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Update on
Technical Director Greg Carney
Greg Carney remains hospitalized for treatment
of congestive heart failure. Greg is out
of intensive care, but his condition remains
serious. He continues to battle fluid
buildup in his heart and lungs. On a
positive note, Greg is able to do some limited
walking in the hospital. Greg and his
family are appreciative of the continued
outpouring of support he has received from the
GANA family. GANA will keep you updated on
Greg's condition as events warrant.
GANA
Releases 23RD Glass Informational Bulletin
The Glass Association of North America (GANA)
announced the release of its 23rd Glass
Informational Bulletin (GIB), a series of
educational documents available to the industry
as a free download on their website. Titled
Blast Mitigating Glazing, the GIB looks at
various tests and standards in the industry for
laminated glazing applications constructed to
mitigate the hazards of a blast or explosion
outside of a building incorporating these
applications.
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GANA
Announces Blueprint Course Completions for 2009
The Glass Association of North America (GANA)
recognized the following people in the industry
who successfully completed the Blueprint Reading
and Labor Estimating Course offered by the
associations.
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GANA
Announces Free Webinar by Dow Corning
Corporation
The Glass Association of North America (GANA)
announced the first of a series of educational
webinars for the glass and glazing industry. The
webinar, titled Thermal and Energy Modeling of
Two Fenestration Systems in Hot and Cold
Climates, focuses on obtaining and maintaining
long term energy savings and sustainability. The
presentation was written by Lawrence D. Carbary
and Valerie Hayez of Dow Corning Corporation,
and Carbary will be the presenter during the
webinar.
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GANA
Educational Foundation Soliciting Donations for
Greenhouse Gas Study
The Glass Association of North America (GANA)
Educational Foundation is now soliciting
donations to fund an in-depth study on high
performance glazing’s impact in the United
States. This will be the first study funded by
the charitable organization.
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GANA
Glazing Manual 50th Anniversary Edition Goes
on Sale with Special Price for 2009
The Glass Association of North America (GANA)
announced that its new GANA Glazing Manual
is now available for sale on its website at a
special reduced price throughout 2009. The
Manual, a special 50th Anniversary Edition
update and the first update in five years,
represents the rapidly evolving glass and
glazing industry in terms of technology,
products and terminology. Additionally, the 50th
Anniversary Edition of the GANA Glazing Manual
is also the first to include completely original
full color illustrations throughout the
publication.
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"NAP Time"
by
Jeff
Thredgold, CSP, President, Thredgold Economic
Associates
Severe U.S. recession has sharply reduced the
flow of funds to Social Security and Medicare,
tied to declining payroll taxes resulting from
the loss of 5.7 million jobs during the past 18
months. According to the Social Security and
Medicare Trustees in a report issued on May 12,
2009, Social Security is now expected to stop
running modest surpluses in seven years, one
year earlier than previously estimated.
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MORE
Reprinted with
permission from the "Tea Leaf" by Jeff Thredgold.
Copyright, 2009, Thredgold Economic Associates,
LLC. To subscribe to Jeff's free weekly email
update, visit
www.thredgold.com.
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May - Confined Space Entry
The old cliche “it is better to be safe than
sorry,” was made for confined spaces. Yet
workers continue to make the mistake of entering
deadly confined spaces. It is pretty much a
given that you can go to your local library any
day of the week and find a newspaper reporting
on the latest victim of a confined space
accident. What makes a confined or enclosed
space hazardous? Hazards in confined spaces can
be separated into two categories: physical
hazards and atmospheric hazards.
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Wausau Names Market Managers to Assist with
Government, Healthcare and Educational Projects
Wausau, Wis. -- To better support its customers,
Wausau Window and Wall Systems announces three
market managers with expertise in specific
building applications: Lisa May specializing in
healthcare projects, Steve Gille in education,
and Tom Mifflin in governmental and military.
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Four Named to GICC Hall of Recognition
(TOPEKA) - The Glazing Industry Code Committee (GICC)
announced today that it has honored four former
members of the organization by naming them to
its Hall of Recognition. The Hall was created
by GICC in late 2008 as a way to honor those in
the glazing code arena who have helped make a
positive difference. Named to the Hall were Don
Belles, Peter Draghetti, Leo Karas and the late
Don Vild.
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Bystronic Glass: New Frame Bending Robot
(Aurora, CO) –Bystronic glass, a leader in
thermally optimized "Warm edge" spacer systems,
has a new frame bending innovation: the
spacerbender MULTI robot. This system has a new,
height-adjustable transport rail that allows for
the bending of stainless steel, steel and
aluminium as well as a variety of plastic
spacers.
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ASTM Looking at Safer Glass Handling
ASTM has formed a new subcommittee within ASTM
E34 on Occupational Health and Safety that will
be focused on developing standards for safer
glass handling. According to the ASTM magazine,
"Recent accidents involving annealed glass have
heightened industry and US OSHA interest in
establishing standards to improve safety and
health in the industry. The standardization
effort of Subcommittee E34.35 on Safe Handling
of Flat Glass will focus on practical personal
protective equipment as well as levels of
protection for various tasks in handling
annealed glass."
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SAGE's Founder Honored As One of 40 Minnesotans
on the Move
Faribault, Minn. -- Finance and Commerce
celebrated its 120th anniversary of business
publishing by recognizing 40 Minnesotans making
business history of their own. The publication
recognized John E. Van Dine, president and
chairman of SAGE Electrochromics, Inc., as one
of the "40 Minnesotans on the Move" for 2009.
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Innovations Pavilion to Debut at GLASSBUILD
AMERICA® 2009
Washington, DC – The National Glass Association,
the leading business organization representing
the North American glass industry, announced the
introduction of a special “Innovations Pavilion”
at GlassBuild America 2009, to be held in
Atlanta, September 30 through October 2. The
pavilion will showcase cutting-edge technologies
and other groundbreaking advances from across
the glass industry, ranging from energy
conservation to design innovations and the
latest “green” technologies.
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