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NGA to host debate on NFRC’s energy rating certification system for commercial fenestration
The National Glass Association of McLean, Va., will examine the controversy surrounding the plan to rate and certify the energy efficiency of nonresidential fenestration during a forum featuring James Benney, executive director of the National Fenestration Rating Council in Greenbelt, Md., and Margaret Webb, executive director of the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance in Ottawa, Ontario, according to an Aug. 8 NGA release … read more
Printing technology cuts costs for solar cells
Harmar-based Plextronics Inc. developed a cheaper process for solar technology that involves printing an organic solar cell onto plastic or glass, according to an Aug. 10 article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The process costs about $1 a watt, one-fifth the cost of silicon-based solar cells, according to the article.
Right now, the first solar products using the technology will be used for small applications, such as portable laptop or cell phone chargers. However, long-term applications would be on a much larger scale, according to the article … read more
West Virginia container art glass company plans entrance into architectural market
Officials from Blenko Glass in Milton, W.Va., maker of handmade glass pieces such as vases, announced the company will increase its scope and begin work on architectural art glass installations, according to an Aug. 11 article from the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, W.Va. The company’s first installation will be at the United States Military Academy at West Point in West Point, N.Y., according to the article … read more
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