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  • The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos

    • Paper by David Olsen, AIA · Megan Leon, P.E. · Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP · Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C · Nick Rustia, P.E. · Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST

    Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution

  • Mastery of Measurement

    • Paper by Joshua Zabel

    The conventional approach to specifying dimensional tolerances in architecture and construction is inadequate in the theater of premanufacturing

  • U-Factor Matters in Hot Climates

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD

    It is commonly thought that fenestration U-factor is not a key determinant in the performance of facades in hot climates, and generally the focus of

  • 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…

  • Architectural Shape Optimization

    • Paper by Patricia Edith Camporeale, PhD

    This paper explores the architectural shape optimization of typical housing typologies: slab and high-rise residential buildings to reduce primary

  • Stainless Steel 101

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern

    This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation

  • Localized Rigidification of PCM Envelopes

    • Paper by Elnaz Tafrihi

    This is an experimental and computational exploration of structural systems that transform between states of rigidity and flexibility. The goal is to

  • Nested Density

    • Paper by Wendy Cox, Architect

    Projecting imagery onto building facades is not only becoming a marketing necessity for successful urban spectacles but is also altering social urban

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    Influence of Facade Materials on the Acoustic Environment

    • Paper by Alvaro Balderrama, M.Eng. LEED Green Associate, Daniel Arztmann, Prof. Dipl-Ing. M.Eng., Jens-Uwe Schulz, Prof. Dipl-Ing.,
    Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high…

  • EUI of Building Clusters

    • Paper by Srinivas M. Rao, AIA, AICP, LEED AP

    Large master planned developments such as Battery Park City in Manhattan, Mission Bay in San Francisco, and Playa Vista in Los Angeles were built

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    HydroSKIN

    • Paper by Christina Eisenbarth, M.Sc., Research Associate Walter Haase, Dr.-Ing., Managing Director of CRC1244, Head of Working Groups Lucio Blandini, Prof. Dr.-Ing. M.Arch., Professor and Head of the Institute Werner Sobek, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c., Senior Professor
    Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate…

  • The Craft of Building Enclosures

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP

    This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade

  • Two Sides to Sustainability & High-performance

    • Paper by Brian Fraumeni · Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C · Adam Moqrane

    High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy

  • Facade with Innovation

    • Paper by YU Hui · JIN Shihui

    Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for complex

  • Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades

    • Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA · Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D. · Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C · Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.

    Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli