Webinar: Energy Saving Architectural Solutions for High Performance Buildings

If your readers would like to learn more about how they can save energy, save money and achieve award-winning, high-performance commercial building design, here’s a great opportunity: A free webinar, “Energy-Saving Architectural Solutions for High-Performance Buildings,” sponsored by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Alcoa’s Kawneer architectural aluminum product business. Steve Selkowitz, head of the Building Technologies Department at Berkeley Lab, will talk about the potential for savings using different energy efficient fenestration technologies and systems for commercial buildings and how these technologies help architects meet energy saving requirements and contribute to good design and performance. Eddie Bugg, Director of Sustainable Solutions at Alcoa Kawneer, will discuss the role that recyclable aluminum architectural products play in helping meet energy efficiency goals and LEED certification goals. He will discuss strategies for optimizing energy savings in specific climate zones, using various combinations of Kawneer architectural aluminum products and systems as well as energy modeling techniques. If you plan to join us or write about this free webinar in your blog, below are important details. For more information contact me at 412-553-4467 or [email protected] WHAT: Webinar: “Energy-Saving Architectural Solutions for High-Performance Buildings,” hosted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Alcoa Kawneer When: Thursday, April 16, 2009 12 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. CT/ 10 a.m. MT/ 9 a.m. PT HOW TO REGISTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/news/webinar/home.asp?WT.mc_id=145 About Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is a member of the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and is operated by the University of California. It is charged with conducting unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Savings as a result of Berkeley Labs developments in lighting and windows, and other energy efficient technologies, have been in the billions of dollars. About Kawneer With more than 100 years of innovation and experience, Kawneer North America is headquartered in Norcross, GA, and is the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum products and systems for the commercial construction industry. Kawneer is part of Alcoa's global Building and Construction Systems (BCS) business. Alcoa BCS manufactures and markets architectural systems and products in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Sponsored by Lawrence Berkeley Lab and Alcoa Kawneer