By Juha Liettyä We have all gotten used to the idea of homes that are getting ever more intelligent. The next step in smart living is to equip our homes with smart switchable windows that can adapt to the surrounding environment – changing from transparent to opaque, enhancing privacy and even generating energy. Imagine the
The Glass Performance Days (GPD) organizing committee has issued a special Call for Candidates in nomination of the recipient of the second Jorma Vitkala Award of Merit (JVAM) to be announced at the opening of the GPD on June 26th 2019. The objective of the Award is to honor and reward individuals who have made personal
In GPD Finland 2019 we take a smarter look on the challenges the industry faces today regarding the ever-changing demands on planning of cities, building design, energy-efficiency and suitability in the environmental. The buzzword out there now is smart cities and our eyes will be on how smart glass will fit in the smart city environment. There will be
Almost a year ago, over 650 international participants gathered together in the sunny city of Tampere, Finland, for the world’s leading glass industry conference, Glass Performance Days 2017. This blog touches briefly on the topics you can find in the summary report of presentations from the conference. The complete e-Book is available for download at www.gpd.fi. “Knowledge
by Miika Äppelqvist Full convection, forced convection, focused convection, recirculated convection – the list of terms goes on and on. I work full time with tempering solutions, and even I have difficulties understanding all the terms used in the industry. I can only imagine how difficult it must be for glass processors to cope with