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FOR ACOUSTIC COMFORT

General awareness of noise hazards another six glazed units with certifi-
is low. However, excessive noise cates confirming the values of Rw
exposure causes severe health ef- coefficients at 41-51 dB.
fects. Nowadays, when people spend Press Glass current offer covers 120
most of their time indoors, it is types of acoustic glazed units with
worth considering noise protection Rw value of 31 dB - 52 dB. Detailed
using acoustic glazed units in civil data concerning the different types of
engineering. acoustic glazed units can be found in
The perception of noise indoors is the glazed units configurator available
subject to the following rule – if the on the company website and in the
noise level in a room is reduced by Press Glass Mobile application avail-
10 dB against the noise outdoors, it able for iOS and Android devices.
seems to be reduced by a half. When www.pressglass.com
choosing the right sound insula-
tion, one shall always identify the
source and level of noise so that
a glass set with relevant sound
attenuating parameters could be
selected.
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NEW BOARD MEMBERS mercial processes, on

through to delivery.
The National Glass Association (NGA) is pleased to announce three board
members began their terms at its summer board meeting the first week of July in
Vienna, Va.: Tim Kelley, TriStar Glass, Catoosa, Okla.; Cathie Saroka, Goldray
Glass, Calgary, Alberta; Gus Trupiano, AGC Glass Company North America,
Alpharetta, Ga.
The meeting represented the fulfilment of NGA’s new governance structure
consisting of 13 voting board members representing the entire supply chain. The
new governance structure became effective after NGA combined with the Glass www.a-w.com
Association of North America (GANA) on 1 February 2018.
The new members join these current board members for the remainder of the
2017-2018 term: chair, Ken Mariotti, Woodland Windows and Doors in Roselle,
Ill.; chair-elect, Angelo Rivera, Faour Glass Technologies, Tampa, Fla.; treasurer,
Doug Schilling, Schilling Graphics Inc., Galion, Ohio; immediate past chair,
Michael Albert of S. Albert Glass Company, Inc., Beltsville, Md.; Guy Selinske,
American Glass & Mirror, Prior Lake, Minn.; Chris Bole, Pikes Peak Glass Inc.,
Colorado Springs, Colo.; Tom Whitaker, Mr. ShowerDoor, Inc., Stratford, Conn.;
Brian Hale of Hale Glass, Inc. in Placentia, Calif.; Rick Locke of Windows, Doors
& More Inc., Seattle; and Stanley Yee, Dow Corning Corp., Midland, Mich.