SCGMA YPG Q3 Event – Merit Aluminum Tour

Join us at Merit Aluminum to learn more about the aluminum extrusion industry, tour their facility, and more!   Date: Friday, September 9, 2022 Time: TBD Location: 2480 Railroad St, Corona, CA 92880 Tentative Schedule – TBD Due to spacing…

March 9, 2022

SCGMA Architectural Glass Boot Camp Recap – USC School of Architecture

  On February 17th, after missing a couple of years due to COVID-19 restrictions, Southern California Glass Management Association (SCGMA) and District Council 36 Local Union 636 hosted another successful Architectural Glass Boot Camp for the USC School of Architecture…

March 9, 2022

SCGMA YPG Q1 Event Recap – FHC and Glasswerks Tour

On March 4th, nearly two years from the start of COVID-19 restrictions hindering our ability to schedule in-person events, Southern California Glass Management Association (SCGMA) eagerly invited back our Young Professionals Group (YPG)  to kick off the first quarterly YPG…

March 7, 2022

Legislative Alert – AB 1400 and ACA 11

SCGMA officially take an opposing stance to AB 1400 and ACA 11. AB 1400 is a terrible bill, although it is toothless without Assembly Constitutional Amendment 11 (ACA 11) which puts in place the taxes to fund the program.  ACA…

February 2, 2022

SCGMA Case Study – Pacific Visions at the Aquarium of the Pacific

Engineered glazing systems offering visual transparency between interior and exterior spaces are typical installations of our SCGMA members, but as facades have evolved, so has the scope of work for these firms. In this SCGMA Case Study we look at…

February 1, 2022

SCGMA Technical Bulletin – Laminated Glass and Low E Coatings

Occasionally, risk elements present themselves in the commercial glazing business, and we believe that it is helpful to address them. Rejection of installed laminated Low E glazing due to subtle color shifts has been an issue and is the subject…

February 1, 2022

SCGMA YPG Q4 Event – Bluebeam Software Virtual Presentation

Join us to learn more about an innovative software created for design and construction professionals to develop smart, simple solutions that make life easier for project teams everywhere in a virtual presentation hosted by Bluebeam. Date: Friday, December 2, 2022…

January 31, 2022

LETF Announces Enforcement of Public Works Construction Sites

The Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR’s) Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF) is leading a new initiative to inspect publicly funded construction sites to ensure employers provide workers’ compensation insurance and follow labor laws, including applicable prevailing wage laws, skilled and trained…

January 27, 2022