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  Performance-based Facade Framework

  • Paper by Mahsa Minaei, Ph.D. Candidate-Author Ajla Aksamija, Associate Professor-Co Author

  <p>Buildings have a considerable impact on the environment, and it is crucial to consider environmental and energy performance in building design.…

  March 15, 2020
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  building HEALTHY building(s)

  Healthy buildings were explored in a recent conference in Germany. Hosted by Schuco International, participants from 18 universities, representatives from research institutes, and political and business leaders shared a spirited 2-day exchange of ideas.

  June 15, 2017
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  FreMarq Innovations Inc

  • Organization

  FreMarq engineers and fabricates high performing thermal fenestration products, curtain wall, fixed windows, window walls, vents and sunshades. Our primary focus is to reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of commercial buildings by improving the thermal efficiency of its envelope.

  Member since: March 12, 2024
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  Passive House Facade Design and Construction

  • Paper by Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD, Project Architect

  <p>Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure…

  March 22, 2020
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  Lightning Protection as Building Envelope

  • Paper by Jennifer Morgan, Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS,

  <p>A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents.…

  March 14, 2018
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  City Development and Cladding Design

  • Paper by Hadil Abdallah, Building Sciences Consultant Girma Bitsuamlak, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Wind Engineering at the University of Western Ontario Hamid Vossoughi, PE, P. ENG., Senior Principal

  <p>High-rise buildings in growing cities could become more vulnerable to variations in wind flow due to the continuous changes in urban topology. The…

  October 11, 2022
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  Vintage Vinyl

  • Paper by Michael S. Plewacki,

  <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…

  March 14, 2018
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  Orbit Tower

  • Paper by Enrica Oliva · Michele Andaloro · Werner Sobek

  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

  March 14, 2018
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  Adaptable Glazing Shields

  • Paper by Anas Al Kassas,

  <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…

  March 14, 2018
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  Building Scale Mock-up

  • Paper by Michael Martinez, Associate Asim Tahir, District & Renewable Energy Lead

  <p>Until recently, Google has occupied buildings that were designed for others and modified the interiors to suit its needs. Many of the improvements…

  January 22, 2020
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  Bringing an Icon Into the Future: Willis Tower

  • Paper by Stephen Katz, Technical Director

  <p>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
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  Designing with Photovoltaics

  • Paper by Wayne Walker, Associate, Project Architect Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Sam Crawford, Intern

  <p>Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With…

  March 15, 2020

• Behind the Surface

  • Paper by Damon Caldwell,

  <p>The architectural facade, like clothing for a building's form, serves as both an aesthetic expression and a protective veil, concealing the inner…

  September 2, 2024