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e-Learning Modules
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FOR GLAZING
- Sustainable Design for Glazing – Competent Level
This course introduces you to solar control and thermal insulation and ways in which glass can be used in creation of sustainable buildings. It helps you to understand the various factors involved in sustainable design, and to select the right glass for buildings, considering climatic conditions, direct solar radiation and other vital aspects. The theory of heat transfer and factors affecting the performance of glass and the types of glass coatings are taught through this programme. All this would help you in understanding how to select the right glass selection for the tropical Indian climatic condition.
- Sustainable Design for Glazing – Advanced Level
Sustainable design is the practice of building structures that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout their lifecycle. This practice aims to address concerns relating to buildings such as economy, utility, durability and comfort.
In this course on Sustainable Design - Advanced, you will learn how to analyse sun path and shading, and to calculate AC tonnage and analyse the cost benefit and pay back. You will understand the different coating technologies, their advantages and disadvantages. You will learn about colour rendering and its effect on glass, and understand the concept of daylighting and the design approaches to maximise the use of daylight. You will also understand the requirements and conformance methods of ECBC 2007.
Mentor: Dr.N.K.Bansal
Level: Advanced
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GLASS IN GREEN BUILDINGS & RATING SYSTEMS
- Role of Glass in IGBC Green Building Rating System
Green design concept is to enable sustainable use of the resources – energy, water and other materials – during the entire life cycle of the building including its construction.
Glass is a wonder material that combines several benefits such as Transparency, Natural Day-lighting, Blending of Exteriors with Interiors and Acoustic control. Glass, a fully recyclable material, provides unlimited opportunity for architects and designers for the innovative applications in buildings. Glass plays a significant role in achieving superior indoor environmental quality and energy efficiency, thereby satisfying several criteria for green buildings.
This course will help you learn from green building perspective. It should also help you to define appropriate strategies for glazing, doors and windows for energy-efficient buildings.
Mentor: Mr.S.Raghupathy, Senior Director & Head – CII Godrej GBC
Courtesy: IGBC, Hyderabad ( www.igbc.in )
Level - Competent
- Role of Glass in GRIHA Rating System
Buildings are one of the major pollutants that affect urban air quality and contribute to climate change. The aim of a green building design is to minimize the demand on non-renewable resources, maximize utilization efficiency of these resources when in use, and maximize the reuse, recycling, and utilization of renewable resources.
GRIHA, the national green building rating system, was developed by the Centre for Research on Sustainable Building Science (CRSBS), TERI to help design green buildings and help evaluate the ‘greenness’ of buildings. GRIHA evaluates the environmental performance of a building over its entire life cycle, providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a “green building”. It follows best practices along with national and international codes that are applicable to the green design of buildings.
In this module on Glass and GRIHA, you will be learn how to define a green building, define the concept of GRIHA, understand GRIHA criteria with glass perspective for the development of green buildings, and describe the advantages of a green building.
Mentor: Ms. Mili Majumdar, Director – Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI
Courtesy: TERI, Delhi (www.teriorg.in )
Level: Competent
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STRUCTURAL DESIGN
- Structural Design - Competent Level
Securing glass in openings on facades, windows, door panels, screens, partitions etc is called glazing. Glazing in buildings offers several advantages. It is light weight, allows faster installation, has a predictable behavior pattern and leads to increased floor space.
Effective glazing maximizes day lighting and occupant comfort, minimizes energy use and lends an aesthetic appeal. It also offers structural stability (which means the building will remain stable under building sway, settlement and seismic load) and reduces infiltration of water and air.
This course on Structural Design will help you familiarize with the different types of glazing systems, the process involved in fabrication of glass and list the checks required to test effectiveness of glazed units.
Level: Competent
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GLASS PROCESSING
- Tempering
Tempered glass is a type of safety glass that is four to five times stronger than annealed glass. It is manufactured through a process of heating and rapid cooling. This process causes it to shatter into small pieces when broken, thereby eliminating the danger of sharp edges. Due to its safety and strength, tempered glass is used in a variety of applications, in industries such as architecture, automotive and marine, in furniture, shower cabins, display windows, heavy vehicles etc.,
In this course on tempering, you will understand more about tempered glass, the tempering process and the quality standards. You will learn about the differences between annealed glass and tempered glass. You will also get to learn about the applications of tempered glass.
- Insulated Glass Unit
Insulating glass is a combination of two or more panes of glass spaced apart with a spacer bar and hermetically sealed with a primary sealant and secondary sealant to form a multi glazed unit with one or more air spaces in between. It is also called Double Glazing. Insulating glass helps reduce thermal losses, thereby lowering energy consumption. It offers perfect transparency by reducing the incidence of condensation on the warm air side and the possibility of using larger glazed areas without increasing energy consumption.
In this course, you will get to learn about insulating glass, its benefits and applications, the process by which it is made, the defects and EN Standards related to IGU.
- Lamination
Laminated glass is a combination of two or more glass sheets with one or more interlayers in the solid (film) or liquid (resin) form. Interlayers in the solid form can be made of Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) or Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA), and those in the liquid form are usually resin. Laminated glass provides safety and high-performance (Cuts UV by 99%) while at the same time preserving the aesthetic appearance of the glass. It also offers protection from the effects of disasters such as hurricane, bullet resistant and bomb blasts.
This course on laminated glass will help you understand laminated glass and its types, the benefits and applications of laminated glass, the process by which it is made.
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BUILDING ENVELOPE DESIGN
- Building Envelope Design - Competent Level
The rapid progress in technology of glass has presented architects with endless possibilities. In fact, modern architecture shows a clear trend towards transparent, light-filled buildings with great expanses of windows and facades. Architecture’s historic quest for transparency has seen landmark designs striking a balance between beauty, form, safety, size, detailing and energy efficiency. Therefore, only a well-balanced combination of structural, sustainable and architectural designs will create eco-friendly, safe yet spectacular buildings.
The role of glass in structuring landmark designs is central to modern-day architecture. Glass has spawned new conceptual languages in architecture due to its endless flexibility.
This course on Building Envelope Design is aimed at making you aware of the important aspects with relation to glass in building envelope design. In this course, you will learn about the advantages of using glass and the evolution of glass in modern architecture. You will understand the drivers behind the evolution of glass, and learn to explain the concept of colour, and identify the software used by designers.
Mentor: Ar. C.N.Raghavendran, Chairman - Advisory Board, Glass
Academy Courtesy: M/s C R Narayana Rao (CRN), Architects & Engineers, Chennai
Level: Competent
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FIRE RESISTANT GLAZING
- Fire Resistant Glazing - Competent Level
The course introduces you to the basics of fire safety and how fire safety glass can play a role in the same. It helps you to understand the key concepts related to fire safety and dispel the common myths with facts. It also gives you an understanding of how fire rated glasses are manufactured and how different glasses are behave under fire. It talks about testing, its relevance and certification, talks about the basic principles of fire rating like integrity, radiation and insulation by which you can choose the right glazing depending on your requirement.
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FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURING PROCESS
- INTERIOR & MIRROR
This course will introduce you to the new generation mirrors which are produced by using a revolutionary environment friendly process. It helps you to understand the various parameters to be considered during the selection of the base glass which will ultimately determine the durability, clarity, distortion effects of the mirrors. The theory of the eco friendly 7 stage manufacturing process as well as the correct installation guidelines for mirrors are explained in an effective manner in this module. All this would help you in understanding how to select the right Mirrors so that it combines well with lights to create effects and shadows that enhance aesthetics in a room, bringing life to the dream of imagination.
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GLASS SOLUTIONS FOR SOLAR ENERGY
- Concentrated Solar Power
- Photovoltaic Modules
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