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 Vitro Certified Newsletter

| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. An Update on Our Newest Horizon Dear Vitro Certified™ Network Member, In September, we introduced you to Martin Bracamonte, vice president of marketing and innovation—a new position here at Vitro. In creating this role, we hoped to accelerate the development of new products, processes and big ideas. In just a few months, we have both formally and culturally established pipelines for fresh, new thinking and made incredible strides we expect to positively impact your business in 2021 and beyond. In the coming months, we’ll be debuting Solarban® R77 glass, which will reveal new design possibilities for your architect customers, with its neutral-reflective, soft silver-blue aesthetic. Utilizing a double-silver MSVD low-e coating, Solarban® R77 glass will showcase reflectivity that is higher than Solarban® 67 glass but lower than that of Solarban® R100 glass. We look forward to sharing more new products and capabilities in the coming months. While we have energized our focus on innovation, the engine remains Vitro’s many great minds—one of which is Steve Marino, manager of technical services. Steve recently was honored by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) with a 2020 Article of the Year award for his 2019 Construction Specifier article on diagnosing glass breakage. Please join us in congratulating Steve on the honor! We spotlight his article below, along with our work at the Chicago Post Office—an historic landmark which has been reimagined and modernized thanks in part to our glass. Sincerely,  Mark Seeton Vice President, Sales Vitro Architectural Glass Project Showcase: Old Chicago Post Office The Chicago Post Office is gaining new life as a multi-use complex, beautified and made more energy efficient with 2,400 historically accurate windows fabricated with Solarban® 60 glass. Read More Technical Forum: Keys to Diagnosing Glass Breakage Steve Marino’s July 2019 Construction Specifier article, “Breaking It Down: Keys to Diagnosing Glass Breakage in Buildings” was recently named 2020 Article of the Year by CSI. Learn where glass’s breaking point lies—and how to avoid it. Read More Get to Know Vitro: Steve Marino Steve Marino is a skilled troubleshooter. As manager of technical services, he manages the day-to-day operations of the Flat Glass Technical Services Department. However, it’s the problem-solving aspects of the job that excite him most. Meet Steve  Vitro   Glass Technology Center  400 Guys Run Road  Cheswick  PA   15024    You received this email because you are subscribed to Vitro Certified Network Subscription from Vitro . Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails  |
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