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New window technology enables solar power to be generated directly from insulating glass. A prototype has now been installed and tested by Walter Fenster in Kassel in Germany.
On his trip through the eastern and southern United States, our guest author Markus Brunner had the chance to talk to both window specialists and other people he met. Find out here why many thought Made in Germany was awesome and what that can mean for German window manufacturers and wholesalers.
In October 2023, our guest author Markus Brunner embarked on a trip through the US. What had been planned as a private holiday, nevertheless brought out the window nerd in him. Read exclusively on GW-News and from his own perspective what Markus discovered.
With Carbon Control, Schüco offers a modular range with which the decarbonisation of windows, doors and facades can be controlled on a project-specific basis. One specific value is becoming increasingly important: the Global Warming Potential (GWP).
Karl Lenhardt, Managing Director of Glaston Germany GmbH, passed away recently. He will be remembered as one of the pioneers of insulating glass production.
Saint-Gobain has signed an agreement to sell its Swiss glass processing business to the German group Aequita. The glass processors of Glassolutions Kreuzlingen in Switzerland will then become part of the Vandaglas Group, the glass division of Aequita.
Coming soon on German TV: Boris Becker recommends "Don't throw your money out the window". With this, he draws attention to new windows that save a lot of money through high energy efficiency. Behind the advertising deal is the online platform fensterversand.com or Neuffer Fenster, which also wants to score points in the offline world.
Direct glazing, gluing the insulating glass unit into the window frame, offers many advantages for window manufacturers and their customers. The manufacturer of adhesives and sealants H.B. Fuller | Kömmerling is cooperating with system provider profine GmbH to promote precisely this technology. What do window manufacturers get out of the cooperation?
Providing indoor spaces with sufficient fresh, germ-free air is currently a key issue. Independent institutes and research communities confirm the importance of providing fresh air indoors as an effective means of combating Covid-19 aerosol transmission and increasing well-being.
Remmers offers a solution for safe and easy waterproofing of windows. The MB 2K Window Kit comes as all necessary components:
Two-stage installation means driving to the construction site twice. At first, this sounds like extra work, but it's not - on the contrary. Here in this article, you will learn 12 advantages for the two-stage installation process with an efficient pre-frame.
The new Schüco AvanTec SimplySmart OpenSecure hardware extension for aluminium window systems with tilt-before-turn operation enables ift-tested burglary resistance RC 2 in the tilt position. Find out here if it can also be retrofitted.
A renovated float line in Russia, an introduction to switchable glass, collaborative robots that help to cut delivery times and the ins and outs of burglary-resistant windows. Here are the top stories of the week:
If a glazing system is not considered as a whole, serious weaknesses can occur. Every single constructive detail of a burglary-resistant glazing system plays an important role and can result in or prevent a break-in. Here you will learn which key points to consider.
Manufactured and constructed according to the current state of the art, wooden windows are very durable building elements with very good structural-physical properties and excellent conditions for thermal insulation.
The U-value assesses the rate of heat loss or gain through all the layers of the combined elements that make up a building component such as a wall, floor or roof.
With evoCore+, the heavy steel reinforcement in the window frame is replaced by a highly insulating and stable foam core. This consists of a disposable product from aircraft and wind turbine construction.
