| February 5, 2008 | Vol 3, Num 5 |
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Last week's poll results:
Who is your pick for Super Bowl XLII?
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Patriots |
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61% |
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Giants |
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38% |
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Not sure |
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1% |
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News to know
More top stories
Pilkington to pay for air violations
Pilkington North America of Toledo, Ohio, agreed to pay $60,000 for excessive air pollution at its Rossford, Ohio, plant. The glass manufacturing facility was cited in December 2005 for violating the state air pollution permit with extreme releases of particulates, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. Pilkington reported the same violations and determined the cause to be a type of dolomite rock used at the time. The company has switched to another type and agreed to run emissions tests during each production run for the next year … read more
Glass Craft USA receives patent for on-site etching
The U.S. Patent Office granted a patent to Glass Craft USA, Norcross, Ga., for the company’s on-site etching, frosting and engraving of fabricated glass, according to a Jan. 28 release … read more
GANA group aims to update ASTM standard on laminated glass
The Laminating Division of the Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., formed a task group to review ASTM International C 1172-03, Standard Specification for Laminated Architectural Glass, according to a Jan. 29 association release … read more
Glasstech produces bent glass machinery for burgeoning solar market
Glasstech, Perrysburg, Ohio, developed machinery for bending and tempering glass to use in the concentrated solar power market, according to a Jan. 28 article from the Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.
The company’s Cylindrical Radius Bender – Solar Parabolic Shapes allows production of the glass-based parabolic mirrors used in the CSP market … read more
Green building webinar schedule announced
The U.S. Green Building Council will host the Building Products III: Commercial Interiors & Core and Shell webinar at 1 p.m. EST Feb. 6. The webinar, aimed at building material manufacturers, will cover the top contributors to carbon emissions in buildings, strategies to lowering emissions and the benefits of implementing changes … read more
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