The Aluminum Advantage - AAMA Pubstore Product Listings

100 Pages·2012·7.35 MB·English

by  Betsy Loeks

The Aluminum Advantage
in Fenestration
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) is a
Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects
Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this
program will be reported to CES Records for AIA members. Certificates
of Completion for non-AIA members are available on request.
This program is registered with the AIA/CES for continuing professional
education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or
construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material
of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing,
or dealing in any material or product. Questions related to specific
materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of
this presentation.
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Description
This course details the attributes of aluminum
based on structural integrity, design flexibility,
impact resistance, blast resistance, thermal
performance and sustainable characteristics of
aluminum. Participants w ill also be exposed to
case studies noting the strength, versatility, design
and performance advantages of aluminum as a
fenestration product, as well as its use in
sustainable designs.
Learning Objectives
• Understand the versatility of aluminum in
fenestration applications
• Demonstrate the strengths of aluminum in the
selection of fenestration products
• Identify aluminum's sustainable characteristics
and the benefits of using aluminum in sustainable
projects
• Explain advantages of aluminum in relation to
design and performance
William McDonough
Award-winning architect and designer
• Sustainable Development (1996)
• Time magazine’s “Hero for the Planet” (1999)
• Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge
(2003)
• National Design Award (2004)
“
I believe we can accomplish great and profitable
things within a new conceptual framework—one that
values our legacy, honors diversity, and feeds
ecosystems and societies . . . It is time for designs
that are creative, abundant, prosperous and
intelligent from the start.”
The Benefits of Aluminum
In both residential and commercial applications,
aluminum offers:
• Structural Integrity • Thermal Performance
High strength-to- • Sustainability
•
weight ratio
Green credentials
•
Long service life
•
Environmentally friendly
•
Low maintenance
•
Natural daylighting and
•
• Design Flexibility
shading components
Shape options Easily recyclable
• •
Color options • Excellent Value
•
• Blast and Impact
Resistant
Aluminum
Why Aluminum?
History