Cities under Climate Threat - Philadelphia, Rome and Venice
The impacts of climate change, driven by increasing extreme temperature, sea-level rise, and heavy precipitations, interact and play an essential
The impacts of climate change, driven by increasing extreme temperature, sea-level rise, and heavy precipitations, interact and play an essential
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
Climate change effects are causing an increase in extreme wind events’ frequency and severity, worldwide. Regions that previously were not prone to
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events
Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate
The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and
<p>The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly…
<p>A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents.…
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual
The pathway to carbon-neutrality, as urged during the COP 21 in Paris, and the repeated goal for resilient buildings and urban habitats, winds right
The project described in this paper explores the integration of custom-made soft robotic muscles into a component-based surface. This project is part
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have
<p>California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge…