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  • Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool featured image

    Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool

    Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by…
  • Rethinking Building Skins

    Building skins play a pivotal role in architecture. Other than the aesthetical and architectural aspects, facades are key to the climate performance,

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    Glass Spandrels and Shadow Boxes

    Glass spandrels are a common design strategy utilized to opacify floor levels in building facades. These opaque glass assemblies are integrated into…
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    Prototyping with Ultra-Thin Glass

    This paper proposes system concepts and fabrication methods for the use of ultra-thin glass in facades. It documents the team's research on…
  • 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…
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    U-Factor Matters in Hot Climates

    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 of…
  • Fit for the Future

    Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in the…
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    ACT Facade

    Due to material and technological advancement during the last century, transparency has become a prominent trend in contemporary architecture.…
  • Efficiency-Driven Facade Optimization

    As overall project schedules continue to contract and rising costs impact our design decisions, the importance of the design-assist phase for facades

  • Episode 12: Durability

    Special guests David De Rose from Synergy Partners and Jennifer Sze from Vidaris join us to discuss maintenance, inspection, and service life of building facades.

  • Air Spaces Changed Everything

    This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create

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    Kinetic Shading Systems

    This study focuses on experiments in kinetics and architectural skins. More extensively, it introduces a solution for environmental design issues and…