Join BEC Wisconsin, Trulite and Vitro for a half-day workshop and tour on glass. 

Schedule:

• 8:00 am Registration
• 8:30 am Event starts
• 12:00 pm Event ends

Presentation: Understanding Low-e Coatings
The information in this course will help architects understand how high-performance architectural glass can significantly improve the energy efficiency of buildings while reducing their operating costs and carbon emissions.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the manufacturing processes for pyrolytic and MSVD low-e coatings.
• Understand commercial energy usage and how low-e coatings can improve energy efficiency and earn LEED® credit contributions.
• Identify the solar energy spectrum and common glass performance measures.
• Recognize how passive and solar control low-e coatings differ.

LIVE Fabricator Tour

The LIVE TOUR will benefit participants by providing up-close observation of the glass fabrication process, providing insight to the resources and technology required; in addition to witnessing quality control measures that help design professionals satisfy their client requirements. The tour will begin with a presentation followed by a walk-through of the plant. The objective of the presentation will be to introduce participants to the steps and procedures of fabricating architectural glass. In addition, the presentation will cover safety requirements. The walk-through will cover the steps of architectural glass fabrication from cutting and washing to the fabrication of the finished insulating glass units.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain knowledge on the components of an insulated glass unit, including low-e glass and how it improves the energy performance of commercial buildings.
• Learn how glass is stored, washed and cut for fabrication.
• Understand the heating / tempering process used to strengthen architectural glass and the quality control procedures in place.
• Recognize the differences between annealed, heat strengthened and tempered glass, and when to appropriately specify each, especially with respect to safety.
• See and understand how lites of glass are fabricated into finished insulating glass units that contribute to the well-being of building occupants.
• Examine proper packaging and shipping methods, as well as safety measures.

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