CE Lunch Series: Big Glass Vol. 2 - Increasing Daylight Openings in Residential Architecture

Big Glass Vol. 2 - Increasing Daylight Openings in Residential Architecture

Course Code – IDLO24BIGGL

1 LU/HSW

Learning Objectives:

• Why fenestration products are getting bigger.
• How different types of glass is made, from silica sand to sealed units. Identifying the basic types glass and the attributes each type.
• How to create high performing sealed glass units for any environmental zone.
• Defining size and weight and engineering boundaries when designing and specifying big glass. The role of international standards.
• Considerations in handling, transportation, packaging, sequencing and delivery and the effect on cost.