RSMeans 2008

Critical Industry Issue: Prefabrication

Pennsylvania State University (Personal Interviews)

- Encouraged and enhanced my ideas for thesis
- Provided information on curtain wall systems

• Faculty Consultant
  Dr. Riley
• Guest Consultant
  Jim Faust

Subcontractors (Phone Interviews)

- Provided information on different curtain wall systems
- Provided quotes on curtain wall schedules and estimates

• Johnson Architectural Metal Co., Inc.
  Van Nguyen - Project Manager
• Wausau Window and Wall Systems
  Ken Carpenter
• AGC Flat Glass North America
  Steve Brisdon
• Architectural Glazing Technologies
  John Blanchard
• W.C. Johnston Architectural Sales, LLC.
  Greg Johnston

Analysis: Sloped Curtain Wall Construction

Mechanical Breadth

- Provided suggestion on which program to use for analyzing solar heat gain through windows

Pennsylvania State Universty (Personal Interviews)

• Faculty Consultant
  Moses Ling