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Saving Small Towns
- Paper by Leah Kemp,
Small towns are dying, and it is not just because of their dwindling economies. The physical fabric of our communities is literally crumbling. A…
July 20, 2024
Innovative Façades for a Sustainable Architecture
- Paper by Lucio Blandini
Facades play a relevant role in the search for a more sustainable approach to modern architecture. The amount of embodied and operational energy can

October 11, 2022
Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts
- Paper by Kayla Natividad, PhD, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate · Kyle Sword
Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate

October 11, 2022
Reglaze or Replace?
- Paper by Angel Ayón, AIA, LEED AP · Laura Boynton, AIA, LEED AP
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

September 02, 2024
BioFacades Classification
- Paper by Mary Ben Bonham, Kyoung Hee Kim, Professor, Director of IDRL | Founder of EcoClosure Christiane M. Herr, Professor at the School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the…
July 2, 2024
Addressing Embodied Carbon
- Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD · Adam Nizich
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector is critical to limiting global temperature rise to less than 1.5⁰C. Construction and

October 11, 2022
Designing with Photovoltaics
- Paper by Wayne Walker, Associate, Project Architect Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Sam Crawford, Intern
Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With…
March 15, 2020
Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control
- Paper by Klaus Reuschle · Robert Matthew Noblett · Michelle Siu-Ching Lee · Roman Schieber
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint

October 11, 2022
Infinite Panel System
- Paper by Mike Ryan, Director of Product Development Facades Division Brian Stern, Regional Energy Director Michael Adams, Senior Energy Analyst
Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.…
March 15, 2020