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Kinetic Solar Envelope
- Paper by Christina Koukelli, Facade Engineer Alejandro Prieto, Researcher Serdar Asut, Academic, Architect
Kinetic responsive systems are gaining attention in architectural applications, to reduce the building’s energy consumption and environmental impact,…
October 11, 2022
Form as Energy
- Paper by Matthew Fineout,
All too often, high-performance building envelopes are considered in terms of new materials and technologies that push specific systems to improve…
March 14, 2018
Building Scale Mock-up
- Paper by Michael Martinez, Associate Asim Tahir, District & Renewable Energy Lead
Until recently, Google has occupied buildings that were designed for others and modified the interiors to suit its needs. Many of the improvements…
January 22, 2020
Connections – Tolerance, Adjustability, Geometric Accuracy
- Paper by Jeff Montague, RA, Vice President Scott Abukoff, Vice President
Connections, those transitions between systems and materials, are critically important when the surfaces are curved or complex. Well-designed…
December 10, 2019
Separating Direct From Diffuse
- Paper by Nick Novelli, PhD, Robert Gordon, Igor Varfolomeev,
An Enclosure-Integrated, Daylighting, Tracking Solar Collector (EIDTSC) has been developed for market which integrates into a building’s fenestration…
March 14, 2018
Case Study: Kao Ho Hospital Development, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Paper by Jerry Ma · Jason JS Lin
U-shaped annealed profiled glass, or U channel glass is used in both the interior and exterior glass façade for decades, as it has long and durable

October 11, 2022
Hydroformed Shading
- Paper by Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Architect Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Roman Schieber, Associate Director
New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of…
March 13, 2020
Catalytic Conversion
- Paper by Damon Caldwell, Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth;…
October 11, 2022
Air Spaces Changed Everything
- Paper by Gerry Lang, M.Arch., (Penn, 2008), B. Arch (hons., Toronto, 1978) OAA, AIA,TSA, Senior Associate, Leader of Facades Group
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create…
March 19, 2020
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
Carbon-Dioxide-Inhaling Facade
- Paper by Prof. Dr. Timo Schmidt · Carmen Herrmann · Dr. Michael Lakatos · Daniel Zabicki · Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Wahl · Kai Scherer
3.5 billion years ago, cyanobacteria created the foundation for life on Earth by producing the oxygen basis for our atmosphere. Should we once again

March 15, 2020
Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects
- Paper by Paul Ferrer · Mili Kyropoulou · Tim Logan · Heath May · James Warton
Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased

March 14, 2018