FTI's Advocacy Committee submitted three proposals in response to the USGBC's LEED v4 announcement including recommendations to add a credit for assessing condensation resistance, a bundling option that ensures appropriate envelope performance, and improved delivery of thermal comfort near facades.
There is a desire in architecture to design and achieve transparent canopies and glazed rooves that are free from the visual clutter and the
<p>The case study presented is a 195 meters tall office tower with a raised podium made of 16 meters full height glass panels (and smaller). The…
This paper proposes system concepts and fabrication methods for the use of ultra-thin glass in facades. It documents the team's research on
<p>A proposed design for a compact, closed cavity, double-skin curtain wall system in the Marine climate of the West Coast raises questions of…
Facade failure due to seismic event represents a potential hazard to people and can cause serious damages to buildings with consequent high-cost
Glass by nature is a reflective material, and it is well-known and documented that issues of glare can occur due to solar reflection. This phenomenon
<p>With increasing interest in wellness and human-centric design in workplaces, the design of building enclosures is predicated on optimizing…
Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite
<p>The testing of aluminum/glass curtainwalls for seismic capability, mainly inter-story drift, has been carried out on many curtainwalls over the…
Electrochromic windows introduced to building market as a smart glare control solution to provide visual comfort for building occupant. EC glazing
In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design
<p>The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material…
Tokyo’s prestigious Ginza District, is home to innovative architectural design. One of the most recent examples is Ginza Six (GSIX), the largest
High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy
<p>Business Insider has described San Francisco’s Chase Arena as setting “<em>a new standard for a sports arena in the US</em>”, and “<em>the…