Jeff Heymann

Regional Director- Eastern Region, Benson Industries LL , Benson Industries LLC, Portland, OR

Presentation: Recladding for Longevity
Technological advances in curtain wall design and installation are not solely the province of new construction. Replacing the curtain wall on existing buildings to take advantage of these developments can provide longevity where their energy performance, spatial arrangement, or marketability have made them functionally obsolescent. The feasibility of such recladding, along with the operational and constructional challenges, are illustrated via case studies by speakers representing the perspectives of designer and fabricator/installer.

Brief Bio

Jeff Heymann, is Regional Director - Eastern Region, for Benson Industries LLC, which provides design, engineering, installation and prototype testing services for custom curtain wall and cladding systems worldwide.  His professional experience has involved such high-profile work as the current re-cladding of the United Nations Secretariat to enhance thermal and blast resistance while replicating the existing appearance, the cladding of Battery Park City’s LEED TM Platinum Visionaire with its unique incorporation of PV panels in the facade, and the recladding of Manhattan’s 1095 Avenue of the  Americas, among other well-known projects.  He was educated at Case Western Reserve University and State University College at Buffalo and has 25 years experience in the curtain wall and cladding industry.

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