A Day Inside Glass and Fenestration for the Design Community
NEW! For the first time, the premiere ceremony celebrating Glass Magazine Award winners will be a highlight of Blueprint for Collaboration. The Glass Magazine Awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 10:00-11:15 am, kicking off a full day of educational programming addressing collaboration among architects and the glass and glazing community.
“This new integration of the Glass Magazine Awards into the Blueprint for Collaboration program is a natural fit to celebrate the best of the glass industry alongside our architect partners,” says Lakisha Woods, NGA president and CEO. “We invite the architect community to join us as we recognize excellence in glass design, and their prominent, collaborative role in bringing these visionary projects to life.”
Schedule of Events
Industry trends and forecasts take center stage on the first day of Main Stage programming. Architects are invited to the GlassBuild show floor for a day of glass industry-focused AIA accredited programming. Earn up to 4.5 LUs, including 3.5 LU|HSW credits. Click "Add to Calendar" to view learning objectives.
Tuesday, Nov. 4 | 10am – 5pm
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Blueprint for Collaboration Networking Breakfast:
Celebrate the 2025 Glass Magazine Awards
1.0 AIA LU
All are welcome to celebrate the 2025 Glass Magazine Award winners during a breakfast and award ceremony at the GlassBuild Main Stage. As part of the Blueprint for Collaboration program for architects, the awards presentation will offer insights on the projects and products that push the envelope of what glass and glazing can do. Hear about the glass and glazing innovations that provide performance and aesthetic solutions required by architects and owners. Meet the project team winners. And learn what's possible with glass.
Presenters:
- Max Perilstein, Owner, Sole Source Consulting
- Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, President & CEO, National Glass Association
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Protect with Glass: a Multi-Faceted Approach
1.0 AIA LU|HSW
Explore how early design decisions with glass can produce creative, innovative solutions that benefit both people and the environment. This presentation will examine the recent California Palisades fires and the use of fire-rated glazing; as well as, discuss other trending glass materials including bird-friendly and security glazing, among others.
Speakers:
- Devin Bowman, Technical Glass Products | Allegion
- Urmilla Sowell, NGA VP, Advocacy and Technical Services
- Thomas S. Zaremba, Roetzel & Andress / NGA Fire, Structural & Safety Code Consultant
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Code Changes Shaping the Built Environment
1.0 AIA LU|HSW
Need-to-know glass and glazing code and standard updates and what they mean for the design community
Speakers:
- Tom Culp, Owner, Birch Point Consulting / NGA Energy Code Consultant
- Urmilla Sowell, VP of Advocacy and Technical Services, NGA
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Face it: The imperative of increasing indoor thermal resilience and façade thermal performance
1.0 AIA LU|HSW
Presented by the Façade Tectonics Institute
As climate change intensifies and building energy codes evolve, the thermal resilience of our buildings and performance of building envelopes have become critical to architectural design. This panel of experts in high-performance façade design explores the intersection of climate-focused façade design strategies, passive survivability for building resilience, and compliance with more stringent energy codes.
Moderator: Helen Sanders, General Manager, Technoform
Speakers:
- Edlyn Garcia La Torre, Senior Facade Consultant, Stantec
- Ivan Lee, Senior Building Science Engineer, Stantec
- Erik Olsen, Managing Partner, Transsolar KlimaEngineering
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
Construction Market Forecast
0.5 AIA LU|HSW
Businesses face mounting uncertainty over the state of the construction market, tariffs, inflation and interest rates, material costs and more. Hear forecast benchmarks from returning GlassBuild economist Connor Lokar of ITR Economics to help your company navigate the challenges ahead.
Speaker:
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Connor Lokar, Senior Forecaster, ITR Economics