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What’s the Secret to More Window and Less Wall? Strategies for Guilt-Free Glass
How can we have glass architecture without guilt? The question was fitting for this year’s New York Zak World of Facades Conference (Zak), themed “The Nimble City: Renewal and Reinvention.” Opening speaker Deborah Moelis, principal with Handel Architects, answered that … Continue reading
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Vitro Updates EPDs for Flat, Processed Glass
Vitro Architectural Glass has updated several of its Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for flat and processed glass. Officials state the updates reaffirm that Vitro’s glass products contain less embodied carbon than the industry standard for architectural glass products. They also … Continue reading
Green Codes Update: There’s Money on the Table for Energy-Efficient Glazing
Codes are becoming increasingly stringent, but they’re only on paper and don’t do anything until used. That could soon change, thanks to the help of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Industry codes consultant Tom Culp discussed those developments during the … Continue reading
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Walker Glass Announces Two New Environmental Product Declarations
Walker Glass has released third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for both acid-etched glass and acid-etched mirror/unetched mirror. An EPD is a report that states what a product is made of and how it impacts the environment throughout its entire … Continue reading
SWISSPACER Publishes Environmental Product Declarations and Launches Sustainability Strategy
SWISSPACER recently published Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for its spacer bars and Georgian bar. The company also created a sustainability roadmap for achieving its goal to reach climate neutrality. EPDs which meet the requirements of ISO 14025 are independently verified. They … Continue reading
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