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  • Building by Numbers

    • Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis PhD | PE | FRSA

    This paper outlines the successful implementation of digital workflows between the design team composed of Architect, Structural Engineer and Project

  • Building Scale Mock-up

    • Paper by Michael Martinez · Asim Tahir

    Until recently, Google has occupied buildings that were designed for others and modified the interiors to suit its needs. Many of the improvements

  • Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort

    • Paper by Madeline Gradillas · Henry Richardson

    Direct sun on the body is a known potential cause of thermal discomfort for occupants, yet most thermal comfort simulations do not capture its

  • Towards Net Zero Enclosures

    • Paper by Jessica Santonastaso, AIA · Alan Estabrook, AIA

    As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis. Architecture2030

  • Attention to Overheating in Curtainwall Buildings

    • Paper by Yuzhen Zhou NFRC CS, LEED AP, Technical Director at Warmframe Technology
    Several years ago, Technoform and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) researched the thermal performance of different aluminum…

  • Insulating Glass Unit Gas Loss

    • Paper by Mark K. Schmidt, M.Eng., S.E. · Stephen M. Morse, PhD, P.E.

    Concerns over time-dependent argon permeation through the perimeter edge seals of insulating glass units (IGUs) led the authors to utilize two

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    Orbit Tower

    • Paper by Enrica Oliva, Michele Andaloro, Werner Sobek,
    While most of high-rise buildings feature a core surrounded by a spatial frame defining the volume, one could envision a column-free plan where the…

  • CR∆CKİNG THЄ C󉘳DЄ // DYN∆MİC L∆B F∆C∆DЄS

    • Paper by Amanda King, AIA, LEED AP BD&C, CPHC · Dayita Kumar, LEED GA · Daniel Nauman, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, CPHC

    The real estate market continues to demand “all glass” buildings often to the detriment of human comfort and thermal performance. For an office

  • The Carbon Footprint of Aluminum Fenestration

    • Paper by Tom Bougher · Richard Braunstein

    The historical focus on reducing the carbon footprint of a building has recently shifted to include more emphasis on embodied carbon, the carbon

  • In Factory Commissioning

    • Paper by Robert Golda

    Factory inspection visits are vital, yet they unfortunately have a habit of being overlooked. The factory inspection process during the Building

  • Interstitial condensation risk assessment

    • Paper by Jelle Langmans · Piet Houthuys · Wout Parys · Staf Roels

    The development of methods to predict and control moisture accumulation in building envelopes has always been a key element in building science.

  • Novel Thermal Break Solution

    • Paper by Yuzhen Steve Zhou

    Thermal-break-blanket technology is a novel and high-performance thermal break solution for aluminum curtain walls. The thermal-break-blanket is

  • The Carapace Pavilion

    • Paper by Douglas Noble, PhD, FAIA · Karen M. Kensek, DPACSA

    The Carapace Pavilion is a university-based, design-build, full-scale custom prototype for a possible replacement of the standard precast concrete

  • Digital Enablement for Manufacturing

    • Paper by Melody Rees

    Architectural design freedom achieved on high-end projects currently costs over $1,000/sq. Ft. Building materials have long been relegated to plane

  • City Development and Cladding Design

    • Paper by Hadil Abdallah · Girma Bitsuamlak · Hamid Vossoughi, PE, P. ENG.

    High-rise buildings in growing cities could become more vulnerable to variations in wind flow due to the continuous changes in urban topology. The

  • Daylighting Post-Occupancy Evaluation Study

    • Paper by Jae Yong Suk, Ph.D. · Helena Zambrano, AIA

    Daylighting is a key strategy to energy efficiency and improved occupant comfort, health, and productivity in buildings. However, providing desired