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Reglaze or Replace?
- Paper by Angel Ayón, AIA, LEED AP · Laura Boynton, AIA, LEED AP
Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment

September 02, 2024
Process of Repair Evaluation
- Paper by Linda Fu, RA, LEED AP · Christopher Morgan, P.E.
As the building stock ages around the country and the consequences of design and/or construction that are deficient or lack resiliency become

March 22, 2020
Design & Preservation Resource Roundup!
A collection of available public assets to assist in your resilient and sustainable building design and delivery.

March 18, 2024
ETFE Canopy at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta
- Paper by Bjoern Beckert
In 2015, Australia’s largest embassy complex in the world was built in Jakarta, Indonesia, to provide an official residence for Australia’s permanent

March 21, 2020
Integrating Structure and Cladding
- Paper by Jerome Engelking · Christian Stutzki
The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is

March 15, 2020
Orientation Specific Solar Control
- Paper by Clifton Fordham
During the postwar era, and before the universal adoption of air-conditioning in the United States, leading architects participated in the design of

March 11, 2020
Optimized Green Wall
- Paper by Algis Lencus,
A Catmull-Clark algorithm (used in 3D computer graphics for smoothing polygon surfaces) was used to create a unique design for an over 208ft by 30ft…
March 14, 2018