Fall 2018 Building Together   @ Dow Welcome to Building Together @ Dow Our new semi-annual e-newsletter from Dow High Performance Building (Dow HPB), created to provide information on available resources, upcoming activities, product launches, continuing education opportunities and industry trends. REBRANDING UPDATE High performance has a new name: DOWSIL™ brand The DOWSIL™ brand combines the collective experience and power of Dow and Dow Corning to deliver the same trusted silicone chemistries along with new, innovative silicone and organic solutions across Dow’s diverse toolkit. More details about the brand transition are available at consumer.dow.com/integration. FEATURED PROJECTS DOWSIL™ sealants included in new International Olympic Committee headquarters DOWSIL ™ and Dow brand products are featured in the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s new headquarters building, which will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the city’s establishment as the international headquarters. Set to open in June in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Olympic House will serve as the global meeting place for the Olympic Movement and the IOC. DOWSIL™ 993 Structural Glazing Sealant makes the innovative design possible by bonding exterior glass to metal without visible mechanical fasteners, which enhances architectural design freedom while providing steadfast resistance to extreme temperatures and weather conditions. DOWSIL™ 791 Silicone Weatherproofing Sealant and DOWSIL™ 3363 Insulating Glass Sealant help improve the airtightness of the building envelope, saving energy and reducing costs of uncontrolled air leakage. PRODUCT NEWS Adhesive, sealant solutions in the spotlight around the globe DOWSIL™ TSSA wins second award for product innovation 2017 USGlass Readers’ Choice Award for clear, point-fixed glass façades, DOWSIL™ TSSA Transparent Structural Silicone Adhesive was named Building Design + Construction’s “19 product innovations from the AIA 2018 convention”. It was also featured in an AIA 2018 video. Panel-bonding adhesive certified under new European standard Members of the Dow HPB team recently helped create the new European Technical Approval guideline, ETA 17/0689, a new European regulation for Dow’s panel-bonding technology. It addresses silicone fixation of nonglass panels and DOWSIL™ 896 PanelFix Adhesive is certified to this new guideline. New single-part adhesive and sealant launched in Greater China DOWSIL™ 817 High Modulus Adhesive seals and fixes mirrors, coated glass or metal panels internally and onto various substrates. DOWSIL™ 798 Cold and Cleanroom Silicone Sealant is intended for sealing areas in cold storage units. RESOURCES: LITERATURE New global guide to DOWSIL™ high performance building products available “Shaping the Façades of World Cities with Silicone Technologies” is a new global selection guide featuring some of our most popular DOWSIL™ brand silicones for structural glazing, weatherproofing and insulating glass, plus a variety of our cleaners and primers. View the guide ► HPB PEOPLE Getting to know … Global Strategic Marketing Director Jean-Paul Hautekeer Dow HPB Global Strategic Marketing Director Jean-Paul Hautekeer joined Dow Corning in 1990 in Research & Development where he played a key role in developing and commercializing a next-generation silicone sealant product line. He subsequently held positions in technical service and marketing for the commercial glazing and residential markets and managed the construction industry business for the EMEA region before lending his experience and enthusiasm to his current global role. Read a Q&A with Jean-Paul ► HPB PEOPLE Façade Design and Construction Specialist Stanley Yee to help facilitate success of NGA/GANA integration Dow HPB Façade Design and Construction Specialist Stanley Yee has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the new National Glass Association (NGA). He’ll help facilitate a smooth and successful transition through the recent merger of the National Glass Association (NGA) and the Glass Association of North America (GANA). INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Integrating design, construction with BIM is transforming the industry In each issue of Building Together @ Dow, we plan to bring you insights from a guest contributor. For this issue, Steve Jones, Senior Director of Industry Insights Research for Dodge Data & Analytics, discusses the impact of integrating design and construction with building information modeling (BIM). Architects and engineers use BIM to optimize design, by iterating more fluidly, analyzing multiple options more objectively, communicating design intent more clearly, and producing more reliable and constructible documentation. Contractors use BIM to optimize the estimating, detailing, fabrication, installation and handover processes. And when all parties collaborate with BIM it can effectively integrate the complete design-construction workflow, maximizing efficiency and productivity for everyone. Dodge Data & Analytics recently published a landmark research study called “Connecting Design & Construction,” sponsored by Autodesk. It examines the multiple benefits experienced by architects, engineers and contractors who are deploying this type of integrated digital workflow. Read more about the study ► HPB SURVEY CORNER What are some topics you’d most like to see covered in the next Building Together @ Dow? Answers may be as broad or as specific as you wish. 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