Registration Open: Facades+AM Morning Forum in D.C. is just a month away!
W&W Glass LLC will be attending and is officially sponsoring the Facades+AM Morning Forum in Washington D.C.! The Facades+ conference series is a robust dialogue encompassing all things building skin—bridging the profession, industry, academia, operations, and ownership. We’ve distilled the best of the Facades+ 2-day event into a quick-take morning forum with a strong local flair—Facades+AM—this time tailor-made for the Washington, DC area.
8:30 – 9:35: 1. BREAKING THE BOX: THE CHANGING DC AESTHETIC
In a city where rectangular volumes of concrete and glass have been the standard, structures in the DC area are experiencing a renaissance in massing, materials, and function. Explore the building types being reconsidered and a glimpse of what’s to come in the nation’s capitol.
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9:35 – 9:50: NETWORKING BREAK
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9:50 – 10:55: 2. TRANSFORMATIVE RESKINS: ATTRACTING NEW OCCUPANTS
Can repositioning, reprogramming, and adaptive re-use transform under-performing real estate assets in Washington into something that feels completely new but is built on existing structures? Discover how facade replacements and strategic additions help achieve this.
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10:55 – 11:10: NETWORKING BREAK
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11:10 – 12:15: 3. COMPUTATIONAL FACADE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE
Building facades have evolved throughout the years from empirically-based, load-bearing, mass masonry facades, to modern, lightweight and with an immeasurable variety of geometric and material configurations. But how do we efficiently analyze and engineer these complex geometries to balance technical performance requirements with aesthetics, constructability, and cost?
