From solar and optical properties to thermal performance, from structural and safety to acoustic performance, glass selection is one of the most important decisions you will make to ensure the building façade will meet expectations. But with a large variety of coatings, substrates, glass treatment options, cavity fills, and spacer options to choose from, where do you begin? And how do you protect your design intent through tender and procurement?
Using case studies and decision tools, this session will present a framework for glazing selection and procurement that you can apply to any glass selection project. You’ll learn how to identify key performance requirements and standards for glass selection, which components of insulated glass units affect their performance, and how these components interact.
What you’ll learn
- Describe the design process and when critical decisions must be made around glass and glazing.
- Identify key performance requirements and standards for glass selection.
- Recognize which components of insulated glass units affect their performance and how these components interact.
- Identify the elements of a framework to compare options for insulated glass units across multiple requirements.
