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CLEARLY BETTER THAN EVER—GLASSBUILD
AMERICA SHINES IN ATLANTA
Day 3: September 15, 2005
Photo Highlights
Industry Education
Happenings
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Photo Highlights
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Technical Glass Products of
Kirkland, Wash., offered attendees a close-up look at their wide
variety of fire-rated glass and framing options, including Pilkington
Pyroshield™ Plus.
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A potential
customer learns the details about the new heat-reflective color
technology for vinyl profiles now available from Mikron Industries,
Kent, Wash. |
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| With a full-size glass
truck on the floor, attendees could check out all the exterior and
interior features of The Workhouse™ from F. Barkow of Milwaukee,
Wis. |
Amber Grayson of Amesbury Group
makes sure the displays of window and door hardware are just right
for interested passersby. The Sioux Falls, S.D. company introduced
new multi-point locking systems, handle designs, hinges, flushbolts
ad strike plates at GlassBuild America. |
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| The architectural products
division of Terrell, Texas, manufacturer Vistawall presented its
new Reliance Curtain Wall, along side a variety of products from
the company's other divisions: Moduline Window Systems, Naturalite
Skylight Systems and Skywall Translucent Systems. |
A new exhibitor
at GlassBuild America in Atlanta was Winpro-Formtek Cleveland. The
Ohio-based company demonstrated its glass and metal fabricating
equipment to interested attendees in the machinery hall. |
A representative of Wood's Powr-Grip, Laurel,
Mont.,
demonstrates the ease of handling and strength of the
company's glass handling equipment. |
Software experts from TDCI Inc. of Columbus, Ohio,
were on hand to show window manufacturers, dealers and distributors
the new platform the company has developed to streamline the quote-to-delivery
process. |
Before the show closed Thursday afternoon, "Marilyn
Monroe" helped National Glass Association staff member Kim Grover
select one of three grand-prize winners for round-trip airfare,
hotel and registration to GlassBuild America 2006 in Las Vegas.
Drawings were sponsored by Elumatec USA of South Bend, Ind., Cheng
Cheng Plastics of Walnut, Calif., and GlassBuild America
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At a live demonstration on Thursday sponsored
by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, participants
learned several window installation techniques and flashing methods
for new construction and replacement windows. |
Industry Education
Welcoming Protection-The Future of Blast Resistance
High-profile buildings aren't the only structures in need of blast-resistant
glazing, panelists emphasized during the seminar "Blast Resistance-What
You Need to Know," Sept. 15.
The widespread damage following the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah
Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla., stresses that point, as structures
10 blocks away from the bomb experienced damage, said Joe Smith, senior
vice president at Applied Research Associates in Albuquerque, N.M. during
the seminar.
Owners of many buildings now increasingly require blast resistance.
As a result, architects and builders feel pressured to create buildings
that welcome visitors with openness and light with ample glazing while
ensuring resistance against bomb blasts, Smith said.
"In the past, only a few buildings required blast-resistant design.
Today, that has changed," he said. "Buildings like the [Department of
Defense] don't want to look friendly, but buildings like libraries and
schools want to look welcoming while remaining protected."
Blast-resistant glazing will continue to become more important as owners
look for ways to provide a protected, but welcoming atmosphere. Laminated
glass paired with a sufficient blast-resistant frame profile can allow
natural light to infiltrate a building while providing protection for
its occupants in the event of a bomb blast, he said.
The other panelists included Ken Hays, executive vice president of
Masonry Arts of Bessemer, Ala.; Dave Kimball, senior technical service
specialist for Dow Corning of Midland, Mich.; and Doug Penn, marketing
manager for YKK AP America of Austell, Ga.
The Nuts and Bolts of Management Success
For managers looking to improve their skills, and in turn, their businesses,
Kraig W. Kramers, head of Corporate Partners Inc. of McDonough, Ga.,
advises "walking the four corners" of the business. Take 20 minutes
a day to walk around the office, spending 18 of those minutes asking
employees their opinions as to how the company can improve its profitability,
he told attendees during his seminar titled Managers' Tool Kit, The
Nuts and Bolts for Every Manager's Success, held Sept. 15.
Equally important is a manager's ability to set meaningful goals that
are both "reasonable and reaching," he stated. These goals should be
set in conjunction with employees and repeatedly communicated to the
staff. Build trust with employees, track results, provide staff with
feedback, and you're on your way to management success, he told attendees.
Industry responds to NFRC's commercial rating program
At a seminar Sept. 15 titled NFRC Commercial Thermal Rating Program,
An Industry response, Margaret Webb, executive director of Insulating
Glass Manufacturers Alliance, and Richard Walker, executive vice president
of American Architectural Manufacturers Association, representing the
North American Commercial Fenestration Alliance, described the industry's
concern with the latest flow chart of the National Fenestration Rating
Council's Component Based Fenestration Product Certification Program.
Officials at the National Glass Association of McLean, Va., also worked
on the response together with Ottawa, Ontario-based IGMA and Schaumburg,
Ill.-based AAMA officials. C. Gregory Carney, technical director of
the Glass Association of North America of Topeka, Kan., and chair of
NFRC's Non Residential Task Group under Ratings, presented the revised
draft at NFRC' summer meeting in Quebec City in July.
NACFA's objective with the non-residential program overall is "to develop
a more simplified, cost-effective methodology and process to rate commercial
projects for thermal performance which when required can be followed
through for certification," Webb said. "Overall we are pleased with
the current direction of the process. The most recent changes incorporated
into the visio flow chart reflect the differences between the residential
and commercial fenestration industry and for the first time take into
account the role of the registered design professional in the commercial
process." The NFRC task group still has a ways to go in developing the
product certification program language to accurately capture this process,
she said. The software tool needs to be developed, and there are still
some rating and technical issues, such as the labeling procedure and
the spacer groupings, need to be finalized. "We have come a long way
since August 2004 and the latest chart reflects the industry's participation
in the process," she said.
At the August 2004 NFRC meeting, where the concept of commercial thermal
rating program came about, there was minimal representation and input
from the commercial fabricators, IG manufacturers, glazing contractors,
architects and specifiers, Webb said. The timelines for implementation
also were rather ambitious. An IGMA study after the meeting found redundancy
in the program generating unwieldy amount of data; a complicated spacer
systems grouping; an unidentified "responsible party"; high costs for
testing that would unfairly target smaller manufacturers; and other
unaddressed issues, such as condensation resistance. Since August 2004,
the non-residential task group met four times to work on the program,
and a fifth meeting was slated for Oct. 5 in Atlanta. The program has
evolved and the industry is guardedly optimistic about it, Webb said.
Happenings
NGA Hosts Member Reception
The National Glass Association (NGA) hosted a reception in its booth
on Sept. 14 for members of the association. The reception was an opportunity
for members to meet each other, as well as the staff and board members
of NGA. With many members in attendance, the association held a raffle
drawing for door prizes. Chris Mammen, Mammen Glass and Mirror, Irving,
TX; Nancy Clawson, Looking Glass Inc., Las Vegas, NV; and Mark Haeck,
Mainstreet Computers, Inc., Belleville, MI were the lucky winners.
Large Turnout for BEMA Gathering
The Bath Enclosures Manufacturers Association (BEMA) had a large turnout
for its wine and cheese gathering in the Glass, Window & Door Industry
Pavilion on Sept. 14. The reception was sponsored by exhibiting company,
CHMI.
Glass Magazine Recognizes "20 under 40" Award Recipients
In a reception held in its booth on Sept. 14, Glass Magazine recognized
and congratulated the recipients of its "20 under 40" awards. Glass
Magazine's "20 under 40" awards recognizes 20 leaders under the age
of 40 who have had measurable achievements in the glass industry.
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