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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.
Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting…
March 15, 2020
Breathing Lessons
- Paper by Xaver Nuiding, Manager Design Dynamic Components Thomas Lorenz, Designer Engineering Philipp Herreiner, MSc., Project Design Manager Dr.-Ing. Michael Engelmann, Manager Technical Solutions
For a new corporate headquarters in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district, SHoP Architects designed a semi-conditioned atrium space inside the…
March 19, 2020
The Versatile Envelope Garden
- Paper by Nathaniel Barlam · Yunyao Lin · Ben Silverman
Facades play an integral role in defining the experience of modern life. As rising populations gravitate from rural to urban communities, they bring

January 22, 2020
Duplex Stainless Steel Cladding
- Paper by Fred Deuschle · Jim Halliday
It was a challenging design problem: supply a sustainable material for roofing, soffit and fascia panels that would perform in close proximity to the

March 22, 2020
Preserving a Historic Facade
- Paper by Maria Mohammed, S.E. · John Fidler, RIBA, Intl Assoc AIA, FRICS, FSA, FRSA, FIIC, FAPT
Environmental and socio-economic benefits of sustainable preservation have become apparent most recently in the restoration of the historic former

March 15, 2020
A Study on the Impact of Hospital Facade Opening Focusing Outdoor Exposure on Waiting Room Experience
- Paper by Iftekhar Rahman
The paper will try to study the impact of window opening on waiting room experience of patients in an eye hospital along with their attendants. As

March 21, 2020
Facade Tectonics Forum: SEATTLE
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
FTI's celebrated Forum in Seattle explored the "facade effect" on buildings and urban habitat with industry and academic thought leaders.

July 16, 2019
Saving Face
- Paper by Xsusha CarlyAnn Flandro, FAIC, APT-RP, Architectural Conservator
In 1871, a fourth level Architecture course was offered in New York City that instructed on topics such as heating, ventilation and circulation of…
March 20, 2020
Multi-domain Assessment of a Kinetic Facade
- Paper by Kunyo Luo, Master of Building Science Karen Kensek, LEED AP BD+C, DPACSA, Professor of Practice Marc Schiler, FASES, Professor
An assessment workflow was created to simulate and evaluate the performance of a kinetic facade in an interior space. It includes parameters of…
June 10, 2020
Facade with Innovation
- Paper by YU Hui · JIN Shihui
Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for complex

March 15, 2020
Facade Expansion Joint Systems
- Paper by Kevin W. Smith, PE, CWI, Engineering Manager
As awareness around the seismic performance of buildings grows, it is becoming increasingly necessary to integrate seismic expansion joint cover…
March 22, 2020
WRNS Studio
- Organization
WRNS Studio is an architecture and planning firm that provides high quality sustainable design.

Member since: December 04, 2015
Vitro Architectural Glass
- Organization
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.

Member since: November 14, 2019
seele
- Organization
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.

Member since: March 07, 2019
Permasteelisa Group
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Permasteelisa Group is a worldwide leading contractor, specialized in the engineering, project management, manufacturing, and installation of architectural envelopes and interior systems.

Member since: April 15, 2019
Oldcastle Building Envelope
- Organization
Member since: February 13, 2025
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
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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.

Member since: August 12, 2016
KEPCO+
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Member since: September 20, 2024
Arup
- Organization
Member since: December 09, 2024
Invert Auto-Shading
- Paper by Jae Yong Suk, Assistant Professor Doris Sung, Associate Professor
Allowing sufficient amount of natural light while avoiding excessive sunlight penetration is often hard to achieve with static facade systems due to…
March 15, 2020