Round table at Southern California Edison

Fashion or trend? | Convincing the client | Critical needs

A three-hour round table discussion was hosted by Southern California Edison at the Customer Technology Application Center in Irwindale, California on April 30, 2001. Twenty-four representatives from the fields of architecture, engineering, academia, and industry were present (see below). LBNL led the discussion to determine the driving force behind the interest in high-performance all-glass façades and to determine what information sources and design tools were used or needed to develop such façade systems. Survey forms were handed out to poll attendees on various issues.

Michael O’Sullivan, Altoon & Porter Architects, Los Angeles
Erin McConahey, Arup, Los Angeles
Peter Barsuk, Cannon Design Architects, Los Angeles
Christoph Nolte, Carnegie Mellon University
Robert Jernigan, Gensler, Santa Monica
James Carpenter, James Carpenter Design Associates, Inc., New York
Davidson Norris, James Carpenter Design Associates, Inc., New York
James Benney, National Fenestration Rating Council
Kerry Hegedus, NBBJ Architects, Seattle
Robert Marcial, Pacific Energy Center, San Francisco
David Callan, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago
Bernie Gandras, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago
Raymond Kuca, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, San Francisco
Thomas McMillan, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, San Francisco
Steve O’Brien, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, San Francisco
James Eklund, TRACO, Pennsylvania
Matthias Schuler, Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH, Stuttgart
Murray Milne, University of California Los Angeles
Richard Schoen, University of California Los Angeles
Scott Jawor, WAUSAU Window and Wall Systems
Todd Mercer, Webcor Builders, San Mateo
Alan Brown, Werner Systems Aluminum Glazing Systems
Julie Cox Root, Zimmer, Gunsul, Frasca Partnership, Los Angeles
Jeffrey Daiker, Zimmer, Gunsul, Frasca Partnership, Los Angeles

Question/Information: eslee@lbl.gov