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Glass Week,
BEC Conference Pack Huge Punch
 With
more than 850 registered attendees for the 2008
Glass Week/Building Envelope Contractors (BEC)
Conference in Las Vegas, not only were records
for attendance to one single GANA event set, but
responses from those attending were
overwhelmingly positive.
"The keynote speakers were incredible," wrote
one attendee. "I think that this was the best
ever! The content was excellent," added another.
The four keynotes for the events included Jee
Thredgold, an economist with a semi-rosy outlook
for the future, space shuttle astronaut Mike
Mullane who spoke about the importance of
teamwork, Shep Hyken who emphasized the creation
of "moments of magic" in customer service, and
Mike Eruzione, who overcame a strong cold to
remember his winning goal in the 1980 Olympics
hockey game between the United States and the
Soviet Union. Eruzione, who drew some of the
best speaker scores ever at a GANA event, stayed
afterwards to have his picture taken with
several of the fans in attendance.
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Benchmark Glass Industry Representation
by
Bill Yanek, GANA EVP
 When
we last visited in a fall issue of Glass
Reflections, I was just embarking on my time as
‘GANA Executive VP’ in-waiting. On February 29,
GANA bid farewell to Stan Smith upon his
retirement and my time ‘in waiting’ came to an
abrupt end. My sincere thanks to Stan for his
mentorship during the past six months.
GANA just concluded a fabulously successful
joint Glass Week/Building Envelope Contractors (BEC)
conference. During Glass Week, GANA Divisions
continued their extensive technical work under
the direction of Greg Carney and with the
support of our new Assistant Technical Director,
Urmilla Sowell. Each division is examining the
energy issue with a particular focus on The
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Green Building Rating System™. In the coming
months, GANA will be forging ahead with
‘energized’ advocacy on energy issues, LEED
certification, and code development.
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Winners Announced for GANA’S Design in Glass
Awards 2007
(TOPEKA) - The Glass Association of North
America (GANA) recently announced the winners of
its first ever “Design in Glass” Awards.
The Awards recognize those who have achieved
excellence in the use of specific glass types in
an architectural design. Seven winners were
awarded in categories featuring residential and
commercial uses for decorative, tempered and
laminated glass. Judging for the Awards were
done by Bret Azzarelli, AIA, of the Tampa,
Florida-based Elements architectural firm,
Rachel Long, Special Projects Editor for
Hospitality Design Magazine, and Greg Carney,
GANA’s Technical Director.
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GANA Scholarship Deadline Approaching
The Glass Association of North America
Educational Foundation is in its final month to
receive scholarship applications for the
2008-2009 school year. The deadline date is
April 1, 2008. With last year’s initial success
and the five $1,000 scholarships awarded to
college students around the United States, we
are looking for a bigger response to this year’s
call for scholarship applications. Please make
sure that, as a GANA member, you are encouraging
your staff/co-workers to forward the below
scholarship form to any eligible individual.
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Glass Week / BEC
Sponsor Messages
Below are messages from the sponsors of Glass
Week 2008 and the BEC Conference 2008.
Glass Week Sponsors
ACH Glass
Operations
Guardian Industries Corp.
Oldcastle Glass
Pilkington North America, Inc.
Walker
Glass Co., Ltd.
BEC Conference Sponsors
ACH Glass
Operations
Arch
Aluminum and Glass Co., Inc.
Dow Corning Corporation
Guardian Industries Corp.
Kawneer Company
Oldcastle Glass
Pilkington North America, Inc.
PPG Certified Fabricator Program
Saflex
Tremco
Incorporated
Walker
Glass Co., Ltd.
Download the GANA Glass Week Technical Activity
Report
GANA Technical Staff Greg Carney and Urmilla
Sowell have compiled this glimpse into the
technical side of the glass and glazing
industry, as well as a comprehensive update of
GANA Technical activities.
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March -
Use and Erection of Ladders
Ladder safety is a must in the workplace.
Ladders are designed to provide short term
access to equipment or an elevated area. They
are a very necessary tool on most jobs, but
failure to follow basic rules for ladder safety
can result in disaster. Falls from ladders cause
injuries that range from minor bruises to broken
bones and occasionally even death. Most ladder
accidents can be prevented. Here are some basic
safety rules to keep in mind whenever you use or
set up a ladder.
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A Crying Sham(e)
by Debra
Levy, Publisher, USGlass Magazine
It is time for
members of the glass industry to re-evaluate
their participation in the National Fenestration
Rating Council (NFRC) with careful thought. The
NFRC board of directors continues to ignore the
votes of the Council regarding the Component
Modeling Approach (CMA) as well as a variety of
other topics. The NFRC likes to create the
illusion that the commercial glass industry is a
participant in the process, but its
participation is just that—an illusion.
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GICC Gears Up for Bigger Impact on Energy Codes
(TOPEKA) - The Glazing Industry Code Committee (GICC),
an advocate of the glass and glazing industry in
the code arena, took action to increase its
energy code effort with the addition of a second
code consultant to focus primarily on these
issues. Dr. Thomas Culp of Wisconsin-based Birch
Point Consulting has been retained by GICC to
become more actively engaged in the energy code
process. Culp joins William Koffel, GICC’s code
consultant representing the organization on
fire, building, and life safety issues.
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AAMA Offers Electronic Version of Latest
Fenestration Standard
(SCHAUMBURG, Ill.) The second edition of AAMA/WDMA/CSA
101/I.S.2/A440, NAFS -- North American
Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows,
doors, and skylights is now available for
electronic download from the American
Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA).
According to Ken Brenden, AAMA technical
standards manager, this standard/specification
supersedes the previous edition, published in
2005 under the title AAMA/WDMA/CSA
101/I.S.2/A440-05 Standard/Specification for
windows, doors, and unit skylights and is
expected to be referenced in the 2009 versions
of the ICC Building Codes.
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ASTM International 2008 Advantage Award Paper
Competition Announced
(W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.) - ASTM International, one
of the world’s largest standards developing
organizations, is accepting papers for the 2008
ASTM Advantage Award, a paper competition with
prizes up to $15,000. The award is an
opportunity for the users of ASTM International
standards worldwide to convey the positive
outcomes of utilizing an ASTM standard or a
group of ASTM standards.
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AEC to Hold Educational Course in Coordination
with ET ’08
Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) will be holding
its popular Extrusion Excellence: Applied
Fundamentals for Aluminum Extruders at ET ’08 –
the Ninth International Aluminum Extrusion
Technology Seminar & Exposition – on Tuesday,
May 13, 2008 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The
one-day course will cover the essentials of the
aluminum extrusion process and will be taught by
Dr. Wojciech Misiolek, Director of the Institute
for Metal Forming (IMF) at Lehigh University in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. “We are thrilled
to have Dr. Misiolek on board once again to lead
this course at ET,” said AEC Chairman Craig
Werner, President of Werner Extrusion Solutions,
LLC in Lake Forest, Illinois. “Dr. Misiolek will
be discussing the theory and practice of
aluminum extrusion focusing on a practical
engineering approach. Extrusion Excellence has
become one of the Council’s most popular
educational events because of the valuable
course content developed by knowledgeable
industry experts and honed by Dr. Misiolek.”
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MOTTO OF GLASSTEC 2008: “GLASS & ENERGY”
In view of the increasing significance of glass
products in energy-efficient construction, the
motto of glasstec 2008, International Trade Fair
with Special Show glass technology live, will be
“Glass & Energy”. From October 21 – 25, 2008,
visitors will be able to view the latest glass
products and applications as well as the
corresponding manufacturing, processing and
finishing technologies along with the entire
spectrum of the industry suppliers’ products.
The Special “glass technology live” Show will
also be held under the “glass & energy” motto.
Prof. Stefan Behling and his staff from the
Institute of Building Construction at the
University of Stuttgart will again organize this
year’s special exhibit and will present
interesting perspectives on the future of glass.
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