Welcome to this edition of the SKINS newsletter, which is all about carbon! As guest editor this month, I am representing FTI’s embodied carbon (EC) working group. This issue highlights several important topics relative to embodied and the trade-offs with operational carbon.
Welcome to this edition of the SKINS newsletter, which is all about carbon! As guest editor this month, I am representing FTI’s embodied carbon (EC) working group. This issue highlights several important topics relative to embodied and the trade-offs with operational carbon.
<p>The architectural facade, like clothing for a building's form, serves as both an aesthetic expression and a protective veil, concealing the inner…
Small towns are dying, and it is not just because of their dwindling economies. The physical fabric of our communities is literally crumbling. A
This paper presents the results of a research study, outlining the state of facades education at higher-education institutions across the United
Precast Concrete Enclosures is an elective course taught by Assistant Professor Pablo Moyano Fernandez at Washington University in St. Louis. The primary goal of the course is to enable students to envision and materialize full-scale building envelopes using precast concrete.
This paper will focus on the design and detailing of large-format glass enclosures intended to maximize transparency using state-of-the-art materials
<p>Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy…
Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth;
<p>With facades becoming increasingly more complex, and performance a key objective, expertise becomes an important component of successful design…
The Parametric Louver System is a customized tool that expedites several design iterations while embedding multiple design parameters. The ambition
Globalization in the construction industry has brought about new demands for buildings and construction projects, new demands that still need to take