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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
ETFE Membrane Envelope Strategies
- Paper by Audrey L Worden, ISSF · Kihong R. Ku, DDes · Alexander G. Worden, RA NCARB
Airflow within the cavity of double-skin facades is a key component of adaptive building envelopes which change thermophysical properties to meet

October 11, 2022
Interstitial condensation risk assessment
- Paper by Jelle Langmans · Piet Houthuys · Wout Parys · Staf Roels
The development of methods to predict and control moisture accumulation in building envelopes has always been a key element in building science.

June 13, 2024
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

September 02, 2024