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IFAI Expo 2008
Oct 21, 2008 - Oct 23, 2008
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
+1 651 225 6981
jmrutledge@ifai.com
http://www.ifaiexpo.com
Some of the architecture industry's top experts will present a thought-provoking
workshop on how fabric structures are becoming the next wave in building
innovation. The "How to Get Started with Fabric Structures" workshop will be
held Oct. 22, 2008, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Hilton Hotel, Charlotte, N.C. Developing structures with fabric
creates sustainable and effective design solutions, and the speakers will detail
textile components, engineering considerations and steps for getting started
with some of the hottest new thinking in structural design.
Architect
Frank Harmon, FAIA, Principle of Frank Harmon Architect, PA, will give the
keynote address, "Building Greener, Smarter, Sustainable Structures," and
present examples of eco-friendly, sustainable structures that he has built over
the past 20 years, that save money, energy and building materials. Harmon is an
adjunct professor of architecture at NCSU's College of Design, and the recipient of Residential
Architect magazine's 2005-2006 "Top Firm of the Year."
Engineer Wayne
Rendely, P.E. and Laura Geiman of W.L. Gore & Associates, will present
"Textile Stories-See and Experience," an in-depth session on fabric materials
and their physical properties, including PTFE fiberglass, PVC polyester,
silicone/glass, ePTFE, HDPE mesh, acrylic, ETFE films and foils, polyolefin and
more.
Architect Samuel J. Armijos, AIA, of Fabritec Structures, will
teach attendees the "Five Steps to a Successful Fabric Structure Experience,"
including research strategies, design sketches, when to involve an engineer,
fabrication components, and expected costs.
"There are many
misconceptions about fabric structures but workshops such as this provide
helpful information on the use of lightweight and durable architectural fabrics,
and make designing, and especially building these structures so much easier,"
noted Armijos.
Architects and architectural students can attend the
workshop free and earn an estimated 2.5 AIA CES Learning Units for Architects.
The workshop is also intended for designers, engineers and members of the
manufacturing community.
Event sponsors include the Lightweight
Structures Association, a division of IFAI; and Fabric Architecture magazine
(
www.ifai.com/Awning/FabricArchitecturemagazine.cfm
). To register, contact Jill
Rutledge at IFAI, +1 651 225 6981 or
jmrutledge@ifai.
IFAI Expo
2008, Oct. 21-23 at the Charlotte
Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., has
received the International Buyer Program designation from the U.S. Department of
Commerce; and is the largest specialty fabrics trade show in the
Americas, drawing 8,000 registered
participants from over 60 countries. For more details about IFAI Expo 2008 visit
www.ifaiexpo.com.
For information about Industrial Fabrics Association
International go to
www.ifai.com.
IFAI is the only trade association representing
the worldwide specialty fabrics industry and publishes seven niche-specific
trade magazines.
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