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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index (PPI), the price of flat glass leveled out in July, for the first time in five months. Prices increased just .1% in July and .2% in August, following months of full percentage increases. Overall, the price of flat glass has increased 8% since last year, […]
If you’ve never heard of mercury glass (also called silvered glass), it just means that you weren’t born in the 19th century! Genuine mercury glass is a decorative, double-walled, hand-blown glass that has a layer of mercury or silver sandwiched between the layers. The term “mercury” is a bit misleading; elemental mercury is not used […]
The issue of safety, especially among food and personal products manufacturers, is coming to the forefront. A recent study of consumers in Europe showed that more than half of respondents were worried about the safety of plastic packaging, especially as it relates to food. Glass perceived as safe for food contact Six out of ten […]
Researchers at ITMO University in St. Petersburg, Russia have developed a new glass that emits visible light when in the presence of ultraviolet radiation. UV radiation normally counteracts the performance of solar cells, and diminishes the practical lifetime of the cell. Glass can convert UV radiation to visible light This glass could intercept UV radiation […]
Churches around the United States are finding themselves in a new battle – one that pits their cherished stained glass artwork against the environment. Stained glass suppliers and manufacturers are being limited by federal regulations governing lead and other heavy metal emissions from glass furnaces. That makes the future of stained glass uncertain. It also […]
In Southwest London, the iconic Kew Gardens houses the world’s most diverse collection of living plants – numbering about 30,000. The Herbarium at Kew Gardens contains about 7 million preserved plants. The on-site library contains about 750,000 volumes dedicated to plant studies. In 2003, Kew Gardens was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Palm […]
Glass has been used in building windows for hundreds of years. Single pane windows were the standard for most of this time, but in the quest for better energy efficiency, double-pane and triple-pane windows have been brought to the market. Research on glass insulation shows promise Double pane windows have two sheets of glass with […]
Cardinal Insulating Glass (Cardinal IG), a subsidiary of Cardinal Glass Industries, will build a 250,000 square foot advanced manufacturing facility in Buckman, AZ. Cardinal was founded in Minneapolis, MN in 1962, and has more than three dozen glass manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Buckman facility will join other Cardinal IG manufacturing plants in […]
There’s always that one space in your home that would benefit from a little privacy. It’s the room with the misplaced window, or the unattractive view of the street or the building next door. You like the natural light it provides – just not the view. There are ways to keep the light from this […]
New construction makes extensive use of glass. For a variety of reasons, glass has become an attractive material for builders to use. But what happens to architectural glass when it is no longer used? In most cases, the glass ends up in the landfill. In an effort to change that, a few movements are underway […]
Glass Paint – self-priming/permanent-bonding glass paint began outside of the USA in early 1997. In late 2003 Glass Paint moved to the USA for distribution in North America.
