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Nice to see Ontario's glazing contract ratified without a fight. We're all going to have to work together over the coming months to deal with a slowdown, if the building permits reports are to be believed.
- Patrick Flannery, publisher/editor
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During the months of March, April and May, 2025, the Architectural Glass and Metal Contractors Association and International Union of Painters and Allied Trades and the Ontario Council of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades met to discuss all outstanding issues in connection with the 2025-2028 ICI sector collective agreement. As a result of province wide voting held on Saturday May 10, 2025, members of the Glaziers Union voted in favour of ratifying the AGMCA’s final offer in negotiations.
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Vitrum Glass Group presents Vitrum Glass Talks 2025, a premier educational event dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation in architectural glass. This free half-day conference will take place on Thursday, June 5, 2025, from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PMat the Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver, BC. Join leading architects, designers, and glass industry professionals for a morning of insight, discussion, and networking. Vitrum Glass Talks will explore the latest challenges and opportunities in the built environment, with a special focus on sustainability, performance, and innovation in glass. Eligible for up to 4 AIBC Core Learning Units, this event is an ...
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In March, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $549.4 million (-4.1%) to $12.9 billion. The decrease was led by the non-residential sector (-$716.3 million), and it was tempered by the residential sector (+$166.9 million).
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The Carbon Disclosure Project reporting window opens June 19th, 2025. This is a critical time for companies to disclose their environmental impact, risks and opportunities to stakeholders. The Carbon Disclosure Project, more commonly known as CDP, is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions. This environmental reporting standard tracks the worldwide increase in CDP disclosures and includes one of the largest and most comprehensive datasets on corporate and city action environmental impacts. The reporting window defines the time period where participants can submit their information to obtain a CDP ESG score. UL ...
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AWL Partners is proud to announce a major milestone in the ConnectHER Skilled Trades Training Program - AWL Partners - Empowering Inclusive Workplaces a national initiative designed to empower women and allies in the skilled trades through inclusive, self-paced professional development and community support.
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We stock radiation shielding glass in a range of plate sizes and thicknesses cut specifically to customer requirements, shipped fast & delivered direct. Offering the largest sizes in the industry, with over 23,200 square meters of production space, McGrory's portfolio allows you to integrate x-ray glass with fire-rated, decorative/privacy, security glazing, and more.
Email xray@mcgrory.com today.
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Huge thanks to McGrory Glass, our Platinum sponsoer at Top Glass 2025. Here's John Clark to tell you all about what McGrory is up to these days.
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Thanks to JLM Wholesale, our Platinum sponsor at Top Glass 2025! Mark Ward is here to tell you all about JLM's strong move into Canada.
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This slick video from Vitro details where glass comes from. Might be useful to share with the curious.
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High-profile wildfires doing substantial property damage to urban areas in B.C. and Alberta have spurred NRCan to look at creating Canadian building standards for wildfire resistance. The consultation process has just begun, but it seems likely that some day soon we may see new codes requiring resistant windows, doors and other components in wildfire-prone areas. Robin Urquhart has worked on rebuilding communities destroyed by wildfires and joins GlassTalk to share his deep knowledge of this topic.
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David Cooper has been researching and developing vacuum insulating glass for over a decade and chairs multiple international standards committees that will define how it can be used, how its quality can be assessed and how to test its performance. With demand for VIG growing and producers multiplying, specifiers and contractors need guidance on what to look for in these products – guidance that may be coming soon in the form of balloted ASTM standards for durability and load tolerance. Cooper joins GlassTalk to explain where these efforts are at and to update us on the state of VIG technology and availability.
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Langley, B.C.,-based Cascadia has published its first environmental product declarations for its fibreglass fenestration systems and its happy it did. Marketing manager Chris Guelpa joined the Conversation to talk about the process; the help they got; the markets and opportunities the EPDs are opening up; and how fibreglass stacks up in the embodied carbon discussion.
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