3.5.1 ETA Fabrik – Darmstadt (Germany)

Course subject(s) 3. Façade Materials

Finally, it’s all about glass façades. We are still at the ETA Fabrik but on this occasion Ulrich talks to Matthias Seel.

Building: ETA Fabrik
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Year: 2016
Architect: Dietz Joppien Frankfurt
Façade engineer: SGS – Schütz Goldschmidt Schneider
Partner: Dr.-Ing. Matthias Seel, Head of Glass Competence Center (GCC), Technical University of Darmstadt

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Glass

Glass for façades:

Function

Transparency

IGU

Material properties:

Glass

Prestressed glass

Laminated glass

Glass as structure:

Payloads

Structural loads

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