Facade & ESG
In 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) inaugurated the first two global sustainability disclosure standards IFRS S1/S2 to
In 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) inaugurated the first two global sustainability disclosure standards IFRS S1/S2 to
<p>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…
<p>Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in…
Automated facades are, for the most part, still considered as separate from other building systems throughout the design, installation,
<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…
Facade systems of various transparent and opaque materials and systems are increasingly becoming integrated components of modularized facade
Explosions can result in very high loads of extremely short durations. Protective design to mitigate the effects of blast loading requires façade
The architectural facade, like clothing for a building's form, serves as both an aesthetic expression and a protective veil, concealing the inner
Building façade inspections have multiple objectives, such as forensic investigation of a failure, maintenance code compliance, etc. Architects,
<p>Glazed wall systems, such as curtain walls and window walls, are one of the most commonly used façade systems in modern buildings in North…
Small towns are dying, and it is not just because of their dwindling economies. The physical fabric of our communities is literally crumbling. A
<p>This paper presents a comprehensive interoperability workflow achieved between Rhino and Revit through Rhino-Inside. The study focuses on two case…
<p>How has the role of the façade evolved in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing fight to combat the climate change crisis? As companies…
<p>Integration and interoperability between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM) tools pose major challenges for…
The development of methods to predict and control moisture accumulation in building envelopes has always been a key element in building science.
<p>Today’s building enclosures face ever greater demands regarding their thermal performance. In cold climates, the required total U-value of the…
<p>Double Skin Facades (DSF), constructed from individual aluminum framed curtain wall assemblies, provide a means of achieving acoustic and thermal…
<p>The use of glass in the exterior facades provides greater light transmission into the building and improved views for occupants. Coastal areas in…
The conventional approach to specifying dimensional tolerances in architecture and construction is inadequate in the theater of premanufacturing
Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper