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  • Vintage Vinyl

    • Paper by Michael S. Plewacki

    Mid-century through 1980’s buildings with lock-strip or “zipper-gasket” glazing systems are an ever present part of the urban landscape in many

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    The Thermal Blanket Concept

    • Paper by Bharat Patel, PE, CEM, LEED AP, Michael Bulander, AIA, LEED AP,

    <p>This paper tells the story of a Double Skin Facade (DSF), where high performance and multi-disciplinary collaboration saves a library concept of…

  • 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,

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    Integrated Energy Analysis

    • Paper by Greg Verabian, Saurabh Shrestha, Laure Michelon,

    <p>Energy codes across the country are progressively getting stricter and increasing the threshold for a baseline building’s energy performance.…

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    In Factory Commissioning

    • Paper by Robert Golda,

    <p>Factory inspection visits are vital, yet they unfortunately have a habit of being overlooked. The factory inspection process during the Building…

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    Hydrophobic Stainless Steel Surfaces

    • Paper by Fred Deuschle, Jim Halliday, Mike McGuire,

    <p>There is no doubting the longevity of stainless steel building facades. The Chrysler Building and numerous buildings that followed have stood the…

  • EUI of Building Clusters

    • Paper by Srinivas M. Rao, AIA, AICP, LEED AP

    Large master planned developments such as Battery Park City in Manhattan, Mission Bay in San Francisco, and Playa Vista in Los Angeles were built

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    Deconstructing the Window

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, Jörg Lenz, Petra Sommer,

    <p>Over the years, the industry has relied heavily on the increasing performance of low-e coatings to drive window U-factors (thermal transmittance)…

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    DC Water Headquarters Case Study

    • Paper by Sven Shockey, Leland Curtis, David Fersh,

    <p>Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance…

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    Curved Forming Panel Facades

    • Paper by Roger Schroeder,

    <p>The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate…

  • Adaptable Glazing Shields

    • Paper by Anas Al Kassas

    Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from

  • A Compact, Unitized Double Skin Facade

    • Paper by Alex Cox, LEED AP · James Hock, LEED AP BD+C · Laura Ziegler · Karin Lamberts

    Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations

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    Infinite Panel System

    • Paper by Mike Ryan, Director of Product Development Facades Division Brian Stern, Regional Energy Director Michael Adams, Senior Energy Analyst

    <p>Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope…

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    Balancing Visual Comfort and Energy Efficiency

    • Paper by Berardo Matalucci PhD, Director, Environmental Design Edward Palka AIA LEED AP BD+C, Designer Jennifer Siqueira LEED AP, Associate Jenny Lin, Associate Coles Jennings PE, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C, Sr. Energy and Sustainability Engineer Alex Chapin, Energy Engineer II Sameer Kumar AIA, Director, Enclosure Design Nadine Bergen AIA LEED AP, Project Director Christopher Sharples AIA, Principal

    <p>With increasing interest in wellness and human-centric design in workplaces, the design of building enclosures is predicated on optimizing…

  • U-Factor Matters in Hot Climates

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD

    It is commonly thought that fenestration U-factor is not a key determinant in the performance of facades in hot climates, and generally the focus of

  • Terra Cotta Skins

    • Paper by Laura B. Garofalo

    This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will

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    Renewing Historic Facades

    • Paper by Christine Reynolds, PE, Principal Hans Thummel, AIA, LEED AP BD+C,

    <p>As the first phase of a $4 billion dollar, 180-acre, 60 building government preservation project in Washington DC, this case study reviews the…

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    Sustainable Silicone

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain, TS&D Scientist Adrienne Bowman-Grittini, Senior Technical Service and Development Specialist Stanley Yee, TS&D Scientist

    <p>Silicone materials have a long history in high performance building projects. Known for durability, they can reduce a building’s carbon footprint…

  • Optimized Adaptive Re-Use

    • Paper by Matthew Parker · John Souleles

    Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal

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    Translation from Concept to Construction

    • Paper by Ryan Donaghy, AIA, Senior Associate, Enclosure Design Matthew Spahr, PE, Associate / Facade Engineer

    <p>Fidelity between the built enclosure and early visualizations is rarely, if ever, an accident. When achieved, it comes as the result of persistent…