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Slipping through the Cracks
- Paper by Jason Siwek P.E., Project Manager
<p>We construct building enclosures to keep the elements out, but sometimes air and water infiltrate the building envelope, causing several problems…

March 22, 2020
The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos
- Paper by David Olsen, AIA · Megan Leon, P.E. · Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP · Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C · Nick Rustia, P.E. · Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST
Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution

January 27, 2020
Detailing For Distance
- Paper by Daniel Kelso,
<p>Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have…

March 19, 2020
Doubling Mies
- Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI
Mies van der Rohe’s concurrently designed projects for Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1953-1956) and the Esplanade Apartments (1953-1957), saw

March 22, 2020
Preserving a Historic Facade
- Paper by Maria Mohammed, S.E. · John Fidler, RIBA, Intl Assoc AIA, FRICS, FSA, FRSA, FIIC, FAPT
Environmental and socio-economic benefits of sustainable preservation have become apparent most recently in the restoration of the historic former

March 15, 2020
Introducing FacadeRetrofit.org
- Announcement
FacadeRetrofit.org is an online resource for the AEC community, from architects to academic researchers. At the heart of this resource is a database of large commercial and multifamily buildings that have, or are currently undergoing, building facade retrofits.

July 15, 2015