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Environmental Facade Perspective
- Paper by Patricia Shaw, M Arch., MSc Facade Engineering
Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy codes

October 11, 2022
Research and Life-Long Learning Opportunities for Practitioners: Perspectives of Professional PhD Students
- Article by Ajla Aksamija · Suncica Milosevic · Hossam Mahmoud
This article is based on an interview with two of my current PhD students, Sunčića (Sunny) Milošević and Hossam Mahmoud. Sunny is an architectural designer and Hossam is a practicing mechanical engineer.

April 27, 2021
Crucial Conversations of Diversity & Inclusion
- Article by William Green
In architecture, the façade is often the defining aspect of a building’s appearance, establishing the building’s public persona. From an engineering perspective, the façade is an assembly of building components with a critical impact on a range of performative metrics.

October 25, 2021
Digital Lifecycle of Building Envelopes
- Paper
<p>“The digital transformation will change everything” – with this quote in mind a deep look into the current facade business will be given with a…

March 22, 2020
Laminated Security Glazing
- Paper by Vaughn Schauss,
<p>Glass is an essential component for any type of building. Its transparency enhances daylighting and provides occupants a view to the outside.…

October 11, 2022
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…

October 11, 2022