FTI's Advocacy Committee submitted three proposals in response to the USGBC's LEED v4 announcement including recommendations to add a credit for assessing condensation resistance, a bundling option that ensures appropriate envelope performance, and improved delivery of thermal comfort near facades.
...the design and construction industries are notoriously resistant to change, putting them on a collision course with the many cities, states, and provinces that are moving ahead of national standards in keeping with declared intentions to dramatically cut their carbon emissions this decade.
<p>Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy…
<p>Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper…
<p>Facades are increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to whole-building embodied carbon. While designers know how to reduce the…
Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030