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Shining a light on glass\u2019s in\/visible impact, Glass Performance Days (GPD) 2025 has officially started in Tampere, Finland,\u00a0with the conference opening at the Nokia Arena. This year\u2019s GPD brings together about 500 participants and over 130 presentations to explore\u00a0the theme of \u201cGlass \u2013 The In\/Visible Impact.\u201d

<\/em>Glass is all around us, bringing often unnoticed transparency, clarity and innovation to our everyday lives. It is a material that bridges form and function while driving sustainability across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miika \u00c4ppelqvist<\/strong>, newly appointed President and CEO of Glaston, opened the event and warmly welcomed everyone. \u201cMy first GPD was back in 2009. If I look at the past 15 years from the glass industry\u2019s point of view, development has been tremendous. And many of you have been part of this successful journey, helping us to get where we are now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GPD has always been about three things. People and networking, knowledge and know-how, and innovations \u2013 turning ideas into something someone is willing to pay for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGPD has always been about people,\u201d \u00c4ppelqvist underlined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Bertin-Mourot<\/strong>, Director, Innovation Growth, Advanced Windows, Corning Incorporated, presented the importance of his company\u2019s recent innovation to drive the invisible nature glass \u2013 ultra-thin glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the original idea to form a thin glass fusion draw stems from the 60s for the automotive industry, it was not until 1991 that the idea of using a thin glass for thin triple pane  was patented by LBNL. \u201cAnd it took another 30 years to turn this idea into a real market application for architectural use once the capability existed,\u201d he said.

Ultra-thin glass is helping the industry solve critical challenges. Glass accounts for approximately 10% of a building\u2019s surface but 50% of the energy losses. When you embed a credit-card thin glass pane into an insulated glass unit, you can significantly improve acoustic, comfort \u2013 and most importantly \u2013 energy and sustainability performance. This brings window performance up to the energy-efficiency level of wall.

Corning\u2019s fusion draw process is a key enabler of this technology. However, leveraging external partners was critical to make it affordable. In this case, Glaston was one of the believers two years ago, as well as HEGLA

\u201cInnovation doesn\u2019t come from one person. Engaging with different people, ideas and ecosystems is critical. GPD is a great place to understand someone else\u2019s opinion, question experts in the field, challenge our assumptions and build networks. And someday \u2013 an innovation may come from that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenny B. Osuldsen<\/strong>, Partner at Sn\u00f8hetta, a global transdisciplinary architectural firm headquartered in Norway, showcased several projects from her company that make an in\/visible impact to move the world to a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stressed the importance of sustainability and circularity. \u201cThe environmental crisis is all around. Material consumption is massive. We need to work with ideas and concepts to reduce it,\u201d she said.

The amount of material consumed by our global economy has passed 100 billion tons. Of this, only 8.6% is cycled back into the global economy.

\u201cWe\u2019ve built so much on the earth already. Now, we need to think how we can reuse all that we\u2019ve built. Instead of always building something new, we should think if we can use what we already have \u2013 reusing slabs and columns \u2013 and even find a way to turn windows into new interior walls,\u201d she urged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She feels to be prepared for the future, we need to find better, sustainable solutions. And it\u2019s all about people. Nothing can happen if we don\u2019t talk to each other and help each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marko M\u00f6kk\u00f6nen<\/strong>, Director of Sustainability at Glaston, facilitated a panel discussion with Jenny B. Osuldsen<\/strong>, Maryam Heibati<\/strong>, Project Architect, AFRY; Saverio Pasetto<\/strong>, Head of Facades, Skanska; and Enrico Cutri<\/strong>, Global Building Projects Specification Manager, Dow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each was asked to present an image with a special meaning for them. The recurring theme in all was looking to the past to find answers for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saverio Pasetto challenged the panel: \u201cWe treat sustainability and circularity as if they are new words. They are not. Look at ancient buildings. Oftentimes, they have bricks reused from previous constructions. Buildings last not because they are perfect, but because people care about them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To wrap up, \u00c4ppelqvist asked the audience to enjoy the next few days together \u2013 and to reflect: Glass \u2013 in\/visible \u2013 or the most visible part of every memorable structure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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