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EDITORIAL

I have to get a few things off my chest.

Maybe it’s the age of texting and Tweeting. Maybe it’s an engineer’s mindset that doesn’t care how something looks as long as it works. Maybe it’s a desire for brevity. Maybe English wasn’t your favourite class. Whatever the reason, I can say from my chair where I read dozens of press releases and other corporate communications every day that business writing has never been worse. So, if you’ll indulge me, I’ll get a few pet peeves off my chest and hopefully offer some helpful tips to make your copy to be clearer and more polished.

Lay off the caps

It is Not Necessary to Capitalize Every Word that you want People to Pay Attention To. We know you are proud of your products and job titles. We know that the nouns in your sentence refer to Very Important Things. If the last book you read was Winnie the Pooh, remember that A.A. Milne capitalized certain descriptions and concepts as a comedic device – he never intended you to refer to your company as a Place of Very High Quality. Believe it or not, the rule is, if in doubt, don’t capitalize. Capitals go on the names of unique things, like people and places. If the word you are using could refer to a lot of things, like windows or insulating glass, it doesn’t need a capital and using them could render your copy unreadable.

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• All human thought is a series of ideas arranged in a sequence.

• Normal prose accounts for this with punctuation marks like periods and commas.

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• Therefore it is not necessary to break up what should be an interconnected chain of thought into bullet points. People use bullets because they think long blocks of prose are too boring and need to be broken up. Here’s a better solution: write something interesting. Use bullets only when you really do have to put down a list of totally unconnected things in a limited space.

Don’t utilize it

There is never a time when the word “utilize” can’t be replaced with the word “use.” Let’s face it, you are only writing it to try to sound smart. I hate to break it to you, but you are either smart or you’re not and using “utilize” can’t help.

The best, the most, the only

I, personally, believe that your company and products stand alone in the world as the most fantasic achievement in the history of human enterprise. So when you tell me that you were the first to do this, or the only one to do that, or better than everyone else at the other thing, I believe you. I really do. But my problem is that other skeptical naysayers may not. And I have no way to adjudicate the matter without looking at literally everything else everyone else is doing. I wish I had the time, but I don’t. So I’m going to change “best” into “excellent” and “most” into “more” and “only” into “one of.” You can save us both some time by not maxing out in the first place. Phew, I feel better already. •

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INDUSTRY NEWS

AGMCC on liftoff

The Architectural Glass and Metal Certification Council held its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 7 and 8, welcoming about 50 glazing contractors, consultants, suppliers and union representatives to the offices of Curtainwall Design Consulting. The group held committee meetings to chart a path forward for the North American Contractor Certification and Architectural Glass and Metal Technician programs. The NACC now has 26 certified glazing companies in North America with 19 in some stage of applying for membership. The AGMT program has certified 211 glaziers. Key milestones since the last meeting included getting NACC/ AGMT listed in MasterSpec and achieving 501(c)(3) status with the American IRS. Organizers made the important point that 501(c)(3) is different from 501(c)(6), in that (3) recognizes an organization that provides a general public benefit, while (6) designates organizations providing a benefit to an industry. This means AGMCC carries the same designation in American law as a charity and is tax-exempt.

AGMCC executive director Jeff Dalaba ran the participants’ meeting, likening the stage of progress to an aircraft on liftoff. “It

takes a lot of power to get moving at the start,” he said. “I think we’re in that phase where we are lifting off the ground but still need a lot of thrust to keep going.” Dalaba expressed his satisfaction with the progress so far, noting a resurgence in interest in the NACC following a slowdown a couple years ago. But the big success has been on the AGMT side, with 257 glaziers taking the test in its first year of existence. The launch of that program, which certifies experienced individual glaziers as meeting the basic requirements to install curtainwall and storefront systems, has exceeded all expectations by hitting ideal pass/fail numbers and drawing rave reviews from participants, including an incredible 100 per cent saying they would recommend the program to other glaziers (that includes the ones that failed the test!). At a “sunrise” event where the first cohort of glaziers received their certifications, some of them were in tears. “NACC contractors are telling us they are seeing a different way to do business,” Dalaba reported. “And when you look at the faces of the AGMT certificate recipients, you can see the pride. There’s no question these programs are making a difference in people’s lives.”

VANCOUVER DRIVES SEPTEMBER PERMITS

Thetotal value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities decreased 6.5 per cent to $8.3 billion in September, largely due to declines in the residential sector. Gains were reported in four provinces, with the largest increase in Alberta (up 7.2 per cent to $1 billion). The largest decline was in Quebec (down 20.5 per cent to $1.5 billion), mostly due to a drop in the value of permits for multi-family dwellings. Commercial permits rose 6.1 per cent to $2 billion in September, largely due to several high-value permits for office buildings in Vancouver. The increase in the value of commercial permits more than offset declines in the value of industrial and institutional permits. Municipalities issued $25.7 billion of permits in the third quarter, down 1.2 per cent from the previous quarter. The value of permits was down in four provinces in the third quarter compared with the second quarter. The largest decrease was in British Columbia (down 17 per cent to $4.7 billion), following strong gains in the second quarter. Despite mixed results across the country, Ontario was up 6.1 per cent to a record quarterly value of $10.7 billion, largely due to the value of multi-family permits.

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FenBC

The FenBC Industry Conference on Oct. 23 was a great success. Our program included our breakfast keynote, the “Code Talkers” panel; our lunch keynote titled “Bidding and Tendering from the Bidder’s Perspective: Beyond the basics”; “Cold Climate Window Installation for Performance and Durability”; “Lessons Learned Teaching Builders How to Install Windows”; “CEA Energy Hot2000 Modeling”; “Mitigating Thermal Bridging”; “Passive House for Part 3 Buildings”; “Specifications: What’s in them and how to navigate them”; and a presentation on the B.C. Reference Procedure for using THERM to determine window performance values for use with the Passive House planning package. FenBC has worked hard at developing relationships with industry associations this year. We are members of the B.C. Construction Association, the Building Officials Association of B.C., the B.C. Building Envelope Council, the Canadian Glass Association, the Council of Construction Associations, Construction Specifications Canada, Facade Tectonics and the North West Industries Association. FenBC also works closely with the Architectural Institute of B.C. and B.C. Housing. These partnerships and memberships provide FenBC with opportunities for ongoing discussions and participation that assist our members in a greater understanding of codes and standards, while simultaneously offering insight into the realities of applying these regulations in real practice.

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tors Meeting. All these meetings will be held at Northview Golf Course in Surrey. More information is on the fen-bc.org website. Save Feb. 27 as well for the 2020 FenBC Technical Conference and AGM (program to come soon.) Also May 14 for the 2020 FenBC Annual Golf Tournament.

PGAA

ThePGAA director met Nov. 27 where multiple topics and initiatives were discussed. The PGAA is focusing on developing a mission statement. Other ideas included the possibility of developing a committee to create a Glass Convention in 2020 that would be sponsored by the PGAA (similar to Glass Connections in the CGA). This convention would promote discussion within the Alberta glazing community on various topics such as the state of the trade and suggestions and ideas on ways to improve the trade. Details on the potential event are still to be determined. Other ideas include developing projectspecific awards to recognize Alberta glazing contractors’ work that is being performed in our province. It came to light a couple of months prior to the AGM for the Glass and Architectural Metals Association (GAMA), Calgary’s local glazier association, that in fact it was not a legal entity. With determined work on behalf of the association’s board members, the status of the association has been re-established under the new title of Calgary Glass and Architectural Metals Alliance Society (CGAMAS). GAMA’s AGM held earlier in November was a success with all board positions being filled by industry leaders. GTA’s (Edmonton’s local association) AGM will be

held in January 2020. Alberta’s apprenticeship program is running strong with continued high demand for training in both Calgary and Edmonton campuses. New updated course materials are being finalized in Calgary by the instructors at SAIT and are almost ready for distribution. The course outline is being reviewed at the PAC level and will be ongoing for the near future.

AGMCA

As an active member of the Council of Ontario Construction Associations, AGMCA is committed to promoting careers in the skilled trades to ensure that our members future labour requirements are fulfilled. A recent study completed by Buildforce forecasts the need to recruit 103,000 new workers into the construction industry over the next 10 years in order to keep pace with retirements and new demand. In their forecast, Buildforce predicts that the industry has the potential to draw approximately 78,000 new entrants aged 30 years and younger into the industry. It notes that the development of skilled tradespersons in the construction industry takes years and suggests that we will have to increase recruitment from traditionally under-represented groups such as women, Indigenous Canadians and new Canadians. In the latter half of this decade, 91,000 construction workers are expected to retire. This tells us the need to develop recruitment programs has never been greater. We need to engage the Ministry of Education to promote a curriculum that prepares students for a high-paying career in construction. Through our partnership in the Labour Management Cooperation initiative, AGMCA pro-

motes programs to engage all of these groups. New marketing toolkits are being developed to help illustrate the dynamics of becoming a glazier and all the benefits that come with choosing that career path. As well, investments are being made in mentorship programs that will help us retain the candidates we do attract. For further information on how your organization can help attract new recruits, please contact us at noel@ agmca.ca.

OGMA

SAD

NEWS: It is with sadness that we bring the news of the passing of two long-time contributors to our industry and to the OGMA. Bohdan Zubchinsky left us on Oct. 24 after a long battle with cancer after working with Marc Prevost Machinery for the past number of years. Bohdan was always a big guy in the industry, figuratively and literally. He played on the offensive line for the Montreal Alouettes for a few years after finishing university in the ‘70s and was a director and an instrumental part of the Metro Toronto Glass Association’s efforts in putting on the first large glass show in Canada, Image ’86. He will be sadly missed.

Dieter Gollnow was the president of Eco Insulating Glass and passed away in his sleep on Oct. 16. Dieter was a German immigrant who arrived in Canada in the ‘50s, was a tool and die maker by trade, and started his first company at the age of 25. He founded Eco over 30 years ago and is responsible for introducing Heat Mirror to the Canadian market. Dieter was a strong supporter of the OGMA and will be greatly missed by his peers.

Concept Aluminum goes solar

ConceptAluminum has completed a 192-panel solar array on the roof of its Surrey, B.C., facility. All power needed for the facility will be provided by the sun on a grid-tied solar panel system. During the summer months, the panels will produce in excess of what the plant needs and the extra power will flow out into the grid, causing Concept’s meter to roll backwards and powering the buildings around it. During the winter the B.C. hydro grid will top up any shortcomings in power and over the entire year the company anticipates net zero for hydro charges. In its first week of operation, the system produced over 850 kilowatt hours of clean electricity.

Project manager Matt Scobie said, “The decision to try to make ourselves into a greener facility started with watching my two daughters and Randy’s four grandchildren grow up and was reinforced while watching the Tour de France pass through an industrial park in Europe and seeing the large solar arrays they have.”

Concept obtained multiple quotes and finally settled on Rikor Energy and Kol Hendrikson to supply and install the system. “They were very easy to work with and made the entire process very simple,” Scobie reports. “The whole installation took less than a month.”

The federal government allows corporations to depreciate the installation of a solar array on an accelerated timetable, so Concept will be able to depreciate the entire cost this year. The solar panels themselves have a 25-year warranty and the inverters carry a 10-year warranty. Scobie estimates the system will pay for itself in six to 10 years and should generate power for 30 years with minimal maintenance.

Guardian funds research Sales team shuffle at Walker Glass

TheUniversity of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and Guardian Industries have announced a new collaborative research partnership in advanced glass materials. An award from Guardian will result in two architectural research studies as a part of the new Guardian–Taubman Research Alliance. The projects will draw on Taubman College’s design and fabrication expertise, enhanced by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from engineering, robotics and sustainability science, as well as experts in the construction, real estate, and building industries.

“Experimental projects are exciting because they show us a future in which architecture enhances our experience and our lives in powerful new ways,” said Jonathan Massey, dean of Taubman College. “To move from our fabrication lab out into the bigger world, however, where it can yield tangible change for people beyond our campus, architectural innovation needs pathways to deployment and partners from other fields.”

The first study is a collaboration between Taubman College and U-M’s School of Information. “Biometric, Communicative, and Environmental Interfaces: Expanding the Functional Integration of Glass in Promoting Health and Wellness in the Workplace” is led by Robert Adams, associate professor of architecture and director of Taubman College’s M.S. in Design and Health program.

The second, “Design Ecologies of Glass,” is a collaboration between Taubman College and U-M’s College of Engineering. Led by Kathy Velikov and Matias del Campo, both associate professors of architecture, the project will explore how changes in thermal resistance for glazing can be applied to new building envelope systems made of glass and new glass-skinned building materials.

Geoffrey Thun, associate dean for research and creative practice, said, “We are re-imagining how we engage companies and how we think about new ways of pursuing these kinds of relationships together. We want to co-create trajectories that produce mutual benefit, produce and share new knowledge, provide advanced training for our students, create an opportunity to engage our alumni network and translate new findings into the world, into the built environment.”

Walker

Glass has announced the appointment of Alan Harrison as its new sales director. Harrison began his career with Walker over 13 years ago as a member of the costing team. He was promoted to customer service where he gained a strong knowledge of the customer base as well as Walker’s product offering. In 2008, Harrison was named regional sales manager for the New England market where he has built a strong and loyal customer base. He has continued to strengthen Walker’s visibility while opening up new accounts from Pennsylvania to Florida. Brian Wiles, Walker’s Ontario sales representative, will leave the company at the end of 2019. Matthew Christie will take on Wiles’ sales responsibilities as of Jan. 1, 2020. Wiles joined Walker in 2012 and was responsible for all sales accounts in the GTA. Prior to joining Walker, Wiles amassed over two decades of experience and knowledge in the glass industry. He worked for different glass fabricators in southern Ontario, including ProTemp. “Brian did a fantastic job for Walker over the years building our sales and taking great care of some of our most valued customers,” said Charles Alexander, vice-president of sales. Christie, who is currently architectural rep for Walker in the Toronto market, will take Wiles’ position. Christie came back to Walker after spending time in various roles in the glass and architectural markets notably with Western Windows Systems and Goldray. “Matthew’s energy and experience are tremendous assets. Our clients will be in good hands with Matthew,” Alexander commented.

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Training at your fingertips

When IGMA revisited their strategic plan a few years ago, the IGMA board of directors started with the question, “If IGMA was formed today, what would it look like and what activities would the group be involved in?” Since IGMA’s inception, the organization has had five strategic initiatives:

• research & development

• technical publications and standards development

• product certification

• communication and advocacy

All IGMA activities fell under one of more of these initiatives. This time, education made the top of the list. The reason? Transferring existing capital knowledge to those entering the industry. IGMA’s original offerings were the Technical Seminar and then Preventing IG Failures (based on the manual of the same name). Both seminars were offered in “death by PowerPoint” formats. In this day of everything being accessible online, the Education Committee turned 180 degrees and decided to develop a hands-on workshop where the industry subject matter experts could share their wealth of experience and knowledge with others.

Preventing IG Failures is now an online video program with in-depth information on components, glass and fabrication. It also includes how to conduct a forensic investigation, how to ensure performance longevity and how to select the right glass for the project.

The IG Fabricator Program has limited enrollment to ensure that all participants have the

Education made the top of the list. The reason? Transferring existing capital knowledge.

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opportunity to use the technology (frost point device, Sparklike GasGlass and Lase), understand how to use the equipment, know what the results can be and learn how to interpret those results. The ratio of instructor to student is 1:3 ensuring personalized attention. No other program offering provides this level of instruction. The information and skills learned are instantly transferable.

The recent workshop concluded on Nov. 14 and was sold out. As with other workshops, we received lots of feedback and the task group responsible for the program content takes this feedback very seriously, resulting in modifications and improvements to the workshop. It is a living, breathing education instrument provided by the industry for the industry. There are eight workstations, and all participants have a minimum of an hour at each workstation: frost point (how to take one); gas filling and measurement (what’s happening in the IGU, GasGlass and other measurement devices); volatile fog (determination of and viewing); sealants (butterfly test, mixing ratios, gunning); desiccant/desiccated matrix (determining viability of the material); glass cutting and washing (how deposits not visible to the eye impact the quality of the IGU); spacers (types, uses and functions); and the final workstation, forensic evaluations (looking at four to six units fabricated with known flaws and following the investigative process to determine the failure mode and the impact of that failure mode on the unit.) A two-hour networking session is hosted, where any attendee can approach any of the instructors with a specific question in a private venue.

The combination of the online Preventing IG Failures and the IG Fabricators Workshop is a complete training program for novice and experienced plant personnel. The workshop provides hands-on experience that is instantly transferable to the work environment and access to equipment that most plant personnel may never touch but that has a direct impact on their work environment and the fabricated product. We’ve had the two-week employee all the way to the multi-decade employee. Everyone learns something new that they didn’t know before, even our subject matter experts.

For further information on the program, please visit the IGMA website igmaonline.org or call the IGMA office. Next year’s event is tentatively planned for Nov. 13 to 15, 2020. Mark your calendar to attend. •

SHADOW OF THE DRAGON

A trade tribunal document reveals key aspects of two

by PATRICK FLANNERY

Last summer, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal had to decide whether to keep Canadian tariffs in place on unitized curtainwall modules imported from China, or to let them expire as scheduled in November. The decision turned on whether allowing the tariffs to expire would result in “injury” to the Canadian curtainwall manufacturing industry.

The CITT sent out questionnaires and held hearings involving 40 industry representatives. It decided to “continue” its finding...in other words, the tariffs will stay in place for another five years. Those tariffs, originally applied in 2014, amount to close to 19 per cent on Jangho products, almost 55 per cent on Yuanda products and over 161 per cent on all other unitized curtainwall products originating in China. The effect of the tariffs, according to the evidence at the CITT hearing, was to effectively eliminate these imports from our market by 2016.

What was more interesting than the decision itself was the evidence presented at the hearing that is outlined in the Statement of Reasons attached to the decision. This is public information available on the CITT website under Decisions - Anti-Dumping Injury Decisions.

It’s a long, dry document, so here are some highlights.

The Chinese powerhouse

One of the eye-opening things in the statement are the details about Chinese manufacturing capacity. The total capacity in China for manufacturing unitized curtainwall specifically is estimated in the document at 156 million square meters per year. It’s noted that this is a low figure, since it’s referring to only unitized curtainwall modules and other kinds of unitized facade are not considered. The Tribunal estimates there are about 200 curtainwall manufacturers in China.

Just looking at the two Chinese manufacturers participating in the hearing, Yuanda and Jangho, the Tribunal found their production capacity to be approximately 48 million and 13.5 million square meters, respectively. Each Yuanda and Jangho plant can

two markets.

produce around three million square meters per year.

By comparison, total Canadian manufacturing capacity was estimated by the Tribunal to be one million square meters. To put it even more starkly, “Yuanda’s unused capacity at the end of the Period of Record exceeded the apparent size of the entire Canadian market.”

So one Chinese curtainwall manufacturer could replace all the curtainwall produced in Canada by adding a shift at one of its plants.

The relevance of our relative production capacities to the Tribunal is not hard to understand. If selling curtainwall at low margins was going to tie up a Chinese plant’s production with unprofitable work, the Chinese manufacturer would be unlikely to do that. But as the situation exists, the low-margin work would simply be eating up some spare capacity. Certainly worth it as an investment to grab international market share.

I visited China in 2010 and the reality of a country with over a billion citizens is something it is impossible to comprehend without seeing it firsthand. Container ships covering the ocean from horizon to horizon, waiting to enter the Shanghai harbour. Tower cranes everywhere, as far as the eye can see, across the entire western half of the city. A train that floats on magnets and takes you from the airport to downtown Shanghai in 20 minutes at 400 kilometers per hour. We think we are advanced and wealthy here in Canada. I hate to break it to you, but we are a backwater by comparison.

Which perhaps raises the question why a Chinese manufacturer would be interested in grabbing a share of our insignificant

With a manufacturing capacity we can scarcely imagine, the Chinese curtainwall industry has been found by Canadian authorities to pose a threat. Tariffs protect us for now.

market. The Tribunal wondered the same thing and directed the question to Dr. Hon-Bo Wang of Yuanda USA. Wang cited Canada’s “stable demand, stable political situation, strong legal systems, high per capita income and large cities.” So it appears we are doing at least some things right. Compare the environment an exporter would face in many other parts of the world where demand and regulations could shift suddenly with unpredictable regime changes and wars; where property and bank accounts are not safe from corrupt officials; and where poor wealth distribution leaves investments vulnerable to sudden shifts in economic fortunes that impoverish paying customers.

These factors make Canada a sort of partial hedge against instability in China’s other markets. One downside of having such massive capacity is the need to constantly feed the beast with new work. The Tribunal notes that demand in China has softened recently as its government has taken measures to cool off an overheated real estate market. Attempts to reduce the exposure of Chinese banks to bad loans has led to a tighter financing environment for developers. The excess supply caused by this slowdown has created fierce competition in the domestic market. Far East Global, another Chinese manufacturer, described the Chinese domestic market as “fragmented and oversupplied” and prone to “disorderly competition.”

The Statement added some interesting economic forecasting to this analysis, predicting slowing global growth rates for the next year or two. The International Monetary Fund is calling for 3.5 and 3.6 per cent growth in the world economy in 2019 and 2020. But the big question marks are Brexit and Trump’s

COVERSTORY

The trade tribunal found that Canada’s entire curtainwall manufacturing capacity is less than the spare capacity at one Chinese curtainwall manufacturer.

chaotic trade policy. A severe disruption in Europe coupled with the Tweeter-inChief capriciously shutting down trade would leave Chinese firms in a lot of trouble. While Canada could never make up for a major slowdown in these markets, it could at least provide a trickle of new money to help weather the drought.

The price is right

The Statement also provides something of a snapshot of the Canadian architectural glass market right now. The Tribunal notes that the industry is mainly driven by activity in Toronto and Vancouver, with individual large projects accounting for two to three per cent, or more, of the entire market in a given year. The bidding process is described as “informal,” with only a few bidders invited to take part. Lag times between proposals and delivery are pegged at around 12 to 18 months. The Tribunal says domestic producers fill most of the demand, bidding on around 10 to 12 projects a year with a success rate of about 30 per cent.

The continuing primacy of domestic suppliers, even in the face of possibly lower-cost offshore options, is related mainly to the risks project owners assume when they go outside the country for their curtainwall. The Tribunal lists the risks: inferior quality, unsafe products, untimely delivery and installation, differences in business culture, a lack of relationships with foreign suppliers and logistical challenges with shipping. Inter-

THE PLAYERS

The witness list at the April CITT hearing in Ottawa represented a who’s who of some of Canada’s biggest curtainwall producers.

Dan Cummings, Antamex

Ryan Spurgeon, Antamex

Brian Cohen, BVGlazing Systems

Mike Cornacchia, BVGlazing Systems

Terence O’Bright, Contract Glazier

Robert Quattrociocchi, EllisDon

Frank Fischer, Ferguson-Neudorf

Danny Neudorf, Ferguson-Neudorf

Donald Delaney, Flynn

Andrew Young, Flynn

Regan Loehr, Inland Glass

Brad Russell, Inland Glass

David Hudock, PCL Constructors

estingly, it is the project owners who are more comfortable accepting these risks in order to get lower prices – general contractors and construction managers resist more frequently.

The Statement describes some riskmitigation strategies. Ordering product for delivery well ahead of time is one, giving contractors time to identify quality problems and go back to the fabricator for solutions. Embedding consultants to oversee quality in overseas factories and on job sites is another.

The economic picture for the Canadian market was of demand exceeding supply, with three per cent decreases in demand in 2016 and 2017, but a 22 per cent increase overall since the tariffs

Martin Cash, Quest Window Systems

Kevin Cosgrove, Quest Window Systems

Stephen Charbonneau, Sotawall

Jim Dol, Sotawall

Paul Arnold, Starline Windows

Nikki Carvalho, State Window

Christopher Liberta, State Window

Brian Dalgado, Toro Aluminum

Franco Di Marco, Toro Aluminum

Andrew Kay, Toro Aluminum

Ryan Tripp, Toro Aluminum

Bryan Tucker, Westbank

Hong-Bo Wang, Yuanda

were first put in place in 2014. Robert Quattrociocchi of EllisDon described it as a “supplier’s market,” and the contractors generally agreed that the big markets are still “hot.” Despite worries that Vancouver and Toronto have to slow down some time, the Tribunal predicted “stable” demand in the Canadian market in the near and medium term. The IMF predicts the Canadian economy will grow by 1.9 per cent in 2019 and 2020. The Tribunal found an overall increase in Canada’s total production volumes and exports to the U.S. almost doubling from 2015 to 2017. Those happy numbers were mitigated by a recent slowdown in exports, a shortening of backlog for 2020 and 2021 and concerns about low-priced competi-

tion in the U.S. Canadian plants are presently over 40 per cent under capacity, but this is not seen as a big problem in an industry that tends to go quickly from quiet shop floors to completely overloaded ones. All this has led to modestly higher margins on sales.

The Tribunal’s assessment of the effects of price on demand for curtainwall in Canada were worth a chuckle. The results of the fabricator survey indicated that the lowest-priced products usually win contracts. Quattrociocchi advanced his opinion that “price is not the only factor...with other important considerations being logistics, delay, quality and warranty.” Bryan Tucker of Westbank mentioned the importance of a relationship with the supplier.

The glass contractors present do not seem to have been disposed to accept these pious sentiments at face value. The Statement says, “A number of domestic producers stated that, in their view, price is often the deciding factor.” Ryan Spurgeon of Antamex called it “everything,” especially once bid-levelling was taken into account. Brian Cohen of BVGlazing chimed in to the same effect. One hopes there were no sharp objects handy. Quattrociocchi did end up admitting that developers are price-conscious and that, after bid-levelling, the lowest-price bid usually won.

Having established that price is king when it comes to bidding on unitized curtainwall projects, the Tribunal turned to looking at what the Chinese suppliers had done and were likely to do were tariffs removed. In the first investigation that led the imposition of tariffs, the Tribunal found “significant” price undercutting by Chinese manufacturers: 38 to 49 per cent for curtainwall and 16 to 28 per cent for window wall. On individual projects, the undercutting ranged from two to 71 per cent. It would take a whole lot of “relationship” to overcome that kind of discrepency. David Hudock of PCL said a 25 per cent price differential would be enough to trigger his company to look into using an overseas supplier, provided the risks could be mitigated.

What have we learned?

At the end of the day the Tribunal, unsurprisingly, found that Chinese unitized curtainwall exporters were likely to resume price undercutting if the tariffs were removed and Canadian curtainwall

manufacturers were likely to suffer damage as a result. Shipping sufficient cutrate curtainwall to Canada is just too easy for the massive Chinese producers and the Canadian market, while doing OK, is sufficiently price-sensitive that we would swiftly be reduced to an unsustainable sliver of market share.

Lobbying for tariffs rubs most glass people the wrong way. After all, aren’t we in business to compete and win?

But there are two points here that make supporting tariffs against this part of Chinese industry not incompatible with a free trade stance. The first was contained in the original 2013 decision against China and the imposition of tariffs. That Statement of Reasons outlined a massive web of government subsidies supporting Chinese curtainwall producers. Back then, the Tribunal counted 30 Chinese government programs providing direct subsidies to their manufacturers and another 142 programs capable of providing indirect “upstream” aid. So Canadian glass companies aren’t just competing against their overseas counterparts – they are struggling against the unfathomable

might of the Chinese government itself.

The second point is that we should perhaps be unwilling to pursue the path that has led China to its manufacturing dominance in the world. There’s little question that Chinese workers don’t enjoy the pay or protections that we do. The law in China is pretty much whatever Party officials say it is from day to day. Banks are told to give loans to favoured companies on whatever terms necessary. If tariffs are the price of being able to have a glazing industry on our terms, then perhaps they are justified by more than a straight economics calculation.

So we will be protected from the full force of competition with Chinese curtainwall for another five years. But whither our industry after that? Any number of shifts in politics and economics could see the tariffs not renewed next time. Rather than depend on the shield of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Canadian curtainwall manufacturers must continuously invest in innovation to improve our products and seek growth and market diversification around the world. •

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DARE TO BE DIFFERENT UNDERtheGLASS | BY TREENA

Back in 1988, Central Canadian Glass had just been started up in Concord, Ont., and Pat Trainor was an account rep at Guardian Glass North America with the Central Glass account. “Then, about five years later, I was given the opportunity to buy the company,” Trainor explains. “I was looking for a challenge and a change and I liked the mindset that the customer is everything. Customers were viewed as an extension of the sales team and you go the extra mile for them as you are all on the same team. We still run the company that way. The faster and better you can supply your customers, the better they can serve their customers.”

At the start, Central was mostly a cut-size glass shop catering to the furniture trade. It

Central Canadian Glass has taken its own route to success

was about 20 years ago that Trainor and his team started focusing on directly selling to tradespeople for designer-specified projects. The firm’s capabilities have grown to include in-house lamination, in-house tempering, custom painting, CNC and a variety of edgeworks. It has one of the largest open inventories in the country with seven or eight types of mirror, low-iron products and glass ranging from three to 19 millimeters, all to serve customers in sectors from storefronts to millwork, and mining to marine. Competition is much fiercer now than it was a decade or two ago (which has led Trainor to be rather revolutionary in his business model thinking, but we’ll get into that later). Back

when he started, there weren’t so many competitors, he says, simply because equipment was so costly. “Twenty, 25 years ago, there were six or seven tempering lines in all of Canada, and now there are 60 in Toronto,” Trainor notes. “And the technology is so advanced now that it doesn’t require a lot of skill to run many machines. But of course, experience still matters. Most of our staff of 60 has been here 20 years and our average age is about 40 years old. We have a 67-year old and I hope he’s here until he’s 80. About three-quarters of my people can work anywhere in the plant. You can have the best equipment in the world, but unless you have good people, you won’t be success-

ABOVE: Central Canadian Glass showed its support on the one-year anniversary of the tragic Humbolt Broncos bus crash. From left are partners Brandon Markoff, Pat Trainor and Ryan Markoff.

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ful. We don’t look hard for new accounts. We have accounts that are 20 or even 30 years old.”

At the same time, Trainor ensures training is ongoing so that staff keep up with new technology and processes, spending thousands of dollars on training programs every year. Central Glass also always usually has apprentices, but they are chosen carefully. “They need to be all about the customer and doing the right thing,” Trainor says. “Everyone who works here agrees that if there is some issue, it’s not about finger-pointing. We all believe there is nothing else but the customer. We have a lot of fun and we love challenges, but it’s all about the customer. We are from all around the world, and we are all united in that.”

And while the staff are perhaps on the “seasoned” side of the industry average, the age of the equipment at Central is anything but. “We invest every year in top-of-the-line equipment and nothing we have is more than four years-old,” Trainor explains. “Competitors mostly have equipment that’s 15 to 20 years old, and that’s not something that could fit with the level of service we provide. We sell to the biggest union shops in the country, and they don’t want to hear that your equipment is down. They will move on as they don’t have the time to wait; they are under contract and don’t want to be penalized. It is usually very hard to get business back once there has been an issue, so new equipment for me is a must. Our customers need consistency and reliability and that’s what we provide.” Indeed, Central Canadian Glass has just purchased a 40,000-square-foot building in Vaughan, Ont., with all-new equipment.

Seven days a week

About two years ago, it became clear to Trainor that being open every day of the week would be a huge competitive advantage – a radical way to offer customer service levels that no one else could touch. “It wasn’t just about boosting volume of sales, it was a way to shorten turnaround times substantially and it’s paid off unbelievably,” he explains. “Some of our turnaround is two days compared to 14 days, and that’s unheard of. We are the only shop in the country operating every day of the week. We can look after service providers dealing with a customer emergency. We can do tempering in two or three days with the

CCG has a policy of updating capital equipment at least every five years. It keeps the company competitive, productive and aware of the latest trends.

industry average being seven days. They really appreciate having it ready Monday morning.”

To make all this work, Central charges a premium rate, but Trainor notes that those who understand what he and his team offer are more than willing to pay it. He explains that Central is measured differently than most other suppliers; customers know that when Central says it will be ready Tuesday, it will be ready Tuesday at the same or better quality and faster than anywhere else. “Running around trying to get materials is expensive, and so is labour if you have to wait on materials,” Trainor observes. “And a contractor’s reputation matters. If I’m a contractor and I buy cheaper glass somewhere else but I have to wait, labour costs will be more than the cost of Central’s premium. And that contractor will pay in other ways if the cheaper shop doesn’t come through.”

Indeed, Trainor has no trouble telling a potential customer who doesn’t like Central’s prices that they don’t need to buy from his firm. And on the other side of the coin, he adds that with three decades in the industry under his belt, he knows who is who, his staff knows who is who, and Central now sells to the sons and daughters of fathers and mothers dealt with in the past. These long-term relationships are critical for Central, as is the speed it offers, the reliability that comes from investing heavily in new equipment and a team that makes sure customers’ needs are understand and addressed. And it’s clear that his team is valued by Trainor as much as his customers are valued.

“We have one of the best shops with a well-above-the-average employee compensation package,” Trainor says. “We have a lot of fun. We have a barbeque at the plant every month. And we pride ourselves that there has never been a layoff and we make sure that our folks get our minimum of 40 hours. My employees are there for me in the busy times and I need to be there for them in the slow.”

Trainor believes that glass, due to all

its flexibility and its value for money, will continue to be a hotly desired construction material. And, although Trainor lists a future challenge to be maintaining service levels as Central continues to diversify its products, at this point in the story, you likely don’t have any doubt that the challenge will be met. The Central team also plans to grow its market relevance through providing project planning collaboration services, including prototypes/ mockups.

When asked what he’s most excited about at this point in time, Trainor points immediately to the new building. “It really gives the business control of the market for decades to come,” he says. “It makes a statement to our customers that we are going to be here, and it makes the same statement to our employees and to future employees. It’s a commitment and

it provides security to our customers and to us.” The new building is set to open the first week of January 2020.

The move will only take CCG about a 15-minute drive away from its present location, but ownership hopes the impact will be significant. Facility space will increase to 40,000 square feet from 27,000 now, while keeping the shop in the central hub of Toronto’s glass fabrication community. Partner Ryan Markoff likes the fact they will be starting from scratch with an empty building they can configure to their needs and the needs of customers. The new facility will include a new 108-by-144-inch CNC cutting table. Markoff says they need productivity upgrades like that just to stay abreast of demand.

“The growth we’ve experienced in the last two years is like nothing we’ve seen,” Markoff says. “We’re looking at upwards of 30 per cent both in sales and workforce.”

Markoff credits the strong results to strong chemistry in the ownership team. Sounds like a recipe for continued growth going forward.• A zo n S a ves E n er g y

Daylighting systems produced with Azon structural thermal barrier technologies—the MLP™ or Dual Cavity—for aluminum windows and curtain wall, along with high performance glazing components for insulating glass, will yield a fenestration system capable of upholding the highest efficiency and sustainability standards

by David Heska

David Heska, P.Eng. is a director with WSP’s building sciences team in southwestern Ontario. He oversees the operation of the Hamilton, Kitchener and Windsor offices. David has been involved on window simulation projects as well as the design and replacement of windows in commercial and residential buildings. He can be reached at David. Heska@wsp.com

Commissioning is coming

Afew weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Patrick Flannery of Glass Canada and Peter Saunders of Canadian Consulting Engineer to record a podcast on the topic of commissioning. By the time this article is published the podcast will likely be released, but for those of you who prefer a short written summary of the conversation I’ll try to boil it down to a few key points.

So what is building commissioning and why is it important to think about? Building commissioning is the process of bringing something new (in this case a building) into working condition. Unfortunately, most buildings do not perform according to all their design parameters, so through commissioning these deficiencies are identified and corrected.

What standard should be followed? Currently there are multiple commissioning standards in the industry such as the National Institute of Building Sciences Guideline 3, an ASHRAE guideline, as well as ASTM E2813 and E2947. Since there is no common commissioning standard, it is very important for owners to define exactly what they are looking for. By the time most of us in the glass industry are involved in a project, the Owner Project Requirements (OPR) will already be set and it should be clear what is expected.

What’s involved and how will this impact the glass industry? Commissioning is a process that documents the construction process using tracking logs and functional tests. A commissioning agent is involved reviewing shop drawings, submittals, attending site meetings and completing field tests. In some instances the design consultant can also be the commissioning agent. Most of

The data shows that commissioned buildings perform better.

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the time, however, a different company is hired to work directly for the client to provide commissioning. Our colleagues in the mechanical and HVAC industry already have over 15 years’ experience in commissioning. Their work began with air balancing, ongoing measurement of temperatures and training of operations staff. Next came roof commissioning with infrared scanning and roof leak detection.

More recently, full-building air leakage testing has increased in popularity alongside Passive House, B.C. Step Code and Toronto Green Standard requirements. As provincial energy requirements continue to tighten across the country, part of the challenge for code enforcers is going to be to verify the energy-efficiency performance bona fides of envelopes in the field. At present, components can be certified for energy performance, but absent any kind of labelling regime there is no way for inspectors to tell whether the facade they are looking at meets any energy efficiency standard. B.C. and Ontario already offer whole-building testing paths to demonstrate compliance and others may follow. If governments continue to get more and more serious about the fight against climate change, it isn’t hard to see a day when some kind of comissioning is required for all projects in order to verify the energy performance, if for no other reason.

So air and water testing – and possibly more comprehensive energy testing – for fenestration on site will become increasingly popular. This will allow owners to confirm that the results obtained in a laboratory are also consistently being confirmed at their newly constructed building. In a time when we have a skilled labour shortage some may wonder where the people are who will complete this testing and where the quality labour will come from so that the field results match the lab results. These are good questions that will need to be addressed, but the data shows that commissioned buildings perform better and I’m all in favour building better buildings.

Hopefully that was a painless crash course on commissioning. If you want to hear a bit more I encourage you to tune in to the upcoming podcast that will be produced by Glass Canada! •

The Steel Solution

Higher performance needs may demand a stronger material

The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station in Toronto features a steel framing system built to provide a stainless steel application for corrosion-resistance to harsh Canadian weather conditions.

In the spirit of Canada’s long history of pushing building design forward, Canadian design teams are continuing to soar higher with energy efficiency in new construction. One major way they are forging ahead is through curtain wall and window design.

Given the amount of light that passes through glass in windows, curtain walls, skylights and transoms, design teams are increasingly focusing on how to adequately illuminate interiors without imposing additional heating, cooling and lighting loads. Since glass with poor thermal performance can cause adverse side effects like glare, heat loss and undesired solar heat gain, it is only natural that much of the discussion centres on the glazing material itself. However, this can cause design teams to overlook a key contributor to a building’s overall energy performance: the framing system.

Framing anchors the lite(s) of glass within an opening. It impacts not only the quality and size of the glazing used in curtainwall and window design, but also the sightlines and the depth of cast shadows projected onto building occupants. In essence, it determines the amount of light entering into an interior space and how

much total allowable area a structure can support for glazing. The type of framing material also impacts a system’s overall thermal efficiency, specifically where the glass edge meets the supporting frames. It is therefore important to select a material that can deliver on daylighting and energy performance goals.

Over the last few decades, steel framing has advanced to the point where Canadian building designers can use it to create glazing systems that meet progressive energy performance demands. While aluminum has been the long-time favorite, steel has now re-emerged as a viable candidate with many advantages.

A new generation of steel framing

The advantages of steel versus aluminum in curtainwall and window design have long been debated among building design professionals. A leading benefit of steel is its strength. It is nearly three times stiffer than aluminum, with a Young’s modulus (E) of about 207 million kilopascals (29 million pounds per square inch), compared to 69 million kPa (10 million psi) for aluminum. Able to withstand some of the most demanding structural loads, the material has rightly earned a reputation as

the workhorse of the modern building industry. However, despite steel’s impressive strength, its use has long remained limited in fenestration. Manufacturers simply were not able to precision roll the material to the point where it was a viable solution for curtain walls and windows. As such, aluminum remained king, with its lightweight, readily available and adaptable form.

Thanks to advanced steel processing methods, steel is now suitable for use as the primary framing member in curtain walls and windows. Using cold-roll forming or laser welding techniques developed in Europe, manufacturers can now create glazing systems that are as strong as they are versatile. They have narrow frames, profiles with sharp edges and corner joints with no visible weld beads or fasteners. When combined with steel’s strength, these capabilities allow firms to create a sound, well-lit building envelope that can support high-efficiency glazing units.

Enable greater allowable free spans

As building professionals know, the total allowable area of unobstructed glazing is determined by the strength of the

frame. While aluminum framing can support many of today’s basic curtainwall free-span load demands, the need for increased daylight may call for storefronts, entryways and facades to soar taller and stretch wider. In these instances, steel is an ideal framing member alternative for two key reasons. One, it can translate into smaller shapes without decreasing performance. And, for a given frame width and depth, it can enable greater allowable free spans than an aluminum system of the same shape.

Consider a six-meter-long extruded aluminum or steel mullion with the same cross-sectional properties, using 30 pounds per square foot in a 1.5-meter mullion spacing module as the design load. In this scenario, a steel mullion deflects 39 millimeters while an aluminum mullion deflects 112 mm. Looking at this, it is easily seen that the steel mullions have the ability to allow for greater areas of glazing than aluminum systems while still meeting the same deflection criteria. Steel can also span larger heights without the need for reinforcement or more frequent connections to the building structure. This translates into larger, uninterrupted views of the out-

side environment and greater illumination for interior spaces.

Support for high-efficiency glazing

While curtain walls and windows with large free spans can provide occupants with increased access to natural light, if factors such as glare and heat gain/loss are not adequately addressed they can lead to an overall increase in energy consumption to heat and cool the building. To combat this heat exchange dilemma, design professionals often wish to employ high-performance double- or tripleglazed units. Due to the size and weight of such glazing, traditional framing may not be able to support the required loads. As a result, design teams often need to reduce the glass lite size and modify free span distances. The outcome is more framing, not less.

In this scenario, steel also serves as a solution. Depending on product selection, steel framing systems can support glazing infills up to 76 mm thick and weights up to 122 kilograms per meter. This is much greater than the typical thickness and weight of triple-glazed units. Consequently, steel framing can support highperformance glazing to help offset solar heat gain in large glazing assemblies with little effect on the design intent.

Improved thermal performance

While using low-emissivity, double- or triple-glazed units or other energy-efficient glazing as a connection point between the glazing and the perimeter details, window and curtain wall steel framing has the ability to combat heat transfer. The thermal conductivity of steel is approximately 74 per cent less than aluminum.

Additionally, due to the design of steel profiles, some advanced steel frames do not require a traditional thermal break. As a result of this advancement, steel frames without a thermal break require less metal to support the glazing, therefore reducing the pathway for heat transfer.

Comparable to glass and concrete, steel’s thermal expansion coefficient allows the material to work with its surrounding materials to help ensure a sound building envelope as the temperature inevitably changes. To go one step further, steel frames require fewer expansion joints helping it to expand and contract closely together making the building envelope even more tightly knit.

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LEED outcomes

With the right framing, building designers can not only create a sound building envelope and support large, high-performance glazing, but also contribute to LEED requirements. With expanded tall spans of glass provided by this system, there is an increased amount of daylighting and views available to building occupants. This increase in daylight and views helps building professionals to optimize energy performance and meet necessary LEED standards.

According to Canada’s Green Building Council, “Since 2005, these LEED buildings have eliminated 2,490,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, diverted nearly three million tons of waste from landfills, and saved 24 billion liters of water per year, benefiting all Canadians.” In order to continue to grow these standards, green building professionals in Canada can use steel framing to help earn points in several different areas. These areas include: indoor environmental quality, and energy and atmosphere performance.

Indoor environmental quality

LEED requirements state that to meet standards a building needs to, “connect building occupants with the outdoors, reinforce circadian rhythms, and reduce the use of electrical lighting by introducing daylight into the space.” Uninterrupted free spans, provided by steel back mullions, help to bring the outdoors inside through their transparency and daylighting abilities. Going

one step further, steel mullions are also available in a variety of sizes and shapes, including a box shape, I-beams, and T-shapes. Compared to their aluminum counterpart, steel T-shapes are slimmer and allow for more transparency. With this in mind, LEED standards state it requires, “a direct line of sight to the outdoors via vision glazing for 75 per cent of all regularly occupied floor area.”

Energy and atmosphere performance

A considerable benefit of steel is its lower thermal conductivity. This means that the steel functions as a superior thermal insulator to aluminum, therefore significantly decreasing energy consumption. Take into account how a decreased level of energy consumption would help the environment within a building. Saving on energy consumption helps to take down heating and cooling costs in a building through the tight building envelope and lends to a more sustainable environment for years to come.

The final word

While glazing usually dominates these conversations, it is important to consider all the materials that go into the making of an energy-efficient building. As mentioned, a large contributor to achieving efficiency in the energy standard of daylighting starts with the framing. As green building standards continue to become more stringent, finding the right materials to support these progressive needs becomes even more vital. The strength of the building material will make all the difference when it comes to sustainability and the building of structures that can be energy efficient while still withstanding the test of time.

Chuck Knickerbocker is the curtain wall manager for Technical Glass Products (TGP), a supplier of fire-rated glass and framing systems, along with specialty architectural glazing products. With more than 35 years of curtain wall experience, he has successfully worked with numerous architects, building owners, and subcontractors from development of schematic design through installation. He can be contacted via e-mail at chuck.knickerbocker@allegion.com.

BUYERS GUIDE 2020

AADELIO LATTUADA SRL

Via Abbondanza 11/13

Carbonate, Italy 22070

Tel: +39 0331832713

Email: info@adeliolattuada.com www.adeliolattuada.com

AGGREGATES EQUIPMENT, INC.

9 Horseshoe Road

Leola, PA 17540

Tel: 717-656-2131

Email: info@aeiscreens.com aeiscreens.com

AGNORA

200 Mountain Road

Collingwood, ON L9Y4V5

Tel: 705-444-6654

Email: sales@agnora.com www.agnora.com

ALUMICOR LTD.

290 Humberline Dr. Toronto, ON M9W 5S2

Tel: 416-745-4222

Toll-Free: 877-258-6426

Email: info@alumicor.com www.alumicor.com

Alumicor is a leading supplier of architectural aluminum building products, supporting LEED® and green building projects. Alumicor serves North America through facilities in Langley BC, Winnipeg MB, Toronto ON, Montreal QC and Halifax NS.

AMERACAN EQUIPMENT CORP.

15400 W. 64th Ave. Unit 9E-132

Arvada, CO 80007

Tel: 303-669-9108

Toll-Free: 855-669-9108

Email: info@ameracanequipment.com www.ameracanequipment.com

AMERICAN RENOLIT

301 Berkeley Dr., Suite B Swedesboro, NJ 08085

Tel: 616-581-2156

Email: exterioramerica@renolit.com www.renolit.com/EXTERIOR/us

AMESBURYTRUTH

3600 Minnesota Drive, Suite 800 Edina, MN 55435

Tel: 800-866-7884

Toll-Free: 1-800-866-7884

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APEX FACADE SYSTEMS

9767 201 Street

Langley, BC V1M 3E7

Tel: 604-882-3542

Toll-Free: 1-866-970-5948

Email: rsmith@apexfacades.com www.apexfacades.com

ARIBELL PRODUCTS LIMITED

71 Whitmore Rd., Units 1 & 2

Woodbridge, ON L4L 8G5

Tel: 905-669-5001

Email: brian@aribell.ca www.aribell.ca

ARKEMA INC.

900 First Ave.

King of Prussia, PA 19406

Tel: 610-205-7000

Toll-Free: 1-800-225-7788

Email: arkema.usph-general@arkema.com www.arkema-americas.com

ASE EUROPE

De Keyserlei 58

Antwerp, Belgium 2018

Tel: 0032 3 221 62 62

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ATWOOD SALES INC.

681 Atwood Cres.

Pickering, ON L1W 3W4

Tel: 416-342-7547

Email: sales@atwoodsales.com www.atwoodsales.com

AZON

643 W. Crosstown Pkwy. Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1910

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BONNECHERE VALLEY WINDOWS

2824 Fourth Chute Rd. Eganville, ON K0J 1T0

Tel: 613-628-3056

Toll-Free: 1-800-257-1681

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BUILDING ENVELOPE ENGINEERING

1218 Agram Drive

Oakville, ON L6H 7N9

Tel: 416-529-2477

Email: bldgenveng@gmail.com www.beesds.com

BYSTRONIC GLASS INC.

13250 East Smith Road

Aurora, CO 80011

Tel: 720-858-7700

Email: salesusa@bystronic-glass.com www.bystronic-glass.com

CCALDWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY NORTH AMERICA, LLC

P.O. Box 92891

Rochester, NY 14624

Tel: 888-347-7771

Email: cservice@caldwellmfgco.com www.caldwellmfgco.com

CANADIAN EQUIPMENT SALES

5155 130th Ave. SE, Suite 136 315, Calgary, AB T2Z 0N3

Tel: 877-910-4521

Email: sales@canadianglassequipment.ca www.canadianequipmentsales.ca

Seller of new and used equipment for the glass and window industries.including sealed unit systems from the basic to automatic lines,edging and beveling machines and much more. Also email sales@canadianwindowmachinery.ca

CLEARVIEW INDUSTRIES LTD.

45 Fenmar Drive

Toronto, ON M9L 1M1

Tel: 416-745-6666

Toll-Free: 1-888 253-2739

Email: sales@clearview.on.ca www.clearview.on.ca

CMS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

4095 Karona Court

Caledonia, MI 49316

Tel: 616-698-9970

Toll-Free: 800-225-5267

Email: cmssales@cmsna.com www.cmsna.com

SUPPLIERS

COMMDOOR ALUMINUM

471 Chrislea Road

Woodbridge, ON L4L 8N6

Tel: 416-743-3667

Toll-Free: 1 800-565-1851

Email: info@commdooraluminum.com www.commdooraluminum.com

CONSTRUCTION DISTRIBUTION & SUPPLY CO. INC.

3-300 Confederation Pkwy.

Concord, ON L4K 4T8

Tel: 416-665-8006

Toll-Free: 1-800-237-5565

Email: productinfo@cdsco.net www.cdsco.net

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DESA GLASS

285079 Bluegrass Drive

Rocky View, AB T1X0P5

Tel: 403-230-5011

www.desa.ca

DISTRIBUTION PIÈCES EXPERT

1846 Curé Labelle

Laval, QC H7T 1L2

Tel: 450-688-8655

Email: gillesdpe@videotron.ca

DORMAKABA

6161 E. 75th St. Indianapolis, IN 46250

Tel: 1-855-365-2407

Email: marketing.americas@dormakaba.com www.dormakaba.ca

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ECLIPSE ARCHITECTURAL

109 - 8288 North Fraser Way

Burnaby, BC V3N 0E9

Tel: 604-901-6044

Email: info@EclipseArchitectural.com www.eclipsearchitectural.com

ECO INSULATING GLASS INC. 1416 Bonhill Road

Mississauga, ON L5T 1L3

Tel: 905-564-8235

Toll-Free: 866-331-8235

Email: info@ecoglass.ca www.ecoglass.ca

ELTON MANUFACTURING

8400 Lawson Road, Unit 2

Milton, ON L9T 0A4

Tel: 905-876-1290

Email: sales@eltonmanufacturing.com www.eltonmanufacturing.com

EUROVERRE INC.

1610 Rue Nationale Terrebonne, QC J6W 0E2

Tel: 450-668-0804

Toll-Free: 1-800-663-2935

Email: commande@euroverre.com www.euroverre.com

EVERLAST GROUP OF COMPANIES

299 Carlingview Dr. Toronto, ON M9W 5G3

Tel: 416-241-8527

Toll-Free: 1-800-897-5118

Email: vince@everlastproducts.ca www.everlastproducts.ca

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F1 GLAZING SOLUTIONS INC.

#804 - 783 Bathurst St Toronto, ON M5S 0A8

Tel: 416-768-6873

Email: FultonF1@gmail.com www.freddfulton.com

FENETECH, INC.

260 Campus Drive Aurora, OH 44202

Tel: 330-995-2830

Email: info@fenetech.com fenetech.com

FIREPROTECT CHESTER LTD.

Factory Road, Sandycroft, Flintshire Deeside, UK CH5 2QJ Tel: +44 1244 536595

Email: info@fireprotect.co.uk www.fireprotect.co.uk

GGED INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS

31100 Diamond Parkway Glenwillow, OH 44139

Tel: 330-963-5401

Email: info@gedusa.com www.GEDUSA.com

GEORGIAN BAY WINDOW & DOOR

LTD.

Fire #1189 R.R. #2 Allenford, ON N0H 1A0

Tel: 519-934-2690

Toll-Free: 800-813-9616

Email: info@gbwd.ca www.gbwd.ca

GLASSCRAFT

159 Broadway Orangeville, ON L9W 1K2

Tel: 519-941-2505

Email: billandmae@rogers.com glasscraftcanada.ca

GLASSLINE CORPORATION

28905 Glenwood Rd. Perrysburg, OH 43551-0147

Tel: 419-666-5942

Email: sales@glassline.com www.glassline.com

GLASSOPOLIS SPECIALTY GLASS 92 Railside Road Toronto, ON M3A1A3

Tel: 416-446-2898

Toll-Free: 1-800-262-9600

Email: sales@glassopolis.com www.glassopolis.com

GLASSSHOWERS.CA INC.

14 Parr Blvd. , Suite 2-180 Bolton, ON L7E 4H1

Tel: 416-721-6229

Email: info@glassshowers.ca GlassShowers.ca

GLASSTEC/MESSE DÜSSELDORF (CANADA)

1500-480 University Ave. Toronto, ON M5G 1V2

Tel: 416-598-1524

Email: messeduesseldorf@germanchamber.ca www.glasstec-online.com

GLASSTECH, INC.

995 Fourth St. Perrysburg, OH 43551

Tel: 419-661-9500

Email: sales@glasstech.com www.glasstech.com

GLASSWARE CONNECTIONS Po Box 25007 Burlington, ON L7L 0V6

Tel: 647-960-1900

Email: glasswareconnect@gmail.com

GLOBAL WINDOWS AND DOORS

128 Industrial Park St. Richibucto, NB E4W 4A4

Tel: 506-523-4900

Email: global1@globalwindows.ca www.globalwindows.ca

GOLDRAY GLASS

4605 - 52 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2C 4N7

Tel: 403-236-1333

Toll-Free: 1-800-640-3709

Email: info@goldrayglass.com www.goldrayglass.com

GROVE SHIMS

PO Box 240, 17 Marguerite Ave. Leominster, MA 01453

Tel: 978-534-5188

Toll-Free: 1-800-72-GROVE

Email: sales@groveshims.com www.groveshims.com

Grove Products is the leading producer of plastic structural shims. Proudly made in the USA since 1962, our family-owned business provides prompt, personalized attention to each order.

GUARDIAN GLASS

2300 Harmon Road

Auburn Hills, MI 48326

Tel: 248-340-1800 guardianglass.com

H

HARTUNG GLASS CANADA

7344 Winston St

Burnaby, BC V5A 2G9

Tel: 604-420-3600

Toll-Free: 1-800-242-8488

Email: canada@hartung-glass.com www.hartung-glass.ca

HASEDA HOLDING (AKFIX-NEDEX)

300 Bloor St. E. Toronto, ON M4W 3Y2

Tel: 416-624-5721

Email: hakanonce@haseda.ca www.akfix.ca

HEXION INC.

180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215

Tel: 614-225-4000

Toll-Free: 1-888-443-9466

Email: 4information@hexion.com www.hexion.com

I

IGP INTERNATIONAL GLASS

PRODUCTS INC.

9150 Maurice-Duplessis Blvd. Montreal, QC H1E 7C2

Tel: 514-354-5277

Toll-Free: 1-866-448-5277

Email: info@igpglass.com www.igpglass.com

IMSENT INC.

7030 Woodbine Ave, Suite 500 Markham, ON L3R 6G2

Tel: 416-497-4299

Email: info@imsent.com www.imsent.com

INT MACHINERY INC.

3240 Lenworth Drive

Mississauga, ON L4X 2G1

Tel: 647-642-3646

Email: admin@int-machinery.com www.int-machinery.com

INTERTEX TEXTILES INC.

1200 Speers Road, # 2, Oakville, ON L6L 2X4

Tel: 905-842-7627

Email: greg@intertex.ca www.intertex.ca

J

JSA MACHINERY

3275,ch.de l’industrie,local 8

St Mathieu de Beloeil, QC J3G 0M8

Tel: 450-339 4899

Toll-Free: 1-877-575-8665

Email: jstarnaud@jsapvcmachineries.com www.jsamachinerie.com

KKITS GLASS LTD.

170 - 2800 Viking Way

Richmond, BC V6V 1N5

Tel: 604-231-0878

Toll-Free: 1-888-594-5277

Email: sales@kitsglass.ca www.kitsglass.ca

KOOIMAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED

589 Massey Rd. Guelph, ON N1K 1G3

Tel: 519-787-9910

Toll-Free: 1-877-751-9418

Email: jerry@kooiman.ca www.kooiman.ca

LASER TEMPLATE / FLEXIJET 3D

70 Delta Park Blvd Toronto, ON L6T5E9

Tel: 647-428-4397

Email: info@lasertemplate.com www.lasertemplate.com

LASER TEMPLATE INC / FLEXIJET 3D NORTH AMERICA

70 Delta Park Blvd, Unit # 4 Brampton, ON L6T5E9 Tel: 647 428 4397

LITEZONE GLASS INC.

Tel: 587-597-5483

Email: glass@litezone.ca www.litezone.ca

LOTHAR’S INDUSTRIAL SALES LTD. 2717 Rena Rd

Mississauga, ON L4T 3K1 Tel: 905-678-2397

Email: info@lothar’s.ca www.lothars.ca

MASTERTECH DOOR SYSTEMS 1404 Cormorant Rd. Ancaster, ON L9G 4V5

Tel: 905-304-3688

Email: jon@mastertechdoors.com www.mastertechdoors.com

MCGRORY GLASS INC.

1400 Grandview Ave. Paulsboro, NJ 08066

Tel: 856-579-3200

Toll-Free: 1-800-220-3749

Email: info@mcgrory.com www.mcgrory.com

McGrory Glass is the North American Distributor for Corning Med-X Radiation Shielding glass, offering the largest glass sizes available in the world (54” x 108”).

MENNIE CANADA

111 Advance Blvd

Brampton, ON L6T4H8

Tel: 416-748-0088

Email: irwin@menniecanada.com menniecanada.com

LAURELWOOD WINDOWS & DOORS LTD.

1509 Snow Valley Rd. Minesing, ON L9X 1K3

Tel: 705-737-5315

laurelwoodmillwork.com

SUPPLIERS

METRO ALUMINUM PRODUCTS LTD

19045 24th Avenue

Surrey, BC V3Z 3S9

Tel: 604-535-5316

Toll-Free: 1-877-535-5316

Email: sales@metroaluminum.com www.metroaluminum.com

Committed to excellence, Metro Aluminum is an Architectural Curtainwall, Storefront, Window, and Door Manufacturer. Proudly serving Canadian Glazing Contractors, we offer wide varieties of High Performance ThermallyBroken Energy Efficient Products.

METRO ALUMINUM PRODUCTS LTD

261108 Wagon Wheel Way

Rocky View County, AB T4A 0E3

Tel: 403-735-5014

Toll-Free: 1-877-535-5316

Email: sales@metroaluminum.com www.metroaluminum.com

MICROCRANES, INC.

10000 NE 7th Ave Ste 330-A Vancouver, WA 98685

Tel: 360-768-5104

Email: info@microcranes.com www.microcranes.com

MILLCRAFT SYSTEMS INC.

369 Concession Rd 6 East Hamilton, ON L8B 1M2

Tel: 905-689-9502

Toll-Free: 1-888-689-9502

Email: info@millcraftsystems.ca www.millcraftcustomwindows.com

MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.

260 Hudson River Rd. Waterford, NY 12188

Tel: 614-986-2495

Toll-Free: 1-800-295-2392

Email: commercial.services@momentive.com www.momentive.com

ORAZEN EXTRUDED POLYMERS

999 S. Chillicothe Rd. Aurora, OH 44202

Tel: 330-577-8211

Toll-Free: 800-625-9637

Email: mattglass@orazen.com www.orazen.com

A leader in providing extruded EPDM and Silicone rubber products to the Building Envelope, Commercial Construction and Glass Rack markets.

PAULINE RICHARDS

562 Fallingbrook Drive Waterloo, ON N2L 4N4

Tel: 519-570-6917

Email: prichards.ap@gmail.com

PRELCO INC.

94 Boulevard Cartier Rivière-du-Loup, QC G5R2M9

Tel: 418-862-2274

Toll-Free: 1-800-463-1325

Email: prelco@prelco.ca www.prelco.ca

Prelco is a specialist in the manufacturing of complex and innovative glass solutions enabling us to meet our customers requirements in the architectural and industrial markets.

PRO-LINE AUTOMATION SYSTEMS, LTD

303 Vaughan Valley Blvd.

Woodbridge, ON L4H 3B5

Tel: 905-264-6230

Toll-Free: 888-776-9353

Email: info@prolineautomation.com www.prolineautomation.com

PROHASKA ENGINEERING INC.

1300 Spyglass Point Rd. Brechin, ON L0K 1B0

Tel: 705-426-1632

Email: dtp@prohaskaengineering.com

PRO-ACTIVE FENESTRATION SOLUTIONS INC.

Tel: 416-804-1985 www.proactivefenestration.com

RAY-BAR ENGINEERING CORP.

697 W. Foothill

Azusa, CA 91702

Tel: 800-444-9729

Toll-Free: 800-444-9729 www.raybar.com

RENKO RUBBER CANADA LTD.

P.O.Box 339 - Stn. Westmount Montreal, QC H3Z 2T5

Tel: 1-514-342-6640

Toll-Free: 1-800-661-6640

Email: info@renkocanada.com www.renkocanada.com

RIMAC METAL CURVING SPECIALISTS

265 Applewood Crescent Concord, ON L4K 4E7

Tel: 905-669-6963

Toll-Free: 1-800-361-4012

Email: rimac@metalcurving.com www.metalcurving.com

Rimac is Canada’s leading source for metal curving and press brake forming up to 4m long. Rimac specializes in bending aluminum, stainless steel, brass, bronze and many other materials.

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.

1201 South Second St. Milwaukee, WI 53204-2496

Tel: 414-382-2000

Toll-Free: 1-888-382-1583

Email: webmaster@rockwellautomation.com www.rockwellautomation.com

ROYALTY WINDOWS

345 Rosewood Ave.

Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Tel: 847-999-7920

Email: Royaltywindows1@gmail.com royaltywindows.com

SIL PLASTICS

30 Whitmore Rd. Vaughan, ON L4L 7Z4

Tel: 905-264-8845

Toll-Free: 1-877-280-6905

Email: www.sales@silplastic.com www.silplastic.com/about-us

SLIDE CLEAR INC.

101 - 19110 24 Avenue

Surrey, BC V3Z 3S9

Tel: 604-888-5399

Email: info@slideclear.com www.slideclear.com

TECHNICAL GLASS PRODUCTS

8699 Escarpment Way, Unit 5

RPM ROLLFORMED METAL PRODUCTS

101 Spinnaker Way

Vaughan, ON L4K 2T2

Tel: 905-660-7655

Toll-Free: 1-877-665-7655

Email: sales@rpmrollforming.com www.rpmrollforming.com

As a 2018 North American Top Metal Company, RPM proudly supplies quality Fenestration and Custom Rollformed profiles to Canadian and US companies. RPM is focused on Quality, Service, and Reliability.

RST TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Joshua Crt

Brampton, ON L6S3W4

Tel: 416-400-6373

Email: rjsb@rstt.ca www.rstt.ca

S.B.M.S. INC.

1610 Nationale st.

Terrebonne, QC J6W 0E2

Tel: 1-450-477-6707

Toll-Free: 1-888-430-4481

Email: sales@s-b-m-s.com www.s-b-m-s.com

SAFTI FIRST FIRE RATED GLAZING SOLUTIONS

100 N Hill Dr., Ste 12 Brisbane, CA 94005

Tel: 888-653-3333

Email: info@safti.com www.safti.com

SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS EXPROVER

Montreal-Toronto-Vancouver

203-6830 avenue du Parc Montréal Montreal, QC H3N 1W7

Tel: 438-383-9444

Email: marc-andre.corbeil@saint-gobain.com www.saint-gobain.com

SALEM FLAT GLASS & MIRROR

Greater Toronto Area

Toronto, ON M9W 5A5

Tel: 416-801-9230

Toll-Free: 844-858-7444

Email: info@salemdist.com www.salemdist.com

SCREEN CENTER SALES

14 September Cres.

London, ON N6K 4E3

Tel: 519-472-0080

Toll-Free: 1-866-652-0028

Email: info@screencentersales.com www.screencentersales.com

S PANDRELT ECH LTD.

SPANDREL TECH LTD.

16 Erin Park Dr. Erin, ON N0B 1T0

Tel: 519-833-9684

Toll-Free: 1-888-833-9684

Email: Isanders@spandreltech.com www.spandreltech.com

Our trademarked building envelope panels speak for themselves in excellence, quality, and design. Find out more about building with confidence at www.spandreltech.com

STANDARD ALUMINUM PRODUCTS INC.

315 Edworthy Way

New Westminster, BC V3L 5G4

Tel: 604-517-4440

Email: info@standardaluminumproducts.ca www.standardaluminum.ca

STELLA CUSTOM GLASS HARDWARE INC.

#105 - 8218 North Fraser Way

Burnaby, BC V3N 0E9

Tel: 604-231-5892

Toll-Free: 1-855-5-STELLA

Email: info@stellaglasshardware.com www.stellaglasshardware.com

STORETEK SALES

Tamwood Court

Stoney Creek, ON L8J2L5

Tel: 905-730-5231

Email: jkelly@storetek.ca

STRASSBURGER WINDOWS & DOORS

2101 Shirley Dr.

Kitchener, ON N2B 3X4

Tel: 519-885-6380

Toll-Free: 1-800-265-4717

Email: windows@strassburger.net www.strassburger.net

SUNTUITIVE DYNAMIC GLASS

6722 18th Ave.

Jenison, MI 49428

Tel: 616-662-7216

Email: info@suntuitiveglass.com suntuitiveglass.com

Milton, ON L9T 0J5

Tel: 905-636-9097

Toll-Free: 1-800-426-0279

Email: sales@fireglass.com www.fireglass.com

Technical Glass Products is your one source for fire-rated glazing and framing and specialty architectural glass and framing. TGP offers project consultation, product specifications, BIM 3D models and rapid-response quoting. See also www.tgpamerica.com

TORMAX CANADA INC.

5444 275th Street

Langley, BC V4W3X7

Tel: 604-857-8989

Toll-Free: 833-808-0800

Email: info@tormax.ca www.tormax.ca

TREMCO CANADA

220 Wicksteed Ave. Toronto, ON M4H 1G7

Tel: 416-421-3300

Email: TORSCS@tremcoinc.com www.tremcosealants.com

TREMCO RESIDENTIAL WINDOWS BUSINESS

50 Beth Nealson Drive Toronto, ON M4H 1M6

Tel: 416-421-3300

Toll-Free: 1 800-363-3213

www.tremcosealants.com

TRI-TEMP GLASS INC.

91 Crockford Blvd.

Toronto, ON M1R 3B7

Tel: 416-285-1890

Toll-Free: 1-855-757-8367

Email: cs@tritempglass.com www.tritempglass.com

SUPPLIERS

VERIDIS SOLUTIONS INC.

2828 Boulevard Laurier, Tour T1, 7e étage Québec, QC G1V 0B9

Tel: 418-263-4777

Email: contact@veridissolutions.com veridissolutions.com

TURTOOLS

104-6741 Cariboo Road

Burnaby, BC V3N 4A3

Tel: 604-328-5898

Email: service@turtools.com www.turtools.com

A Canadian owned and operated supplier of quality glass fabrication tooling and supplies including; cerium oxide, diamond tools, polishing wheels, drills, cork pads, cutting fluid, and abrasive belts and more.

UL CLEB

1320 boul. Lionel-Boulet

Varennes, QC J3X 1P7

Tel: 855-353-2532

Email: enveloppedubatiment@ul.com www.ul.com/enveloppedubatiment

VERRAGE GLASS AND MIRROR INCORPORATED

155 Racco Pkwy., Thornhill, ON L4J 8X9

Tel: 905-738-6565

Toll-Free: 1-877-258-6426

Email: sales@verrage.com

www.verrage.com

From concept to production our technical and service departments work diligently to respond to our customers needs. Specialty services include tempering, laminating, bending, water-jet cutting, V-grooving, custom edge work and Direct on Glass Digital Printing, ceramic frit technology.

VETROTECH SAINT-GOBAIN

2108 B Street NW #110

Auburn, WA 98001

Tel: 888-803-9533

Toll-Free: 888-803-9533

Email: vetrotech.sales@saint-gobain.com www.vetrotechcanada.com

When it comes to protecting lives and property, compromise is not an option. Vetrotech’s fire-rated and high-security glass and systems, including glass ceramics, floors, doors, walls and windows, are always on the safe side. Look for Vetrotech in Sweets, MasterSpec, BIM Object & BSD Speclink.

VI-LUX BUILDING PRODUCTS INC.

105 Richmond Blvd., Napanee, ON K7R 3Z8

Tel: 613-354-4830

Toll-Free: 1-866-281-6743

Email: info@vi-lux.com www.vi-lux.com

VITREOUS GLASSWORKS

201- 500 Keele st., Toronto, ON M6N 3C9

Tel: 416-737-4527

Email: john@vitreous.ca vitreous.ca

WEAVER EXTERIOR REMODELING

32 George Street, Barrie, ON L4N 5N3

Tel: 705-242-5210

Email: sales@weaverexterior.ca weaverexterior.ca/contact-us

WESTEND WINDOWS AND DOORS

2965 Bank St. Ottawa, ON K1T 1N9 Tel: 613-491-5121

Email: info@westendwindowsanddoors.com westendwindowsanddoors.com

WITTE NORTH AMERICA

2717 Rena Rd., Mississauga, ON L4T 3K1 Tel: 905-678-2397

Email: sales@witte-na.com www.witte-na.com

WSP

582 Lancaster Street West Kitchener, ON N2K 1M5 Tel: 519-743-8777 www.wsp.com

WSP

582 Lancaster Street West Kitchener, ON N2K 1M3 Tel: 519-743-8777 www.wsp.com

YORK ALUMINUM

111 Westmore Dr., Etobicoke, ON M9V 3Y6

Tel: 416-741-2470

ZZ CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Bay 5, 2135-32 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6Z3

Tel: 403-251-5121

Email: zzconst@shaw.ca www.zzconst.com

DOORS & HARDWARE

AUTOMATIC/POWER

DOORS

Caldwell

RPM

Slide Clear

TORMAX Canada

ZZ Construction Ltd.

COMMERCIAL DOORS

Alumicor Ltd.

Apex Facade Systems

Commdoor Aluminum

Desa Glass

Distribution Pièces Expert

Eclipse Architectural

Everlast

Hartung

McGrory Glass

Metro Aluminum

Microcranes

Orazen Extruded Polymers

RPM

Slide Clear

Standard Aluminum Products

Stella Custom Glass

StoreTek Sales

Technical Glass Products

Verrage

ZZ Construction Ltd.

DOOR HARDWARE

Alumicor Ltd.

AmesburyTruth

Apex Facade Systems

Aribell Products

Caldwell

Commdoor Aluminum

Desa Glass

Distribution Pièces Expert

dormakaba

Eclipse Architectural

Euroverre

Georgian Bay Window & Door

Hartung

IMSENT Inc.

McGrory Glass

Mennie Canada

Metro Aluminum

Renko Rubber

SIL Plastics

Standard Aluminum Products

Stella Custom Glass

StoreTek Sales

Weaver Exterior Remodeling

ZZ Construction Ltd.

DOOR LITE FRAMES

Aribell Products

Commdoor Aluminum

Eclipse Architectural

Elton Manufacturing

Georgian Bay Window & Door

Glassopolis

Metro Aluminum

Millcraft

Ray-Bar Engineering

StoreTek Sales

Vi-Lux

Weaver Exterior Remodeling

DOOR LITES

Aribell Products

Commdoor Aluminum

Eclipse Architectural

Elton Manufacturing

Everlast

Georgian Bay Window & Door

Glassopolis

Kits Glass

McGrory Glass

Metro Aluminum

RPM

SAFTI FIRST

Saint-Gobain

StoreTek Sales

Verrage

Vi-Lux

ZZ Construction Ltd.

FIBERGLASS DOORS

Aribell Products

Everlast

Georgian Bay Window & Door

Mastertech Door Systems

Mennie Canada

StoreTek Sales

Strassburger Windows & Doors

Weaver Exterior Remodeling

FIRE RATED DOORS

Aribell Products

ASE Europe NV

Desa Glass

Euroverre

Everlast

F1 Glazing Solutions

Orazen Extruded Polymers

Ray-Bar Engineering

RPM

SAFTI FIRST

StoreTek Sales

Technical Glass Products

ZZ Construction Ltd.

FRENCH DOORS

ASE Europe

Bonnechere Valley Windows

Eclipse Architectural

Everlast

Kits Glass

Slide Clear

Weaver Exterior Remodeling

ZZ Construction Ltd.

GLASS DOORS

Alumicor Ltd.

ASE Europe

ASE Europe NV

Desa Glass

Eclipse Architectural

Hartung

Kits Glass

Laser Template / Flexijet 3D

McGrory Glass

Orazen Extruded Polymers

Prelco

RPM

Saint-Gobain

Slide Clear

Tri-Temp Glass

Verrage

Weaver Exterior Remodeling

Westend Windows and Doors

ZZ Construction Ltd.

SUPPLIERSBYCATEGORY

MIRROR DOORS

ASE Europe

ASE Europe NV

Orazen Extruded Polymers

Saint-Gobain

Weaver Exterior Remodeling

Westend Windows and Doors

ZZ Construction Ltd.

PATIO DOORS

Alumicor Ltd.

ASE Europe

Clearview Industries Ltd.

Distribution Pièces Expert

Eclipse Architectural

Everlast

Georgian Bay Window & Door

Mastertech Door Systems

Metro Aluminum

Orazen Extruded Polymers

RPM

Saint-Gobain

SIL Plastics

Slide Clear

Strassburger Windows & Doors

Westend Windows and Doors

ZZ Construction Ltd.

RESIDENTIAL DOORS

Aribell Products

ASE Europe

Bonnechere Valley Windows

Clearview Industries Ltd.

Eclipse Architectural

Everlast

Georgian Bay Window & Door

Mastertech Door Systems

Mennie Canada

Metro Aluminum

Millcraft

Orazen Extruded Polymers

RPM

Slide Clear

Stella Custom Glass

StoreTek Sales

Strassburger Windows & Doors

Weaver Exterior Remodeling

ZZ Construction Ltd.

REVOLVING DOORS

dormakaba

RPM

SCREEN CHANNELS

Distribution Pièces Expert

StoreTek Sales

SCREEN DOORS

Aribell Products

ASE Europe

Clearview Industries Ltd.

Distribution Pièces Expert

Eclipse Architectural

Everlast

Screen Center Sales

Slide Clear

StoreTek Sales

Westend Windows and Doors

York Aluminum

ZZ Construction Ltd.

SHIMS

Aribell Products

Grove Shims

IMSENT Inc.

Orazen Extruded Polymers

SIL Plastics

SHOWER DOORS/ ENCLOSURES

ASE Europe

ASE Europe NV

GlassShowers.ca

Hartung

IMSENT Inc.

Kits Glass

Laser Template / Flexijet 3D

McGrory Glass

Orazen Extruded Polymers

Tri-Temp Glass

Verrage

ZZ Construction Ltd.

SLIDING DOORS

Alumicor Ltd.

ASE Europe NV

Clearview Industries Ltd.

Commdoor Aluminum

Desa Glass

Distribution Pièces Expert

dormakaba

Eclipse Architectural Everlast

Metro Aluminum

Orazen Extruded Polymers

RPM

SIL Plastics

Slide Clear

Standard Aluminum Products

Stella Custom Glass

Verrage

Weaver Exterior Remodeling

ZZ Construction Ltd.

EQUIPMENT & MACHINERY

BENDING MACHINES

Ameracan Equip.

Canadian Equipment Sales

INT Machinery

JSA Machinery

Lothar’s Industrial Sales

Rockwell Automation

Verrage

Witte

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

FeneTech

GED Integrated Solutions

Glassline Corporation

Rockwell Automation

CORNER CLEANERS

Ameracan Equip.

Canadian Equipment Sales

GED Integrated Solutions

INT Machinery

JSA Machinery

Pro-Line Automation

SUPPLIERSBYCATEGORY

CRANES/HOISTS

Ameracan Equip.

Canadian Equipment Sales

INT Machinery

Microcranes

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

CUTTING TABLES/CNC

Ameracan Equip.

Atwood Sales

Canadian Equipment Sales

CMS North America

GED Integrated Solutions

Glassline Corporation

INT Machinery

JSA Machinery

Prelco

Pro-Line Automation

Rockwell Automation

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

Verrage

DRYING/CURING OVENS

GED Integrated Solutions

Glassline Corporation

INT Machinery

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

Verrage

EDGING/BEVELLING/ DRILLING/GRINDING

Adelio Lattuada Srl

Ameracan Equip.

Atwood Sales

Canadian Equipment Sales

CMS North America

Glassline Corporation

Laser Template/Flexijet 3D

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

Turtools

Verrage

FORKLIFT/HOOKLIFT SYSTEMS

Microcranes

GAS FILLING

Ameracan Equip.

Canadian Equipment Sales

GED Integrated Solutions

Prelco

Glass Assembly Tables

Ameracan Equip.

Canadian Equipment Sales

GLASS CUTTING

Ameracan Equip.

Bystronic Glass

Canadian Equipment Sales

CMS North America

GED Integrated Solutions

Glassline Corporation

Glassware Connections

Prelco

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

Verrage

GLASS FURNACES

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

Verrage

GLASS HANDLING/ VACUUM CUPS/LIFTERS

Aggregates Equipment

Ameracan Equip.

Bystronic Glass

Canadian Equipment Sales

CMS North America

Construction Distribution & Supply

Glassline Corporation

INT Machinery

Microcranes

Orazen Extruded Polymers

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

GLASS PROCESSING CHEMICALS

Arkema

Glassware Connections

Hexion

Momentive Performance Materials

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

Turtools

GLASS WASHING MACHINES

Adelio Lattuada Srl

Ameracan Equip.

Atwood Sales

Bystronic Glass

Canadian Equipment Sales

GED Integrated Solutions

Glassware Connections

Prelco

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

Verrage

IG MANUFACTURING

Ameracan Equip.

Bystronic Glass

Canadian Equipment Sales

GED Integrated Solutions

Glassware Connections

Prelco

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

INSTALLATION/ CUTTING TOOLS/ BLADES

INT Machinery

Lothar’s Industrial Sales

SALEM Flat Glass & Mirror

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Tri-Temp Glass has manufactured tempered glass for showers, railings, entrance systems, interior partitions and architectural glass applications since 2007.

• Tempered up to 96 x 144

• Custom Laminated up to 86 x 144

• Bent Tempered Laminated to 66 x 96

• Back Painted Glass

• SentryGlas Lamination

• Opaci-Coat-300 Spandrel

by FRANK FULTON

Frank

Fulton is the president of Fultech Fenestration Consulting, a director with the OGMA and a former principal in Fulton Windows.

A secret in a bottle

The next major advancement in glazing will soon be coming as the result of an invention by Sir James Dewar in the early 1890’s. The Scottish scientist needed to find a way to keep his laboratory chemicals cold and came up with the idea of creating a vessel made up of two glass walls separated by a vacuum and coated with silver. Scientists to this day refer to these containers as Dewar flasks, but the rest of the world is more familiar with the Thermos vacuum bottle. Regrettably, for Dewar anyway, he didn’t anticipate the huge commercial market for this amazing invention and never bothered to patent it. So, before moving on to glazing, here’s why this vacuum bottle works so well.

Heat is a kind of energy that moves around the world in three different ways called conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction happens only when things touch each other. Convection transfers heat by the movement caused between warm and cold temperatures through a liquid or gas. Radiation is transmitted through electromagnetic waves.

Important to note is that there are no particles in a vacuum. Because heat is transferred by particles colliding and transferring energy through conduction and convection, heat is unable to pass through the vacuum chamber of a Thermos bottle. Radiation, however, can travel through a vacuum as proven by the sun heating up the earth on a daily basis by travelling through the vacuum of space. It is for this reason that the glass bottle is coated with a reflective metal surface. When radiation tries to leave the liquid, the reflective lining of the inner chamber reflects it straight back in again. There’s virtually no way heat can escape from or penetrate a vacuum flask.

VIG offers tremendous benefits over conventional IG products on the market.

YOU BET YOUR GLASS

Guardian Glass and Pilkington Glass have been working for years on bringing the technology behind the Dewar flask to the architectural world in the form of vacuum insulating glass (VIG) and both companies are now promoting this new product. They have developed a method to effectively extract the air from between two pieces of glass to create a vacuum, and as a result are claiming the achievement of R-values ranging from four to 14. Conventional double-glazing achieves values of about two with clear glass and four with low-E and argon gas.

I would have expected better results considering that the creation of the vacuum eliminates the loss of heat through conduction and convection, however compromises have to be made to achieve this vacuum. Because the two pieces of glass have to be joined and sealed around the perimeter, conductive transfer is allowed to happen through the connecting materials. Also, because the glass lites would collapse due to the vacuum and contact each other, low-conductive spacers must be placed between the two lites to keep them apart, which also contributes to some heat flow.

Then there is the issue of radiant heat transfer. Since you wouldn’t be able to see through a totally efficient radiation reflective coating, low-E coatings are used to reduce the amount of radiation passing through the glass. While these coatings do improve the thermal properties of the glazing, they still allow some heat loss.

In spite of the compromises necessary to produce this next generation of glazing, there are still tremendous benefits over the current conventional IG products in the marketplace. One is the overall size of the glazing unit. Because the vacuum gap between the two glass lites can be as small as 0.2 millimeters, the total unit thickness may be only six to eight millimeters.

Also, did you know that sound cannot travel through a vacuum? Sound is a wave and is heard as it spreads through the vibration of particles in the air. As a result, because there are no particles in a vacuum, these new VIG units will be far quieter than a typical IG unit and ideal for sound attenuation projects.

I believe it will not be long until you see vacuum insulating glass specified on projects and it will be up to manufacturers to adapt their products to accommodate the change in glass thicknesses. •

GLASS FOR SMART SPACES

Brighten interiors and minds.

Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS with SunGuard® AG 50 and SunGuard® IS 20 on clear ©

See what’s possible™ on your next project with Guardian SunGuard ® Architectural Glass.

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Vacuum Insulated Glazing

The thermal performance of conventional double glazing in the same thickness as a single pane for historical restoration.