Vitro is offering several online Continuing Education (CE) opportunities for you throughout the month of October. We hope you’ll join us for one or more Glass Insider Education webinar events that can help you easily earn AIA/HSW credits while working remotely.

October CE Webinars:

• Friday, October 9, 2020
  2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
  Silicone Coatings: A Risk Mitigation Strategy for Thermal Stress Breakage
  Presented by Kate Stewart, Architectural Specialist at ICD High Performance Coatings

This course will provide architects, specifiers, and façade consultants education about silicone-based spandrel glass coating technologies. Attendees will learn about the risks of thermal stress breakage due to ceramic frit’s weakening effects on heat-treated glass.

• Friday, October 16, 2020
  2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
  Understanding Low-E Coatings
  Presented by Michelle Estes & David Trautman, National Architectural Managers at Vitro Glass

This course provides an introduction to how high-performance architectural glass can significantly improve the energy efficiency of buildings while reducing their operating costs and carbon emissions.

• Friday, October 23, 2020
  2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
  Bird Friendly Glazing & Challenges
  Presented by Mark Deschamps, Director of Products and Business Development at Walker Glass

This course will cover critical strategies for architects in designing buildings that will significantly reduce the number of bird collisions and have a positive impact on the environment and biodiversity.

• Thursday, October 29, 2020
  2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
  Vitro Glass Production, Processing & Performance
  Presented by David Trautman & Tim McGonagle, National Architectural Managers at Vitro Glass
  

This session introduces the different types of glasses that are available, such as clear, tinted and low-iron. Significant emphasis is placed on common types of low-e application processes and the consequent impact on energy and environmental performance.