Dow Corning Corporation – a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation – continues to introduce technologies to address these needs and will spotlight a number of them during October's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.Dow Corning also will host a book giveaway and signing with an industry pioneer during the expo. Additionally, one of Dow Corning's corporation-wide sustainability experts will be a panelist during a pre-conference summit.
Technologies on display at Greenbuild
Dow Corning will showcase some of its most recent technologies at the 2014 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Oct. 22 through 24 at Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The company will be in Expo Booth 701.
Featured products include silicone solutions designed to enable sustainable construction while also allowing architects and designers the design freedom they desire:
- High-performance insulation for next-generation façades – Meet thermal bridging challenges with thin-profile Dow Corning® HPI-1000 Building Insulation Blanket. Enable slim wall constructions with high R-value performance with Architectural Insulation Modules (AIM™) whose Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) has been certified by UL Environment.
- The Dow Corning® Silicone Air Barrier System – Overcome the shortcomings of other air and water barriers with this suite of compatible high-performance silicone products engineered to resist extreme environmental conditions.
- Dow Corning® 121 Structural Glazing Sealant – Simplifies repair; easy to install; speeds production times compared to one-part structural glazing sealing.
Meet 'Explosion Green' author at Dow Corning booth
David Gottfried, CEO of Regenerative Ventures, will distribute and sign his new book, "Explosion Green," at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in Dow Corning's expo booth. According to explosiongreen.com, the book is a 20-year account of the green building industry that focuses on "the inner workings of the building industry as it comes to grips with the imperative for environmentally friendly practices. It describes how the industry has evolved, and how this evolution has helped fight climate change and prevent further damage to the environment while creating a multibillion-dollar industry." A complimentary copy of the book will be provided to the first 100 visitors to the booth during Gottfried's appearance.
Dow Corning sustainability expert to speak on panel
Jennifer Princing, who leads Dow Corning's life cycle assessment initiatives, will be a panelist in a session titled "I'm Just a Bill" (session MH06) during the Materials and Human Health Summit. The session, which is scheduled for 2 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21, will focus on the bill of materials (BOM) in a building project, including explanations and limitations of key transparency systems, a discussion of how manufacturers along the supply chain can use transparency tools to communicate critical information, and information regarding how to define a product within LEED® and within the wider building materials market.
"Architects and building component designers need innovative materials to help them achieve their sustainable building goals while still feeling they have creative freedom. But they also need the assurance that those materials are based on proven technology," said Dow Corning New Business Market Development Leader Paul Wisniewski. "Dow Corning is capitalizing on our 70-plus years of silicon-based technology expertise to provide those solutions."
Information about Dow Corning's full range of silicon-based technologies for high-performance building is available at dowcorning.com/construction.
