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Wind-Borne Debris Impacts on Façades
- Paper by Angela Mejorin, Ph.D., Researcher, Founder and Curator
Climate change effects are causing an increase in extreme wind events’ frequency and severity, worldwide. Regions that previously were not prone to…
August 23, 2024
Growing Myceliated Facades
- Paper by Thibaut Houette, M. Arch., Integrated Bioscience PhD student Brian Foresi, Biomedical Sciences (BS/MD) student Christopher Maurer, AIA, NCARB, Founder and Principal Architect Dr. Petra Gruber, Assoc. Prof.
Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting…
March 15, 2020
Detailing For Distance
- Paper by Daniel Kelso,
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have…
March 19, 2020
Building Rehab/Reuse, Decarbonization and Modern-Era Precast Facades
- Article by Mark Thompson Brandt, OAA, RAIC, FAPT-RP, LEED AP, CAHP,, Founding Partner
March 06, 2024
Structural Silicone Glazing
- Paper by Jon Kimberlain, Senior Scientist Yvonne Diaz, Senior Research Specialist Andrew Dunlap, Principal Adrienne Bowman-Grittini, Technical Service & Development Leader
The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and…
October 11, 2022
Lightning Protection as Building Envelope
- Paper by Jennifer Morgan, Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS,
A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents.…
March 14, 2018
Facing Density
- Paper by Wendy Cox,
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly eight…
December 1, 2022
Reinforced Polymer Concrete Screen Walls
- Paper by Brock DeSmit, Partner Jessica Hong, Lead Designer Becher Eli Neme, Principal, Founder
Apertures is a six-story, commercial building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City–a neighborhood severely impacted by the 1985 and 2017…
March 17, 2020
Blast Performance of TSSA
- Paper by Jon H. Kimberlain, Lawrence D. Carbary,
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual…
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