Networking, Seminars and More are Top Draws for BEC 2013 Attendees
The Glass Association of North America’s Building Envelope Contractors Conference, which opened yesterday at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, has become a must-attend event for...
View ArticleTechnical Meetings and Programs Get BEC 2013 Underway
It’s not every day that the glass industry gets to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day together, but this year they did, as the Glass Association of North America’s 2013 Building Envelope Contractors (BEC)...
View ArticleThomsen Addresses BEC Attendees
In 2007 there were 42 float plants in the U.S. Today there are 30–a fact that Scott Thomsen, president of Guardian industries’ global flat glass group, told attendees this morning during the Building...
View ArticleBEC Live Debuts in Las Vegas with Roving Reporter Lyle Hill
During this year’s Building Envelope Contractors Conference, Lyle Hill caught up with a few attendees and presenters to talk about some of the changes and developments that are affecting the industry....
View ArticleBEC Attendees Learn about Curtainwall Tariffs During Tuesday Session
When asked in which presentations on the agenda for this years’s Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference they were most interested, a number of attendees, without hesitation, replied: the...
View ArticleBEC 2013 Offers Education and Networking Opportunities
The 2013 Building Envelope Conference (BEC) brought the contract glazing industry together with a program designed to help better the industry. Contract glaziers, fabricators and other industry...
View ArticleCulp Discusses Building Codes and Energy Efforts During BEC Conference
Energy efficiency and the role that glass and glazing products can play in high-performance buildings was a key discussion point during the Glass Association of North America’s (GANA) Building Envelope...
View ArticleFrom Testing and Legal Contracts to Components, BEC Sessions Cover Range of...
A range of subjects, all designed to help grow and improve business for contract glaziers, were discussed earlier this week as part of the 2013 Building Envelope Contractors Conference (BEC), which...
View ArticleASHRAE Seeks to Withdraw ASHRAE 90.1 Addendum “cx”
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE) has put forth a proposal to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to withdraw addendum “cx-2010”...
View ArticleASHRAE Addendum “am” Change Seeks to Reduce WWR to 30 Percent in Small- to...
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE) has filed a proposed change to Addendum “am” to ASHRAE 189.1, “Standard for the Design of High-Performance...
View ArticleRon Jaworski to Keynote GANA’s BEC Conference
The Glass Association of North America (GANA) has announced that Ron Jaworski, ESPN NFL analyst and former Pro Bowl NFL quarterback, will serve as the keynote speaker for the upcoming Building Envelope...
View ArticleHappy New Year: A Look Back at the Top Ten Stories of 2013
With 2013 coming to a close and the start of 2014 upon us, USGlass magazine is again taking a look back at the top headlines of the past year. Listed below is a ranking of our most popular stories over...
View ArticleBEC Conference to Feature a Range of Presentations
The Glass Association of North America (GANA) has announced a number of sessions for the upcoming Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference, which is scheduled for March 16-18 at the Planet...
View ArticleFormer NFL Quarterback to Keynote BEC Conference; Hotel Deadline Approaches
Ron Jaworski, a former NFL quarterback and ESPN NFL analyst, will address this year’s Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference, organized by the Glass Association of North America (GANA)....
View ArticleGANA Extends Room Deadline for BEC Conference
The Glass Association of North America (GANA) has extended the deadline to reserve rooms for the upcoming Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference until February 28. Rooms can be reserved on the...
View ArticleBEC 2014 Opens in Las Vegas
The Glass Association of North America’s 2014 Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference began yesterday in Las Vegas. The program opened with the technical committee meeting, which included three...
View ArticleBEC Presentations Offer a Close Look at Three Top Industry Topics
Building Information Modeling (BIM), energy and school security—all are important topics in today’s building market and in all of them, glass has a significant role it can play. Yesterday during the...
View ArticleBEC 2014 Focuses on Innovative Products and Procedures
The second day of the Glass Association of North America’s Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference provided a look at new developments and changes that are driving the glazing industry. Today’s...
View ArticleBEC Attendees Learn About Evolving Codes and Legislative Efforts
Topics ranging from building codes to legal issues were on the program during the second day of the Glass Association of North America’s Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) conference, which is taking...
View ArticleBEC Panelists Provide Insight on Various Glazing Systems
Contract glaziers taking part in this year’s Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference, organized by the Glass Association of North America, had the opportunity to increase their level of...
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