Papers

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  • EVA Interlayers in Hardened Facades

    • Paper by Nicholas Oberts, PE · Mark K. Weaver, PE, SE · Phillip Benshoof, PE

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

  • Wind-Borne Debris Impacts on Façades

    • Paper by Angela Mejorin, Ph.D., Researcher

    Climate change effects are causing an increase in extreme wind events’ frequency and severity, worldwide. Regions that previously were not prone to

  • Facade Resilience Evaluation Framework featured image

    Facade Resilience Evaluation Framework

    • Paper by Fabio Favoino, Department of energy Adèle Chalumeau, Facade engineer Audrey Aquaronne, Facade engineer

    <p>Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme…

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    HydroSKIN

    • Paper by Christina Eisenbarth, M.Sc., Research Associate Walter Haase, Dr.-Ing., Managing Director of CRC1244, Head of Working Groups Lucio Blandini, Prof. Dr.-Ing. M.Arch., Professor and Head of the Institute Werner Sobek, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c., Senior Professor

    <p>Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate…

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    Finally

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern,

    <p>For over 60 years architects, engineers, and consultants have been specifying stainless steels for use in building skins and in some structural…

  • Specifying Commercial Aluminum Finishes

    • Paper by Ben Mitchell, MBA

    Many factors will influence coating selection, but to achieve the desired performance level for a given situation, coatings must be specified based

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    Lightning Protection as Building Envelope

    • Paper by Jennifer Morgan, Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS,

    <p>A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents.…

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    Hurricane-acoustic Glazing Barriers Using New Interlayer Technology

    • Paper by Stephen J Bennison, B.Sc., M.S., Ph.D., Research Fellow Alejandro G Gonzalez, Sales and Marketing Charles Anthony Smith, Research Scientist Rebecca L Smith, Research Scientist Takuya Kobayashi, Research Scientist Toshiyuki Iguchi, Engineering Manager

    <p>In the last twenty years we have seen the development of polymer interlayers for laminated glass where the resin compositions have been optimized…

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    Duplex Stainless Steel Cladding

    • Paper by Fred Deuschle, Director of Engineering & Quality Jim Halliday, Director of Business Development

    <p>It was a challenging design problem: supply a sustainable material for roofing, soffit and fascia panels that would perform in close proximity to…