Materials and technologies for solar glass

LOCATION: FieraMilano Rho, Congress Center, ARIES Conference Room.
ENTRANCE: EST Entrance. The access to the conference is free.
REGISTRATION: Participants are adviced to report to the Conference Reception well in advance; at least, 20 minutes before the start of the session.
LANGUAGE: Conference presentations will be held in Italian; simultaneous translation will not be provided.

* invited chair/speakers
** provisional title

Friday, November 27th, 2009

10.00am-4.15pm

10.30am-12.45am Solar glass: new materials for a new supply chain
Chair: Ennio Mognato (Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro)
	Chair's address
	Giuseppe Rossi (National Institute for Metrological Research)
	Glass and solar radiation: development prospects Vincenzo Sglavo (University of Trento)
	Structural glass ribs for large transparent surfaces: an innovative technology with the use of composite system glass-frp Paolo Spinelli (University of Florence)
	Mechanical behaviour of large stratified glass plates Leonardo Lani (University of Pisa)
	Solar shield films for high performance energy saving glasses Claudio Marsilli (Serisolar)
	Discussion

2.20pm - 5.00pm Glass and sustainable architecture
Chair: Niccolò Aste (Polytechnic University of Milan)
	Chair's address
	Structural glass in sustainable architecture Emanuela Speranzini (University of Perugia)
	Composite glass in architecture: from windows to structural elements Giovanna Ranocchiai (University of Florence)
	Problems of semi-transparent photovoltaics Gianni Royer-Carfagni (University of Parma)
	Strucutral glass and glass structures Paolo Foraboschi (IUAV)
	Electrochromic glazing: from simulation to tests Gianraffaele Loddo (University of Cagliari)
	The Bulding Integrated PV façade of the Other Seat of Lombardia Region in Milano Renato Macconi (Energy Glass)
	Discussion