May 30 2015
Dow Corning is set to continue their sponsorship and high level participation at the world leading forum for knowledge share and networking for all things glass. The bi-annual Glass Performance Days, which will take place in Tampere, Finland, 24-26 June, offers an unrivalled opportunity to attend a myriad of seminars and workshops which examine trends, legislation and innovation.
As well as presenting Dow Corning silicone solutions for high performance building at the accompanying exhibition, technical experts from Dow Corning will speak and facilitate sessions on the following topics:
Wednesday 24th June
9:00 am to 1:00pm: An interactive half day workshop (#3) entitled Structural Silicone Glazing and Next Generation Bonding Technologies – Optimising Design and Performance in Facade Systems.
Hosted by Dow Corning Industry Scientist Larry Carbary
Thursday 25th June
9:50 am: A collaborative presentation based on a co-authored paper entitled ‘Thermal Performance of High Performance Shadow Boxes, Modelling and Testing’ to be given by Dan Bettenhausen of Enclos. This presentation will be featured in the Architectural Challenges & Solutions and Facades full day session, chaired by Dow Corning Industry Scientist Larry Carbary and Specialist/Designer at Kuraray, Valerie Block.
1:45 pm: High Performance Curtain Wall Solutions – Optimization by Simulations, as part of the Glass and Sustainability Session
Presented by Dow Corning Building Performance Simulation Specialist David Appelfeld
Friday 26th June
11:25 am: Structural Silicone Glazed Curtain Walls – Beyond ETAG 002, as part of the Glass Bonding and Point Fixing session
Presented by Dow Corning Senior Application Engineer Patrick Vandereecken
2:10 pm: Validation of Hyperelastic Material Models for Silicone Sealants for use in Finite Element Modelling, as part of the Glass Bonding and Point Fixing session
Presented by Dow Corning Application Specialist Jon Kimberlain
Jean-Paul Hautekeer,Global Marketing Director of Dow Corning High Performance Building, will also speak at a discussion forum during the opening session on day one of this event. In this capacity, he will be able to directly answer questions raised by glass industry experts.
For further details, please contact us and to register, please visit www.gpd.fi.
Source: http://www.dowcorning.com/