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Dubai and China lead skyscraper boom
Despite the destruction of the World Trade Center towers, massive high-rise projects are on the rise, with China and Dubai, Saudi Arabia, in the lead, according to a May 15 article from the Philadelphia Inquirer … read more

IGMA names new president and committee chair
Officials from the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance of Ottawa, announced a new president, Roger Skluzacek of Viracon, and the appointment of Tracy Rogers, Edgetech I.G., as chairman of its Certification & Education Committee, according to May 7 company releases … read more

MIT developing daylight device to reduce energy costs
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., are creating a window systems’ device that brings more daylight into a room while blocking solar radiation, according to a May 16 webwire.com article … read more 

Chicago to get nation’s highest tower
Chicago’s City Council approved a zoning change to clear the way for building a 150-story lakefront tower that would be the nation's tallest building, according to a May 16 usatoday.com article. The completed 2,000-foot, twisting Chicago Spire would unseat the city's 1,451-foot Sears Tower as the tallest building in the United States. … read more