The first episode of 2025 for the “From the Fabricator” podcast is now live! This time out we kick it off with Marc Deschamps of Walker Glass. We spend a good amount of time in the bird-friendly glass realm, and Marc’s insights are always spot on. Then, Scott Lowe of The Beck Group joined me. Scott is the C.R.O. there, and Beck is a 112-year-old award-winning architecture and building company. (They’ve designed and built some incredible projects.) So that was fun to hear from someone from the design and contracting stage. Plus, Scott likes glass! Obviously, he has great taste.
The influence of European window and door design on the U.S. market is evident in the growing popularity of products that combine high thermal performance with modern aesthetics.
The official publication of the National Glass Association has been a source of essential industry education and news for the glass and glazing industry.
This year’s GlassBuild America once again brought labor into the spotlight, and Emily Pilloton-Lam shared her experiences working with young people on construction projects to serve local communities.
Happy New Year! I hope the season was smooth for everyone. Big and great year ahead! However, one thing that will be different in 2025 is that a huge person in my life and this industry will no longer be in the day-to-day churn for the first time in 45+ years. At the end of 2024, my brother Steve retired.
For decades, offset pivot hinges have been the most common door swing hardware application for exterior commercial doors. But new hardware, such as the continuous hinge, may be needed to support taller, heavier glass doors.
Here we are… the last scheduled post of 2024. This year did go by quickly, and I am glad about that. I am more than ready for 2025. Bring it on! On this post, I have a new podcast episode, another tease, and then we get into the 2024 MVP race and results.
By now, you may have seen or heard that the President and CEO of the National Glass Association, Nicole Harris, announced her retirement. This is massive industry news since Nicole is the leading figure in our space, and her work over her career has been crucial for the industry and many of us in it. Nicole noted she will wrap it all up in June of 2025, so as that gets closer, I’ll be writing something more in-depth as a tribute. Needless to say she was the ultimate in game changers.
Like safety, sustainability has evolved to become an expected part of the conversation for commercial glazing projects. In most cases, architects drive the discussion as to which standards and what stringency of criteria.