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Green Wall Rainscreen
- Paper by Stephan Wurster · Till Jackenkroll
Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic

March 22, 2020
Environmental Facade Perspective
- Paper by Patricia Shaw, M Arch., MSc Facade Engineering, Facade Specialist
Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy codes…
October 11, 2022
Influence of Facade Materials on the Acoustic Environment
- Paper by Alvaro Balderrama, M.Eng. LEED Green Associate, Daniel Arztmann, Prof. Dipl-Ing. M.Eng., Jens-Uwe Schulz, Prof. Dipl-Ing.,
Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high…
March 20, 2020
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
Rethinking Building Skins
- Paper by Eugenia Gasparri, Lecturer in Architectural Technologies Arianna Brambilla, Senior Lecturer in Architecture Gabriele Lobaccaro, Associate Professor in Solar Design and Building Performance Simulation Francesco Goia, Professor of Building Physics Annalisa Andaloro, Senior Researcher Alberto Sangiorgio, Principal Façade Engineer
Building skins play a pivotal role in architecture. Other than the aesthetical and architectural aspects, facades are key to the climate performance,…
October 11, 2022
Behind the Surface
- Paper by Damon Caldwell
The architectural facade, like clothing for a building's form, serves as both an aesthetic expression and a protective veil, concealing the inner

September 02, 2024
Finally
- Paper by Michael Mulhern,
For over 60 years architects, engineers, and consultants have been specifying stainless steels for use in building skins and in some structural…
October 11, 2022
Shaping Skin
- Paper by John Neary AIA LEED AP NCARB
The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on

March 21, 2020
Consistency In Glass Design
- Paper by Joshua Schultz, PhD, PE, LEED AP, Associate Professor Grace Dojan, Graduate Student
Glass structural elements have become increasingly common to the point of ubiquity; however, there currently is no universally recognized and…
September 2, 2024
Rammed Earth & Wildfire
- Paper by Brittany Dhawan, AIA, Architect / Owner
California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge.…
March 19, 2020
Passively Actuated Systems
- Paper by Manuel Benitez Ruiz, Student David Gerber, Associate Professor of Practice
Kinetic or responsive facades have been developed to improve buildings' daylighting conditions while mitigating energy consumption. Still, these…
October 11, 2022
Detailing For Distance
- Paper by Daniel Kelso,
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have…
March 19, 2020
Glass in GSA Buildings
- Paper by Georgia Scalfano, Technical Services Sustainability Manager
Embodied carbon in buildings is a key factor in building decarbonization and while it is generally small compared to operational carbon, the…
August 23, 2024
Embodied Carbon Of Timber Unitized Curtain Wall
- Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, EIT, Environmental Designer Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director - Special Projects Simon Schleicher, Associate Professor
The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in…
October 11, 2022
Passive House Facade Design and Construction
- Paper by Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD, Project Architect
Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure on…
March 22, 2020
Facing Density
- Paper by Wendy Cox
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly eight

December 01, 2022