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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Multi-domain Assessment of a Kinetic Facade
<p>An assessment workflow was created to simulate and evaluate the performance of a kinetic facade in an interior space. It includes parameters of…
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Facade with Innovation
<p>Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for…
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Facade Expansion Joint Systems
<p>As awareness around the seismic performance of buildings grows, it is becoming increasingly necessary to integrate seismic expansion joint cover…
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WRNS Studio
WRNS Studio is an architecture and planning firm that provides high quality sustainable design.
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Vitro Architectural Glass
Vitro Architectural Glass, part of Vitro, North America’s largest glass producer, is exclusively dedicated to glass innovation and fueled by the same people, plants and products that made PPG Glass one of the industry’s most respected and reliable commercial glass manufacturers.
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seele
The seele group, with headquarters in Gersthofen in Bavaria, is one of the world’s top companies specializing in the design and construction of facades and complex building envelopes made from glass, steel, aluminum, membranes and other high-tech materials.
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Roschmann Steel & Glass Constructions
Roschmann Steel & Glass Constructions, Inc is the North American extension of Roschmann Group of Germany. Roschmann is a custom fabricator and installer of high quality engineered architectural envelope systems.
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Permasteelisa Group
Permasteelisa Group is a worldwide leading contractor, specialized in the engineering, project management, manufacturing, and installation of architectural envelopes and interior systems.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
From the infinite scale of the universe to the infinitesimal scale of subatomic particles, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – Berkeley Lab – are advancing the scope of human knowledge and seeking science solutions to some of the greatest problems facing humankind.
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Kreysler & Associates
Kreysler & Associates has been leading the way in the use of composite materials in construction since its establishment in 1982. Born out of the high performance boat industry, the company was founded to bring proven marine materials and techniques to the construction industry.
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Invert Auto-Shading
<p>Allowing sufficient amount of natural light while avoiding excessive sunlight penetration is often hard to achieve with static facade systems due…
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Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades
<p>In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it…
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Transfer Topologies
<p>This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design.…
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Determining the Optimal Opening for Multi Skin Facade with External Ventilation
<p>The envelope of the Harbin Bank Building in Beijing has a Multi-Skin Facade where the outer cavity is naturally ventilated. During the design the…
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Put Your Sweater On!
<p>During the particularly cold first months of 1977 President Jimmy Carter, in what some call “The Sweater Speech,” famously noted how much energy…
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Paper Reviewers Needed for the 2020 World Congress
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