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GANA Glass Informational Bulletins
Released in Rapid Succession

The Glass Association of North America (GANA) released its first Glass Informational Bulletin (GIB) titled Proper Procedures for Cleaning Architectural Glass Products in March 2000, which was followed with two more GIB’s in October 2002.  By the beginning of 2007, the number of Bulletins in GANA’s free online library had grown to a baker’s dozen.  That grew by one in July when the GANA Protective Glazing Committee released their Bulletin on Bullet Resistant Glazing, but the number of Bulletins is increasing quickly with the release of three more in the last quarter of 2007, and a scheduled release of Bulletin #18 in January 2008.  Additionally, several more are in Committee with expected release dates in 2008. 

“Once we established the procedure for creating the Bulletins, the different Divisions within GANA have embraced their ability to provide valuable information to the industry,” said Greg Carney, GANA’s Technical Director.  “By providing these documents on our website, we have been able to provide educational information on a number of topics of interest to architects, building owners, general contractors, and glazing contractors as well as glass manufacturers and fabricators.” 

The GIB’s are available in the TechCenter portion of the GANA website.  Since their original creation, the Bulletins have been downloaded over a quarter million times.  Here is a complete list of GANA’s GIB’s (click to download):

• Proper Procedures for Cleaning Architectural Glass Products - GANA 01-0300
• Flat Glass Industry Standards - GANA 02-0107
• Differences Between Safety Glazing Standards - GANA 03-0706
• Suggested Procedures for Dealing with Broken Glass - GANA 04-0906
• Bullet Resistant Glazing - GANA PGC 01-0707
• The Top 10 Items Commonly Missing from Fenestration System Shop Drawings - GANA
• BECD 01-0906 Describing Architectural Glass Constructions - ID 01-1107
• Design Considerations for Laminated Glazing Applications - GANA LD 01-1003
• Emergency Egress Through Laminated Glazing Materials - GANA LD 02-0704
• Point Supported Glass - GANA LD 03-0505
• Skylights and Sloped Glazing are Not Walking Surfaces - GANA LD 04-0306
• Marking and Labeling of Architectural Laminated Glass - GANA LD 05-1006
• Glass Floors and Stairs - GANA LD 06-1107
• Proper Procedures for Cleaning Flat Glass Mirrors - GANA MD 01-0105
• Heat-Treated Glass Surfaces Are Different - GANA TD 02-0402
• Construction Site Protection - GANA TD 03-1003
• The Importance of Fabrication Prior to Heat-Treatment - TD 04-1207

The 18^th GANA GIB about Quench Patterns in tempered glass will be released on the GANA website on January 2, 2008.

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