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    Facade Mock-ups

    • Paper by Andy Lang, AScT, Principal / Facade Specialist
    Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite…
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    Solar Reflection Mitigation

    • Paper by Kais Al-Rawi, AIA, Associate
    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 phenomenon…
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    Smart Colored Window Technology

    • Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, negar.matin@ou.edu Seyed Mojtaba Mirabedini, Visiting Professor at Eastern Michigan University Zhina Rashidzadeh, Ph.D. student at Gibbs College of Architecture
    Traditional architecture can be a valuable source of inspiration for designers. Sustainable design concepts in traditional architecture have been…
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    Novel Techniques for Facade Optimization

    • Paper by Viktoria Henriksson,
    Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational tools.…
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    Towards A Data Driven Fabrication Process

    • Paper by Becher Neme, Michael Kilkelly,
    Today's evolving digital tools allow designers to be more creative in designing new forms and geometries. Adapting similar tools to the fabrication…
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    Structural Silicone Glazing

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain, Senior Scientist Yvonne Diaz, Senior Research Specialist Andrew Dunlap, Principal Adrienne Bowman-Grittini, Technical Service & Development Leader
    The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and…
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    Ceramic Precast Composite Panels

    • Paper by Edward Rubio, Edward J. Rubio, Gregory Lucier, Ph.D., Brian Moskow, PE, Sami H. Rizkalla, Ph.D., FACI, FASCE, FEIC, FCSCE, FIIFC, FPCI,
    An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site…

  • 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

  • BioFacades Classification

    • Paper by Mary Ben Bonham, Kyoung Hee Kim, Professor, Director of IDRL | Founder of EcoClosure Christiane M. Herr, Professor at the School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
    Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the…
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    DC Water Headquarters Case Study

    • Paper by Sven Shockey, Leland Curtis, David Fersh,
    Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance…

  • Detailing & Engineering Of Complex Geometry Copper Panels

    • Paper by Becher Eli Neme, Founding Principal Thomas Johnson, Associate Principal
    Paper Abstract with photos and illustrations Detailing and Engineering of copper panels with complex geometries: A case study in developing a…