Blast Performance
<p>Designing for blast performance for glazing units can be very complex. The test methods for evaluating performance include subjecting units to…
<p>Designing for blast performance for glazing units can be very complex. The test methods for evaluating performance include subjecting units to…
<p>Concerns over time-dependent argon permeation through the perimeter edge seals of insulating glass units (IGUs) led the authors to utilize two…
<p>Glass spandrels are a common design strategy utilized to opacify floor levels in building facades. These opaque glass assemblies are integrated…
While most of high-rise buildings feature a core surrounded by a spatial frame defining the volume, one could envision a column-free plan where the
<p>The trend towards modular and unitized facades continues to grow in popularity due largely in part to the efficiencies gained in terms of cost and…
<p>During the postwar era, and before the universal adoption of air-conditioning in the United States, leading architects participated in the design…
Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations
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
The traditional building facade as a permanent construction does not actively respond to the differing needs from varying weather conditions.
<p>The wonder of nature is the abundance of unique forms she creates based on a few simple physical principles or laws. No two snowflakes are alike.…
<p>Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent…
Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed a 290,000 sf museum celebrating the artistry and technology of film, becoming the world’s first museum and
This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade
This study focuses on experiments in kinetics and architectural skins. More extensively, it introduces a solution for environmental design issues and
<p>This paper analyzes sustainable retrofit strategies for an existing research laboratory building, located in a cold climate. This facility is…
The use of bidirectional scattering distribution function incorporated in a transient systems simulation program, allows engineers to accurately
<p>Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from…