Papers

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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 · Houston Drum

    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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    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

  • Reconfigurable Terracotta Facade

    • Paper by Jin Young Song · Dan Vrana · Jonathan Hopp · Shawn Murrey · Jiatao Wu · Jongmin Shim

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

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    Passively Actuated Systems

    • Paper by Manuel Benitez Ruiz, Student David Gerber, Associate Professor of Practice

    <p>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…

  • Design Principles For Museum Daylight Systems

    • Paper by Edgar Stach, PhD · Michael Esposito

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

  • 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

  • Form Follows Well-Being

    • Paper by David Bjelland M.Sc. · Prof. Dr. sc. hum. MArch Dipl.-Ing. Timo Schmidt

    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…

  • Xilinx Case Study

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

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

  • Separating Direct From Diffuse

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

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

  • Origami-Inspired Facade Design

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

    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

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    • Paper by Roman Schieber · Thorsten Helbig

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