Design Considerations and the Complex Facade
<p>The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture…
120 results
-
-
Effect of Thermal Bridging on Buildings' Energy Performance
Heat transfer through building facades can occur by any combinations of conduction, convection, and/or radiation. Conductive heat transfer depends on
-
Terra Cotta Skins
<p>This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will…
-
Iconic Buildings
<p>The iconic building principal incentive is to be visually attractive or stand out, for this purpose three main features must be accomplished: have…
-
Determination of Surface Flaw Parameters for Annealed and Fully Tempered Glass Exposed to NaCl
The use of glass in the exterior facades provides greater light transmission into the building and improved views for occupants. Coastal areas in
-
Facade Design Beyond Buildings
<p>At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form…
-
More Than a Facade
<p>In 2014, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) as an accredited ANSI…
-
Hydroformed Shading
New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of
-
Renewing Historic Facades
As the first phase of a $4 billion dollar, 180-acre, 60 building government preservation project in Washington DC, this case study reviews the
-
Environmental Facade Perspective
<p>Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy…
-
A Compact, Unitized Double Skin Facade
<p>Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations…
-
Investigating Heat Development in Shadow Box Façade Systems
The prevalence of fully glazed facades in modern office buildings has been steadily increasing, primarily driven by architects' focus on aesthetic
-
ETFE Membrane Envelope Strategies
Airflow within the cavity of double-skin facades is a key component of adaptive building envelopes which change thermophysical properties to meet
-
End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design
<p>In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building…
-
Passively Actuated Systems
<p>Kinetic or responsive facades have been developed to improve buildings' daylighting conditions while mitigating energy consumption. Still, these…
-
Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements
Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern
-
Towards Net Zero Enclosures
<p>As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis.…
-
Creating Transformational Geometry
<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…