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Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool
- Paper by Abolfazl Ganji Kheybari, Researcher and Building Physics Expert Morteza Kasravi, Computer Scientist
Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by…
October 11, 2022
Smart Colored Window Technology
- Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, negar.matin@ou.edu Seyed Mojtaba Mirabedini, Visiting Professor at Eastern Michigan University Zhina Rashidzadeh, Ph.D. student at Gibbs College of Architecture
Traditional architecture can be a valuable source of inspiration for designers. Sustainable design concepts in traditional architecture have been…
October 11, 2022
Novel Thermal Break Solution
- Paper by Yuzhen Steve Zhou
Thermal-break-blanket technology is a novel and high-performance thermal break solution for aluminum curtain walls. The thermal-break-blanket is

October 11, 2022
Net Zero Tower
- Article by John Neary, AIA, LEED AP NCARB, Senior Facade Specialist
John Neary describes a collaborative Advanced design Studio at City Tech that involved Permasteelisa, Skanska and Onyx Solar, with links to the published student works.

July 25, 2020
Collaborative Methodology for Fastracking Challenging Facade Concepts
- Paper by Stuart Berriman · Peter Simmonds, Ph.D., FASHRAE, FIBPSA, FFTI
The goal is to explore the role and methodology employed between the architect and engineer as they look to resolve the opposing demands of design

March 14, 2018