Investigating Heat Development in Shadow Box Façade Systems
The prevalence of fully glazed facades in modern office buildings has been steadily increasing, primarily driven by architects' focus on aesthetic…
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Recent Adaptive Textile Façade Systems
Adaptive facade systems are a promising approach to achieve a dynamic response to varying weather conditions and user demands. The interdisciplinary… -
Integrated Building Control System
Integrated management of commercial lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems is considered as one of the most promising building… -
Advanced Simulation for Thermal Stress Assessment
In recent years, the desire for increased performance, transparency and visual flatness of glazing elements in curtain walls has generated renewed… -
Sacramento Capitol Annex Skylights
This article documents the development or the design of two skylights on the Sacramento Capitol Annex Project throughout Design Assist and sheds… -
Honing the Craft
Finishing of custom-fabricated architectural façade components represents one of the most significant components to their cost. Manually driven… -
Detailing & Engineering Of Complex Geometry Copper Panels
Paper Abstract with photos and illustrations Detailing and Engineering of copper panels with complex geometries: A case study in developing a… -
Delivering Beauty
Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the… -
Facade Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies
Facades are increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to whole-building embodied carbon. While designers know how to reduce the embodied… -
Blast Performance
Designing for blast performance for glazing units can be very complex. The test methods for evaluating performance include subjecting units to actual… -
Structural Silicone Sealant and Glass Fins
Structural silicone sealant is commonly used in glass fin applications, both as a weatherseal and as for structural attachment. A common concern for… -
Attention to Overheating in Curtainwall Buildings
Several years ago, Technoform and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) researched the thermal performance of different aluminum… -
Facades Education in the United States
This paper presents the results of a research study, outlining the state of facades education at higher-education institutions across the United… -
Impact Of Thermal Bridges On The Energy Response Of A Building
The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building… -
Iconic Buildings
The iconic building principal incentive is to be visually attractive or stand out, for this purpose three main features must be accomplished: have a… -
Sustainable Façades
Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent… -
Multifunctional Building Material Glass - A Colourful Bunch Of Requirements
Glass as a building material plays a very important role in modern architecture, determines our visual landscape, and fulfills practical functions… -
Facade Resilience Evaluation Framework
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events… -
Envelope For Service
Envelope-for-Service (E4S) is a novel business model developed with the aim of converting the building façade from a traditionally traded good to a… -
ACT Facade
Due to material and technological advancement during the last century, transparency has become a prominent trend in contemporary architecture.…