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Execution Ways
- Paper by Viswanath Urala, P.E. · Prakash R. Desai, P.E., S.E.
Business Insider has described San Francisco’s Chase Arena as setting “a new standard for a sports arena in the US”, and “the state-of-the-art arena

March 22, 2020
Lightweight Veneer in High-rise Unitized Facades
- Paper by Michael Chen, P.E., Principal Antonio Luz, R.A., Senior Associate
Manufactured veneer panels such as glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC), ultra high performance concrete (UHPC), sintered stone, and terracotta are…
March 23, 2020
Carbon Lean Facades
- Paper by Stefanie Schober, Senior Project Director Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador, Senior Associate
With net zero and carbon neutral mandates on the near horizon, New York City has pushed the green building envelope by leveraging incentive-based…
March 19, 2020
Academic Wood Tower Choreography
- Paper by John Peterson OAA FRAIC LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate, Director of Sustainable Design & Building Innovation Leland Dadson OAA CPHD, Project Architect, Mass Timber Specialist
With an ever-growing interest in mid- and high-rise mass timber construction, this paper highlights the insights and lessons learned across global…
March 22, 2020
Corrugated-geometry Copper and Glass Facade
- Paper by Marko Tomsic, PE, Project Consultant John A. Jackson, AIA, Senior Project Manager
The subject of this case study is the design and construction of a custom corrugated-geometry facade featuring pre-patinated copper and glass for an…
March 20, 2020
Detailing For Distance
- Paper by Daniel Kelso
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have

March 19, 2020
Shaping Skin
- Paper by John Neary AIA LEED AP NCARB
The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on

March 21, 2020
The First Triple Certified Facade
- Paper by Stephen Katz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate
Johnson Controls (JCI), a leading provider of intelligent building technology solicited the design of a 35,000sm headquarters for its Asia-Pacific…
January 22, 2020
Facade with Innovation
- Paper by YU Hui, Director JIN Shihui, Project Manager
Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for complex…
March 15, 2020