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Sustainable Materials
- Paper by Michael C. Mulhern P.E.
Stainless steel has been successfully used in building envelopes since the completion of the Chrysler building in 1928. Today, it is used as both a

March 20, 2020
New Course on Building Façade Design Developed at Oklahoma State University
- Paper by Bodhisatta Hajra, Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering John Phillips, PE,
A façade, which is also called a ‘secondary structural system’, typically separates the exterior from the interior of a building. In recent times,…
September 18, 2024
Digital Lifecycle of Building Envelopes
- Paper
“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
Innovations with Glass
- Paper by Jens Schneider · S. Müller-Braun · T. Peters · M. Schuster
Glass has become a popular building material that is used not only for windows but also as a load-bearing material. New dimensions of glass panes in

March 23, 2020
Reglaze or Replace?
- Paper by Angel Ayón, AIA, LEED AP, Principal Laura Boynton, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate
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 2, 2024
Bringing an Icon Into the Future: Willis Tower
- Paper by Stephen Katz
Few buildings are as iconic as Willis Tower. Generations of Chicagoans have a collective memory of this building playing a role in their entire

October 11, 2022
The Tectonics of Flimsiness
- Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural

March 22, 2020
Envelope For Service
- Paper by Annalisa Andaloro, Miren Juaristi, Stefano Avesani, Giulia Santoro, Matteo Orlandi,
Envelope-for-Service (E4S) is a novel business model developed with the aim of converting the building façade from a traditionally traded good to a…
October 11, 2022
Integrated Energy Analysis
- Paper by Greg Verabian · Saurabh Shrestha · Laure Michelon
Energy codes across the country are progressively getting stricter and increasing the threshold for a baseline building’s energy performance.

March 14, 2018
Separating Direct From Diffuse
- Paper by Nick Novelli, PhD, Robert Gordon, Igor Varfolomeev,
An Enclosure-Integrated, Daylighting, Tracking Solar Collector (EIDTSC) has been developed for market which integrates into a building’s fenestration…
March 14, 2018
Integrating Soft Robotics into Architectural Assemblies
- Paper by Vera Parlac
The project described in this paper explores the integration of custom-made soft robotic muscles into a component-based surface. This project is part

March 19, 2020
Academic Wood Tower Choreography
- Paper by John Peterson OAA FRAIC LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate, Director of Sustainable Design & Building Innovation Leland Dadson OAA CPHD, Project Architect, Mass Timber Specialist
With an ever-growing interest in mid- and high-rise mass timber construction, this paper highlights the insights and lessons learned across global…
March 22, 2020
Working With Big Data
- Paper by Cristobal Correa,
Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the…
March 14, 2018