This year’s Architects’ Educational Forum is set to take place March 17 as part of Glass Expo Midwest, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. This free event is exclusive to architects and will offer a seminar program of AIA-accredited presentations that focus on a number of [...]

Plans have been seen for this year’s Architects’ Educational Forum, taking place March 17 as part of Glass Expo Midwest, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. Exclusive to architects, this seminar program is catered specifically to their unique needs and will include coverage of a number [...]

Events across the United States and Canada in 2010 will help those in the design, building and remodeling industries build their business skills and help feed the hungry, during the Pro Expo presented by Pella. During the free events, attendees can obtain continuing education credits, learn about the latest products, services and gain tips to [...]

Technology & Conservation, the MIT Department of Architecture’s Building Technology Program and the Boston Society of Architects/AIA’s Historic Resources Committee will host a conference and training program titled “Glass & Glazing in the 21st Century.” Scheduled to take place March 20-21, the conference will be held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Mass., and will [...]

The Protective Glazing Council (PGC) International announced the first webinar of the 2010 monthly webinar series. The hour-long webinars, for architects, building owners, specifiers, glazing contractors and others in the architectural community, are free and focus on various industry topics.
The next webinar will be given by Devin Bowman, national sales manager for Technical Glass Products [...]

Green building professionals seeking to earn or maintain the LEED AP or LEED Green Associate credentials will have many opportunities to do so next week during Greenbuild 2009, which will take place November 11-13 in Phoenix. The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) administers the LEED Professional Credentials, including the exams and credentialing maintenance, both of [...]

The Glass Association of North America (GANA) today announced the online availability of the first of a series of educational webinars for the glass and glazing industry. The webinar, titled Thermal and Energy Modeling of Two Fenestration Systems in Hot and Cold Climates, focuses on obtaining and maintaining long-term energy savings and sustainability. 
The presentation was [...]

The new BIM Modeling Task Group met yesterday during the American Architectural Manufacturers Association’s (AAMA) summer meeting, which has been taking place this week in Minneapolis. Mike Turner, of YKK AP America, serves as chair and he enlisted David Bandi, director content and partner development with Autodesk, to present some background on BIM to members.
“BIM [...]

Some of the world’s most innovative, architectural glazing trends originated in Europe before making their way across the pond to become mainstream North American designs. Anyone looking for a good excuse to check out some of those innovations and expand their glazing application knowledge can find all of that and more during the 11th Glass [...]

From high-performance glass and curtainwall systems to new styles and trends, glass and metal suppliers will be exhibiting their latest products and services during the 2009 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition, which will take place April 30-May 2 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
The theme for this year’s event is “The Power of [...]