Heat-actuated Auxetic Facades
<p>Highly transformable materials can be used as adaptive exterior shading systems by leveraging the relationship between external stimuli (heat) and…
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Multi Layer Facades
<p>The history of high performance facades and glazing has been a tale of attempting to manage the conflicting requirements of, on one hand inviting…
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Orbit Tower
<p>While most of high-rise buildings feature a core surrounded by a spatial frame defining the volume, one could envision a column-free plan where…
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Translation from Concept to Construction
<p>Fidelity between the built enclosure and early visualizations is rarely, if ever, an accident. When achieved, it comes as the result of persistent…
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Glass in GSA Buildings
<p>Embodied carbon in buildings is a key factor in building decarbonization and while it is generally small compared to operational carbon, the…
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U-Factor Matters in Hot Climates
<p>It is commonly thought that fenestration U-factor is not a key determinant in the performance of facades in hot climates, and generally the focus…
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Establishing a Life Cycle Assessment Methodology for Innovative Facade
<p>Life cycle assessment was introduced in the 1970s as an analytical tool to quantify the environmental impact of a product, process, or service.…
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The Monash Woodside Building
Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030
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EUI of Building Clusters
<p>Large master planned developments such as Battery Park City in Manhattan, Mission Bay in San Francisco, and Playa Vista in Los Angeles were built…
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Edge Lighting Glazing with Hidden Fixtures
<p>Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating…
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Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort
Direct sun on the body is a known potential cause of thermal discomfort for occupants, yet most thermal comfort simulations do not capture its
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DC Water Headquarters Case Study
Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance
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ETFE Membrane Envelope Strategies
<p>Airflow within the cavity of double-skin facades is a key component of adaptive building envelopes which change thermophysical properties to meet…
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Paul Rudolph's Christian Science Building
<p>This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the…
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The Myth of Simplicity
<p>There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and…
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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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Delivering Beauty
<p>Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the…
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Performance of Compact, Closed Cavity, Double-skin Curtain Wall
<p>A proposed design for a compact, closed cavity, double-skin curtain wall system in the Marine climate of the West Coast raises questions of…
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Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage Façades
<p>With the developments in production, industrial facilities lost their function and were abandoned over time. The most frequent and often the most…
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Bringing an Icon Into the Future: Willis Tower
<p>Few buildings are as iconic as Willis Tower. Generations of Chicagoans have a collective memory of this building playing a role in their entire…