Papers

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  The Monash Woodside Building

  • Paper by Alberto Sangiorgio, Principal Façade Engineer Andrew Cortese, Managing Partner and Design Director - Sydney Office Walter van der Linde, Lead Engineer, Buildings Mechanical

  <p>Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious…

  October 11, 2022
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  Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades

  • Paper by Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP, kirschbaum@fentressarchitects.com Peter Koukos, Director of Strategic Process Alfonso Lopez, P.E., Principal and CEO

  <p>In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it…

  January 23, 2020
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  Green Wall Rainscreen

  • Paper by Stephan Wurster, Business Development Manager Till Jackenkroll, Product and Innovation Manager

  <p>Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic…

  March 22, 2020
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  Simplicity is Deceiving

  • Paper by Giovanni De Mari, BSc(Hons) MScEng Ing CEng MICE, Senior Engineer Kerry Hegedus, architect (WA, AZ), architect, senior associate

  <p>The case study presented is a 195 meters tall office tower with a raised podium made of 16 meters full height glass panels (and smaller). The…

  March 22, 2020
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  Stainless Steel 101

  • Paper by Michael Mulhern,

  <p>This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation…

  March 14, 2018
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  Digital Lifecycle of Building Envelopes

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  <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
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  Architectural Ceramic Assemblies

  • Paper by Omar Khan, Bill Pottle, Mitchell Bring,

  <p>This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo…

  March 14, 2018
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  Design Considerations and the Complex Facade

  • Paper by Stan Su,

  <p>The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture…

  March 14, 2018
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  Innovative Façades for a Sustainable Architecture

  • Paper by Lucio Blandini,

  <p>Facades play a relevant role in the search for a more sustainable approach to modern architecture. The amount of embodied and operational energy…

  October 11, 2022
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  The Tectonics of Flimsiness

  • Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI, Associate Professor

  <p>Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural…

  March 22, 2020
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  Digital Enablement for Manufacturing

  • Paper by Melody Rees, Director of Design

  <p>Architectural design freedom achieved on high-end projects currently costs over $1,000/sq. Ft. Building materials have long been relegated to…

  October 11, 2022
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  Hybrid Timber

  • Paper by Stacey Hooper, AIA, LEED BD+C,

  <p>This case study provides an overview of building hybrid curtain wall system and future opportunities for the use of timber. It will also review…

  March 14, 2018
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  The First Triple Certified Facade

  • Paper by Stephen Katz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate

  <p>Johnson Controls (JCI), a leading provider of intelligent building technology solicited the design of a 35,000sm headquarters for its Asia-Pacific…

  January 22, 2020
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  Modeling Megapanels

  • Paper by Elizabeth Bishop, AIA, LEED AP, Creative Design Director Emily Green, NCARB, LEED GA, Associate Lisa Podesto, PE, Timber & Innovations Specialist

  <p>Large format, steel-stud framed “megapanel” facades with rainscreen cladding create uniquely complicated requirements for digital documentation…

  October 11, 2022
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  Catalytic Conversion

  • Paper by Damon Caldwell

  Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth;

  October 11, 2022
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  Novel Thermal Break Solution

  • Paper by Yuzhen Steve Zhou, Technical Director - Warmframe Technology Corporation

  <p>Thermal-break-blanket technology is a novel and high-performance thermal break solution for aluminum curtain walls. The thermal-break-blanket is…

  October 11, 2022
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  Controlling Anisotropy in Heat Treated Glass

  • Paper by Francis Serruys, Dr. Romain Decourcelle,

  <p>Anisotropy is also known as Brewster marks, quench marks, strain pattern, leopard spots, Iridescence, etc. Although anisotropy is inevitable when…

  March 14, 2018
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  Curved Forming Panel Facades

  • Paper by Roger Schroeder,

  <p>The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate…

  March 14, 2018

• Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts

  • Paper by Kayla Natividad, PhD, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate, Architectural Technical Service Engineer Kyle Sword, Manager Business Development

  <p>Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate…

  October 11, 2022
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  HydroSKIN

  • Paper by Christina Eisenbarth, M.Sc., Research Associate Walter Haase, Dr.-Ing., Managing Director of CRC1244, Head of Working Groups Lucio Blandini, Prof. Dr.-Ing. M.Arch., Professor and Head of the Institute Werner Sobek, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c., Senior Professor

  <p>Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate…

  October 11, 2022