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  • Spandrel Thermal Simulation Techniques

    • Paper by Ivan Lee, Building Science Consultant Edlyn Garcia La Torre, Facade Consulant Shahima Rahmatipour, Building Science Consultant
    Glazed wall systems, such as curtain walls and window walls, are one of the most commonly used façade systems in modern buildings in North America.…
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    Novel Thermal Break Solution

    • Paper by Yuzhen Steve Zhou, Technical Director - Warmframe Technology Corporation
    Thermal-break-blanket technology is a novel and high-performance thermal break solution for aluminum curtain walls. The thermal-break-blanket is…

  • Facades for High-Performance Workplaces

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP, Assoc. DBIA, Senior Associate
    How has the role of the façade evolved in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing fight to combat the climate change crisis? As companies grapple…

  • Controlling Anisotropy in Heat Treated Glass

    • Paper by Francis Serruys · Dr. Romain Decourcelle

    Anisotropy is also known as Brewster marks, quench marks, strain pattern, leopard spots, Iridescence, etc. Although anisotropy is inevitable when

  • 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

  • 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

  • BioFacades Classification

    • Paper by Mary Ben Bonham · Kyoung Hee Kim · Christiane M. Herr

    Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the