has introduced a new line of gold tinted showerdoors solar control glass products: Eclipse™ CRL Shower Features Gold and Eclipse™ Sunset Gold. The Clarvista Glass by PPG new products balance good daylight C.R.Laurence Co.in Los Angeles has transmittance with solar and glare unveiled a new control. shower door 8400TL display featur- The 8400TL IsoLock® horizontal ing Clarvista™ sliding window offers security in a 4- glass by PPG inch-deep frame. Suitable for heavy- Industries of duty applications, the window is Pittsburgh. performance tested for large and small The manu- missile impact (Zone 4, Level D) and facturer says has been tested to meet a design pres- the Clarvista glass Viracon to Decrease Frequency of Least Requested Coatings Viracon in Owatonna, Minn., is decreasing the frequency of its least requested current coating runs. The most requested coatings, such as the VUE, VE, VRE, and VNE coating lines, will continue to run on a weekly basis. Effec- tive January 1, 2012, the company’s less requested coatings will begin running on a quarterly or annual basis. Eclipse™ Gold and Eclipse™ Sunset “Viracon is known for offering the widest range of choices for architects and Gold can be used for exterior or interior that will still clearly be the case,” says Kelly Schuller, senior vice president of glazing applications. With its good day- sales and marketing. “However, 95 percent of our production is concentrated light transmittance, the manufacturer on a reasonably short list of coatings … While we will continue to support re- says the Eclipse™ Gold family enhances placements for any Viracon-originated coating over our 40-plus year history, visual performance and lowers artifi- our oldest coatings will only be available at predefined times during the year. cial lighting requirements. They can be This will free up more coating capacity for new product development.” combined with Pilkington Energy Ad- In addition to changing the frequency of some Viracon coating runs, the vantage™ to improve U-Factor and fur- company will also discontinue its Guardian replacement glass coatings pro- ther reduce solar heat gain. gram, and will make a final run of the coatings in the fourth quarter of 2011 SS® www.pilkington.com/na to address any remaining customer needs. SS® www.viracon.com continued on page 56

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metalproducts interlayer Airolite Releases Finishes SEFAR® Offers and Colors Brochure A Vision in Glass In the updated 4-page brochure SEFAR®Architecture in Depew,N.Y., from Airolite Co. in Schofield, Wis., has debuted Vision, a metal- customers can find details on the coated precision fabric interlayer that standard coatings and finishes avail- can be laminated within glass to create able for application to its architectural unique designs in exterior glass fa- louvers, grilles, screens and sun con- cades, windows and interior partition trols. Color chips for acrylic enamel, wall systems. coatings deliver significantly more standard fluoropolymer and pearles- Vision utilizes metal-coated fabrics facets for light reflection and interac- cent mica fluoropolymer coatings are with various apertures to create tion with its environment than any featured. depth and a reflective quality without other interlayer or metal mesh prod- New to the brochure are references overwhelming glare. On exterior fa- uct. Vision fabrics are printable with to the solar reflectivity index values cades, the fabrics deliver brilliant light UV-stabilized inks to produce Pantone for each color selection. These values refraction and add unique dimension, colors, patterns and other design ef- help determine the reflectance index without impeding views from the fects. The range of materials can be for architectural shading devices used building interior. The end result is an single- or double-sided to produce to reduce heat islands as defined often iridescent glass façade in a vari- the desired effect. under LEED Sustainable Sites Credit ety of rich color tones. SS® www.sefar.us 7.1—Heat Island Effect—Nonroof. With a material density of up to 27 SS® www.airolite.com threads per centimeter, Vision’s metal continued on page 58

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materialhandling Beta Max Offers a Lift with Leo Beta Max Inc. in Mel- bourne, Fla., offers its Leo Series of electric utility portable hoists. The Leo Series, which includes the Leo and the Leo XXL, offers glazing contractors a number of speed settings that make lifting delicate materials easier and safer. All Leo hoists are equipped with a push button pendant and upper limit switch assembly, enabling secure and easy up and down movement that in- stantly stops when the upper limit switch is activated. The heavy-duty Leo XXL can accommodate a maximum payload of 2,000 pounds and can travel up to 400 feet. The hoist is available in two models, a standard drum holding 220 feet of cable or an extra long drum that allows for 400 feet of operational lifting height. SS® www.betamaxhoist.com entrancesystems YKK’s 35H Adds Options The Model 35H entrance system from YKK AP America in Austell, Ga., has been enhanced with additional high- performance glazing options. The durable hurricane-impact and blast mitigation entrance system is now able to accept 1-inch laminated insulating glass. The upgraded Model 35H entrance system received Florida Statewide Product Approval. It now provides a redesigned glazing pocket, as well as wet and dry glaze options.When glazed with standard 1-inch insulating glass units with a center-of-glass U- factor of 0.29, the total system achieves a U-factor of 0.78. SS® www.ykkap.com I

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obituaries YKK AP America in Donald Francis McNabb Dies Austell, Ga., has hired Donald Francis McNabb, 80, of Mulberry, Fla., died August 26 in Palm Ter- Kevin Haynes as brand race in Lakeland, Fla. He was the owner of Penn Allen Glass Co. in Allentown, manager for its ProTek Pa., and Berks Lehigh Glass in Allentown from 1979 to 1995. He started work hurricane impact and at Penn Allen Glass right after graduating from Allentown High School in 1948, blast mitigation fenes- and took ownership in 1979. He served as the president and chairman of the tration products. Haynes board until his retirement in 1995. Kevin has more than 25 years Active in the glass industry’s professional associations, McNabb served as Haynes of industry experience, chairman of the National Glaziers Apprenticeship Fund from 1979 to 1987, most recently as the na- treasurer and vice president of the Flat Glass Marketing Association from tional architectural products sales 1988 to 1991 and on the board of directors of the National Glass Association manager for Vitro Architectural from 1991 to 1993. He also served as the first president of the Glass Associ- Products. ation of North America from 1994 to 1996. promotions Steve O’Neill of Dorma CDC Passes Away After 20 years with Steve O’Neill of Dorma-Carolina Door Controls (CDC) passed away in his Trainor Glass Co., home on August 19 after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51. Brian Clark has been The former salesman for Dorma-CDC, an active member of the Mid-At- named as the com- lantic Glass Association, was the consummate family man who enjoyed va- pany’s new president. cationing with his wife Susanne and their five children, according to the Clark succeeds Tom association. He especially appreciated time at the beach, boating and fish- Trainor, who remains ing, and golf and skiing. with the company as Brian Clark chief financial officer. births Castelberry joins the company’s techni- Rich Porayko, mar- cal services, and comes with more than SAFTI FIRST in San keting consultant for 15 years’ experience in the window in- Francisco named Tim Hartung Glass Indus- dustry, including time at EFCO and Boyd Nass vice president of tries, Agalite, Holcam Windows. He has extensive knowledge national sales. Nass and Lami Glass Prod- of the technical side of the business in- joined the company in ucts, and his wife Tricia cluding testing and blast window design. 2009 as the national recently welcomed their sales manager, bringing newborn son, Levi Hay- Rich Amesbury has named Tim Nass more than 15 years of den. Levi was born Au- Porayko Patrick Junker director experience in the archi- gust 10, and was 9 and son of sales and marketing, tectural glazing industry. pounds 3 ounces. Levi Hayden commercial. He brings more than 25 years of John Crowe has been newhires fenestration experience appointed as president Kendall Baker and to this position, having and chief executive offi- Mike Castleberry have Patrick worked most recently cer of both Saint-Gob- joined Monett, Miss.- Junker for G-U Hardware— ain Corp. in Valley based WinTech’s Engi- and with Amesbury Forge, Pa., Saint-Gob- neering Group. Baker from 1989 to 1999. ain’s North American comes to holding company, and John Crowe WinTech Finland-based Glaston has ap- CertainTeed Corp., also as senior Kendall pointed Mika Laitinen as vice presi- in Valley Forge. Crowe will oversee designer, Baker dent of global procurement. He has 20 North American businesses and chair bringing years of experience working in various the executive committee. He has more with him 25 years of ex- sourcing positions in international than 30 years of experience in the com- perience from Monett- companies. Prior to Glaston, Laitinen pany’s innovative materials businesses, Mike based EFCO’s application worked as chief procurement officer at most recently as president of the global Castleberry and design groups. CPS Color Group Ltd. in Finland. abrasives business.

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AMinuteWith … Eric Dean General Secretary, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers

ric Dean is a tradesman—one sive training and top-down and bottom- playing field from the standardized who traded a flannel shirt for a up organizing. skill levels of our workers. We believe E suit when he was appointed gen- USG: What formal training is avail- we have a pool of skilled workers that eral secretary of the International As- able for ironworkers? contractors can draw from. We’re will- sociation of Bridge, Structural, ED: … Since 1999 a third or a quarter ing to work with anyone who is the Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironwork- of our training is geared toward the ar- successful bidder on a contract and ers by General President Walter Wise chitectural metals/glass and glazing in- offer our pool of skilled workers; of- earlier this year. dustry. We’ve developed a full spectrum tentimes we cannot control manage- “I’m a fourth-generation ironworker,” of textbooks and hands-on training ment decisions. But the contractors says Dean, who adds, “I just don’t for- units that we’ve implemented in more [with which we work] have to have get that I’m a working man who hap- than 100 of our training sites. some kind of track record … they are pened to assume a leadership position USG: What is the average number of a licensed, bonded contractor that with the Ironworkers.” ironworkers working now compared to has some kind of workers compensa- Dean says while his roots may be in before the recession? How are you tion, a business track record or bond- Ornamental, Architectural and Miscel- helping your out-of-work members? ing capacity. laneous Metals, the opportunity to work ED: The average number varies area USG: There seem to be a fair num- with all facets of the Ironworkers is a to area based on specific work, but I ber of jurisdictional squabbles be- great one. He took the time to talk with can say in my own local we’re proba- tween the glaziers unions and USGlass about his new role. bly working a little less than 55 per- ironworkers unions; how do you re- USG: You were recently appointed cent of the 2008 hours. So while we spond to those who say this is a very general secretary; what does this posi- have many members unemployed, we unhealthy situation? tion entail? also have many members working ED: It’s unhealthy if we bring those ED: Constitutionally I am the officer short weeks and we call those under- disputes to the jobsite. Often we have a just below the general president. And employed. We’re helping them out mechanism where we keep our dis- I attend to all contract matters; all with everything from food banks to ex- putes away from the contractor and off communication to and from the Inter- tending health insurance coverage the site. And there is a jurisdictional national goes through my office to the [as] a lot of people … are at the tail board that hears both sides and often members and the local unions and end of their insurance coverage or un- makes a decision, but there have been then any communication we receive employment. Each local union in each few [disputes] lately. from employers, members, requests region deals with it slightly differently USG: Is there anything you’d like our for information … my office is respon- and then as a parent organization readers and the industry to know? sible for that. My office also oversees we’re looking at any way we can pro- ED: I am proud of the Ironworkers’ ac- collective bargaining, bylaw changes, vide assistance. complishments within the industry. I am elections, etc. And I still handle the Ar- USG: There has always been con- proud of our training curriculum from a chitectural Ornamental affairs for the cern that unions provide workers to theory side and a practical side and our International. That’s the capacity I companies that are fly-by-night and engagement of the contrac- came with so I am currently doing that the “quality” companies are then tors’ ability to mobilize double duty. forced to make up for it. How would you and work throughout USG: What will be your greatest per- respond to that? the United States sonal challenges in this new role? ED: … There are some contractors and Canada—when- ED: Our general president set a goal that lack the experience, depth and ever they call we’re to double our market share—twice as professionalism of others, but the at a beck and call to many members and twice as many con- union can’t be the measuring stick as the employer and we tractors we work with—within a ten-year to whether a person is a sound busi- continue to raise the span. [We] will do that through aggres- nessperson. We try and offer a level bar [on] training. I

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Reviews&Previews Win-Door Set for Nov. 15-17 in Toronto nterested in learning about the latest door and window products? Fenestration Canada (formerly Ithe Canadian Window and Door Manufacturers Association) is hosting Win-Door North America, No- vember 15-17 in Toronto. Products from more than 150 exhibitors will be on display at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, including machinery, hardware, systems, sealants, testing and technology and a new product showcase. In addition to show floor demos and product intro- ductions, attendees can listen in on a number of educational seminars. On Wednesday, November 16, attendees can take part in “Ask the Inspectors: Forum on Code Changes.” As new building codes roll out across the country, manufacturers, dealers and installers will be required to meet a host of new requirements in areas such as labeling of products for STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (This statement is published in compliance with the Act of October 23, air, water, structural and U-values. Each region in 1962) USGlass Metal & Glazing magazine is published 12 times annually, Canada has its own requirements, as specified in the for an annual subscription price of $45.00. Office of publication is lo- Canadian Supplement of the North American Fenes- cated at 385 Garrisonville Road, Suite 116, Stafford, VA 22554; Head- quarters of general business offices of the publisher is located at 385 tration Standards, making understanding these reg- Garrisonville Road, Suite 116, Stafford, VA 22554. ulations crucially important. Jeff Baker, technical Publisher: Debra A. Levy, 385 Garrisonville Road, Suite 116, Stafford, VA 22554. Editor: Megan Headley, 385 Garrisonville Road, Suite 116, consultant for Fenestration Canada, will lead the Stafford, VA 22554. Managing Editor: Ally Curran, 385 Garrisonville Road, presentation and discuss these important issues with Suite 116, Stafford, VA 22554. The owner is Key Communications Inc., a panel of building inspectors drawn from locations 385 Garrisonville Road, Suite 116, Stafford, VA 22554. Stockholders holding one percent or more of total amount of stock: Debra A. Levy. across a range of Canadian provinces. On Thursday, Known stockholders, mortgages, and other security holders holding one November 17, Baker will present new code changes percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securi- ties: None. The average number of copies of each issue during the twelve with a focus on exterior doors. months preceding the date shown is: (A) Total number of copies: 40,398; Also on November 16, Bill Lingnell, technical con- (B) Paid and/or requested circulation [(1) Sales through dealers and car- sultant to the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance riers, street vendors, or counter sales: 0; (2) Paid or requested mail subscription: 36,453]; (C) Total paid and/or requested circulation: 36,453; (IGMA) and an expert in glass and architectural prod- (D) Free distribution by mail (samples, complimentary and other free): ucts, will join IGMA’s executive director, Margaret 2,799; (E) Free distribution outside the mail (carriers or other means): 173; (F) Total free distribution: 2,972; (G) Total distribution: 39,425; (H) Webb, for an hour of candid, straight talk about insu- Copies not distributed [(1) from office use, leftover, unaccounted, spoiled lating glass. What are the best spacer bars? What is after printing: 973, (2) Returns from News Agents: 0]; (I) Total: 40,398; (J) the most effective cavity width? Coatings: hard coat Percent Paid and/or requested circulation: 92.46. Actual number of copies of single issue published nearest to filing or soft coat and on which surface? Fade resistance: date; (A) Total number of copies: 40,250; (B) Paid and/or requested cir- Can you really believe manufacturers’ advertising? culation [(1) Sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, or counter sales: 0; (2) Paid or requested mail subscription: 38,241]; (C) Gas-fill options and the best ways to prevent gas loss. Total paid and/or requested circulation: 39,241; (D) Free distribution by Sound reduction: How do laminated glass and triple mail (samples, complimentary and other free): 1,209; (E) Free distribu- glazing help? All of these questions and more will be tion outside the mail (carriers or other means): 325; (F) Total free distribution: 1,534; (G) Total distribution: 39,775; (H) Copies not distributed answered in this seminar. An “Ask the Expert” ques- [(1) >From office use, leftover, unaccounted, spoiled after printing: 475, tion and answer period will also take place. (2) Returns from News Agents: 0]; (I) Total: 40,250; (J) Percent Paid USG and/or requested circulation: 96.14. I certify that the above statements Be sure to stop by and visit lass sister publica- made by me are correct and complete. tion DWM Magazine in booth 1216. Debra Levy, Publisher SS® www.windoorshow.com I

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Hurricane-Resistant Laminated, Tempered X-Ray Protective SAFTI FIRST™ Fire Glass-Polycarbonate Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™ Amerope Enterprises Inc. Rated Glazing Solutions California Glass Bending 50 manufacturing 150 Commerce Rd. 325 Newhall Street 320 E. Harry Bridges Blvd. locations throughout Boynton Beach, FL 33426 Wilmington, CA 90744 San Francisco, CA 94124-1432 North America Phone: 800/327-3320 Phone: 888/653-3333 Ph: 800/223-6594 Phone: 866/653-2278 Fax: 310/549-5398 www.oldcastlebe.com Fax: 561/737-3721 Fax: 415/824-5900 www.amerope.com www.safti.com www.calglassbending.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Precision Glass Pattern Glass Bending Corp. Technical Glass Products General Glass International 8107 Bracken Place SE PO Box 1970, 3811 Hwy 10 West 101 Venture Way Greenwood, AR 72936-1970 Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Secaucus, NJ 07094 Phone: 800/426-0279 Phone: 800/543-8796 or 479/996-8065 Ray-Bar Engineering Corp. Phone: 201/553-1850 Fax: 800/543-8798 or 479/996-8962 Fax: 800/451-9857 697 W. Foothill Blvd. Fax: 201/553-1851 www.e-bentglass.com www.tgpamerica.com www.generalglass.com [email protected] Azusa, CA 91702 [email protected] [email protected] Phone: 800/444-XRAY or 800/444-9729 Laminated Radiation Shielding TM Fax: 800/444-0240 Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™ Amerope Enterprises Inc. Trulite Glass & www.xrayglass.com 50 manufacturing 150 Commerce Rd. Aluminum Solutions [email protected] locations throughout Boynton Beach, FL 33426 10200 N.W. 67th Street Phone: 800/327-3320 North America Tamarac, FL 33321 ARCHITECTuRAL METAL Fax: 561/737-3721 Phone: 800/432-8132 Phone: 866/653-2278 Dies/Custom Metal www.oldcastlebe.com www.amerope.com Fax: 954/724-2083 [email protected] www.trulite.com EFCO Corporation [email protected] 1000 County Road Monett, MO 65708 Precision Glass Wired Phone: 800/221-4169 SAFTI FIRST™ Fire Bending Corp. Fax: 417/235-7313 GLASSOPOLIS Rated Glazing Solutions PO Box 1970, 3811 Hwy 10 West Save BIG on sizes under 42" 325 Newhall Street Metals, General Greenwood, AR 72936-1970 Phone: 800/262-9600 San Francisco, CA 94124-1432 Phone: 800/543-8796 or 479/996-8065 Fax: 800/872-9601 Phone: 888/653-3333 Fax: 800/543-8798 or 479/996-8962 www.glassopolis.com Fax: 415/824-5900 TM www.e-bentglass.com [email protected] www.safti.com [email protected] Trulite Glass & We Put Glass Contractors First. [email protected] Aluminum Solutions Fast Quotes. Fast Delivery. 10200 N.W. 67th Street X-Ray Fluoroscopic TM Tamarac, FL 33321 Amerope Enterprises Inc. Phone: 800/432-8132 Trulite Glass & 150 Commerce Rd. Fax: 954/724-2083 Aluminum Solutions Boynton Beach, FL 33426 Ray-Bar Engineering Corp. www.trulite.com 10200 N.W. 67th Street Phone: 800/327-3320 [email protected] Tamarac, FL 33321 697 W. Foothill Blvd. Fax: 561/737-3721 Phone: 800/432-8132 Azusa, CA 91702 www.amerope.com Fax: 954/724-2083 Phone: 800/444-XRAY or [email protected] www.trulite.com 800/444-9729 Fax: 800/444-0240 [email protected] www.xrayglass.com uSA Architectural [email protected] Aluminum Products Laminated, Ray-Bar Engineering Corp. Kawneer Product Line Fire-Rated Wire Screenprinted Glass Technical Glass Products 697 W. Foothill Blvd. 33 River Street, Suite 5 General Glass International Thomaston, CT 06787 8107 Bracken Place SE 101 Venture Way Azusa, CA 91702 Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Secaucus, NJ 07094 Phone: 800/444-XRAY or Phone: 855/USA-ALUM Phone: 800/426-0279 Phone: 201/553-1850 800/444-9729 Fax: 860/283-4484 Fax: 800/451-9857 Fax: 201/553-1851 Fax: 800/444-0240 www.usaaap.com www.tgpamerica.com www.generalglass.com www.xrayglass.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] continued on page 66

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BATHroom speciAlTies painted General Door Hardware Decorative Glass company Akron Hardware TM 14647 Lull Street 1100 Killian Road TM Trulite Glass & Van Nuys, CA 91405-1209 Akron, OH 44312 Trulite Glass & Aluminum solutions Phone: 800/768-3109 Phone: 800/321-9602 Aluminum solutions 10200 N.W. 67th Street Fax: 818/785-7429 Fax: 800/328-6070 10200 N.W. 67th Street Tamarac, FL 33321 Tamarac, FL 33321 Phone: 800/432-8132 c.r. laurence co. inc. Phone: 800/432-8132 Fax: 954/724-2083 Doors Fax: 954/724-2083 www.trulite.com Bullet resistant 2503 E Vernon Ave. www.trulite.com [email protected] Total security solutions, inc. Los Angeles, CA 90058 [email protected] 170 National Park Drive Phone: 800/421-6144 Fowlerville, MI 48836 Fax: 800/262-3299 shower Door Hardware Phone: 866/930-7807 www.crlaurance.com c.r. laurence co. inc. 2503 E Vernon Ave. UsA Architectural www.tssbulletproof.com Aluminum products Door compoNeNTs Los Angeles, CA 90058 Jlm Wholesale, inc. Phone: 800/421-6144 Kawneer Product Line United states Fax: 800/262-3299 33 River Street, Suite 5 Bullet proofing, inc. 3095 Mullins Court www.crlaurence.com Thomaston, CT 06787 16201 Branch Court Oxford, MI 48371 Phone: 855/USA-ALUM Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Phone: 800/522-2940 Us Horizon mfg., inc. Fax: 860/283-4484 Phone: 301/218-7920 Fax: 800/782-1160 28577 Industry Dr. www.usaaap.com Fax: 301/218-7925 www.jlmwholesale.com Valencia, CA 91355 [email protected] www.usbulletproofing.com [email protected] Phone: 877/728-3874 [email protected] Fax: 888/440-9567 DecorATive GlAss www.ushorizon.com Door Frames, metal Decorative Glass, General closers Access Hardware supply commerciAl oldcastle Buildingenvelope™ 50 manufacturing 14359 Catalina Street WiNDoWs San Leandro, CA 94577 commercial Windows, locations throughout UsA Architectural General North America Phone: 800/348-2263 Aluminum products Fax: 510/483-4500 Phone: 866/653-2278 Kawneer Product Line www.oldcastlebe.com Fire-rated Doors 33 River Street, Suite 5 sAFTi FirsT™ Fire Thomaston, CT 06787 UsA Architectural Phone: 855/USA-ALUM Aluminum products TM rated Glazing solutions Kawneer Product Line 325 Newhall Street Fax: 860/283-4484 Trulite Glass & www.usaaap.com 33 River Street, Suite 5 Aluminum solutions San Francisco, CA 94124 Thomaston, CT 06787 10200 N.W. 67th Street Phone: 888/653-3333 [email protected] Phone: 855/USA-ALUM Tamarac, FL 33321 Fax: 888/653-4444 Fax: 860/283-4484 Phone: 800/432-8132 www.safti.com Door HArDWAre AND www.usaaap.com Fax: 954/724-2083 [email protected] relATeD proDUcTs [email protected] www.trulite.com Jlm Wholesale, inc. [email protected] Fire-rated 3095 Mullins Court Fire-rated Windows Framing systems Oxford, MI 48371 sAFTi FirsT™ Fire etched Glass sAFTi FirsT™ Fire Phone: 800/522-2940 rated Glazing solutions Able Glass, inc. rated Glazing solutions 325 Newhall Street Fax: 800/782-1160 2713 NW 19th St. 325 Newhall Street www.jlmwholesale.com San Francisco, CA 94124-1432 Pompano Beach, FL 33069 San Francisco, CA 94124-1432 Phone: 888/653-3333 Phone: 888/653-3333 [email protected] Fax: 415/824-5900 Phone: 877/303-0455 Fax: 954/978-2790 Fax: 415/824-5900 www.safti.com www.safti.com [email protected] www.etchedbyable.com TM [email protected] [email protected] Trulite Glass & cUrTAiNWAll Aluminum solutions curtainwall, General Walker Glass co. ltd. Technical Glass products oldcastle Buildingenvelope™ 9551 Ray Lawson 8107 Bracken Place SE 10200 N.W. 67th Street 50 manufacturing Montreal, QC H1J 1L5 Canada Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Tamarac, FL 33321 locations throughout Phone: 888/320-3030 Phone: 800/426-0279 Phone: 800/432-8132 North America Fax: 514/351-3010 Fax: 800/451-9857 Fax: 954/724-2083 Phone: 866/653-2278 www.walkerglass.com www.tgpamerica.com www.trulite.com www.oldcastlebe.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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Track Caps INSULATING Johnson Bros. Metal Forming GLASS MACHINERY TM 5520 McDermott Dr. TM ANd EQUIpMENT Berkeley, IL 60163 Trulite Glass & IGE Solutions Inc. Trulite Glass & Phone: 708/449-7050 Aluminum Solutions 2875 Jupiter Park Dr., Ste. 100 Aluminum Solutions Fax: 708/449-0042 10200 N.W. 67th Street 10200 N.W. 67th Street Tamarac, FL 33321 Jupiter, FL 33458 Phone: 561/741-7300 Tamarac, FL 33321 GLASS FURNITURE Phone: 800/432-8132 Fax: 954/724-2083 Fax: 561/741-3071 Phone: 800/432-8132 Table Tops Fax: 954/724-2083 www.trulite.com www.igesolutions.com Spancraft Ltd. [email protected] www.trulite.com 920 Railroad Ave. [email protected] Woodmere, NY 11598 production Lines Airspacers Edgetech I.G. Inc. Phone: 516/295-0055 Alumet Mfg., Inc. Acid Etched Mirror 800 Cochran Ave. Fax: 516/569-3333 3803 136th St. NE Walker Glass Co. Ltd. www.spancraft.com Marysville, WA 98271 Cambridge, OH 43725 9551 Ray Lawson [email protected] Phone: 360/653-6666 or Phone: 740/439-2338 Montreal, QC H1J 1L5 Canada 800/343-8360 Fax: 740/439-0127 GLASS HANdLING/ Phone: 888/320-3030 Fax: 360/653-9884 www.edgetechig.com TRANSpoRTATIoN Fax: 514/351-3010 Handling Equipment, www.walkerglass.com Helima Helvetion Intl. MACHINERY/EQUIpMENT General Erdman Automation Corp. Rolltech Industries PO Box 1348 Antique Mirror 11 Dansk Court Duncan, SC 29334-1348 1603 South 14th Street Spancraft Ltd. Toronto, ON M9W 5N6 Canada Phone: 800/346-6628 Princeton, MN 55371 920 Railroad Ave. Phone: 419/337-0631 Fax: 864/439-6065 Phone: 763/389-9475 Woodmere, NY 11598 Fax: 419/337-1471 www.helima.de Fax: 763/389-9757 Phone: 516/295-0055 [email protected] www.erdmanautomation.com Fax: 516/569-3333 packaging www.spancraft.com IGE Solutions Inc. [email protected] Muntin Bars 2875 Jupiter Park Dr., Ste. 100 Alumet Mfg., Inc. Jupiter, FL 33458 Timeless Reflections Saberpack 3803 136th St. NE Phone: 561/741-7300 111 W. Erie St. Interleaving powders Marysville, WA 98271 Fax: 561/741-3071 Spring Valley, IL 61362 471 Apollo Drive, #10 Phone: 360/653-6666 or www.igesolutions.com Lino Lakes, MN 55014 800/343-8360 Phone: 815/663-8148 Fax: 866/928-3330 Phone: 651/784-1414 Fax: 360/653-9884 Laminated Lines/ Fax: 651/780-0432 Machinery www.antiqued-mirrors.com www.saberpack.com Spacers Casso-Solar Edgetech I.G. Inc. Technologies LLC SERvICES INFoRMATIoN 800 Cochran Ave. 230 US Route 202 Modeled Submissions & oRGANIZATIoNS Cambridge, OH 43725 Pomona, NY 10970 Associations Phone: 845/354-2010 Insulating Glass Phone: 740/439-2338 Fax: 740/439-0127 Fax: 845/547-0328 Manufacturers Alliance (en-'te-lə-kē) www.edgetechig.com www.cassosolartechnologies.com 1500 Bank Street, Suite 300 [email protected] “Modeled for the future” Ottawa, ON K1H 1B8 008 www.entelechycorp.com Phone: 613/233-1510 Units, Bent-Curved MIRRoR ANd MIRRoR Fax: 613/482-9436 Shop drawings www. igmaonline.org RELATEd pRodUCTS Mirror, General drafting Services precision Glass palmer Mirro-Mastics by Scott Brown, Inc. INSULATING GLASS Bending Corp. ANd CoMpoNENTS 146 St. Matthews Avenue 156 Peachtree East, Ste. 225 PO Box 1970, 3811 Hwy 10 West PO Box 7155 Peachtree City, GA 30269 oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™ Greenwood, AR 72936-1970 50 manufacturing Louisville, KY 40257-0155 Phone: 770/461-8092 Phone: 800/543-8796 or 479/996-8065 locations throughout Phone: 502/893-3668 or Fax: 678/489-9037 North America Fax: 800/543-8798 or 479/996-8962 800/431-6151 Phone: 866/653-2278 www.e-bentglass.com Fax: 502/895-9253 www.oldcastlebe.com [email protected] www.mirro-mastic.com continued on page 68

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SkylighTS & overhead Point of Sale Stiffeners glazing SySTeMS Quest Software inc. alumet Mfg., inc. TM Skylight, general 1000 E. Sturgis St., Suite 8 3803 136th St. NE Trulite glass & Marysville, WA 98271 oldcastle Buildingenvelope™ St. Johns, MI 48879 aluminum Solutions 50 manufacturing locations Phone: 800/541-2593 10200 N.W. 67th Street Phone: 360/653-6666 or 800/343-8360 throughout North America Fax: 517/224-7067 Tamarac, FL 33321 Fax: 360/653-9884 Phone: 866/653-2278 www.questsoftware.com Phone: 800/432-8132 Fax: 954/724-2083 www.oldcastlebe.com www.trulite.com WindoWS Solar glazing [email protected] Blast resistant Skylights MaChinery United States o’keeffe’s inc. ige Solutions inc. ToolS and SUPPlieS Bullet Proofing, inc. 325 Newhall Street 2875 Jupiter Park Dr., Ste. 100 Bohle america 16201 Branch Court 10924 Granite Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94124 Jupiter, FL 33458 Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Charlotte, NC 28273 Phone: 301/218-7920 Phone: 415/822-4222 Phone: 561/741-7300 Phone: 704/887-3457 Fax: 415/822-5222 Fax: 561/741-3071 Fax: 704/887-3456 Fax: 301/218-7925 www.usbulletproofing.com www.okeeffes.com www.igesolutions.com www.bohle-america.com [email protected] Cleaning Towels SoFTWare SToreFronT/ Jacone distributors Fire-rated Software, general enTranCeS 5717 Samstone Ct. Technical glass Products albat + Wirsam Storefront Material, Cincinnati, OH 45242 8107 Bracken Place SE north america general Phone: 513/745-0244 Snoqualmie, WA 98065 1540 Cornwall Rd., Suite 214 oldcastle Fax: 513/745-9581 Phone: 800/426-0279 [email protected] Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Buildingenvelope™ Fax: 800/451-9857 Phone: 905/338-5650 50 manufacturing locations glass restoration www.tgpamerica.com Fax: 905/338-5671 throughout North America glasWeld Systems [email protected] www.albat-wirsam.com Phone: 866/653-2278 29578 Empire Blvd. general Tools & Supplies [email protected] www.oldcastlebe.com Bend, OR 97701 Phone: 541/388-1156 Pacific laser Systems Pittco architectural Fax: 541/388-1157 449 Coloma Street PMC Software inc. www.glasweld.com Metals, inc. Sausalito, CA 94965 Bartles Corner Business Park Phone: 800/601-4500 1530 Landmeier Rd. 8 Bartles Corner Rd., Suite 11 WindoW hardWare Fax: 415/289-5789 I Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Strybuc industries Flemington, NJ 08822 Phone: 800/992-7488 2006 Elmwood Ave., Suite 102C To place your listing, Phone: 908/806-7824 please contact Fax: 847/593-9946 Sharon Hills, PA 19079 Fax: 908/806-3951 Janeen Mulligan at [email protected] Phone: 800/352-0800 540/720-5584, Fax: 610/534-3202 www.pmcsoftware.com www.pittcometals.com ext. 112, or email www.strybuc.com [email protected].

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Page Company Phone Fax Web Address 4 Access Hardware Supply 800/348-2263 800/435-8233 www.accesshardware.com 11 Adams Rite Manufacturing Co. 800/872-3267 800/232-7329 www.adamsrite.com 62 California Glass Bending 800/223-6594 310/549-5398 www.calglassbending.com 9 Cardinal LG 952/935-1722 952/935-5538 www.cardinalcorp.com 39 Citadel Architectural Products 800/446-8828 317/894-6333 www.citadelap.com 25 Electronic Design To Market Inc. 419/861-1030 419/861-1031 www.edtm.com 41 Erdman Automation 763/389-9475 763/389-9757 www.erdmanautomation.com 49,56,59 Glass Association of North America 785/271-0208 785/271-0166 www.glasswebsite.com 70 Glass Expos 540/720-5584 540/720-5687 www.usglassmag.com/texpo 73 Glasswerks L.A. Inc. 888/789-7810 888/789-7820 www.glasswerks.com 7 Guardian Industries 866/482-7374 248/340-2111 www.sunguardglass.com 38 J. Sussman Inc. 718/297-0228 718/297-3090 www.jsussmaninc.com 35 JLM Wholesale 800/522-2940 248/628-6733 www.jlmwholesale.com 50 Julius Blum & Co. Inc. 800/526-6293 201/438-6003 www.juliusblum.com 17 Kawneer Co. Inc. 770/449-5555 770/734-1560 www.kawneer.com 12 Keytech North America 630/468-2848 630/990-3489 www.keytechna.com 31 Lauren Manufacturing 800/683-0676 330/308-7652 www.lauren.com 21 Lisec America Inc. 952/641-9900 652/641-9935 www.lisec.com 63 Monsey Glass 845/352-2200 845/352-2215 www.monseyglass.com 58 MyGlassTruck.com 800/254-3643 856/863-6704 www.myglasstruck.com 14-15 Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope™ 866/653-2278 770/497-3656 www.oldcastlebe.com 3 Pilkington 800/221-0444 419/247-4517 www.pilkington.com 74 PPG Industries Inc. 888/774-4332 412/826-2299 www.ppgideascapes.com 37 Precision Glass Bending 800/543-8796 800/543-8798 www.e-bentglass.com 63 Pulp Studio Inc. 310/815-4999 310/815-4990 www.switchlite.com 55 Quanex Building Products 800/233-4383 740/439-0121 www.quanex.com 13 SAFTI FIRST Fire Rated Glazing Solutions™ 888/653-3333 415/822-5222 www.safti.com 57 Soft Tech America 954/568-3198 954/563-6116 www.softtechnz.com 58 Southern Aluminum Finishing Inc. 800/241-7429 404/335-1560 www.saf.com 27 Taco Metals 800/743-3803 305/770-2386 www.tacorailing.com C2 Technical Glass Products 800/426-0279 800/451-9857 www.fireglass.com 5 TRACO 800/837-7001 724/776-7014 www.traco.com 1 Trulite Glass & Aluminum 800/432-8132 954/724-9293 www.trulite.com 40 Union Tool Corporation 574/267-3211 574/267-5703 www.uniontoolcorp.com 47 Western Window Systems 602/304-2905 602/323-6144 www.westernws.com 51 Win-Door North America 800/282-0003 416/444-8268 www.windoorshow.com 23 YKK/AP 800/955-9551 678/838-6099 www.ykkap.com

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theBusiness Maybe This is The Problem

by Lyle R. Hill

own a small home in the western suburbs of Chicago that I rent out to Ia very lovely couple that I have known for some time. It’s a comfortable, cozy place in a quiet little neighborhood and while I drive by it every so often just to make sure it’s still there, I haven’t been inside the place in years. The tenants maintain it as if it was theirs and I have no reason to persuade them to look at it differently. I have the property insured by the same company that insures my Are these price charts from 1970 and 1984, respectively … or from 2011? home and one of my cars. All my poli- cies have been purchased through the rates for my insurance coverage were more). This represents a 1.2-percent price same local agency for almost 30 years. I competitive. Yes, I could have gotten a lit- increase over a 14-year period of time. have never had a claim … neither home tle better pricing, but I am with a highly But here is the scary part: there are places nor auto … during this period. I would respected firm and the savings would in the country today where you can buy it think that I am an insurance agent’s have been insignificant in the scheme of for what it was going for in 1984 and, if dream. I met my agent once, many years things. So, when the agency called back you buy more than a few at a time, you ago, but all my dealings since have been and offered a modest discount, I thanked can get it at the 1970 price. And this is just with others who work for him. them and quickly mailed in my payment. one of many similar examples. Two weeks ago I received my policy It is my impression that the insurance For sure, there have been technologi- renewal notice for the rental property. industry is well managed, understands cal developments, foreign competition The premium amount looked high to the marketplace and has historically been and manufacturing efficiency gains me so I pulled out the renewal notice profitable in spite of economic ups and during the past 40 years. But there have from last year to see how much it had downs and occasional natural disasters also been labor, fuel, insurance, tax and changed. Then I pulled out the notices that no doubt cost them a great deal of energy cost increases. And it just does from the preceding four years to see money. If necessary, they will drop cer- not seem possible or realistic that after what the trend had been. Not surpris- tain lines of business or raise prices as 40 years prices would not have risen by ingly, the premium had gone up every needed to assure their financial viability. some reasonable and justifiable amount. year and the average increase over the They seem to know what they are doing I personally think this is an industry- 5-year period was not quite 5 percent. and react in professional, logical ways wide problem and not just for the tem- The housing market in greater and, while I might not always like their pered glass suppliers either. Perhaps, as Chicagoland has been a disaster for the prices, I respect them as an industry. has been suggested before, the glass in- past couple of years. With only a few ex- While looking for some old documents dustry’s biggest problem is … the glass ceptions, home values have declined in recently, I stumbled across some price industry itself! I most communities in and around the city. schedules for various glass products The home values in the area where my lit- that dated as far back as 1970 … tle rental property sits have declined too, that’s right, 41 years ago! Portions of although not as badly as in other places. these schedules are shown above. Lyle R. Hill is the So I called my agent’s office and com- The chart on the top is from 1970 managing director of Keytech North America, a company plained. The polite women on the other and the bottom one is from 1984. So providing research and end of the line listened to my grousing if we were buying a 32” x 78” (a com- technical services for the glass and promised to see if something could mon commercial doorlite size) piece and metal industry. Hill has be done on my behalf. As soon as I hung of ¼” clear tempered in 1970 it more than 40 years experience in the glass up from her, I started to shop around a bit would have cost us $27.38. Fourteen and metal industry and can be reached at to see if it was time for a change. years later in 1984 it would have [email protected]. You can read his blog on To my surprise, I found out that the been $27.73 (a whopping 35 cents Wednesdays at www.usgnn.com.

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