“Updated from the 1998 version, AAMA 611-12 includes clarification of visual inspection language regarding surface imperfections and addition of coating observation and angle inspection.”

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“Green building is the main driver for growth in the Chicago market.”

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Conqueror’s “Typographic Games” challenge international designers to create the best typographic poster on the theme of sport, based on the statement: “It’s not what you win, but how you conquer it.” Creative minds that want to participate now have until April 30 to enter the competition, reaching the first step of the podium.

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“This is the first-known, non-propriety guide spec offering concise language for selecting and specifying high-performance PVDF and anodize finishing in CSI three-part format for shop-applied metal finishes.”

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The hand-folded paper aircraft flew 226 feet, 10 inches on Feb. 26, 2012 at McClellan Air Force Base in California. This is the greatest distance ever recorded for a paper airplane flight.

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Wausau Window and Wall Systems(R) Blast Hazard Mitigation (BHM) Series combines blast mitigation, energy performance and recycled content to meet government buildings’ high-security and green goals.

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the first North American manufacturer with a full product line optimized for high-speed digital inkjet web platforms

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Company president elected Vice Chairman of WDMA Window Division

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Kolbe’s Folding Doors can accommodate up to eight panels on each side that fold back against each other to create expansive openings that span up to 45-feet.

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Sustainability Grand Award nominees were required to demonstrate a commitment and measured proof of conserving natural resources, improving energy efficiency, reducing their carbon footprint, and promoting employee and community betterment.

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