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Daylighting Post-Occupancy Evaluation Study
- Paper by Jae Yong Suk, Ph.D., Helena Zambrano, AIA,
Daylighting is a key strategy to energy efficiency and improved occupant comfort, health, and productivity in buildings. However, providing desired…
March 14, 2018
Attention to Overheating in Curtainwall Buildings
- Paper by Yuzhen Zhou NFRC CS, LEED AP
Several years ago, Technoform and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) researched the thermal performance of different aluminum

June 13, 2024
Facade performance in the absence of fossil fuel
- Article by Christian Cianfrone
July 13, 2021
Parametric Facade Design
- Paper by Patricia E. Camporeale · María del Pilar Mercader Moyano
Parametric Design has become an invaluable tool for complex tasks like designing energy efficient buildings when joined to performance-based

March 14, 2018
Daylighting Parametric Workflows Used for Adaptive Reuse
- Paper by Alfonso E. Hernandez, AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C
Daylighting & Solar Glare control, which affect both the energy consumption of the building as well as the comfort of the occupants, become

March 14, 2018
Pioneering the Structural Terracotta Mullion Façade
- Paper by Victoria Ereskina · John Neary
Architects today must explore alternative enclosure materials to meet evolving energy codes and embodied carbon regulations. Terra cotta has been

October 11, 2022
Kinetic Solar Envelope
- Paper by Christina Koukelli · Alejandro Prieto · Serdar Asut
Kinetic responsive systems are gaining attention in architectural applications, to reduce the building’s energy consumption and environmental impact,

October 11, 2022
Let Thin Glass in the Facade Move
- Paper by Prof. DI Dr. Jürgen Neugebauer · DI Dr. Markus Wallner-Novak
Facades play an important role in the control of energy flow and energy consumption in buildings as they represent the interface between the outdoor

March 14, 2018
Thermal Bridging and Building Facades
- Paper by Ivan Lee
Thermal bridging through building façades have been overlooked by designers and building energy codes and standards in the past, which has led to

October 11, 2022
Passively Actuated Systems
- Paper by Manuel Benitez Ruiz, Student David Gerber, Associate Professor of Practice
Kinetic or responsive facades have been developed to improve buildings' daylighting conditions while mitigating energy consumption. Still, these…
October 11, 2022
Generative Design Tool
- Paper by Amir Hosseinzadeh Zarrabi, Mona Azarbayjani, Maryam Tavakoli,
The piezoelectric facade as a self-sustained technology can generate a considerable amount of energy by converting swaying motions (actuated by the…
March 14, 2018
End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design
- Paper by Rebecca Hartwell · Mauro Overend
In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building

December 10, 2019