28 Jun 2018
Technical Challenges of Glass for Megatall Buildings
Glass for megatall buildings (i.e. skyscrapers over 600 metres high) often tends to be taken for granted in terms of its technical functions. Yet the high-tech, high strength glazing that covers today’s megatall buildings – such as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai – is as important to the building’s performance as the steel and concrete inside it.
8 May 2018
Guardian Glass in Europe launches new Glass Analytics tool to replace the Guardian Configurator for improved glass performance analysis
Guardian Glass in Europe has introduced an enhancement to the company’s widely-used suite of web-based software tools, Glass Analytics, improving the ability of European users to demonstrate the advantages of high performance glass in building facades.
26 Feb 2018
“La Casa del Desierto”, the Guardian Glass project that creates the great indoors in perfect harmony with nature
A desert. A house. A range of special glass types and a team of skilled professionals. This is “La Casa del Desierto” (the desert house). One of Guardian Glass's most exclusive, demanding, risky, creative and efficient projects, was recently completed in Spain with a clear objective: to demonstrate first hand and in situ across the four seasons of the year, the importance of glass in our daily life, and in one of the toughest environments you could ever imagine!
29 Nov 2017
Guardian Częstochowa awarded as employer in the Silesia region
Częstochowa, Poland, 29. November 2017 – Guardian Częstochowa has been named among the five best employers in the Silesia region during the Annual PulsHR Day 2017 Gala, which took place on November 15 at the International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland.
9 Nov 2017
New solar control glass from Guardian Glass offers extreme neutrality and the highest light transmission to support architects’ desire for natural daylighting plans
Bertrange, Luxembourg, November 9, 2017 – Guardian Glass has extended its SunGuard® SuperNeutral™ (SN) range of high performance solar control glass with a product that provides the highest light transmission in the portfolio.
8 Nov 2017
Mrs. Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg’s Minister of the Environment, and Mr. Dan Biancalana, Dudelange’s Mayor, inaugurate emissions control system at the Guardian Glass plant in Dudelange
Bertrange, Luxembourg, November 8, 2017 – Mrs. Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg’s Minister of the Environment, and Mr. Dan Biancalana, Mayor of Dudelange, joined Guardian Glass in Europe leadership on 7 November for the official inauguration of the new state-of-the-art emissions control system at the company’s float glass plant in Dudelange.
2 Nov 2017
Guardian Glass lance la campagne « The Invisible Glass » afin de susciter des nouvelles idées architectoniques
Bertrange, Luxembourg, le 2 novembre 2017 – La façade d'un bâtiment est une composante essentielle sur le plan du design car elle donne le ton pour le reste du bâtiment. Et si cette façade est en verre, il faut tenir compte d'un certain nombre de facteurs pour comprendre toute l'interaction entre les performances et l'esthétique. Il s'agit en fait d'une problématique complexe qui implique des niveaux de réflexion, intérieure et extérieure, et des couleurs qui varient en fonction de la luminosité.
25 Oct 2017
Guardian® Glass ayuda a diseñar y mejorar la comodidad del hogar con su configurador de vidrio para ventanas
Bertrange, Luxemburgo, 25 de octubre de 2017 – Cambiar las ventanas de casa, un proceso esencial y necesario cuando buscamos mejorar la calidad de un hogar y hacerlo más cómodo y confortable, puede resultar también un camino arduo y complicado. No siempre se dispone de la información adecuada, ni se conocen los factores técnicos a los que se debe prestar atención para acertar en la elección.
24 Oct 2017
Guardian Glass invites Exponatec visitors to meet the ‘Unseen Hero’ of museum glass displays
Bertrange, Luxembourg, October 24, 2017 – Museum glass displays protect precious artefacts from damage or distress, whilst presenting them in their best light. But sometimes glass – through unwanted glare or reflections – can create unfortunate obstructions to the view. Guardian Clarity™ anti-reflective coated glass, the ‘Unseen Hero’ of museum displays, helps by allowing visitors to focus on the exhibits. It can be unseen at Stand #A080 Hall 03.2 at Exponatec, the International Trade Fair for Museums Conservation and Heritage, November 22-24 in Cologne, Germany.
19 Oct 2017
Create your own inspiration board using Guardian’s new online portfolio of glass projects for architects, designers and cladders
Bertrange, Luxembourg, October 19, 2017 – Guardian Glass is launching “Guardian Inspiration,” an online portfolio of projects that use Guardian glass. The intent of the portfolio is to inform and inspire architects, designers, cladders – and the glass community as a whole – to the endless possibilities of glass in building design and construction.
21 Sept 2017
Guardian Glass présente ClimaGuard® 1.0+ : transmission lumineuse améliorée pour les vitrages résidentiels
Bertrange, Luxembourg, le 21 septembre 2017 – Afin de répondre à une demande du secteur résidentiel pour un verre avec une transmission lumineuse supérieure et des propriétés isolantes élevées, Guardian Glass en Europe présente ClimaGuard® 1.0+. Parfait pour les fenêtres à double vitrage dans les applications résidentielles, ClimaGuard 1.0+ offre une excellente isolation thermique et présente une transparence encore plus élevée.
30 Aug 2017
Guardian Glass products enable complex curved façade on Hamburg’s new stunning concert hall
Bertrange, Luxembourg, August 30, 2017 – Located on the Elbe River, on the western tip of the HafenCity in Hamburg, Germany, the Elbphilharmonie is one of the largest and most acoustically advanced concert halls in the world and an outstanding example of modern architecture.
