Xilinx Case Study
<p>The transformation of a dark and inhumane 1970s tilt-up concrete office building into a high performance, light-filled modern workplace was…
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Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades
<p>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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Ceramic Precast Composite Panels
<p>An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site…
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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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Saving Face
<p>In 1871, a fourth level Architecture course was offered in New York City that instructed on topics such as heating, ventilation and circulation of…
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Performance Criteria for Museum Enclosure Design
This paper develops a framework of considerations for the development of project specific performance criteria for the design of art museums and
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Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements
<p>Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern…
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A Burning Question Revisited
<p>In recent decades the use of unitized glazing systems has become increasingly common especially for high-rise construction. The opaque panels in…
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Thermal Comfort Assessment of Multi-Zone Electrochromic Window
Access to natural daylight and connection to the outdoor environment is one of the key elements of contemporary architecture. This design concept is
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Towards Net Zero Enclosures
As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis. Architecture2030
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Addressing Embodied Carbon
<p>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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Collaborative Methodology for Fastracking Challenging Facade Concepts
<p>The goal is to explore the role and methodology employed between the architect and engineer as they look to resolve the opposing demands of design…
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Sustainable Retrofit Strategies for an Existing Laboratory Building
<p>This paper analyzes sustainable retrofit strategies for an existing research laboratory building, located in a cold climate. This facility is…
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Build Test Iterate Repeat
<p>The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing…
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Modelling Perimeter Heating Demand
<p>Thermal discomfort can occur in perimeter zones due to radiant heat loss from the occupant to a poorly insulated exterior wall. It is valuable for…
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When Facades Kill
<p>The tragic fire of June 14, 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in London, England has brought to a very public global forum issues related to the impact…
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Shaping Skin
The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on
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Smart Colored Window Technology
<p>Traditional architecture can be a valuable source of inspiration for designers. Sustainable design concepts in traditional architecture have been…
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Reglaze or Replace?
<p>Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment…
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Thermal Performance of Closed Cavity Facades
Closed cavity facades (CCF), a configuration of Double Skin Facade (DSF), consists of a double-glazed unit on the inner layer and single glazing on