Dow Corning Façade Expert Presenting Webinar Featuring Innovative Solutions to Improve Thermal Performance Without Sacrificing Design Freedom
Midland, MI (PRWEB) February 20, 2014 -- To meet ever-stricter energy regulations, designers are faced with compromises and trade-offs affecting building enclosure design. In a free webinar this month, Dow Corning’s Stanley Yee will explain how using specific energy-efficient solutions can improve thermal performance and empower architects with greater design freedom.
The Feb. 26 webinar, “Improving Building Enclosure Thermal Performance and Design Freedom with Innovative High Performance Insulation,” is offered as part of The Construction Specifiers Institute’s (CSI) WebReach program. The presentation will focus on Dow Corning’s newest insulation technologies – aerogel building insulation blanket and vacuum insulation panels (VIP).
Presenter Yee is a LEED® Accredited Professional with specialties including design assistance and support; building enclosure air, water and thermal control; waterproofing; and testing enclosure performance.
“New high-performance insulation technologies enable additional freedom in architectural design,” said Yee, a facade design and construction specialist at Dow Corning. “Knowledge of these new systems can help designers and specifiers meet stringent energy codes without sacrificing design aesthetics.”
The presentation will provide an introduction to key properties of aerogel blanket insulation and vacuum insulation panels, including common construction applications and results of recent thermal modeling and hot-box testing. It also will include discussion of thermal transmittance, design considerations necessary to achieve lower U-values in curtainwall constructions and use of aerogel blankets to reduce thermal bridging.
Attendees of the Dow Corning-sponsored webinar can earn one AIA CES learning unit or health, safety and welfare (HSW) credit and one professional development hour credit.
The hour-long webinar is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST on Feb. 26. Interested individuals can register or learn more at http://csinet.org/dowcorning. Attendees must register at least 24 hours prior to the event.
To learn more about Dow Corning’s high-performance insulation solution offerings – including Dow Corning® Vacuum Insulation Panels, Dow Corning® Architectural Insulation Modules and Dow Corning® Building Insulation Blanket – visit http://www.dowcorning.com/hpinsulation. Information about Dow Corning’s full range of silicon-based materials for high-performance building is available at http://www.dowcorning.com/construction.
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Dow Corning (http://www.dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.
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About High Performance Building Solutions
Dow Corning is collaborating with industry professionals around the world to develop solutions to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, reduce the eco-footprint of construction materials, and improve the health and safety of building occupants. Taking a holistic approach, Dow Corning brings together expertise from across the company to help customers find solutions to a wide range of high performance building challenges. Dow Corning High Performance Building Solutions include proven materials for structural and protective glazing, weatherproofing, insulating glass, window and door fabrication, and building materials.
Alisha Toyzan, AGP & Associates, Inc., http://www.agp-inc.com, +1 (989) 839-5800, [email protected]
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