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Adaptable Glazing Shields
- Paper by Anas Al Kassas,
Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from…
March 14, 2018
Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control
- Paper by Klaus Reuschle, Project Director Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Roman Schieber, Associate Director ppa.
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint…
October 11, 2022
Vintage Vinyl
- Paper by Michael S. Plewacki
Mid-century through 1980’s buildings with lock-strip or “zipper-gasket” glazing systems are an ever present part of the urban landscape in many

March 14, 2018
Design Considerations and the Complex Facade
- Paper by Stan Su
The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture

March 14, 2018
Kinematic Structural Glass
- Paper by Lisa Follman, AIA, Gregor Horstmeyer, PE,
The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building…
March 14, 2018
Adaptive Facades
- Paper by Walter Haase · Werner Sobek · Enrica Oliva · Michele Andaloro
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries

March 12, 2018
Infinite Panel System
- Paper by Mike Ryan, Director of Product Development Facades Division Brian Stern, Regional Energy Director Michael Adams, Senior Energy Analyst
Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.…
March 15, 2020