Thanks to the generous folks at Swinerton Builders and the ever-innovative planners at NAWIC, a group of women from Giroux Glass was given the chance to tour an impressive project on Thursday. The project is a “mixed...
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Author: Barbara Kotsos
“Outstanding Women in Construction and Design . . . “
. . . is the headline on this week’s Los Angeles Business Journal. We were so proud, once again, to see listed among the 25 prominent women in our industry, our Giroux Glass, CEO and...
“Lake on Wilshire” Hearing at City Hall
At Giroux Glass, Inc., our involvement with projects often starts with estimating projects when general contractors themselves are bidding for the contract. Sometimes it starts when we work with architects on the design itself. Roll...
A Tour of the Guardian Glass Manufacturing Plant, Geneva, New York
Guardian Glass is Guardian Industries’ largest of several divisions, and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products. With twenty-eight float plants spread across five continents and twenty-five countries, I...
A Year of Construction: ENR Photo Contest Winners
With photo such as these, no one need wonder why it is I love what I do. ENR Magazine held a contest, and I can’t imagine how they possibly were able to pick the...
American Subcontractors Association
At Giroux Glass, we feel it's important to keep in touch with not only all that is going on within our industry locally, but also to see and chat with other "subs" in our area. We feel that being members of American Subcontractors Association, ("ASA"), is a wonderful way to do just that. Headquartered in Alexandria, VA and established in 1966, ASA members include subcontractors, specialty trade contractors and a variety of suppliers. Our local Los Angeles/Orange County chapter, has since 1988, hosted monthly meetings at which guests…
An Insider’s Tour of the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
What a thrill it was for Monica Molinaro and me to get a private tour of the gorgeous new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. We have previously published a few posts on the project (see 6/23/16 and 5/11/16), but it’s the first time that the two of us got to see this amazing venue’s impressive 650,000 square feet of sport and entertainment space -- and also the projects completed by Giroux Glass, Inc. From the moment we entered the row of double glass entrance doors, (installed by Giroux Glass), our jaws dropped and we continued, awe-struck.
At Giroux Glass, We Celebrate Labor Day!
We consider Labor Day to be an important holiday, not just because we enjoy a long weekend. This special day is a creation of the labor movement, dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers....
Celebrating Construction Inclusion Week Every Day at Giroux Glass
For Construction Inclusion Week (October 18-22, 2021) we want to help bring awareness to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the construction industry.