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The 9th Next Expert Forum, held at the Next Studio of Wicona & Partners, was an inspiring and forward-looking event. Under the title “Circular building in practice – the transformation of the construction and facade industry”, the future of the construction and facade industry was the focus of attention.
The new partnership between Saint-Gobain Glass and Kvadrat Shade aims to optimally coordinate glazing and shading - two essential elements of modern facades - in order to fully utilise their technical potential. Here are the details.
IFTS, part of Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, is a fire resistance laboratory that carries out tests in accordance with all current European and international test standards for building and marine applications. With the new 4 by 4 metre test furnace and a high-tech test environment, 90% of all tests and type tests can be carried out at IFTS.
Saint-Gobain has finalized its acquisition of CSR Limited, enhancing its presence in the rapidly growing Australian construction market. The move aligns with Saint-Gobain's 'Grow & Impact' strategy and reinforces its commitment to sustainable construction. Following the acquisition, Julie Coates steps down as Managing Director, with Paul Dalton assuming the role of CEO.
The Kalifornia Malakoff project in France features low-CO2 Saint-Gobain Orae glass, reducing CO2 emissions by 40%, achieving zero carbon footprint with compensation efforts.
After several months of cold repairs, the Saint-Gobain plant in Porz fired up the furnace again at the end of May 2024. The first glass production is planned for the end of June.
Digital technologies will be one hot topic at this year’s glasstec. Artificial Intelligence plays a prominent role here and is already used at various stages of the (glass) industry. See here some practical examples and also what you can look forward to in Düsseldorf from October 22 to 25.
Saint-Gobain's glass specialists developed a unique combination of SageGlass switchable solar control glass and Contraflam fire-resistant glass from Vetrotech for the facade glass of the Alto Pont-Rouge commercial and office building in Geneva.
The construction of the "Redmolen" building in Copenhagen harbour was preceded by a variety of daylight analyses. The result: a 12,000 m² unitised façade whose inclination filters the daylight as required in order to achieve optimum daylight utilisation. The facade glasses used were Cool-Lite SKN 176 and Eclaz from Saint-Gobain.
In his new Position Christian Bako joins the Executive Committee of Saint-Gobain. He replaces Cordula Gudduschat who becomes General Manager of Isover and Rigips Germany.
Safety and high-security glass is available in a wide variety of structures. However, it is not only the structure of the multi-layer composite of these glasses that is important, but the focus must always be on the overall system. Here you can find out why.
The Saint-Gobain Group continues to outperform its markets thanks to its strategic positioning focused on energy efficiency and decarbonisation, and to the strength of its local organisation by country, which enables the company to offer comprehensive solutions. Here are the latest figures.
Saint-Gobain Glass and Hydro Buidling Systems are now joining forces to drive decarbonisation and support the construction industry in realising sustainable facades in the sense of a true circular economy with low-carbon glass and up to 100 per cent recycled aluminium profiles. Here are the details.
Saint-Gobain is the first glass manufacturer in the world to use more than 30% hydrogen in energy (60% in volume) in the production of flat glass as part of R&D trials.
AGC and Saint-Gobain, two leading global flat glass manufacturers, have announced that they are collaborating on the development of a pioneering pilot flat glass line: The new line is designed to significantly reduce direct CO2 emissions from glass production. Here are the details.
Stephan Kranz, Chairman of the Management Board of Saint-Gobain Glass Deutschland GmbH, is leaving the Saint-Gobain Group. His successor will be Pascal Decker, who will take over the post on 01 February 2023. Here are the details.
Saint-Gobain recently launched a range of new glasses, which were presented at glasstec 2022 in Düsseldorf in September. They included an extra-light insulating glass with good sun shading and an extra-white glass for the bathroom. Here are the details:
The HiLo structure on the roof of the NEST building at ETH Zurich in Dübendorf shows how to get by with very few building materials: the lightweight construction impresses with its innovative design and self-learning building technology. Precisely manufactured fire protection glass provides the necessary safety.
Hundreds of millions of birds die every year in Europe as a result of impact with glass facades and windows. Responsible building with glass therefore always means taking bird protection into account at the planning stage. With the 4BIRD series, Saint-Gobain Glass makes glass bird protection possible in many variations.
Saint-Gobain extends its range of sustainable solutions for facades in Europe by investing in building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).
At Saint-Gobain, the focus is on energy saving and CO2 reduction: in glass manufacturing and production, but also in insulating glass itself. Read how the company is tackling these functions together with its partners and customers.
Decarbonisation is a hot topic these days. And that has been made even more critical due to the energy crisis that we are in the middle of. In this upcoming webcast, Saint-Gobain will be presenting a solution:
Varso Place is a new building complex in the centre of Warsaw, crowned by Varso Tower, the tallest tower in the EU. Energy efficiency in the high-rise office building is ensured, among other ways, by Swisspacer Ultimate warm-edge spacers and glass from Saint-Gobain.
Glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain Glass is the first company in the world to produce flat glass carbon-free. Here you can find out how this was achieved.
It is not just advancing climate change and the need to reach carbon neutrality by 2045 but also our current dependency on fossil fuel imports that make it clear there is no alternative to switching to renewable energies and new technologies. How can and will that work?
