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Contextual Envelopes
- Paper by Zoltan Neville,
<p>Aesthetic and technical capabilities of facade design have become seemingly endless as building technologies progress. While the capacity to…

March 14, 2018
Thermal Analysis of Complex Glazing
- Paper by Adrian Turcato · Chris Stutzki · Erik Olsen
The use of bidirectional scattering distribution function incorporated in a transient systems simulation program, allows engineers to accurately

March 14, 2018
DC Water Headquarters Case Study
- Paper by Sven Shockey, Leland Curtis, David Fersh,
<p>Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance…

March 14, 2018
Carbon-Dioxide-Inhaling Facade
- Paper by Prof. Dr. Timo Schmidt, Professor for facade technology and design Carmen Herrmann, Student Dr. Michael Lakatos, Professor Daniel Zabicki, Scientific Employee Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Wahl, Professor Kai Scherer, PhD Student
<p>3.5 billion years ago, cyanobacteria created the foundation for life on Earth by producing the oxygen basis for our atmosphere. Should we once…

March 15, 2020
Printed Facades?
- Paper by Philipp L. Rosendahl · Chris Borg Costanzi · Philipp A. Chhadeh · Robert Akerboom · Benedikt Waldschmitt · Alexander Wolf · Marvin Kehl · Ulrich Knaack
While additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented freedom of design and a remarkable potential for material efficiency and lightweight

October 11, 2022
Passive House Facade Design and Construction
- Paper by Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD, Project Architect
<p>Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure…

March 22, 2020
Novel Active Facade Systems and Their Energy Performance in Commercial Buildings
- Paper by Ajla Aksamija, Professor and Chair Mahsa Farid Mohajer, PhD Candidate Zlatan Aksamija, Associate Professor
<p>This article presents results of a research study that focuses on understanding energy performance of novel facade systems that integrate…

October 11, 2022
United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum
- Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP, Project Manager Lee Pepin, Director of Virtual Design & Construction Neil Meredith RA, Modeler
<p>Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the…

March 15, 2020
Stainless Steel 101
- Paper by Michael Mulhern
This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation

March 14, 2018
Subjective Perception and Objective Measurement
- Paper by Caroline Lama, Antonio Luz, Ashley Reed,
<p>Current glass industry standards provide clear tolerances for readily quantifiable physical properties to assist with the evaluation of visual…

March 14, 2018
Shade and Spectacle
- Paper by Warren Techentin, FAIA, NCARB, LEED, Adjunct Associate Professor
<p>This paper will look at the different facades of the Elysian Fields apartment building designed by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH] and…

March 26, 2020
Embodied Carbon Of Timber Unitized Curtain Wall
- Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, EIT · Sophie Pennetier · Simon Schleicher
The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in

October 11, 2022
Introduction to APT
- Article by David Fixler, FAIA, FAPT LEED, Architect
March 12, 2024
The Monash Woodside Building
- Paper by Alberto Sangiorgio, Principal Façade Engineer Andrew Cortese, Managing Partner and Design Director - Sydney Office Walter van der Linde, Lead Engineer, Buildings Mechanical
<p>Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious…

October 11, 2022
Thinking About Facades
- Paper by Marc Schiler, FASES, LC,
<p>There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the…

March 14, 2018
3D thermal modelling of complex facades
- Paper by Wout Parys, Partner at Physibel Piet Houthuys, Senior developer at Physibel
<p>Today’s building enclosures face ever greater demands regarding their thermal performance. In cold climates, the required total U-value of the…

September 2, 2024