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Shaping Skin
- Paper by John Neary AIA LEED AP NCARB
The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on

March 21, 2020
Establishing a Life Cycle Assessment Methodology for Innovative Facade
- Paper by Vikki Lew,
Life cycle assessment was introduced in the 1970s as an analytical tool to quantify the environmental impact of a product, process, or service.…
March 14, 2018
A Study on the Impact of Hospital Facade Opening Focusing Outdoor Exposure on Waiting Room Experience
- Paper by Iftekhar Rahman, Associate Professor
The paper will try to study the impact of window opening on waiting room experience of patients in an eye hospital along with their attendants. As…
March 21, 2020
EVA Interlayers in Hardened Facades
- Paper by Nicholas Oberts, PE · Mark K. Weaver, PE, SE · Phillip Benshoof, PE
Explosions can result in very high loads of extremely short durations. Protective design to mitigate the effects of blast loading requires façade

August 23, 2024
Infinite Panel System
- Paper by Mike Ryan, Director of Product Development Facades Division Brian Stern, Regional Energy Director Michael Adams, Senior Energy Analyst
Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.…
March 15, 2020
Solid Surface Material for Facades
- Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP
Navigating the building code, while challenging in any respect, can be even trickier when considering the use of emerging materials on building

March 19, 2020
A Burning Question Revisited
- Paper by Stéphane Pierre Hoffman, shofffman@morrisonhershfield.com
In recent decades the use of unitized glazing systems has become increasingly common especially for high-rise construction. The opaque panels in…
October 11, 2022
Form Follows Well-Being
- Paper by David Bjelland M.Sc., Research Assistant Prof. Dr. sc. hum. MArch Dipl.-Ing. Timo Schmidt, Professor
Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is…
October 11, 2022
Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control
- Paper by Klaus Reuschle · Robert Matthew Noblett · Michelle Siu-Ching Lee · Roman Schieber
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint

October 11, 2022
Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool
- Paper by Abolfazl Ganji Kheybari · Morteza Kasravi
Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by

October 11, 2022
The Myth of Simplicity
- Paper by Gerry Lang,
There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and effectively…
October 11, 2022
The First Triple Certified Facade
- Paper by Stephen Katz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
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
Execution Ways
- Paper by Viswanath Urala, P.E., Senior Engineer Prakash R. Desai, P.E., S.E., Senior Structural Engineer
Business Insider has described San Francisco’s Chase Arena as setting “a new standard for a sports arena in the US”, and “the state-of-the-art arena…
March 22, 2020