Glass Magazine announces Crystal Achievement Award winners

Glass Magazine announces the winners of its 2007 Crystal Achievement Awards program. The awards recognize significant achievements in architectural glass technology, manufacturing and marketing. These 25 honorees, selected by 28 industry professionals, proved their skill and innovation by competing within a pool of 95 nominations. “The words creative, innovative and visionary come to mind when describing the winners of this year’s Crystal Achievement Awards,” says Matt Slovick, editor-in-chief, Glass Magazine. “I’d like to thank everyone who submitted a nomination and the judges, who had an extremely tough task. The people and companies that were involved with the award-winning projects continue to move the industry forward.”

Crystal Achievement winners will be honored at this year’s GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo in Atlanta, Sept. 10-12. The winners are:

Most Innovative Commercial Window Alliance Glass and Metal Inc., medium or small company Traco, large company

Most Innovative Curtain Wall System Architectural Glazing Technologies, medium or small company Guardian Industries, large company

Most Innovative Skylights Giroux Glass Inc., medium or small company Saint-Gobain Glass, large company

Most Innovative Commercial Doors or Components Sculptural Glass Doors Inc., medium or small company Dorma Glas, large company

Most Innovative Door Applications NanaWall Systems Inc., medium or small company Kawneer Co., large company

Most Innovative Curtain Wall Applications JCJ Architecture, medium or small company Saint-Gobain Glass Exprover NA, large company

Most Innovative Decorative Glass Applications Joel Berman Glass Studios Ltd., medium or small company Eckelt Glas, large company

Most Innovative Interior Glass Application Innovative Structural Glass Inc., medium or small company Rafael Viñoly Architects PC, large company

Most Innovative Bath Enclosures Fleurco Shower Doors

Best Plants Basco Shower Enclosures

Most Innovative Plant Equipment J.E. Berkowitz L.P. (JEB) and Litesentry Corp., medium or small company Viracon Inc., large company

Most Innovative Comprehensive Marketing Program Kawneer Co.

Most Innovative Print Media Kawneer Co.

Most Innovative Internet Media Applications NanaWall Systems Inc., medium or small company Oldcastle Glass, large company

Most innovative technology article written for Glass Magazine Abhi Ray & Leon Jacob

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Glass Magazine is published by the National Glass Association, the largest trade organization representing the flat glass (architectural and automotive) industry. NGA also publishes Window & Door and AutoGlass Magazine. The NGA hosts GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, www.glassbuild.com, and the National Auto Glass Conference, and offers certification and training programs to the industry. For more information, visit www.glass.org