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End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design
- Paper by Rebecca Hartwell · Mauro Overend
In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building

December 10, 2019
Blast Performance of TSSA
- Paper by Jon H. Kimberlain · Lawrence D. Carbary
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual

March 14, 2018
Anisotropy and Haze Measurement with Online Scanners
- Paper by Rainer Feuster
Architects and facade planners require that anisotropies or haze, optical phenomena disturbing the clear appearance of a glass, have to be avoided

March 14, 2018
Rainscreen Association in North America
- Organization
Member since: January 10, 2025
Introducing the FTI Video Library
- Announcement
We are excited to announce the launch of our video library featuring a selection of past live event recordings now available, exclusively to FTI members. Our events bring international audiences together to explore industry issues, trends, and emerging technologies as they relate to buildings...

April 13, 2021
Digital Designers in NYC Providing a Unique Facade Procurement Experience
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
A small team of digital designers at the Schüco Virtual Construction Lab (VCL) in NYC is developing a new way for clients to experience and evaluate facade products. The VCL will be demonstrating the technology at the conference in Los Angeles on March 12-13.

February 23, 2018
Glass and Electromagnetic Eavesdropping Protection
- Paper by Eric Stein
Glass is a key component in building design. Benefits of utilizing Insulating Glass Units (IGUs) within a building facade are well understood,

March 14, 2018
Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades
- Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA · Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D. · Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C · Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli

March 14, 2018
Two Sides to Sustainability & High-performance
- Paper by Brian Fraumeni, Associate, Project Designer Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Adam Moqrane, Intern
High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy…
May 22, 2020
Ceramic Precast Composite Panels
- Paper by Edward Rubio · Edward J. Rubio · Gregory Lucier, Ph.D. · Brian Moskow, PE · Sami H. Rizkalla, Ph.D., FACI, FASCE, FEIC, FCSCE, FIIFC, FPCI
An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site

March 14, 2018
European Facade Networks
- Paper by Ulrich Knaack, Uta Pottgiesser, Tillmann Klein, Andreas Luible, Siebe Bakker,
The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the…
March 23, 2020
Enhancing an Icon: 71 Above at the US Bank Tower
- Article by Amanda Weko
The 71Above restaurant on the 71st floor of the U.S. Bank Tower features 192 electrochromic windows installed by Giroux Glass, Inc. Explore the sensory experience made possible by glazing choices and why we’re apt to see more tech-driven smart window installations in the future.

July 11, 2018
Recent Adaptive Textile Façade Systems
- Paper by Lucio Blandini · Moon-Young Jeong · Michael Voigt · Jonathan Lopez · Hannah Schürmann · Arina Cazan · Hannah Raisch · Daniel Roth · Maria Matheou
Adaptive facade systems are a promising approach to achieve a dynamic response to varying weather conditions and user demands. The interdisciplinary

September 02, 2024
Face Time: Introducing the Facade Tectonics Institute
- Press Release
There is history to this new enterprise. Facade Tectonics started as a series of invited roundtable discussions at the University of Southern California School of Architecture in 2007 as a strategic response to the escalating importance and complexity of building facade technology. These roundtable

October 14, 2015