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<p>The piezoelectric facade as a self-sustained technology can generate a considerable amount of energy by converting swaying motions (actuated by…
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Fully Tempered Glass in Spandrel Applications
Recent years have seen an increase in the use of insulated glazing units (IGUs) in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the
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Form as Energy
All too often, high-performance building envelopes are considered in terms of new materials and technologies that push specific systems to improve
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Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades
One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from
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Facade Wind Loading
Wind induced pressure is a major design consideration for building facades. However, the effects of facade geometry and urban terrain on wind loading
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Exo-Skins
Cost-effective, sustainable, self-actuating, thermally-responsive, bio-composite exo-skins that act like shields or cloaks for existing buildings
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Evaluating Additive Manufacturing for Metallic Facade Components
<p>The state-of-the-art of Additive Manufacturing (AM), popularly known as 3D printing, shows its prospective future in the…
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EUI of Building Clusters
Large master planned developments such as Battery Park City in Manhattan, Mission Bay in San Francisco, and Playa Vista in Los Angeles were built
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Establishing a Life Cycle Assessment Methodology for Innovative Facade
<p>Life cycle assessment was introduced in the 1970s as an analytical tool to quantify the environmental impact of a product, process, or service.…
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Emulating Nature's Structured Randomness in Facade Design
The wonder of nature is the abundance of unique forms she creates based on a few simple physical principles or laws. No two snowflakes are alike.
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Edge Lighting Glazing with Hidden Fixtures
<p>Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating…
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Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort
<p>Direct sun on the body is a known potential cause of thermal discomfort for occupants, yet most thermal comfort simulations do not capture its…
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Digital Medium, Tangible Message
<p>The reaches of architecture are inherently linked to the efficacy of communication, and as emerging technology broadens the conceptual horizon of…
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Differentiated Building Skin
The Los Angeles Stadium’s doubly curved skin is composed of over 35,000 unique triangular panels covering 296,502 square feet of surface area. The
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Designing Structural Laminated Glass
Laminated glass with standard PVB has long been used for safety and security due to its ability to adhere the broken glass fragments together. As the
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Design Digital Recipes
<p>Precision in digital workflow is necessary to deliver facade projects where there is a high design aesthetic or structural performance…
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Design Considerations and the Complex Facade
The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture
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Design Considerations
Window glass design using ASTM E 1300 entails determining glass thickness(es) and types so that the window glass construction load resistance
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Deconstructing the Window
<p>Over the years, the industry has relied heavily on the increasing performance of low-e coatings to drive window U-factors (thermal transmittance)…
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DC Water Headquarters Case Study
Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance