Program
Time |
Topics |
Speakers |
| 7:30 am-8:30am | Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30am-9:00am | Opening Remarks |
Gary Highbee, AIA Director of Industry Development, The Steel Institute/ Ornamental Institutes of New York Principal, Weidlinger Associates, Inc., New York, NY |
| 9:00am-10:00am | Innovations in Building Envelope Engineering |
Wilfried Laufs, Ph.D., LEED A.P. Vice President,Thornton Tomasetti, New York, NY Jeremy Mucha Vice President, Benson Industries LLC, Portland, OR |
| 10:00am-10:30am | Break |
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| 10:30am-11:00am | Performance History of Curtain Wall and Glazing Systems |
Thomas A. Schwartz, P.E. Senior Principal, President and Head of Building Technology Group, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, New York, NY |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | Recladding for Longevity |
Armand J. Labelle Principal and Director of International Projects, Israel Berger & Associates, New York, NY Vice President, Benson Industries LLC, Portland, OR |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch |
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| 1:00pm-2:00pm | Corrrosion Engineering of Structural and Architectural Metals |
Ron Latanision, Ph.D., P.E. Corporate Vice President and Director of Mechanics and Materials Practice, Exponent , Boston, MA Vincent Hock, F.NACE Metallurgist, ERDC-CERL, Champaign, IL |
| 2:00pm-2:30pm | Steel Frame Longevity |
Michel Bruneau, Ph.D., P.Eng. Professsor, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY |
| 2:30pm-3:00pm | Performance Lessons from Forensic Investigations |
David Peraza, P.E. Principal Engineer, Principal Engineer, Buildings and Structures Practice, Exponent , New York, NY |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Break |
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| 3:30pm-4:30pm | Longevity and Sustainable Design |
Robert C. Field, P.E., LEED A.P. Associate, Robert Silman Associates, Washington, D.C. John P. Cross, P.E Vice President, AISC, Chicago, IL |
| 4:30pm-5:00pm | Concluding Remarks |
Mohammed Ettouney, Ph.D., P.E., F.AEI Principal, Weidlinger Associates, Inc., New York, NY
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