June 16th, 2014. During all those discussions about the third position after the decimal point of Psi-values, sometimes I miss other important aspects of insulating glass, like for example the durability of the edge bond. World’s best warm edge system would be worth nothing, if it allows for the gas fill to leak from the […]
Well advised with warm edge: Legal situation
February 11th, 2014. In the newsletter ‘e-transparent’ of December 2013, the German association Bundesverband Flachglas had published a legal experts comment to the question whether warm edge would be “state of the art” and what this would imply for the obligation to advise clients properly in Germany. In a contribution for the journal GLASWELT, I […]
BF-webinars 1st half of 2014
January 6th, 2014. With the following webinar topics, again, I will take an active part in the seminar program of the BF Bundesverband Flachglas for spring/summer 2014: These online tutorials are all held in German language. They take approximately one hour each and shall give a first overview about the topics. More in detail and furthermore available in […]
ift guideline to thermally improved spacers Part 1 updated
August 1st, 2013. As reported in previous articles, a research project (see article here) has given a new, measured basis for the BF data sheets ‘Psi-values for windows’ (for more info about those data sheets see this article). ift Rosenheim has published a description of the measurement method in a second guideline for thermally improved […]
BF-Webinars 2nd half of 2013
August 1st, 2013. With the following webinar topics, I am again included in the seminar program fall/winter 2013 of the BF Bundesverband Flachglas: These online tutorials are all held in German language. They take approximately one hour each and shall give a first overview about the topics. More in detail and furthermore available in english language as well […]
Research project “Equivalent thermal conductivity warm edge”
May 25th, 2013. As reported before, another research project was carried out at ift Rosenheim, sponsored by the German Center of Competence in Civil Engineering (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik DIBt) and co-financed by the working group Warm Edge. Results were the update of the BF data sheets ‘Psi-values for windows’ (see this article here) und […]
News from the Working Group “Warm Edge”
February 20th, 2013. During yesterday’s meeting in Rosenheim, the Working Group “Warm Edge” of the BF Bundesverband Flachglas agreed to update the data sheets “Psi-values for windows”. As a result of the latest research project of the Working Group, the representative Psi-values stated on the data sheets shall be simulated on the basis of measured […]
BF-Webinars 1st half of 2013
February 5th, 2013. With the following webinar topics, I am included in the seminar program spring/summer 2013 of the BF Bundesverband Flachglas: These online tutorials are all held in German language. They take approximately one hour each and shall give a first overview about the topics. More in detail and in english language are my on-site-workshops. Information about the BF-Webinar-program […]
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