Glazing contractors who want to participate in the growing market for electrochromic “dynamic glass” can now learn how easy it is to install the advanced glazing products thanks to a new how-to training video from SAGE, the world’s leading developer of dynamic glass. The new video was produced specifically to give glazing contractors what they need to know to install SageGlass® in window, skylight or curtain wall applications.

SageGlass is electronically tintable glass that improves the way people experience daylight in buildings. It tints or clears on-demand or automatically to modulate light, heat gain and glare. Rather than using conventional sun controls such as mechanized window shades, blinds and louvers that tend to block sunlight and views, SageGlass saves energy and preserves outdoor views. As the step-by-step video demonstrates, SageGlass is surprisingly easy to install and requires no new or special skills by glazing contractors. SageGlass also works seamlessly with building automation systems, one of the fastest growing technological trends in commercial building construction today.

“We are continually looking for new ways to educate the industry on the benefits of dynamic glass,” said Lou Podbelski, vice president of architectural solutions at SAGE. “This video will give glazing contractors the information and confidence they need to bid SageGlass on a project. And don’t just take our word for it. After glazing contractors have completed a SageGlass installation we frequently hear: ‘well that was easier than we thought it would be!’ This video demonstrates that for them before they bid the project so that they can be more confident with their labor estimate.”

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Competition Winners

Our second annual product competition ended yesterday. Thank you for everyone's input. We congratulate all of the competitors for participating in our event.

We are looking forward to many more together.

Here are the winners to Sustainability 2012!

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We have received quite a few e-mails about our latest newsletter. Thank you for taking the time to tell us how you feel. We welcome all opinions here, whether you agree with us or not. We are featuring a few messages here to show the range of response. Please continue to read and think about our newsletter and our environment.

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Hello,

I've been receiving your newletter for several months, always good to see another voice for values that I have promoted for a long time. Today's issue generated a reaction that I want to share with the organization, and this is the "contact" address.

Today, you pose the question: was last winter a sign of global warming?

Responding to the climate imperitive, my long-standing work with green building has evolved into a focus on carbon reduction through high performance building. I see the question you pose often, but I would hope, by now, "green thinkers" would not be led into the academic debate trap. The question you pose has no answer:
• Weather events don't come with an "ingredients" label.
• Weather is the result of many factors: no event is strictly the result of one factor.
• We KNOW that weather is being affected by excessive global carbon.
• By posing and addressing this question, you delay the necessary public response and add legitimacy, via rhetorical question, to the "deniers".
• Asking this question suggests that, in order to vigorously respond to the threat, we need a definitive answer, we need to eliminate all doubt.
• This suggests that all decisions are made with full information, which is ridiculous.
• The risk of inaction is so great, "we" need to stop dealing with climate change like an academic exercise.

I realize that many organizations take a softer path, to avoid stepping on supporter toes. But, as "green thinkers", I believe you should stop soft-pedaling, stop trying to answer a rhetorical question, and skip the suggestion that the anthropogenic question is also in need of an answer:
• There's too much carbon
• Excessive carbon cannot possibly be good.
• It doesn't matter who caused this excess.
• We need to take every possible step to reduce carbon.

I hope to see more about this critical issue in a future issue. Please keep these thoughts in mind, as you put that one together.

Thanks,

Rick B. - Builder - Oregon

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Any doubt about Global Climate change is stupid! We do know for sure. Your opening line about "global warming, El Nino or global cooling, we don't know for sure" is an insult. You are obviously not qualified to call yourself a thinker.

Hal S. - Solar Industry - California

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With all due respect to the scholars whose diligence into the matter of "Strange Weather Patterns in 2012" appears to be an unfortunate cursory response yielding a predetermined conclusion. Your advocacy of "Green" sustainable solutions would be better served in other alternative ways such as the economic, and lifestyle benefits of green technology.

If an articled titled "Strange Weather Patterns in 2012" is asserted to be the smoking gun for global warming than the opposition can easily offer an article titled "strange weather patterns in 2011" to document that years extreme winter experienced across the country. Please keep in mind that weather is effected by exterior forces of the cosmos rather than simply interior forces documented in your article. For instance, 2012 & 2013 are the period of Solar Maxima where the sun experiences violent eruptions of solar activity relative to the eleven year cycle of the internal magnetic forces.

I kindly ask you to please remember your audience in future correspondence

Joe R. - LEED AP - Texas

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Please, no more BS! Remove me from your propaganda nonsense. Poor bear............tsk tsk.

Gerald T. - Architect - Texas

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I absolutely AGREE! My company is "Green" since the product is 'carbon Negative' and also "hardens" a home or building from breach by Hail, Windborne Debris from Hurricane and Tornadoes, and Solar Heat...

Keep up the vital work!

Michael F. - Glass Manufacturer - Texas

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Amvic produces an informative video.  We recommend it to many achitects to review it.

Please visit Amvic ICF System- How to video!

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