Solar Reflection Mitigation
<p>Glass by nature is a reflective material, and it is well-known and documented that issues of glare can occur due to solar reflection. This…
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Detailing For Distance
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have
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Facades Education in the Time of the Pandemic—Perhaps We Can Learn Something from This?
Ajla Aksamija, the chair of FTI’s education committee, reports on a virtual education experience bringing students and professionals together. The outcome exceeded all expectations and points to a new model for facades education.
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Execution Ways
<p>Business Insider has described San Francisco’s Chase Arena as setting “<em>a new standard for a sports arena in the US</em>”, and “<em>the…
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Exploring Interoperability between Rhino and Revit through Rhino.inside
This paper presents a comprehensive interoperability workflow achieved between Rhino and Revit through Rhino-Inside. The study focuses on two case
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Digital Medium, Tangible Message
<p>The reaches of architecture are inherently linked to the efficacy of communication, and as emerging technology broadens the conceptual horizon of…
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Fit for the Future
Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in the
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Evaluating The Environmental Performance Of Stick Curtain Wall Systems
<p>The construction industry is one of the greatest sources of pollution, where 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions are attributed to…
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Artwork Becomes Facadework: A Collaboration with Olafur Eliasson
<p>What is the difference between artwork and facadework? How can artwork be integrated into building façades? What are the possibilities when a…
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Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades
One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from
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Daylighting Parametric Workflows Used for Adaptive Reuse
Daylighting & Solar Glare control, which affect both the energy consumption of the building as well as the comfort of the occupants, become
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Lightweight Veneer in High-rise Unitized Facades
Manufactured veneer panels such as glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC), ultra high performance concrete (UHPC), sintered stone, and terracotta are
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The Butterfly
Providing a unique and integral cladding/envelope solution suited for high-rise buildings has been an inherent challenge for this building typology
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Facade Expansion Joint Systems
As awareness around the seismic performance of buildings grows, it is becoming increasingly necessary to integrate seismic expansion joint cover
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All-Glass Bearing Facades
<p>The Green Village at the TU Delft is a living lab for sustainable innovations. The Co Creation Centre (CCC) will be their new meeting center (13.5…