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Wired glass, new schools don''t mesh.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-SEP-03 		Format: Online - approximately 791 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Wired glass, new schools don''t mesh.(Schools)(Changes to the state''s building codes make the use of the potentially harmful glass no longer permitted at some sites)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard

The era of wired glass in new schools is about to end in Oregon.

The state's Building Codes Division on Wednesday will end a long-standing exemption that permitted wired glass to be used in some locations. The glass slows the spread of fire but breaks more easily than laminate or tempered glass and can cause severe injuries.

Eugene businessman Greg Abel hailed the code change.

"The state of Oregon has taken a courageous step forward," said Abel, part of an ad hoc committee that researched the topic during the past year and a half.

"They were finally convinced that wired glass did pose a risk to the nation's children and children in...

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