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  • Facade & ESG

    In 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) inaugurated the first two global sustainability disclosure standards IFRS S1/S2 to

  • Creating Transformational Geometry

    Over the past two decades, the art of cold-forming glass has grown from an unknown approach to a widely accepted strategy for achieving an array of

  • Fit for the Future

    Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in the

  • OpenFacadeControl

    Automated facades are, for the most part, still considered as separate from other building systems throughout the design, installation,

  • Reglaze or Replace?

    Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment

  • Effective Facade Modularization

    Facade systems of various transparent and opaque materials and systems are increasingly becoming integrated components of modularized facade

  • EVA Interlayers in Hardened Facades

    Explosions can result in very high loads of extremely short durations. Protective design to mitigate the effects of blast loading requires façade

  • Behind the Surface

    <p>The architectural facade, like clothing for a building's form, serves as both an aesthetic expression and a protective veil, concealing the inner…

  • Tool For Facade Inspection Traceability

    <p>Building façade inspections have multiple objectives, such as forensic investigation of a failure, maintenance code compliance, etc. Architects,…

  • Spandrel Thermal Simulation Techniques

    <p>Glazed wall systems, such as curtain walls and window walls, are one of the most commonly used façade systems in modern buildings in North…

  • Saving Small Towns

    <p>Small towns are dying, and it is not just because of their dwindling economies. The physical fabric of our communities is literally crumbling. A…

  • Facades for High-Performance Workplaces

    <p>How has the role of the façade evolved in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing fight to combat the climate change crisis? As companies…

  • Design and Energy Analysis

    <p>Integration and interoperability between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM) tools pose major challenges for…

  • Interstitial condensation risk assessment

    <p>The development of methods to predict and control moisture accumulation in building envelopes has always been a key element in building science.…

  • 3D thermal modelling of complex facades

    <p>Today’s building enclosures face ever greater demands regarding their thermal performance. In cold climates, the required total U-value of the…

  • Unitized Cavity Wall Design and Implementation

    <p>Double Skin Facades (DSF), constructed from individual aluminum framed curtain wall assemblies, provide a means of achieving acoustic and thermal…

  • Determination of Surface Flaw Parameters for Annealed and Fully Tempered Glass Exposed to NaCl

    <p>The use of glass in the exterior facades provides greater light transmission into the building and improved views for occupants. Coastal areas in…

  • Mastery of Measurement

    <p>The conventional approach to specifying dimensional tolerances in architecture and construction is inadequate in the theater of premanufacturing…

  • Blurred Edges

    Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper