Toughened glass is often specified in modern building design for its safety, strength and resistance to thermal breakage. Despite this, architects and specifiers can often be left bemused when glass breakages occur, as it can seem to be for no apparent reason.

As an industry, we’re now beginning to talk a lot more about how glass can affect building occupants. It’s a topic of conversation that’s easily overshadowed by the performance benefits glazing can bring to buildings themselves, like energy-efficiency and sustainability, for example.

12 Apr 2022. Pilkington Activ™ the first commercially available self-cleaning glass has proven popular for everything from conservatory roofs to commercial facades. But, considering the long history of float glass, self-cleaning glass is still a relatively new product that some in the industry still have misconceptions about.

The exhibition at the Palazzo Te in Mantua is being held until 6 January, 2019, where the Annunciazione di San Rocco is one of two Titian masterpieces on display together with Richter’s paintings, so that they can be compared to the original influence.

Creating a safe and secure home should be at the heart of any residential building project. This is especially true for developers in specialist projects providing housing for vulnerable people. Here we explain how architects and developers can use the latest in glazing technology to create secure homes.

From sand to glass - an interactive educational exhibition in Sandomierz, Poland. News Item. 23 Jul 2020. "From sand to glass. History, technology and application." exhibition has opened at the District Museum in Sandomierz. The project has been developed in cooperation with the NSG Group in Poland.

Pilkington Toughened Glass, Safety Security, Householder, Trade. Read More. Featured Article. Turning down the heat with solar control glazing. 19 April 2020. With summer just around the corner, it is worth to review how advances in glazing technology can help control a building’s temperature and stave off the heat.

The beginning of October has signalled the end of summer. The morning air has more of a chill to it and the heating has been switched on. For the glass and glazing industry, the crisper autumn weather often sees an influx of enquiries about the appearance of external condensation on windows, especially from those with higher performing low-emissivity glazing. While some homeowners may see it ...

Noise pollution is a growing environmental issue in today’s towns and cities. In a bid to block out the noise from the busy streets and skies, local authorities increasingly recognise the need to provide better sound insulation in their residents’ homes.

12 Jun 2021. The results of the competition for the architectural concept for the revitalization of the fountain in the Little Market Square in Sandomierz have been announced. The winning work by Natalia Szymańska is an elegant and simple installation of glass cuboids placed in the existing pool of the fountain.