2017 Glass+Metal Symposium™

Join us for a half-day of education and networking with industry professionals involved with product, design and construction - all related to the building envelope!

For FIVE YEARS running, The Glass+Metal Symposium has been educating Florida architects and industry professionals on today's products, trends and construction methods for the building envelope.

The Glass+Metal Symposium™ has become's Florida's premier educational and networking event for design trends, construction methods and new product technologies. Our upcoming September event will mark our 11th symposium in the last five years.  

The 2017 event theme is "Facade Trends + New Technologies", our speakers are industry professionals who are not only experts in their respective fields but also understand the unique challenges we face in the State of Florida and in the hurricane market.

This is a 1/2 day event designed for architects, general contractors, developers and industry professionals involved with the design, construction and maintenance of the building envelope. This symposium offers architects 5 AIA LU/HSW and all participants will receive a certificate of completion. 

2017 SYMPOSIUM AGENDA 

(tentative)

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7:30-7:40 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

7:40-8:15 AM

Architectural Glass Performance + Trends

Presented by: Jeff Rigot, Viracon 

8:15-8:50 AM

Structural Silicones in Glazing Applications

Presented by: Kevin Dunphy, Dow Corning

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8:50-9:05 AM

BREAK

9:05-9:35 AM

Dynamic Glass

Presented by: Jeff Riley, VIEW | Dynamic Glass

9:35-10:10 AM

Automated Entrance 

Presented by: Neal Stob, Nabco Entrances

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10:10-10:25 AM

BREAK

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10:25-11:00 AM

Emerging Trends in Curtain Wall+Glazing System Designs

Presented by: Ray Crawford, Crawford-Tracey Corporation

11:00-11:35 AM

Waterproofing Exterior Walls: Latest Technologies+Techniques

Presented by: Chris Matthews, GCI Consultants

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11:35-12:10 PM

Understanding Product Approvals

Presented by: Jalal Farooq, Al-Farooq Corporation

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12:10-12:25 PM

BREAK + SERVE LUNCH

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12:25-1:00 PM

Building Information Modeling  (BIM) & 3D Rendering

Presented by: Adolfo Cotilla, ACAI Associates, Inc.

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