Market & trends

BACK TO THE FUTURE: A prognosticator’s update for the 21st Century

Russell Ebeid, Guardian Industries

Unlike economists who only forecast the future but rarely reflect on their past predictions, as a glassmaker I will tread on safer ground. I will foretell the past, and if you deem this speaker credible, predict the future. Let’s review the record. In the last century, nearly a decade ago, I address...

Energy efficiency in the EU – developments and barriers

Ms. Fiona Hall, MEP, European Parliament

Thank you very much for inviting me here today. First of all I want to endorse very strongly the comments which have been made earlier this afternoon about the role that glass can and should play in achieving energy savings. In the past, if you put the words glass and energy together in the same sen...

Energy efficiency with glass in buildings – it need not cost you the earth!

Arthur Ulens, CEO, AGC Flat Glass

Climate change and global warming have turned into THE strategic issues of the 21st century . Knowing that the building sector is responsible for 40% of total gas emissions, space heating and air conditioning make up to 70% of a building’s total energy costs and CO2 emissions, the good news is that ...

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Werner Lichtenberger
Xinchun (Steven) Wang, Institute of Technical Information for Building Materials Industry of China
Shi Xinyong, Han Song, Chen Lu and Dai Lei, China Building Materials Academy, China Building Materials Test and Certification Center (China Safety Glass Certification Center)
Dr.-Ing. Frank Schneider and Oliver M. Hübler, OKALUX GmbH
Dr. Helmut Hohenstein, Dr. Hohenstein Consultancy
Rajan Govind & Russell Cole, Arup Façade Engineering, Singapore
Pim H.K. de Ridder, International Automotive Glass Federation
Eva Cuerva, Industrial Engineer & Dr. Eng. Pere Alavedra, Construction Engineering Department Professor & Mauricio Torres, Architect, construction engineering PhD candidate, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya & Carla Planas, Industrial Engineer, Grupo J
Alexander Chesnokov, Head of the standardization and testing department & Elena A. Cheremkhina, Research officer of the standardization and testing department, OAO “Glass Institute” & Lev M. Shakhnes, Deputy Execution director, Union of Glass Enterprises
Gerard McCluskey
Arthur Ulens, Executive Vice President AGC Flat Glass and CEO Glaverbel
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