Safe by Design: Security Glazing and High-Performance Glass in Educational Facilities

AIA Continuing Education
Security Glazing
Webinars

Hosted by Architectural Record

September 11, 2025

This course is part of the Glass and Glazing Design Academy. The presentation is accredited for 1.0 AIA LU|HSW.

Presented by:

  • Teresa Hamm Modley, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC®, Associate, VMDO
  • Urmilla Sowell, Technical and Advocacy Vice President, NGA
  • David Dumas, AIA, Associate Principal, Beck Architecture
  • Jaime Gascon, Division Director, Miami-Dade County
  • Ron Madeley, Principal Engineer|Business Interface Leader, Technical Glass Products

As school safety remains a top priority, architects and design professionals are increasingly turning to advanced glazing systems to protect students, staff, and learning environments. This webinar explores the critical role of security glazing and high-performance glass in educational facility design.

Participants will examine how modern glazing technologies address threats ranging from forced entry and ballistics to blast and natural disasters, without compromising aesthetics, daylighting, or energy performance.

The session will also review relevant codes and performance standards, and feature real-world applications that demonstrate how security glass enhances both physical safety and occupant well-being in schools.  It will include case studies presented by architects and industry experts who have implemented security glazing in K-12 and higher-education projects.