The Glass Envelope:
a Vision for the Future
Wednesday April 18 & Thursday April 19, 2012
Sala San Marco, 215 Preston Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Modern architecture is all about glass and glazing. The past is re-imagined
with curtain wall and sloped glazing (the chateaux-style National Gallery).
Normally staid, blocky high-rise rental buildings have been replaced by
soaring condo towers with endless views through floor-to-ceiling window
walls. New forms are created with structural glass, point support glass, cable
net structures and other systems (the curvaceous, organic front façade of the
Ottawa Convention Centre). Yet, such systems are thermally weak and of
limited life span. Energy prices are increasing. New fossil fuel sources have
greater environmental legacy risks. Codes and standards requirements are
tightening to control energy consumption, improve occupant comfort and
durability.
BECOR presents a practical, two-day session on new codes, standards and
other design considerations related to glass and glazing systems, and
presentations by industry-leading product manufacturers and glazing
specialists that will demonstrate how to meet those new requirements with
products and systems currently on the market. Technical topics include the
new Model National Energy Code for Buildings, thermal performance
modeling of curtain walls, coated-glass selection for energy performance and
thermal comfort. Product presentations include vacuum insulating glass
units and panels, factory applied and post-applied films, ‘switchable’ glazing,
curtain wall, residential window wall, structural glass systems, vinyl and
fiberglass windows, skylights and roof windows.
BECOR Seminars are Eligible for OAA Self-Directed Continuing
Education Points
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Day 1: Wednesday April 18, 2010
8:00 am
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Helene Roche,
BECOR President
9:15 – 9:45
The Impact of Fenestration on the
Overall Thermal Performance of the
Building Envelope
Mario Gonçalves,
Patenaude-Trempe Inc.
9:45 – 10:15
Thermal Performance of Curtain Walls
Mark Lawton,
Morrison Hershfield Ltd.
10:15 – 10:30
Joint Q&A
10:30 – 10:45
Health & Refreshment Break
10:45 – 11:15
Selecting Coated Glass for Energy Control
Margaret Webb,
Insulating Glass Manufacturers
Alliance
11:15 – 11:45
Low-e Coated Glass for Thermal Comfort
Control in Apartment Buildings
George Torok,
Morrison Hershfield Ltd.
11:45 – 12:00
Joint Q&A
12:00 – 1:30
Lunch & Networking
1:30 – 2:00
Vacuum Insulating Glass
Chris Barry,
Pilkington Glass / NSG Group
2:00 – 2:30
Energy Control Films for New
Construction and Retrofit
Ron Phelps,
3M Canada
2:30 – 2:45
Joint Q&A
2:45 – 3:00
Health & Refreshment Break
3:00 - 3:30
Electronically Tintable Glass
(Electrochromic Glazing)
Bill Myers,
Sage Electrochromics Inc.
3:30 – 4:00
Sunlight Responsive Tinting
(Thermochromic Glazing)
Paul Ogburn,
Pleotint LLC
4:00 – 4:15
Joint Q&A
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Day 2: Thursday April 19, 2010
8:30 am
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30
Energy Star, NAFS & Other Performance
Issues
Jeff Baker
Westlab/Fenestration Canada
9:30 – 10:00
Practical Considerations from the Vinyl
Window Manufacturer’s Perspective
Phil Lewin,
Vinyl Window Designs Group
10:00 – 10:15
Joint Q&A
10:15 – 10:30
Health & Refreshment Break
10:30 – 11:00
Fiberglass Windows
Gary Mackin, Victor Kowalczyk
Inline Fiberglass Ltd.
11:00 – 11:30
Skylights and Roof Windows
Russell Ibbotson,
Velux Canada Inc.
11:30 – 11:45
Joint Q&A
12:00 – 1:30
Lunch & Networking
1:30 – 2:00
Unitized Curtain Wall and Residential
Window Wall Compared
Frédéric Chauvin,
Alumico Architectural Inc.
2:00 – 2:30
Vacuum Insulating Panels & Structural
Silicone Glazing
Scott Waechter,
Dow-Corning Corp.
2:30 – 3:00
Cable Net & Glass Fin Structures
John Carpenter,
Sentech Architectural Systems
3:00 – 3:15
Joint Q&A
3:15 – 3:30
Closing Remarks
Helene Roche,
BECOR President
Individual Members $270 + HST = $305.10 per person
Premium Corporate Members $240 + HST = $271.20 per person
Non-Members $350 + HST = $395.50 per person
Visit www.BECOR.org to register on-line for this event
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