Papers

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  • 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

  • Creating Transformational Geometry

    • Paper by Tom Peterson · Austin Bensend, PE, SE

    Over the past two decades, the art of cold-forming glass has grown from an unknown approach to a widely accepted strategy for achieving an array of

  • U-Factor Matters in Hot Climates

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD

    It is commonly thought that fenestration U-factor is not a key determinant in the performance of facades in hot climates, and generally the focus of

  • Specifying Commercial Aluminum Finishes

    • Paper by Ben Mitchell, MBA

    Many factors will influence coating selection, but to achieve the desired performance level for a given situation, coatings must be specified based

  • Specifying Electrochromic Glass

    • Paper by Belinda Valenti, AIA, LEED AP BD+C · Justin Glover, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

    Electrochromic (EC) glass is a seemingly magical solution to a building’s sun shading problems. A technology that was originally developed about

  • Environmentally Responsible Wood Cladding

    • Paper by Pratibha Chauhan · Doug Bergert, AIA, LEED AP

    This case study focuses on the solutions provided for the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota. Our design team worked with the client to

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    Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades

    • Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA, Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D., Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C, Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.,

    <p>Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental…

  • Innovations with Glass

    • Paper by Jens Schneider · S. Müller-Braun · T. Peters · M. Schuster

    Glass has become a popular building material that is used not only for windows but also as a load-bearing material. New dimensions of glass panes in

  • Optimized Adaptive Re-Use

    • Paper by Matthew Parker · John Souleles

    Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal

  • Hardened Facades Effects on Structural Systems

    • Paper by Aldo E. McKay, PE · Cliff A. Jones, SE, PE, PSP · Phillip Benshoof, PE

    To ensure the safety of U.S diplomatic personnel overseas, the U.S Department of State (DoS) has developed facade retrofits capable of resisting high

  • Mixed Reality in Facade Education

    • Paper by Phillip Anzalone AIA · Amber Bartosh, RA LEED AP BD+C

    Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design

  • 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

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    Growing Myceliated Facades

    • Paper by Thibaut Houette, M. Arch., Integrated Bioscience PhD student Brian Foresi, Biomedical Sciences (BS/MD) student Christopher Maurer, AIA, NCARB, Founder and Principal Architect Dr. Petra Gruber, Assoc. Prof.

    <p>Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource…

  • Autonomous or Appropriate

    • Paper by Katrin Terstegen

    This paper examines two profoundly different design approaches: one, herein called ‘autonomous’, where the building’s design is governed by internal

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    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…

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    Impact Of Thermal Bridges On The Energy Response Of A Building

    • Paper by Ilaria Sebastiani, Institute for Renewable Energy Riccardo Pinotti, Institute for Renewable Energy Stefano Avesani, Institute for Renewable Energy Simone D’Amore, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Stefano Pampanin, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering

    <p>The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized…

  • Retroreflective Coating for Window Blinds

    • Paper by Luca Papaiz · Lars Oliver Grobe · Giuseppe De Michele

    Solar shading devices are required to find a trade-off between conflicting requirements: Protection from excessive solar gains and glare, daylight

  • Wind-Borne Debris Impacts on Façades

    • Paper by Angela Mejorin, Ph.D., Researcher

    Climate change effects are causing an increase in extreme wind events’ frequency and severity, worldwide. Regions that previously were not prone to

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    Facade Resilience Evaluation Framework

    • Paper by Fabio Favoino, Department of energy Adèle Chalumeau, Facade engineer Audrey Aquaronne, Facade engineer

    <p>Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme…