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  • Shutter Up
  • ebuild (6/3/2009)
  • Homeowners seeking a cost-effective way to gain more privacy in the home can "shutter up" with interior acrylic block window coverings that install over the inside of existing windows. Similar to plantation shutters or blinds, the lightweight acrylic block shutters install in just 20 minutes to the inside of the home to add decorative style and privacy to a room.
  • Pittsburgh CorningInsolar Low-E Glass Block
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (3/9/2007)
  • Reducing solar heat transmission by 38 percent and raising insulation value 23 percent, Insolar low-E glass block decreases heating and cooling loads and glare to protect against UV rays. Used in window, exterior wall, and stairwell applications, it comes in three sizes. 800-624-2120.
  • Product Review: Exterior Products
  • PROSALES Magazine (3/1/2007)
  • Year after year, the diversity of our Editors' Choice winners continues to reflect the many ways in which the pro supply industry changes and evolves. We hope many of these products will strike your fancy and reveal themselves to you as valuable tools–not just more items to sell–as you progress through 2007.
  • Pittsburgh Corning Blocks out Competition with Energy Efficient Glass Block Option
  • ebuild (1/31/2007)
  • Although environmental consciousness is often times associated with the outdoors, an increasing concern over energy conservation has broadened the demand to protect the inside of homes and buildings, as well. Aligning with emerging industry trends, innovative thinkers at Pittsburgh Corning have taken a major step above their competitors to improve the performance of their glass block with the introduction of the first energy efficient glass block option, the INSOLAR Low E glass block product.
  • Thomas LightingShow Time: IBS Preview
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (1/19/2007)
  • The International Builders' Show is back in Orlando, Fla., for a third year, and the NAHB expects it to be bigger and better than ever. The event at the Orange County Convention Center Feb. 7-10 promises to include the most exciting new products for the home building and remodeling industries. There will be more than 1,600 exhibitors from the United States and around the world. In this issue, catch a glimpse of some of the products and materials that can help you save time and money and attract new customers. Walking around the Builders' Show may not be as fun as spending time at Disney World, but it's certainly more educational.
  • Push-Out Casement Window with Interior Wood-Framed Screen
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (12/21/2006)
  • The Push-Out Casement window swings open with a push of its lever, as does its interior wood-framed screen. The casement's stainless steel four-bar friction hinge opens the window a full 90 degrees for room-side access to the exterior glass surface. 800-955-8177.

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