Orientation Specific Solar Control
During the postwar era, and before the universal adoption of air-conditioning in the United States, leading architects participated in the design of
During the postwar era, and before the universal adoption of air-conditioning in the United States, leading architects participated in the design of
<p>Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations…
<p>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…
<p>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.…
Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent
<p>Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed a 290,000 sf museum celebrating the artistry and technology of film, becoming the world’s first museum and…
<p>This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke…
<p>This study focuses on experiments in kinetics and architectural skins. More extensively, it introduces a solution for environmental design issues…
<p>This paper analyzes sustainable retrofit strategies for an existing research laboratory building, located in a cold climate. This facility is…
<p>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…
<p>The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a…
<p>Mid-century through 1980’s buildings with lock-strip or “zipper-gasket” glazing systems are an ever present part of the urban landscape in many…
<p>The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture…
<p>The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building…
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries
Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.