JOIN ENCLOS IN FINLAND FOR GLASS PERFORMANCE DAYS (GPD)
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JOIN ENCLOS IN FINLAND FOR GLASS PERFORMANCE DAYS (GPD)
Enclos team will journey to the land of the midnight sun
EAGAN, MN - March 7, 2011 – Enclos will have a strong presence at the upcoming GPD, the largest international conference on architectural glass. The event is held biannually in Tampere, Finland, with more than 800 participants from over 55 countries in attendance. This year’s program consists of two days of workshops and three days of conference proceedings from June 17-20.
Six papers submitted by Enclos were accepted for the conference and will be published in the conference proceedings. Five of the papers will be presented as part of the speakers program, and one is included in the poster session. Topics of the Enclos submissions include: glass performance, CFD modeling, blast design, double skins, structural glass facades and retrofit strategies.
The Architect’s Forum is a special program at GPD, where leading industry experts are invited to present topical information most relevant to the architectural profession. At this year’s Forum, Mic Patterson, Director of Strategic Development at Enclos’ Advanced Technology Studio (EnclosATS), has been invited to speak on sustainability considerations of glass in the building facade. Other Forum speakers include such industry leaders as James Carpenter, Timothy Macfarlane, Werner Sobek, and Keith Boswell. Mic will also be conducting a full day workshop on structural glass façade technology, along with Jeff Vaglio, Design Engineer at EnclosATS, and Michael Ludvick, Structural Engineer at M. Ludvik & Co.
The full program including workshop descriptions and other conference details is available at the GPD website here. Join us for the fun in Finland!
Enclos – providing the visible difference in the building skin – is a leading facade technology firm, providing comprehensive design, engineering and strategic implementation services for custom facades and curtainwall cladding systems. With over 350 people and 16 office locations, the firm self-performs a spectrum of services and manages a sophisticated global supply chain, a strategy that optimizes capacity, quality and economy for its diverse client base. Enclos has been a leader in facade system development since the advent of contemporary curtainwall systems in the mid twentieth century, and is consistently ranked as a leading facade contractor in national industry surveys today. Many of the most prominent buildings in the world’s great cities showcase Enclos’ innovative approach to engineering and construction. http://www.enclos.com
Contact: Mic Patterson | 213 747 4001 | .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)