Hello again Mike,
Thank you for letting me know that the information I provided by Nick
Limb, of Ducker Research was satisfactory.
I have located additional material for you.
From Glass Magazine: February 2004
Economic Outlook for the Industry
?Knowing what is ahead can help to lower risk and raise the odds of
success. ?Business is looking to pick up and things are going to be
better for you,? Nick Limb, Ducker Research Co., told attendees at the
BEC Conference in Las Vegas. This doesn?t mean it is going to be
easier, he added, just that conditions are going to be better.
Limb pointed out that nonresidential construction has turned the
corner and the overall rate of decline is slowing. Looking ahead, he
expects overall demand to pick up in the second half of this year.
Putting glass into perspective as a building material, Limb said
vision glass is 29 percent of total exterior wall area (the single
largest category), and spandrel glass is 1 percent. This is actually 1
percent higher for vision glass than a couple of decades ago, his
historic figures show.
Limb contrasted the opinions of contract glaziers and architects,
based on interviews his company held with each group last fall.
Contract glazing companies see more low-E/energy codes as the most
important industry trend (an overwhelming 60 percent) and more
laminated glass use as the second major factor(over 20 percent).
Architects also see energy efficiency/low-E as the most important
trend (at 30 percent) but for them this is followed by daylighting,
safety/security, and aesthetic issues (all close at 17/18 percent).?
National Glass Association
http://www.glassmagazine.net/archivednews.php?id=377&PHPSESSID=14bfe165a2ead73cbcf76fdcaa0be006
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I am reposting the previous information below for your convenience.
Nick Limb, a partner with the research firm of Ducker Worldwide
presented research concerning the percentage of glass used in the
exterior of different types of buildings.
? Basic retail stores use the most glass as a percentage of the
exterior surface?38 percent. Approximately 21 percent of the surface
area of offices and banks use glass. Use of glass was also tracked
along geographic lines, with the South using the highest percentage of
glass on building exteriors, and the Midwest using the lowest. ?The
largest single commercial glazing market is in the South,? Limb said.
Commercial glazing was also tracked by type. Thirty-six percent of
glass is used in new construction, 26 percent in additions and 38
percent in remodeling and/or replacement."
"Limb also made a number of predictions about the use of glass in the future.
Among them:
- There will be tremendous growth in the value-added products;
- The use of glass in interiors continues to increase;
- Expect large increases in the use of decorative and privacy glasses;
annual growth of ten percent or more is possible;
- Variable climate-controlled glass will make strong headway;
- The use of low-emissivity glass will continue to grow; the
percentage of low-E glass that is sputter-coated will decrease. ?We
are only halfway through the adoption and use of low-E glass;?
-The float suppliers will continue to dominate in the coated glass arena;
- Contract glazing companies should expect to have seen an average
growth of 14 percent in 2000 and median growth of 10 percent;
- Contract glazing growth was slowest in the Midwest (a 7 percent
increase) and highest in the Northeast (15 percent).?
US Glass Magazine
http://www.usglassmag.com/backissues/0102/glassweek.html
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