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  • Heat-Treated Glass featured image

    Heat-Treated Glass

    • Paper by Reece Poth, Conner Claus,
    What was once an accepted reality in heat-treated exterior glass, optical disturbances in glass are under increasing scrutiny by developers,…

  • 3rd Annual ACAW Ceramic Workshop 2018 Recap

    2018 teams included; Morphosis, SHoP Architects, Sasaki/Studio NYL, University at Buffalo, AECOM, and Radical Matter. The ACAWorkshop is an outstanding model of industry-academia partnership aimed at the ongoing education of students and practitioners alike.

  • Challenges of Tall Iconic Building Retrofit featured image

    Challenges of Tall Iconic Building Retrofit

    • Paper by Hamid Vossoughi, P.E., P. Eng.,
    Change happens, for better or for worse, to all living and physical matter. In order to thrive and achieve longevity, we constantly need to adapt to…

  • 2019 Request for Research concept Briefs

    • Announcement

    The FTI Research Committee is requesting Research Concept Briefs describing a team and approach for evaluating industry needs and challenges surrounding four key topic areas in which FTI has identified a need to accelerate innovation. The proposed research will clearly identify knowledge gaps and ba

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    United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum

    • Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP, Project Manager Lee Pepin, Director of Virtual Design & Construction Neil Meredith RA, Modeler
    Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries…

  • Episode 09: Ted Kesik on SKINS

    Special guest Ted Kesik, PhD, Professor of Building Science at the University of Toronto, joins us to discuss everything from digital workflows and durability to embodied carbon and resilience.

  • Net Zero Tower

    John Neary describes a collaborative Advanced design Studio at City Tech that involved Permasteelisa, Skanska and Onyx Solar, with links to the published student works.

  • Form Follows Well-Being

    • Paper by David Bjelland M.Sc. · Prof. Dr. sc. hum. MArch Dipl.-Ing. Timo Schmidt

    Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is

  • Translation from Concept to Construction featured image

    Translation from Concept to Construction

    • Paper by Ryan Donaghy, AIA, Senior Associate, Enclosure Design Matthew Spahr, PE, Associate / Facade Engineer
    Fidelity between the built enclosure and early visualizations is rarely, if ever, an accident. When achieved, it comes as the result of persistent…

  • Slipping through the Cracks

    • Paper by Jason Siwek P.E.

    We construct building enclosures to keep the elements out, but sometimes air and water infiltrate the building envelope, causing several problems for

  • The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos featured image

    The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos

    • Paper by David Olsen, AIA, Senior Associate Megan Leon, P.E., Design Engineer Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP, Project Manager Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Senior Consulting Engineer – Building Technology Nick Rustia, P.E., Facilities Development, Project Manager Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST, Librarian
    Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution…

  • Comparison of Historical Weathered Annealed Glass Failure Data to ASTM E1300

    • Paper by Nabhajit Goswami; Student · Stephen M Morse; Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Michigan Tech University

    Historical published weathered annealed failure data consisting of 13 samples were collected and glass failure prediction model surface flaw

  • Parametric Louver System

    • Paper by Noah Kelly, AIA, NCARB · Brittney Holmes, AIA Associate

    The Parametric Louver System is a customized tool that expedites several design iterations while embedding multiple design parameters. The ambition

  • Mastery of Measurement

    • Paper by Joshua Zabel,
    The conventional approach to specifying dimensional tolerances in architecture and construction is inadequate in the theater of premanufacturing…

  • Managing Solar Reflections from the Building Envelope

    • Paper by Ryan Danks, B.A.Sc., P.Eng. · Joel Good, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.

    Understanding how a building will reflect sunlight has gone from a rare requirement to a key consideration during the planning permission process in

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    Academic Wood Tower Choreography

    • Paper by John Peterson OAA FRAIC LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate, Director of Sustainable Design & Building Innovation Leland Dadson OAA CPHD, Project Architect, Mass Timber Specialist
    With an ever-growing interest in mid- and high-rise mass timber construction, this paper highlights the insights and lessons learned across global…
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    Addressing Embodied Carbon

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD, General Manager Adam Nizich, Senior Consulting Engineer
    Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector is critical to limiting global temperature rise to less than 1.5⁰C. Construction and…
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    Terracotta 1912 to 2018

    • Paper by Carol Loewenson, FAIA, LEED AP, Stephen Dietz, AIA, LEED AP,
    Center Three is a 100-year-old, one million square-foot building in Long Island City, New York that was constructed over the course of one year. It…