Thermal Performance of Closed Cavity Facades
<p>Closed cavity facades (CCF), a configuration of Double Skin Facade (DSF), consists of a double-glazed unit on the inner layer and single glazing…
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The Butterfly
Providing a unique and integral cladding/envelope solution suited for high-rise buildings has been an inherent challenge for this building typology
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Architectural Shape Optimization
<p>This paper explores the architectural shape optimization of typical housing typologies: slab and high-rise residential buildings to reduce primary…
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Process of Repair Evaluation
<p>As the building stock ages around the country and the consequences of design and/or construction that are deficient or lack resiliency become…
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Rammed Earth & Wildfire
<p>California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge…
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Growing Myceliated Facades
<p>Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource…
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Breathing Lessons
<p>For a new corporate headquarters in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district, SHoP Architects designed a semi-conditioned atrium space inside the…
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The Versatile Envelope Garden
<p>Facades play an integral role in defining the experience of modern life. As rising populations gravitate from rural to urban communities, they…
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Duplex Stainless Steel Cladding
<p>It was a challenging design problem: supply a sustainable material for roofing, soffit and fascia panels that would perform in close proximity to…
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Preserving a Historic Facade
<p>Environmental and socio-economic benefits of sustainable preservation have become apparent most recently in the restoration of the historic former…
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A Study on the Impact of Hospital Facade Opening Focusing Outdoor Exposure on Waiting Room Experience
<p>The paper will try to study the impact of window opening on waiting room experience of patients in an eye hospital along with their attendants. As…
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Saving Face
<p>In 1871, a fourth level Architecture course was offered in New York City that instructed on topics such as heating, ventilation and circulation of…
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Multi-domain Assessment of a Kinetic Facade
<p>An assessment workflow was created to simulate and evaluate the performance of a kinetic facade in an interior space. It includes parameters of…
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Facade with Innovation
<p>Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for…
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Facade Expansion Joint Systems
<p>As awareness around the seismic performance of buildings grows, it is becoming increasingly necessary to integrate seismic expansion joint cover…
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Invert Auto-Shading
<p>Allowing sufficient amount of natural light while avoiding excessive sunlight penetration is often hard to achieve with static facade systems due…
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Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades
<p>In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it…
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Transfer Topologies
<p>This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design.…
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Determining the Optimal Opening for Multi Skin Facade with External Ventilation
<p>The envelope of the Harbin Bank Building in Beijing has a Multi-Skin Facade where the outer cavity is naturally ventilated. During the design the…
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Put Your Sweater On!
<p>During the particularly cold first months of 1977 President Jimmy Carter, in what some call “The Sweater Speech,” famously noted how much energy…