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April 11, 2019
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Commdoor - BB1

Grading on the curve: A practical approach to evaluating bent glass insulating units

Elie Alkhoury will explain how Can-Best is testing the curved glass for the Crown Sydney Barangaroo at Top Glass 2019. It requires some scaling and new approaches that have never been tried before.


Building Green in Toronto: TGSV3-compliant glazed assemblies

It’s Canada’s largest real estate market, and it has rules all its own. Toronto codes and standards are finally acknowledging the importance of building envelope in overall energy conservation measures. Yet highly glazed buildings continue to be in demand and have to respond to the more stringent requirements.


The Gold Standard: Contractor and glazier certification to enhance the bid process

Building designers and glazing contractors are holding opposite ends of the same problem. Designers need a reliable method to evaluate contractors to ensure their technical expertise and good business practices.


Through a glass sideways: New efforts to measure and mitigate anisotropy

Anisotropy, as opposed to isotropy, means that a material exhibits properties with different values when measured in different directions. In architectural glass, anisotropy relates to a visual effect caused by the presence of polarized light, the birefringent property of the glass and the mechanical stresses in the glass due to heat treatment.
 
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Klaes - SS1

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Top Glass 2019 - Show floor sneak peek

Intro: Here’s an advance look at what you’ll find on the floor at Top Glass 2019. » Learn More
 
Events 
 
Viccone - BB2

OGMA Spring Seminar

April 12
Location: Richmond Hill, Ont.
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Top Glass

April 17
Location: Mississauga, Ont.
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FenBC Golf

May 16
Location: Surrey, B.C.
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OGMA Spring Golf

May 30
Location:Milton, Ont.
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GlassBuild America

Sept. 17 – 19
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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