February 26, 2008 | Vol 3, Num 8
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Laminated glass can minimize blast debris
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glassblog
Machine safeguarding
Product spotlight
Unitized curtain wall
Financials
Architect billings slows for
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L.A. ready to enact tighter green building standards
Two City Council committees voted Friday to require that all major commercial and residential developments slash projected energy and water use and reduce the overall environmental footprint, placing the city on the cutting edge of an international movement to address the global warming effects of buildings, according to a Los Angeles Times article of Feb. 14 ... read more

Emerging markets produce world’s tallest skyscrapers
Soaring glass-clad towers are rising to the sky in the world’s emerging markets, while the construction markets in the United States and Europe are teetering on a possible slowdown, according to a Feb. 19 article from Forbes. Sixteen of the 20 tallest buildings in the world are located in Asia and the Middle East ... read more

Photovoltaics ready for next big market
With photovoltaic (PV) technology rapidly approaching grid parity—some predict in two years—this old/new technology finally seems prepared to take center stage as one of the more important renewable energy sources, reports Feb. 20 Semiconductor International, Oak Brook, Ill. ... read more

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