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GPAD Concludes with Thermal Optimization Discussion
FeneTech’s Glass Processing Automation Days concluded this afternoon with a number of thought-provoking discussions, including one on the thermal optimization of insulating glass (IG) units, led by Mike McHugh, president of Integrated Automation Systems. According to McHugh’s presentation, the IG business has gone through continuous transformation in the last 30 years. While each change was often labeled “incremental” and not worth the investment, the accumulation of these options has resulted in a much higher performance … CONTINUE READING
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IGMA Summer Conference Features NREL Presentation
The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) Summer Technical Conference continued today with meetings of the Glass Safety Awareness Council and the IGMA Certification and Education Committee and a presentation by Tim Snow and David Goldwasser of Tim Snow and David Goldwasser. The presentation, titled “OpenStudio Building Thermal Modeling Using Google Sketchup,” looked at advanced thermal modeling and design using Sketchup and the OpenStudio plugin and suite of tools, which was developed by NREL. NREL staff … CONTINUE READING
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IGMA Summer Conference Continues with Work, Presentations
The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) Summer Technical Conference continued today with a meeting of the Emerging Technology and Innovation Committee and a presentation by Ken Rubis of Dow Corning about cold bent insulating glass units. Four separate task groups met as part of the activities. “Today’s focus was primarily on getting a lot of work done,” says Margaret Webb, IGMA executive director. “We are working on new information on gas permeability and testing, vacuum … CONTINUE READING
IGMA Technical Conference Gets Underway
The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) has made great strides on the first day of its summer technical conference, which kicked off this morning in Ottawa, Ontario, according to Margaret Webb, executive director. The technical services committee discussed an ongoing study on thermal stress issues for insulating glass which would remove barriers for the creation of an ASTM standard on insulating glass. The committee reported that the study has been on hold for the past … CONTINUE READING
New Committee Forms at IGMA Summer Technical Conference
A new committee formed at the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance Summer Technical Conference: the Emerging Technology & Innovation committee. The new committee will handle research and development, and will be chaired by Helen Sanders of Sage Electrochromic in Faribault, Minn., and co-chaired by David Cooper of Guardian Industries in Auburn Hills, Mich. The conference took place August 29-31, at the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort & Spa in Victoria, B.C. The new committee is rewriting … CONTINUE READING
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