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The Road to GlassBuild America – Issue 5

May 25, 2012

published on May 15, 2012     http://roadtoglassbuildamerica.wordpress.com/ The Road Q&A – Getting insights from all angles of the show! In this edition we catch up with…

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland – Project Videos

May 5, 2012

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland JEI Structural Engineering completed design calculations for the sloped curtain wall and also sloped strip windows. For the Museum of Contemporary…

Hogle Zoo Rocky Shores Exhibit by JEI Structural Engineering

May 5, 2012

Hogle Zoo Rocky Shores Exhibit by JEI Structural Engineering JEI Structural Engineering completed the glass viewing exhibit window design for The Rock Shores exhibit includes…

The Future of Glass Technology

May 5, 2012

The Future of Glass Technology Future Glass Technology. Here is a conceptual video created by. Corning Incorporated in “A day made of glass”. It goes…

Lion mistakes baby for zebra. Attacks glass.

May 5, 2012

Lion mistakes baby for zebra. Attacks glass. A lion at the Portland Oregon Zoo mistakes a baby in a black and white striped “zebra”  outfit.…

Gorilla Breaks Glass at Atlanta Zoo

May 5, 2012

Gorilla Breaks Glass at Atlanta Zoo Zoo Atlanta resident, Taz, a 360-pound gorilla that went ape. Frightened visitors and caused the closure of the gorilla…

When Good Projects Go Bad – tips for glazing contractors

May 1, 2012

When Good Projects Go Bad – tips for glazing contractors These glazing scope items can mean the difference between a profitable job and a costly…

Architectural Q&A regarding Blast Design Requirements

April 5, 2012

QUESTION I am an architect currently working on a design competition for a project that will require blast resistant windows.  I’m curious about the note…

The updated UFC 4-010-01 (2012) has been released.

March 21, 2012

Based on a quick review, here are the major changes/impact that I see: 1) The biggest change Conventional Construction Stand-Off Distances. This is a huge…

New Criteria in Aluminum Code Translates to More Cost for Glazing Contractors

February 3, 2012

Great article publised in US Glass by Sahely Mukerji quoting Stewart Jeske and some of our clients about important storefront issues.    Read the short article…