, Session Block C2
16:15 Glass for Advanced Building Envelopes
Chair: Blair Payson, Olson Kundig, Seattle, United States
Advanced façade engineering for extreme climates
- Solar control glass
- Human-centric glass gesign
- Visual and non-visual effects of glass spectral transmission
Bird-friendly glass
- Threat posed by glass facades
- What are regulators and customers doing to address this problem?
- Solutions and their advantages and disadvantages
Bird-collision deterrent glazing based on a PVB interlayer
- Bird-friendly laminated glass solutions
- Results of flight-tunnel tests
- Alternative solutions on the market
Transparent dream
- Smart transparency in building envelopes
- New interpretation of the original buildings
- Envelope transparency design for building refurbishment
Design of a revolving glass floor for observation and thermal performance
- Revolving glass floor maximizing visual transparency
- Structural glass floor designed for serviceability
- Thermal performance ensuring occupant comfort
Application of thin glass and polycarbonate as laminated safety glass
- Potential of thin glass-polycarbonate composite
- Test method results as laminated safety glass
- Analysis of further properties
Brief Presentation
Curving minimalist windows: Options and challenges
17:45 End of Conference Day 1
19:30 Conference Dinner 