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  • Wind-Borne Debris Impacts on Façades

    • Paper by Angela Mejorin, Ph.D., Researcher, Founder and Curator
    Climate change effects are causing an increase in extreme wind events’ frequency and severity, worldwide. Regions that previously were not prone to…

  • Recent Adaptive Textile Façade Systems

    • Paper by Lucio Blandini, Director, Full Professor Moon-Young Jeong, Doctoral Researcher Michael Voigt, Doctoral Researcher, IKTD, University of Stuttgart Jonathan Lopez, Doctoral Researcher Hannah Schürmann, Doctoral Researcher Arina Cazan, Research Assistant Hannah Raisch, Student Daniel Roth, Head of Research Group Methodical Product Development, IKTD, University of Stuttgart Maria Matheou, Junior Professor
    Adaptive facade systems are a promising approach to achieve a dynamic response to varying weather conditions and user demands. The interdisciplinary…

  • Integrated Building Control System

    • Paper by Jae Yong Suk, Ph.D. · Keith Graeber, PE · Andrew Harper, PE · Michael Siminovitch, Ph.D.

    Integrated management of commercial lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems is considered as one of the most promising building

  • Advanced Simulation for Thermal Stress Assessment

    • Paper by Andrea Zani · Jamie Reyes · Guido Lori · Jacob Hanke · Giacomo Zangiacomi

    In recent years, the desire for increased performance, transparency and visual flatness of glazing elements in curtain walls has generated renewed

  • Sacramento Capitol Annex Skylights

    • Paper by Sophie Pennetier · Houston Drum

    This article documents the development or the design of two skylights on the Sacramento Capitol Annex Project throughout Design Assist and sheds

  • Honing the Craft

    • Paper by Patrick Delorey, Digital Fabrication Manager
    Finishing of custom-fabricated architectural façade components represents one of the most significant components to their cost. Manually driven…

  • Delivering Beauty

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern

    Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the

  • Facade Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies

    • Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP

    Facades are increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to whole-building embodied carbon. While designers know how to reduce the embodied

  • Blast Performance

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain · Jie Feng · Will Wholey · Dan Aggromito · Valérie Hayez

    Designing for blast performance for glazing units can be very complex. The test methods for evaluating performance include subjecting units to actual

  • Structural Silicone Sealant and Glass Fins

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain · Valerie Hayez · Jie Feng

    Structural silicone sealant is commonly used in glass fin applications, both as a weatherseal and as for structural attachment. A common concern for

  • Attention to Overheating in Curtainwall Buildings

    • Paper by Yuzhen Zhou NFRC CS, LEED AP

    Several years ago, Technoform and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) researched the thermal performance of different aluminum