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  • OpenFacadeControl

    • Paper by Peter Grant · Tzu-Ching Su · Luis Fernandes · Jordan Shackelford · Anand Prakash · Stephen Czarnecki · Pei-Yu Yu · Feng-Yi Lin

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

  • Dynamic Shading Device

    • Paper by Gabriel de Bem, Professor Eduardo Krüger, Professor Alexandre Augusto Alberto Moreira de Abreu, Professor

    <p>Responsive shading systems can dynamically improve indoor environmental conditions based on outdoor climate variations. Among the technologies,…

  • Integrated Building Control System

    • Paper by Jae Yong Suk, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Design, Associate Director of California Lighting Technology Center Keith Graeber, PE, Director of Engineering Andrew Harper, PE, R&D Engineer IV Michael Siminovitch, Ph.D., Director of California Lighting Technology Center

    <p>Integrated management of commercial lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems is considered as one of the most promising…

  • Sacramento Capitol Annex Skylights

    • Paper by Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director Houston Drum, Associate Principal

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

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    Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control

    • Paper by Klaus Reuschle, Project Director Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Roman Schieber, Associate Director ppa.

    <p>The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a…

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    Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool

    • Paper by Abolfazl Ganji Kheybari, Researcher and Building Physics Expert Morteza Kasravi, Computer Scientist

    <p>Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides,…

  • Smart Colored Window Technology

    • Paper by Negar Heidari Matin · Seyed Mojtaba Mirabedini · Zhina Rashidzadeh

    Traditional architecture can be a valuable source of inspiration for designers. Sustainable design concepts in traditional architecture have been

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    Reconfigurable Terracotta Facade

    • Paper by Jin Young Song, Associate Professor Dan Vrana, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the SMART Factory Jonathan Hopp, Assistant Professor, Alfred University Shawn Murrey, Senior Kiln Specialist, Alfred University Jiatao Wu, Graduate student Jongmin Shim, Associate Professor

    <p>The traditional building facade as a permanent construction does not actively respond to the differing needs from varying weather conditions.…

  • Passively Actuated Systems

    • Paper by Manuel Benitez Ruiz · David Gerber

    Kinetic or responsive facades have been developed to improve buildings' daylighting conditions while mitigating energy consumption. Still, these

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    The Performative Double-Skin

    • Paper by Jeffrey Abramson, AIA, LEED AP, Associate Principal Alejandra Menchaca, PhD, LEED AP, WELL AP, Vice President

    <p>Double-Skin Facades (DSF) are well-known to boost the thermal performance of a façade: they can provide extra insulation in the wintertime and…

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    Design Principles For Museum Daylight Systems

    • Paper by Edgar Stach, PhD, Professor, Director Michael Esposito, Senior Building Analyst

    <p>This research unlocks the relationship between space, structure and light in nine unique museums developed by architect Renzo Piano. Renzo Piano…

  • The Craft of Building Enclosures

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP

    This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade

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    Form Follows Well-Being

    • Paper by David Bjelland M.Sc., Research Assistant Prof. Dr. sc. hum. MArch Dipl.-Ing. Timo Schmidt, Professor

    <p>Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is…

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    Parametric Louver System

    • Paper by Noah Kelly, AIA, NCARB, Project Architect Brittney Holmes, AIA Associate, Designer

    <p>The Parametric Louver System is a customized tool that expedites several design iterations while embedding multiple design parameters. The…

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    Xilinx Case Study

    • Paper by Michael Martinez, LEED AP, Stet Sanborn, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC,

    <p>The transformation of a dark and inhumane 1970s tilt-up concrete office building into a high performance, light-filled modern workplace was…

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    Separating Direct From Diffuse

    • Paper by Nick Novelli, PhD, Robert Gordon, Igor Varfolomeev,

    <p>An Enclosure-Integrated, Daylighting, Tracking Solar Collector (EIDTSC) has been developed for market which integrates into a building’s…

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    Origami-Inspired Facade Design

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP, Neil Katz, AIA,

    <p>To paraphrase Robert le Ricolias, the art of the structure is where to put the folds. Using that inspiration, fundamental concepts from origami,…

  • Orbit Tower

    • Paper by Enrica Oliva · Michele Andaloro · Werner Sobek

    While most of high-rise buildings feature a core surrounded by a spatial frame defining the volume, one could envision a column-free plan where the

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    Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    • Paper by Roman Schieber, Thorsten Helbig,

    <p>Steven Holl Architects designed two new buildings in the Museum District in Houston, Texas. Knippers Helbig is the facade consultant of both…