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Vitro Architectural Glass announced that Karina Fuentes has been appointed as a national architectural manager for the Southeast region, covering Florida, Georgia and Alabama.

New energy codes are placing strict limitations on the amount of glass that can be incorporated into a new building. In high temperatures, glass simply lets in too much heat, and in low temperatures, too much cold. Reducing the amount of glass in a building reduces heating and cooling costs significantly.

Vitro S.A.B. de C.V., through its Vitro Architectural Glass business headquartered in Cheswick, Penn., announced that it has entered into an agreement with America’s largest fully vertically integrated solar manufacturer, First Solar, to manufacture glass for the company’s advanced thin film photovoltaic solar panels.

In 2022, this beloved theater was carefully restored and expanded with accessibility upgrades, preservation efforts and a stunning “glass box” façade, which helped earn the project a Metamorphosis Award from retrofit magazine for excellence in renovation.

The Architectural Glass and Metal Certification Council has appointed Turner Construction Company Project Executive Tina Donnelly to its board, effective 1 April 2023. Donnelly will serve a two-year term.

Helping define its award-winning appearance and purposeful presence, the building enclosure’s custom, aluminum-framed, high-performance glazing systems were paired with complementary fixed windows.

North America has added three sales managers to support commercial segment strategies and promote the broad range of Guardian Glass float and coated glass, services and technical expertise in the United States and Canada.

Produced entirely in Pennsylvania, Vitro’s donation includes Solarban^® 72 Starphire^® glass for exceptional light transmission and solar control performance. 

The unique structure cascades, twisting and turning within its shell, resulting in varying floor plates that necessitated a creative problem-solving approach for construction.

The analysis documents the energy performance of the 68-story KOI Tower in Monterrey, Mexico, the country’s second tallest building, which features a facade composed primarily of double-pane insulating glass units fabricated with Solarban R100 Optiblue glass by Vitro Glass.