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EDUCATION & TRAINING:
GLAZING EXECUTIVES FORUM

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General Information | 2012 Agenda Coming Soon

GEF 2011 Schedule

September 12
8:30 am  Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome – Phil James, NGA President
9:05 am Introduction – Rick Hamlin, Trainor Glass
9:30 am Kevin Surace, Serious Materials
Surace, who leads Serious Materials in its attempt to make America's buildings more energy efficient, will be sharing from his experiences, including how glaziers can be part of the next wave of energy efficiency.
10:30 am Break
10:45 - 12:15 pm

Breakout Session I

  • Best Practices in Estimating – Anthony Callas, Heinaman Contract Glazing
  • Energy Efficient Innovations and Options for Glazing – Helen Sanders, SAGE
  • Preventing Curtain Wall Failure – Chris Fenwick, Kawneer
  • BIM TBD
12:30 – 1:30 pm

Lunch Presentation: NGA Update and NGA's Educational Offerings
Steve Burnett, Walters & Wolf, NGA Chairman
Matt Rumbaugh, NGA

1:45 – 3:15 pm

Breakout Session II

  • Fenestration Selection Strategies for Evolving Energy Codes and Standards  - Mike Turner, YKK AP
  • Safety and the Bottom Line - Mike Birk, Edgetech
  • Pre-Glazing – Pete Chojnakci, FabTech
  • Contracts and Legal Issues – Chip Gentry, Carson and   Coil
3:15 pm Break
3:30 – 4:30 pm

Annual Economic Forecast – Jeff Dietrich of Eco Trends will provide insights on the glass industry, including financial and operating trends, forecasts, research, and more.

4:30 -
5:30 pm 		Networking Reception
 

2011 Glazing Executives Forum is Sponsored By:

GTS

CarsonCoil
Charles A. (Chip) Gentry

 
Guardian YKK AP