When I saw the news come across GlassMagazine.com about a
robot that could help inspect glass on Toronto condos, I immediately clicked on
it. I would assume you are aware of
the whole “glass falling from the condo” issue in Toronto (and elsewhere but mostly
Toronto) that has been a huge story. Now
with this news, there could be a whole new angle. The robot SAM could scan the building and
find the areas of need and distress. If
this robot actually can work, and I am sure there’s experts out there who believe
it won’t, it could be a major player in the downtown high rise markets for
skittish developers worried about glass falling out. I still believe though at the end of the day
all balcony material should go to laminated, but that would only be new buildings,
the thousands of current structures are here to stay and now maybe we can get a
glimpse into the future.
Elsewhere…
-- Speaking of glass breakage I saw the story a few weeks back
that glass at the new World Trade Center was damaged after by being struck by a
load of steel moved by a huge gust of wind.
Thankfully no one was hurt and all has still supposedly stayed on
schedule. If true, I have to assume that
the glass broken was the stuff made in the US and not the materials that came
from overseas. Would be curious to see
how bad the turn would be if it was the overseas stuff, could’ve been a great
lesson for the Port Authority. Then
again they could probably care less.
-- Gotta say that last week’s post here surely had legs. This blog was the first place that the info
on Serious Energy was listed including the ouster of Kevin Surace. Soon after a San Francisco paper followed
suit as did others. Then the video of
the week on the amazing 3D printing ended up as a front section story in USA
Today. And yes I am sure it was all
coincidence but sure was nice to be ahead of the curve!
-- This week’s note on GlassBuild America focuses on the
networking aspect. Plain and simple no
other event brings the amount of people, quality, connected people, to one
place like the show does. Add in the
awesome reception (always after night 1 of the show) sponsored by the fine
folks at Quanex and you have the recipe to not only network to the best of your
ability but have a great night too. GBA
is less than 60 days away!
-- Are you all as conflicted as me on whom to vote for in the
Glass Magazine awards? Some amazing
candidates- a massive congratulation is due to everyone nominated and the great
companies that employ them. If you have
not voted yet, you can go here to check it out.
-- Last this week… this link brings big news… the end of the
world is not coming on December 21, 2012 as the Mayan’s supposedly
predicted. New evidence and research is
showing that 12/21/12 was just the end of the Mayan calendar. So we have to still keep working…
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Tom Cruise not happy with the National Enquirer…
-- Insane. The US
Olympic team will be decked out in outfits made in China. Sorry folks, that is shameful.
-- This story. You just
can’t this stuff up.
VIDEO of the WEEK
You may have seen this video from a different angle
previously. It is the San Diego 4th
of July Fireworks show that basically went up in smoke. This is from much closer… wild stuff.
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