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  • Delivering Beauty

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern

    Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the

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    Façade Systems and Embodied Carbon

    • Paper by Paulina Szpiech, Associate - Facade Engineering Valerie Leon-Green, Facade Engineer Shivanie Rambaran, Graduate Energy Analyst
    Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to quantify the impact of building construction supply chains on the environment in terms of…

  • APT Seattle Conference Symposium 2023: Aging Composite Materials and Assemblies

    • Event by Association for Preservation Technology, APT Technical Committee on Modern Heritage

    Aging modern heritage buildings and structures face complex repair and reinvestment challenges. Manufactured composite materials and multi-material assemblies often cannot be cost-effectively repaired or replaced in kind.

  • Active and Energy Autonomous Window

    • Paper by Annalisa Andaloro · Leire Minguez Hilera · Stefano Avesani

    Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light,

  • Facade Maintenance Access

    • Paper by Carmen Chun, MEng, P.Eng., LEED® AP · Leonard Pianalto MSc (Civil), P.Eng., LEED® AP, FEC

    Facades are an architectural feature and an integral part of the building enclosure. To ensure that the facades continue their function, they must be

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    Saving Face

    • Paper by Xsusha CarlyAnn Flandro, FAIC, APT-RP, Architectural Conservator
    In 1871, a fourth level Architecture course was offered in New York City that instructed on topics such as heating, ventilation and circulation of…
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    The First Triple Certified Facade

    • Paper by Stephen Katz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate
    Johnson Controls (JCI), a leading provider of intelligent building technology solicited the design of a 35,000sm headquarters for its Asia-Pacific…

  • ANFA 2021 Call for Presenters

    • Event by Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture

    The ANFA Conference will explore, from a scientific basis, the range of human experiences that occur in context with elements of architecture, both exterior and interior. Abstracts will be accepted until February 28, 2021.

  • The Vertical Campus Facade

    • Paper by Mayine Yu, AIA · Cooper Schilling, AIA, LEED AP BD+C · Jessica Young, RA

    Case study of the recently opened John A. Paulson Center for New York University in Manhattan reviews design solutions of façade depth and scale to

  • 2021 ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference

    • Event by Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE)

    CURRICULUM FOR CLIMATE AGENCY: DESIGN (IN)ACTION This year’s Teachers Conference will be held virtually from June 24 – 25, 2021. The virtual conference will be a forum for dialogue & debate on Curriculum for Climate Agency: Design (in)Action.