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Top 10 Architectural Glass Companies - 2022
The global architectural glass market is growing by leaps and bounds, propelled by technological advancements in the construction industry, rapid industrialization, and an increase in construction activities across countries. Due to its wide range of physical and chemical qualities, architectural glass – also called construction glass – has become the most practical and often utilized construction material to replace traditional building materials such as wood, polycarbonate, and brick.
Advanced glass tech has rendered architectural glass with qualities like sun protection, temperature management, chemical, and electricity resistance, along with high moldability and durability in varied climatic conditions. Finding applications in external walls, windows, and glass doors, architectural glass made of transparent glazing material is gradually emerging as the go-to option for fulfilling the energy-saving demands of green buildings and value-added glass goods. Furthermore, special construction glasses that offer reduced solar reflection, low heat emissivity, and self-cleaning properties are also expected to drive significant demand for architectural glass worldwide.
With a booming worldwide construction market on the lookout for efficient and green architectural glass solutions, the market is ripe for a major expansion. On that note, a distinguished panel of CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, VCs, and other thought leaders from the industry, along with the editorial board of Construction Business Review, has selected the leading architectural glass companies looking to offer their expertise to the widest market possible.
In this edition, we present Construction Business Review’s “Top 10 Architectural Glass Companies - 2022.”
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Top Architectural Glass Companies
Founded in 2000, Advanced Coatings Engineering, or USACE, developed the world’s first ballistic glass retrofit technology, now sold around the world as USACE security laminates. The company’s clients are a who’s who of the business world—Apple, Facebook, IBM, The Washington Post, several media, and broadcast stations to name just a few—and top governmental agencies, such as US Naval Head Quarters Washington D.C. here in the United States and around the world.
My Military Training Said To Me, ‘Of Course, This Is The Easiest Way Into A Building’; There Has To Be A Way To Strengthen Windows Inexpensively
—Capt. P.T. Fabian, Founder and CEO
Architectural Glazing Systems (AGS) is a family-owned premium glazing firm based in Southern California with over three decades of experience in the contract glazing market. With superior project management, exceptional craftsmanship, and cost-competent pricing, AGS offers a full portfolio of architectural glass and glazing services in a safe and timely manner. The employee-owned company’s business model—based on the tenets of integrity, value, safety, and quality— is the foundational stone that drives their journey forward.
Richard Ramos, Founder and Abel Ramos, PresidentAs a full-service firm, we do consulting, designing, fabrication, and installation, all in-house. This allows us to offer cost-efficient options that best serve our clients’ needs
Architectural Glazing Systems
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Richard Ramos, Founder and Abel Ramos, President
Halio develops and commercializes breakthrough solutions in EC technology that optimize natural light while limiting solar heat and glare. Halio is the only smart glass provider that partners with external fabricators, such as Viracon, Inc., the leading architectural glass fabricator in America. Defining the EC glass experience with its unique design, materials, manufacturing process, and ecosystem, Halio Smart Glass is set up for autonomous operation and can be controlled through the Halio System. Halio goes beyond other solutions by leveraging the most advanced EC technologies in the market to differentiate itself from its competitors in terms of speed, color, uniformity, and tint levels
Our Tinting Profiles Give Customers An Infinite Number Of Tint Level Options To Match Unlimited Levels Of Sunlight, Which Is Not The Case With Other Smart Glass Solution Providers
—Walter Simon, VP, Business Development
Architectural Glass & Metal
Since 1986, Architectural Glass & Metal has maintained pride in its professional & standards-based construction techniques. As a certified and licensed architectural firm, they think that their reputation for quality and long tradition of high construction standards differentiates them in the industry. The company's overall work has also always concentrated on becoming a leading architectural glass & metal contractor committed to maintaining tight, collaborative relationships with its customers
Bendheim
Bendheim aims to deliver exceptional new architectural glass solutions and bring its clients' visions to existence through partnerships. Bendheim produces channel glass, architectural glass, rain-screen systems, mirrored glass, and texture glass. Bendheim's HoudiniTM ultra-privacy architectural glass provides complete privacy while allowing plenty of natural light. The low-iron, ultra-clear glass allows in the most light while reducing glare and obscuring the features of persons and objects behind it
Century Glass
Established in 1977 by Frank Tiano, Century Glass provides quality services to the greater Boston area. Since its inception, our firm has enjoyed being both fabricators and craftspeople in the glass and aluminum industries. The company's Design-Build experts will assist users in steering their architectural aluminum projects in the appropriate direction. In addition, century Glass provides Value Engineering services, assisting owners, developers, and general contractors in staying on budget and schedule
CrystaLite
CrystaLite was founded on December 10, 1982. Its creators, Steve Richter and Jan Searle (retired Dec. 1998) thought that a better and more energy-efficient product might be made. However, the company's conviction persists in providing quality artistry within the fabrication of skylights, sunrooms, and railings in support of their many distribution partners. CrystaLite, Inc. creates products for the home, commercial, and industrial industries, focusing on bespoke overhead glazing and manufactured skylights. They also provide a strong aluminum railing system, structural sunroom expansions, and other building-related items
FGD Glass Solutions
FGD Glass Solutions ensures that users' architectural glass requirements for their next project or development are addressed. The company accomplishes this by providing its clients with high-volume, turnkey glass goods and unique, one-of-a-kind decorative glass pieces for the hospitality, commercial, and manufacturing industries. With over 30 years of experience in the architectural glass sector, FGD Glass assist its customers in meeting deadlines, avoiding budget and project difficulties, and ensuring they receive the correct product for their projects.
Glasshape
Glasshape® is among the world's top manufacturers and distribution of glass goods and offers a diverse range of solutions tailored to a wide range of applications & industries. Glasshape has been trusted by its clients for more than three decades as a leading glass producer to develop and manufacture high-quality tempered and annealed, laminated, and ceramic digitally printed glass goods. The company separates from the multitude of other glassmakers in New Zealand because they strive for quality in all they do
Vitro Architectural Glass
Vitro Architectural Glass, a subsidiary of Vitro, North America's largest glass producer, is solely dedicated to glass innovation and is powered by the same people, plants, and products that have helped PPG Glass become one of the industry's greatest respected and dependable commercial glass manufacturers. Vitro Architectural Glass has its roots in the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, founded in 1883, and Vidierra Monterrey, which began operations in Mexico in 1909
