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  • The Scope of the Structural Glass Design Manual

    • Paper by Richard Green SE PE P.Eng CPEng, Principal / Owner Andrew Crosby P.Eng LEED® AP BD+C, Principal Terrence McDonnell SE SECB PE P.Eng, Principal
    The technology of glass now allows glass to be fabricated in sizes and structural configurations not previously conceivable. The standards and codes…

  • Consistency In Glass Design

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, PhD, PE, LEED AP, Associate Professor Grace Dojan, Graduate Student
    Glass structural elements have become increasingly common to the point of ubiquity; however, there currently is no universally recognized and…

  • Glass Strength Under Point Loading

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP · John Knowles, PE SE · Kedar Malusare

    Structural glass is used in a range of building applications, and while the ASTM E1300 has recently been updated to provide a design method to

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    Advances in Effective Thickness

    • Paper by Adam J Nizich, P.E., Senior Consulting Engineer Andrea M. La Greca, P.E., Consulting Engineer Laura Galuppi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics
    Effective thickness is a simplified method for the structural evaluation of laminated glass section properties. The method consists of defining the…
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    Localized Rigidification of PCM Envelopes

    • Paper by Elnaz Tafrihi,
    This is an experimental and computational exploration of structural systems that transform between states of rigidity and flexibility. The goal is to…

  • Design Digital Recipes

    • Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis, PhD, PE · Lukasz Blonski · Jessica Chen, PE

    Precision in digital workflow is necessary to deliver facade projects where there is a high design aesthetic or structural performance requirement.

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    Ballistic and Blast Integrated Design

    • Paper by James Hock, LEED AP BD+C, Marc Zobec, Alberto Franceschet, Guido Lori,
    Increased security needs have led to a demand in enhanced curtain wall facade performance. In addition to thermal, acoustic, and structural…

  • Printed Facades? Cases of Additive Manufacturing in the Building Envelope

    • Article by Philipp L. Rosendahl · Chris Borg Costanzi · Philipp A. Chhadeh · Robert Akerboom · Benedikt Waldschmitt · Alexander Wolf · Marvin Kehl · Ulrich Knaack

    This paper, written by a team at the Technical University at Darmstadt, uses examples of 3D printed structural glass, reinforced thin-sheet façade panels, and nesting bricks that can be integrated directly into facades to support work successful industrial applications.

  • Sustainable Materials

    • Paper by Michael C. Mulhern P.E.

    Stainless steel has been successfully used in building envelopes since the completion of the Chrysler building in 1928. Today, it is used as both a

  • Facade Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies

    • Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, Senior Environmental Designer
    Facades are increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to whole-building embodied carbon. While designers know how to reduce the embodied…

  • 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

  • Sustainable Silicone

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain · Adrienne Bowman-Grittini · Stanley Yee

    Silicone materials have a long history in high performance building projects. Known for durability, they can reduce a building’s carbon footprint by

  • Thermal Stress Analysis in Glass

    • Paper by Michael Elstner · Michaela Poláková · Steffen Schäfer

    The use of glass in windows and curtain walls in residential as well as in commercial buildings needs to be designed very carefully. In addition to

  • DC Water Headquarters Case Study

    • Paper by Sven Shockey · Leland Curtis · David Fersh

    Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance

  • Blast Performance

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain, Principal TS&D Scientist Jie Feng, Research Scientist Will Wholey, Associate Dan Aggromito, Senior Consultant Valérie Hayez, Principal Scientist
    Designing for blast performance for glazing units can be very complex. The test methods for evaluating performance include subjecting units to actual…

  • EVA Interlayers in Hardened Facades

    • Paper by Nicholas Oberts, PE, Associate Principal Mark K. Weaver, PE, SE, Principal Phillip Benshoof, PE, Physical Security Engineer
    Explosions can result in very high loads of extremely short durations. Protective design to mitigate the effects of blast loading requires façade…

  • Developments in Gridshell Design

    • Paper by Cristobal Correa P.E. · Craig Schwitter P.E.

    In 1959 Heinz Isler challenged the world of concrete shell design by proposing a series of shapes for shells that were very different from what most