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‘Green’
Issues Glass Courses
with today’s focus on green
issues, high-performance glass has become an integral part of commercial, as
well as residential, construction. Fortunately, there are many AIA
continuing education courses, from basic to advanced, which focus on this
type of product and green issues. Here is a selection of courses on this
subject by members of the architectural glass and metal industry.
High-Performance Glass
and Energy Cost Savings
Guardian Industries Corp.
LU hours: 1
The addition of high-performance solar-control coatings to commercial
insulating glass can offer significant savings to the immediate, and
longterm, energy costs of the building. In this presentation, an exercise
using a simulated 25-story building in Detroit compares up to seven
different glass and coating assemblies and demonstrates a direct energy cost
saving, and HVAC capital cost saving, with each assembly. The typical
payback period for the cost of including high-performance glass coatings is
two to three years. www.guardian.com
High-Performance Glass
and Energy Cost Savings #2
Guardian Industries Corp.
LU hours: 1
In a companion course by the primary glass manufacturer and fabricator, a
simulated six-story building exercise compares several different glass and
coating assemblies and demonstrates a direct energy cost saving with each
assembly. The typical payback period for the cost of including
high-performance glass coatings is two to three years.
www.guardian.com
Glass Performance
Technology
Oldcastle Glass
LU hours: 1
This course is designed to provide a foundation for the understanding of
architectural glass products and their application into architectural
projects. Topics discussed include glass manufacture, coatings and coating
technology, fabricated products, glass performance and low-emissivity glass
as well as how glass goes to market.
www.oldcastleglass.com
Designing with Daylight
Viracon
LU hours: 2
Part of a series of programs by the company designed to provide an approach
to maximizing natural daylight while minimizing heat gain into a building,
the course shows how different window designs and make-ups affect viewing,
occupancy comfort and energy efficiency. There is an explanation of how to
tailor a design and daylighting needs using different glass colors, coatings
and glass make-ups. www.viracon.com
Thermal Barriers in
Aluminum Fenestration Systems
Kawneer Company Inc.
LU hours: 1
This program was developed to provide an understanding of the performance of
thermal barriers in glazing systems. It explores various design methods used
to provide improved thermal performance in window, curtainwall and door
systems by reducing heat/cold transfer through the glazing system.
www.kawneer.com
Design Strategies for High
Performance Glass
Southern California Edison Co.
LU hours: 3
This course is designed to give participants an understanding of how the use
of glass will influence aesthetics, occupancy comfort, energy efficiency and
energy costs. lena.robinson@SCE.com
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