DEPEW, NY… SEFAR® Architecture announces that its VISION aluminum-coated precision fabric interlayer for glass is now digitally printable. Vibrant, long-lasting UV-resistant inks allow architects and designers to produce Pantone colors, patterns, pictures or any other design effect imaginable on building exteriors without obstructing views from inside. Designs can be created across the entire length of a glass wall partition, curtain wall or even the entire expanse of a building’s glass façade.

OWATONNA, MN – Viracon has expanded its triple insulating glass sizes to 70 square feet, giving architects and building designers more options as energy codes become stricter. By adding another spacer and glass lite, designers can apply a more diverse range of substrates and high-performance coatings to a Viracon triple insulating glass unit, ultimately improving the product’s performance.

AURORA, IL…TEC^® announces the addition of seven new colors to its TecniColor™ Commercial Grade Grout line. The new colors will be available in November 2013.

TecniColor™ grout delivers an easy-to-use formula for use in commercial and public spaces. Introduced in June 2013, the product’s increasing popularity among installers has already led to a demand for its expansion.

ERIE, PA – Zurn Industries, LLC announces the promotion of Scott McDowell to Global Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. In this role, Scott will manage strategic accounts, lead the enhancement of innovation and product development, and pursue potential acquisitions in collaboration with Zurn’s parent company, Rexnord (NYSE: RXN).

“This move will bring an increased focus to innovate and commercialize new products faster across the company, and develop new market adjacencies for the Zurn portfolio,” stated Craig Wehr, President, Zurn.

JAMESTOWN, NY – A historic retrofit project on some of the most hallowed ground in the United States, the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, was recently completed with the installation of 1,700 custom, handcrafted steel windows from Hope’s®.

The design-build project was the work of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii to retrofit the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard/Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY/IMF) Building 155–with the mandate to maintain the structure’s historic window features.