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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.

June 13, 2024
Air Spaces Changed Everything
- Paper by Gerry Lang, M.Arch., (Penn, 2008), B. Arch (hons., Toronto, 1978) OAA, AIA,TSA, Senior Associate, Leader of Facades Group
<p>This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create…

March 19, 2020
Reglaze or Replace?
- Paper by Angel Ayón, AIA, LEED AP, Principal Laura Boynton, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate
<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…

September 2, 2024
ETFE Membrane Envelope Strategies
- Paper by Audrey L Worden, ISSF, Principal + Founding Partner Kihong R. Ku, DDes, Associate Professor, Design Technology and Architectural Innovation, Adaptive Envelopes Alexander G. Worden, RA NCARB, Principal + Founding Partner
<p>Airflow within the cavity of double-skin facades is a key component of adaptive building envelopes which change thermophysical properties to meet…

October 11, 2022
Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects
- Paper by Paul Ferrer · Mili Kyropoulou · Tim Logan · Heath May · James Warton
Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased

March 14, 2018
Evaluating Additive Manufacturing for Metallic Facade Components
- Paper by Natasa Mrazovic, M. Arch. Eng., M.C.E. · Martin Fischer
The state-of-the-art of Additive Manufacturing (AM), popularly known as 3D printing, shows its prospective future in the

March 14, 2018
The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos
- Paper by David Olsen, AIA · Megan Leon, P.E. · Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP · Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C · Nick Rustia, P.E. · Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST
Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution

January 27, 2020
Glass Strength Under Point Loading
- Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP · John Knowles, PE SE · Kedar Malusare
Structural glass is used in a range of building applications, and while the ASTM E1300 has recently been updated to provide a design method to

March 14, 2018