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WELCOME TO THE SYRACUSE GLASS COMPANY TECHNICAL TIPS PAGE

We Support New York's Glass Industry and Design Professionals

Syracuse Glass Technical Tips

Today’s fabricated glass products and framing materials contain so many features that offer enhanced performance, with transparency, and design elegance. The improvements in glass are the result of new substrates, new coatings, heat treating, and laminating, precision fabrication that requires evaluation and adds complexity to the glass selection process.  Communication between all parties – manufacturers, fabricators, installers, design professionals, building owners, and occupants – is more important than ever.   

These short documents were created to help glass industry and design professionals successfully work with glass products, one topic at a time.

We hope you find them useful.

Any comments or questions please let me know.

John Dwyer
e-mail john@syracuseglass.com

#1- BUILDING CODE OF NEW YORK STATE 2007 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008

#2- VIEWING OR OBTAINING CURRENT NEW YORK BUILDING CODE INFORMATION

#3- GLAZING CODES IN STATES OTHER THAN NEW YORK

#4- PROPER USE OF POLISHED WIRED GLASS UNDER THE BUILDING CODE OF NYS – 2007

#5 – FIRE PROTECTION RATED GLASS OPTIONS WITH IMPACT SAFETY RATINGS

#5A – HELPING SCHOOLS WITH THE NY SED WIRED GLASS ADVISORY ON EXISTING WIRED GLASS

#6- GLASS LABELING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE BUILDING CODE OF NYS—2007

#7- SAFETY GLAZING IN FEDERAL LAW AND THE NEW YORK BUILDING CODES

#8- VERTICAL GLASS WIND LOAD, DEFLECTION AND GLASS SIZES

#9- CHOOSING BETWEEN TEMPERED AND HEAT STRENGTHENED GLASS

#10- EVALUATING THERMAL STRESS IN GLASS

#11- ENERGY CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CODE OF NYS - 2007

#12- GLASS AND ENERGY – CENTER-OF-GLASS U VALUES

#13- GLASS AND ENERGY – WHOLE SYSTEM U-VALUES

#14- GLASS AND ENERGY – CENTER-OF-GLASS SHGC

#15- GLASS AND ENERGY – WHOLE SYSTEM SHGC VALUES

#16- GOOD GLAZING SERIES—RESOURCES

 

 
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INTRODUCING SCHOTT FIRE RATED GLASS

Syracuse Glass is pleased to announce Underwriters Laboratories approval for on-site cutting and labeling of Schott Pyran Fire Rated glass ceramics!

Click on the Fire Rated Glass link on
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