The glass industry was back in the spotlight in an indirect
manner recently with a report on healthier buildings and what the occupants
really want from their structures going forward. The top choice in regards to health was
enhanced air quality or ventilation. But
right after that were products that enhance thermal comfort and better
lighting/daylighting exposure. Obviously
those are major glass related sort of angles and something as an industry we
are in a very strong position to supply.
I do chuckle somewhat because those features are not new to our
industry, there’s many companies who push that approach quite a bit, but it
goes to show you that at some level there’s still an old fashioned approach to
building going on. With a heavier focus
on healthier buildings will come a larger use of glazing products that make a
difference. By the way close behind in
the poll (5th) were products that enhance tenant moods and while
that could be virtually anything, my thought is that is a great place to slide
in decorative interior glass since that surely beats old fashioned fabric
partitions. In any case this is a
positive poll for the products we manufacture, fabricate and install…
Elsewhere…
-- Heads up on two e-mail fronts… 1st… beware any
e-mails offering you e-mail lists from people attending GlassBuild
America. These are scams and the lists
are not legitimate or safe. While some
names on these lists will work, many others will not, and many names on the
list have the ability to set off black listing functions within your bulk
e-mail service. So I would advise you to
avoid.
-- Also out there are e-mails with a virus link that seemingly
comes from a friend of yours and it comes with a friendlier greeting than in
the past. It will say something like “this
you can appreciate” so it gives off a safe vibe, but proceed with caution
before clicking the link. Look at the
rest of the e-mail and most importantly look at the actual address from the
sender. The sending name may say your
friends name but the return e-mail address will not. At that point delete. Never click any link or download any
attachment if you are not totally sure of its legitimacy.
-- Kudos to the teams at Guardian, JE Berkowitz, EFCO and Forno
Enterprises on a fantastic school rebuild in New York. This state-of-the-art school was rebuilt
after the original building was destroyed by a tropical storm. I am a big fan of school construction
especially when it uses smart approaches with regards to things like energy and
security. In this case energy and that
daylighting (as noted above is a big thing) carried the day. Nice work all.
-- Last this week… Good guy and friend Thomas Lee of Lee &
Cates Glass was nice enough to send along an update to a story I had a while
back on the Tesla electric car… the latest test showed almost 700 miles on one
charge. Slowly but surely the electric
car play is getting more interesting.
LINKS of the WEEK
-- How can one overflowing toilet shut down a portion of an
airport?
-- Interesting read on being a Butler at the Plaza Hotel. I don’t think I’ll ever encounter one of
these since I am usually at a Hampton…
-- Really bizarre story of couple buying a “street” in San
Fran. Man the real estate adventures out
there are crazy!
VIDEO of the WEEK
I’m not sure this was as funny as the anchors made it seem…
but still funny if you are dog lover.
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