Lunch will be provided.

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Achieving Optimum Envelope Performance with Ceramic Rainscreen Facades

SK1N is an adaptive building envelope solution suitable for installation on walls of new and existing buildings. Ceramic rainscreens are a versatile façade cladding option that combine generations of building science knowledge with the proven durability and beauty of fired ceramics. The result is an advanced cladding that can makes significant contribution to a high-performance building envelope. This program reviews how resilient, maintenance free ceramic rainscreens, made from natural and recycled materials minimize water penetration, resist fire, benefit project schedules and achieve energy efficiency requirements.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify common components of ceramic rainscreen assemblies and their functions

2. Describe how ceramic rainscreens achieve superior water penetration resistance.

3. Discuss how the attributes of ceramic rainscreens contribute to important aspects of highperformance envelope design, such as project schedule, fire resistance and environmental impact

4. Review strategies for meeting energy code requirements with ceramic rainscreen systems.

Credit

1 AIA LU/HSW

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Want to see what's in store for Philly's future? You’re invited to Fast Forward Philly 2025 to hear what visions our emerging speakers have of “What’s next for Philadelphia?”

Come join us at Brickworks Design Studio during the DesignPhiladelphia Festival on Tuesday, October 7th, 2025, from 6-8pm. Get ready for a night spent with fellow forward thinkers and engaging presentations!

Registration is free online, or pay $5 at the door. For more information about Fast Forward or if you’re interested in presenting, check out our website: fastforwardphilly.blogspot.com

Check out our social media for updates and sneak peeks at this year's presenters: @FastForwardPHL & @aiaphlpea on Instagram. 

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Paint & Sip: Brick Edition

Join us for a creative twist on the classic paint and sip! Instead of canvases, we’ll be painting directly on bricks. This is a relaxed, free-paint environment: no instructor, no rules, just a fun evening of creativity, drinks, and great company.

We’ll provide the bricks, paints, and brushes you bring your imagination. Whether you’re artistic or just here for the wine, it’s all about having fun and trying something different.

Space is limited, so be sure to save your spot early!

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com

Lunch will be provided.

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Exterior Porcelain Pavers - The Ideal Option For Exterior Paving

2 cm porcelain pavers are relatively new innovative products in the tile market. The 2cm (3/4") thickness, as opposed to a typical 3/8" thickness, allows the product's use in more application types with superior performance. This course will compare and contrast 2cm porcelain pavers with other hardscape substrates - comparing cost, design, and performance. After taking this course, landscape and hardscape designers will be able to make an informed value judgement based on performance, life cycle, and cost.

Learning Objectives

• Explore how to use 2cm porcelain pavers as a design element, including applications and installation options.
• Explore the performance attributes of porcelain pavers and examine the rigorous standards and testing that porcelain pavers undergo.
• Compare and contrast 2cm exterior porcelain pavers with other hardscapes such as cement, natural stone, and brick.
• Review a cost analysis comparing various hardscape materials.

Provided by: DaltileCourse Length: 1 hr

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Brickworks Annual Holiday Party

We are bringing together the architectural community and our distributor partners for an end-of-the-year celebration. This is a cocktail-style event that will be hosted in the Design Studio.

There will be themed food and drinks for the festive holiday season, we invite you to bring a colleague and celebrate with us.

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com

Lunch will be provided.

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Enhancing Thin Masonry Veneer: Metal Support Systems

This session will examine the design and performance of metal backing systems that mechanically support thin masonry veneers. Join us to compare various systems and traditionally laid face brick masonry as well as review critical design and installation factors.

You'll also learn about performance tests that establish code compliance for proprietary thin veneer support systems and explore strategies for water penetration, structural performance, thermal efficiency, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 285 approval.

Learning Objectives

1. Discover water management strategies for mechanically supported thin masonry veneer systems.
2. Analyze veneer support methods for mechanically supported thin veneer systems.
3. Explore requirements for supporting thin masonry veneer over continuous insulation.
4. Learn how thin masonry veneer systems comply with building codes

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com

Lunch will be provided.

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Lunch & Learn:
Brick Product &Technical Specifications

This presentation will elaborate upon the information typically presented in a brick product technical data sheet, using typical Glen-Gery technical data sheets as examples. An overview of frequently encountered American brick standards will be provided. This will be followed by in-depth descriptions of the individual tests reported on in the data sheet, as well as the interpretation and significance of the reported values and their respective limits. You will earn 1 LU/HSW credit for attending. 

This presentation should teach attendees-

• Analyze a typical brick technical data sheet to find physical properties related to brick durability.
• Apply appropriate ASTM brick standards and based on intended use and building application.
• Compare the requirements of “Grade”, “Class”, and “Type” applications within common brick standards.
• Explore how tests used to determine commonly reported brick properties are performed.
• Describe the significance of the reported values and how they relate to product performance.

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com

Lunch will be provided.

Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.

Lunch & Learn:
Brick Product &Technical Specifications

This presentation will elaborate upon the information typically presented in a brick product technical data sheet, using typical Glen-Gery technical data sheets as examples. An overview of frequently encountered American brick standards will be provided. This will be followed by in-depth descriptions of the individual tests reported on in the data sheet, as well as the interpretation and significance of the reported values and their respective limits. You will earn 1 LU/HSW credit for attending. 

This presentation should teach attendees-

• Analyze a typical brick technical data sheet to find physical properties related to brick durability.
• Apply appropriate ASTM brick standards and based on intended use and building application.
• Compare the requirements of “Grade”, “Class”, and “Type” applications within common brick standards.
• Explore how tests used to determine commonly reported brick properties are performed.
• Describe the significance of the reported values and how they relate to product performance.

Questions/Comments?

Email: events@glengery.com