The National Glass AssociationAssociation (NGA), which was founded in 1948, represents the glazing and glass products industry. Over 1800 companies are part of this organization. NGA is the largest trade organization for the glazing and glass products industry. The vision of NGA is a future where glass is the material of choice to enhance spaces where people live, play, learn, work and heal. More information on NGA is found here.

Priority topics for NGA and the architectural glass and glazing industry include high performance glazing and building resiliency, bird-friendly glazing, recycling and the circular economy, school security, and registered apprenticeship programs. In particular NGA wants to share how glass is an adaptable, sustainable, energy-efficient, strong, beautiful, safe, and essential building product. NGA recently received an EPA grant for reducing embodied greenhouse gas emissions from glass used in construction.

As part of the EPA grant, NGA will help advance the quality and availability environmental product declarations (EPDs) through the creation of an EPD generator tool. NGA wants the senior design team to assist with collection of end-of-life LCA data in regard to architectural glass recycling.