PITTSBURGH, PA June 19, 2024 – Vitro Architectural Glass has updated its online Glass Education Center website with over 10 refined educational videos and a new piece on Understanding Glass Distortion and Anisotropy.

The latest video updates include:

• NEW: Glass Distortion & Anisotropy
• Top Glass Design Considerations
• Spandrel & Insulating Glass Manufacturing
• The Right Glass for the Right Acoustics
• Nickel Sulfide & Spontaneous Breakage
• Pros & Cons of Gas-Filled IGUs
• The Benefits of Designing with Reflective Glass
• Heat-Treated Glass Processes
• North America's Largest MSVD Oversized Glass Coater
• Managing Thermal Stress Risk
• Oversized Glass Considerations
• Designing Glass to Resist Wind & Snow Loads

Users can also access these updated videos on Vitro’s YouTube channel.

“These latest improvements help meet a growing demand for educational content about designing and building with glass,” said Robert Struble, director of brand and innovation, Vitro Architectural Glass. “We’re pleased to be able to launch these updates and also routinely provide objective, user-focused information to help architects, designers, fabricators, students and building professionals better understand the industry's current state.”

Launched in 2013, the Vitro Glass Education Center is a user-centric, continuously expanding library of technical information that uses a combination of videos, infographics, slide shows and narrative articles to examine a wide variety of glass industry topics. New topics are added regularly based on the questions most frequently asked online or to Vitro Glass sales representatives and call center personnel.

In 2021, the Vitro Glass Education Center underwent a significant update that not only introduced a restructured homepage, re-organized content categories and an updated article tagging system, but also enhanced the site's overall functionality for a seamless and convenient browsing experience.

For more information about Vitro’s Glass Education Center, click here. To learn more about Vitro Architectural Glass products, visit www.vitroglazings.com or call 1-855-VTRO-GLS (887-6457).

About Vitro Architectural Glass

Vitro Architectural Glass, part of Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA), is the largest glass producer in the Western Hemisphere, manufacturing a range of industry-leading, energy-efficient, high-performance products such as Solarban^®, Sungate^® and Starphire Ultra-Clear^® glasses. Committed to continually raising the industry standard for sustainability, Vitro was the first U.S. glass manufacturer to have its complete collection of architectural glass products earn Cradle to Cradle Certified^® status and the first North American manufacturer to publish third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for flat glass and processed glass products. Additionally, as of April 2024, all Vitro architectural glass products meet the Top 20% Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) material Global Warming Potential (GWP) threshold the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) established pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and related guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Vitro operates seven glass production facilities across North America, four residential glass fabrication plants in Canada and one of the world’s largest glass research and development facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit VitroGlazings.com.

Media Contact:
Robert J. Struble
Vitro Architectural Glass
412-820-8138
rstruble@vitro.com
www.vitroglazings.com