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Happy to announce Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions will be hosting our Top Glass Plant tours on April 29. Registration will open soon!
- Patrick Flannery, publisher/editor
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CAN/CGSB 12.1 Safety Glazing and CAN/CGSB 12.8 Insulating Glass Units are available for public review. Drafts of the updated standards are available on request by emailing ncr.cgsb-ongc@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca. Proposed changes to the standards include: CAN/CGSB 12.1 Safety glazing Expanded classifications to include a section on vacuum insulating glass (VIG). Various editorial fixes related to the CGSB Style Manual. Sections on testing method description were replaced with references to the appropriate ASTM standard to better harmonize with ANSI Z97.1 Safety Glazing Materials Used in Buildings – Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test. Normative references were updated and bibliography was added.
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Join the Fenestration Canada Commercial Chapter meeting this afternoon for a presentation from government and regulatory affairs director Adrian Edge on the likely impact of American tariffs on Canadian goods. Non-members welcome!
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Walker Glass has announced updates to its sales team for eastern Canada, following the retirement of long-standing sales representative, Mike Bomok, at the end of 2024. After an impressive 17 years with the company, Bomok leaves a legacy of dedication and exceptional client service. With a talented team in place, Charles Alexander, vice-president of sales and marketing,has restructured the eastern Canada sales territories to ensure continued exceptional service.
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The total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $399.1 million (-3.1%) to $12.6 billion in October. This comes on the heels of a strong September, during which construction intentions rose by $1.3 billion to the second-highest level in the series. Despite the monthly decline in October, the total value of building permits was the fourth-highest level in the series. In October, Ontario's construction intentions (-$696.4 million) significantly contributed to the national non-residential decline, tempering total residential growth, after fuelling both sectors' gains in September.
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The 65-meter-high Port of Montreal Tower adds an architectural exclamation point to the multi-phased construction completion of Montreal’s 38,090-square-meter Grand Quay. Designed by Provencher_Roy, the tower invites the public to ascend above the busy port to enjoy a 360-degree vertical, visual experience of the St. Lawrence River, Mount Royal and Montreal cityscape. Alumicor ThermaWall 2600 curtainwall frames the clear panoramic vistas from the 11,000-square-foot glass observation tower and its transparent, cantilevered “cage,” plus views from the expansive surrounding two-level structure.
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Imagine the conversation at Glasstec 2014, a decade ago: "Lasers will save birds by 2024." "Save them from what?" "From glazing! Plus, lasers will make our glazing compatible with 5G." "5 what?" "5G!" The slogan "lasers connecting low-E with 5G" makes perfect sense in 2024. Meanwhile, today's reading of "breaking IGU to pieces" is not what you might think back in 2014. Let's explore new technologies that have emerged in the glass industry over the past decade.
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Steve Johnston of Omnigence, a private equity firm investing in the construction sector, has a stark warning. He sees a real risk of long-term stagflation (inflation coupled with low productivity and high unemployment) in our present conditions and government policies. His white paper lays out the broad details, but he joins GlassTalk to talk about the specific effects in Canada’s construction sector and what will be needed to avoid them.
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Midland, Ont. - You'll work closely with other team members to ensure all maintenance activities.
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Edmonton, Alta. -We are looking for a motivated, and professional sales representative who enjoys the challenge of building our reputation and business development.
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Kelowna, B.C. - Work is primarily commercial HVAC service & installation projects in the valley with occasional out of town work.
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