Successful Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations both start with high-quality data and support United States Green Building Council’s LEED v5 Materials and Resources requirements. Let’s look at data gathering, the LCA consultant’s role and the importance of third-party verification.
The latest episode of the “From the Fabricator” podcast is now live, and it features two incredibly genuine people. I start with the very sharp Kristina Buckett of Dallas Flat Glass and Excel Glass Systems. Then Joe Silva joins me.
The AIA Mid-Year Consensus Forecast was just released, and as you could expect, the numbers were adjusted downward overall. There’s a fly in the ointment somewhere because I really feel like those education numbers are undercounted. Also, this week on the summer “Catch Up” series, I get with the brilliant Omar Maalouf of Momentum Glass. Omar absolutely brings it in all that he does, and in our talk, he really provided tons of fabulous content and actionable items.
Twenty years after losing her younger brother to suicide, Glass Magazine's Melanie Dettmer reflects on grief, silence and the quiet acts of coworkers that helped her carry it. She makes the case that this industry — for all its toughness — already has the instinct to show up for people; what's missing is permission to talk about it.
Automation is attainable for smaller fabricators. Whether your foundation is ready for it, that’s an entirely different question. To find out if you’re ready, here’s what you have to evaluate before you take the next step.
Automation is attainable for smaller fabricators. Whether your foundation is ready for it, that’s an entirely different question. To find out if you’re ready, here’s what you have to evaluate before you take the next step.
Switchable glass has long fallen short of expectations, with hazy clear modes, unnatural-looking privacy modes, slow transitions and inconsistent durability limiting its use mostly to interior office settings. A new approach called polymer-stabilized cholesteric (PSCT) technology fixes these issues with minimal polymer, better durability and low energy use, opening the door to broader applications in health care, hospitality, workplaces, storefronts and homes.