Papers

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  • Glass in GSA Buildings

    • Paper by Georgia Scalfano

    Embodied carbon in buildings is a key factor in building decarbonization and while it is generally small compared to operational carbon, the

  • Consistency In Glass Design

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, PhD, PE, LEED AP · Grace Dojan

    Glass structural elements have become increasingly common to the point of ubiquity; however, there currently is no universally recognized and

  • Fit for the Future

    • Paper by Julia Koerner-Al-Rawi

    Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in the

  • Reglaze or Replace?

    • Paper by Angel Ayón, AIA, LEED AP · Laura Boynton, AIA, LEED AP

    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

  • Effective Facade Modularization

    • Paper by Kais Al-Rawi

    Facade systems of various transparent and opaque materials and systems are increasingly becoming integrated components of modularized facade

  • Saving Small Towns

    • Paper by Leah Kemp,

    <p>Small towns are dying, and it is not just because of their dwindling economies. The physical fabric of our communities is literally crumbling. A…

  • Facade Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies

    • Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP

    Facades are increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to whole-building embodied carbon. While designers know how to reduce the embodied

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    ACT Facade

    • Paper by Paul-Rouven Denz, Daniel Arztmann, Dipl.-Ing., M.Eng., EFN, FTI Professor for Façade Construction, Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen Lippe (TH-OWL) Head of Building Physics Natchai Suwannapruk,

    <p>Due to material and technological advancement during the last century, transparency has become a prominent trend in contemporary architecture.…

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    All-Glass Bearing Facades

    • Paper by Erwin ten Brincke, MSc

    <p>The Green Village at the TU Delft is a living lab for sustainable innovations. The Co Creation Centre (CCC) will be their new meeting center (13.5…

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    Embodied Carbon Of Timber Unitized Curtain Wall

    • Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, EIT, Environmental Designer Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director - Special Projects Simon Schleicher, Associate Professor

    <p>The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in…

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    Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control

    • Paper by Klaus Reuschle, Project Director Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Roman Schieber, Associate Director ppa.

    <p>The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a…

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    Environmental Facade Perspective

    • Paper by Patricia Shaw, M Arch., MSc Facade Engineering, Facade Specialist

    <p>Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy…

  • Facade Maintenance Access

    • Paper by Carmen Chun, MEng, P.Eng., LEED® AP, Associate Leonard Pianalto MSc (Civil), P.Eng., LEED® AP, FEC, Managing Principal

    <p>Facades are an architectural feature and an integral part of the building enclosure. To ensure that the facades continue their function, they must…

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    Façade Systems and Embodied Carbon

    • Paper by Paulina Szpiech, Associate - Facade Engineering Valerie Leon-Green, Facade Engineer Shivanie Rambaran, Graduate Energy Analyst

    <p>Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to quantify the impact of building construction supply chains on the environment in terms of…

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    HydroSKIN

    • Paper by Christina Eisenbarth, M.Sc., Research Associate Walter Haase, Dr.-Ing., Managing Director of CRC1244, Head of Working Groups Lucio Blandini, Prof. Dr.-Ing. M.Arch., Professor and Head of the Institute Werner Sobek, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c., Senior Professor

    <p>Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate…

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    Structural Silicone Glazing

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain, Senior Scientist Yvonne Diaz, Senior Research Specialist Andrew Dunlap, Principal Adrienne Bowman-Grittini, Technical Service & Development Leader

    <p>The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and…

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    Finally

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern,

    <p>For over 60 years architects, engineers, and consultants have been specifying stainless steels for use in building skins and in some structural…

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    Addressing Embodied Carbon

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD, General Manager Adam Nizich, Senior Consulting Engineer

    <p>Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector is critical to limiting global temperature rise to less than 1.5⁰C. Construction and…

  • Facing Density

    • Paper by Wendy Cox,

    <p>The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly…