Designing Structural Laminated Glass
Laminated glass with standard PVB has long been used for safety and security due to its ability to adhere the broken glass fragments together. As the
Laminated glass with standard PVB has long been used for safety and security due to its ability to adhere the broken glass fragments together. As the
<p>Precision in digital workflow is necessary to deliver facade projects where there is a high design aesthetic or structural performance…
The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture
<p>Window glass design using ASTM E 1300 entails determining glass thickness(es) and types so that the window glass construction load resistance…
<p>Over the years, the industry has relied heavily on the increasing performance of low-e coatings to drive window U-factors (thermal transmittance)…
<p>Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance…
<p>Daylighting is a key strategy to energy efficiency and improved occupant comfort, health, and productivity in buildings. However, providing…
Daylighting & Solar Glare control, which affect both the energy consumption of the building as well as the comfort of the occupants, become
The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that
Traditional approach for engineering the facade is building an isolated analysis model. However, it inhibits a dynamic design process where
<p>Anisotropy is also known as Brewster marks, quench marks, strain pattern, leopard spots, Iridescence, etc. Although anisotropy is inevitable when…
<p>Aesthetic and technical capabilities of facade design have become seemingly endless as building technologies progress. While the capacity to…
The goal is to explore the role and methodology employed between the architect and engineer as they look to resolve the opposing demands of design
Change happens, for better or for worse, to all living and physical matter. In order to thrive and achieve longevity, we constantly need to adapt to
<p>An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site…
<p>Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual…
<p>Increased security needs have led to a demand in enhanced curtain wall facade performance. In addition to thermal, acoustic, and structural…
<p>This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo…
Architects and facade planners require that anisotropies or haze, optical phenomena disturbing the clear appearance of a glass, have to be avoided
<p>Iridescence effects, quench marks, leopard marks… The names given to optical anisotropy in toughened and heat-strengthened glass are diverse and…