The façade system is a potent potential lever for bringing transformative change to buildings and urban habitat in the pursuit of carbon reduction and net zero carbon goals. Nothing in architecture combines attributes of appearance and performance as does the building façade.
As we change the rules of thermal performance for facades, we are changing the conditions the glass is subject to in shadow boxes and glazed spandrel
<p>Embodied carbon in buildings is a key factor in building decarbonization and while it is generally small compared to operational carbon, the…
<p>Case study of the recently opened John A. Paulson Center for New York University in Manhattan reviews design solutions of façade depth and scale…
<p>Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment…
Building façade inspections have multiple objectives, such as forensic investigation of a failure, maintenance code compliance, etc. Architects,
<p>How has the role of the façade evolved in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing fight to combat the climate change crisis? As companies…
The conventional approach to specifying dimensional tolerances in architecture and construction is inadequate in the theater of premanufacturing
Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper
This paper describes the development of an interactive map that highlights case studies of advanced facade design strategies and technologies from
Integrated management of commercial lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems is considered as one of the most promising building
Finishing of custom-fabricated architectural façade components represents one of the most significant components to their cost. Manually driven
Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the
<p>Several years ago, Technoform and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) researched the thermal performance of different…
This paper presents the results of a research study, outlining the state of facades education at higher-education institutions across the United
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint
Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy codes
Historical published weathered annealed failure data consisting of 13 samples were collected and glass failure prediction model surface flaw