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Impact Of Thermal Bridges On The Energy Response Of A Building
- Paper by Ilaria Sebastiani, Institute for Renewable Energy Riccardo Pinotti, Institute for Renewable Energy Stefano Avesani, Institute for Renewable Energy Simone D’Amore, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Stefano Pampanin, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building…
October 11, 2022
More Than a Facade
- Paper by Edward Losch, PhD, PE, SE, RA Marc Maguire, PhD, Assistant Professor
In 2014, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) as an accredited ANSI Standards…
October 11, 2022
The Carapace Pavilion
- Paper by Douglas Noble, PhD, FAIA, Associate Dean Karen M. Kensek, DPACSA, Professor of Practice in Architecture
The Carapace Pavilion is a university-based, design-build, full-scale custom prototype for a possible replacement of the standard precast concrete…
October 11, 2022
Transitions Between Diverse Envelope Systems
- Paper by Kristian Fosholt, LEED AP BD+C · Megan Koehler, AIA, LEED AP BD+C · Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C
The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California features an extremely diverse set of facade systems within one

March 14, 2018
Hardened Facades Effects on Structural Systems
- Paper by Aldo E. McKay, PE · Cliff A. Jones, SE, PE, PSP · Phillip Benshoof, PE
To ensure the safety of U.S diplomatic personnel overseas, the U.S Department of State (DoS) has developed facade retrofits capable of resisting high

March 14, 2018
Infinite Panel System
- Paper by Mike Ryan, Director of Product Development Facades Division Brian Stern, Regional Energy Director Michael Adams, Senior Energy Analyst
Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.…
March 15, 2020
Transfer Topologies
- Paper by Nada Tarkhan, Project Manager
This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design.…
March 21, 2020