Glass Magazine - September 2010

Editor’s notes

Imagine, create, inspire

Praise for the 2010 Crystal Achieve- ment Award winners poured in from the judges this year, as the industry continued to impress with new and exciting glass designs, projects, equipment and products, and creative ways of promoting them. “It is wonderful to read of the unique designs and products in the market,” said Judge Charlotte Broussard, owner and CEO, Universal Window and Door LLC, Marlborough, Mass. There are so many innovative and creative things going on in our industry, added Judge Tammy Schroeder, senior marketing specialist, Linetec, Wausau, Wis.

And so it is with great pleasure that I introduce this year’s group of winners on Page 12. From decorative glass products and applications that dazzle, to buildings that push the envelope in terms of design and functionality, to an ad campaign that tickles the funny bone, the Crystal Achievement Award winners serve as a reminder of our industry’s ingenuity and vast potential.

“Looking at all of the projects shows that there are many things we should all be thankful for,” said Judge Phil Moreland, project manager, ASHE Glass & Mirror, Tampa.

My thanks go out those who sub-
mitted the more than 180 nomina-
tions we received this year and to our
great panel of judges (See Page 13).

In this issue, we focus on the winners in each category, but we will continue to highlight the runners-up in future issues of the magazine and on GlassMagazine. com. Here, I’d like to draw your attention to Cotanchobee Park, runner-up in the “Most Innovative Decorative Glass Commercial Project” category.

Located at the entrance of Florida’s Tampa Bay History Center, the park features three, large decorative SentryGlas panels honoring fallen military veterans, police, firefighters and other emergency

Arch Deco Glass fabricated the glass panels for Cotanchobee Park. The glass specs: 13/16-inch-thick panels incorporating 3/8-inch low-iron tempered glass with ½-inch beveled edges on two long edges and one short edge, with custom warm grey text ceramic frit reversed and custom white ceramic fritband overprinted on the No. 2 surface, laminated with Dupont SentryGlas Expressions with clear backer; 3/8 -inch low-iron tempered glass with two flat polished long edges and one short edge, with custom warm grey text ceramic frit reversed and custom white ceramic frit overprinted on the No. 3 surface. DigiGlas Australia provided the Dupont SentryGlas Expressions.

ASHE Glass & Mirror, Tampa, was the glazing
contractor for the Cotanchobee Park project, with
Phil Moreland as project manager. The general
contractor was W.G. Mills, Sarasota, Fla.

Brand & Communications Strategy,
PPG Industries Inc., Pittsburgh. “The
transparency of glass adds a unique
poignancy to the message. I’m glad glass
could play such an important role.”
At Glass Magazine, we want to con-
tinue to highlight the important role glass
plays in our built environment, and I en-
courage you to keep submitting product
and project information. For those of you
attending GlassBuild America: The Glass,
Window & Door Expo this September,
I look forward to hearing about them
in person at booth 1857. And for those
who won’t be traveling to Las Vegas this
fall, please keep the emails coming!

responders. Nine smaller panels recognize humanitarian efforts and feature famous quotes. Dedicated on Sept. 11, 2009, by Mayor Pam Iorio and General David Petraeus, the park is a “ beautiful and novel way to honor those who have made sacrifices for our country and community,” says Crystal Achievement Award Judge Rob Struble, manager of