Papers

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  • European Facade Networks

    • Paper by Ulrich Knaack · Uta Pottgiesser · Tillmann Klein · Andreas Luible · Siebe Bakker

    The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the

  • Impact Of Thermal Bridges On The Energy Response Of A Building

    • Paper by Ilaria Sebastiani · Riccardo Pinotti · Stefano Avesani · Simone D’Amore · Stefano Pampanin

    The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building

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    Designing with Photovoltaics

    • Paper by Wayne Walker, Associate, Project Architect Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Sam Crawford, Intern

    <p>Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With…

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    Finally

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern,

    <p>For over 60 years architects, engineers, and consultants have been specifying stainless steels for use in building skins and in some structural…

  • Sustainable Façades

    • Paper by Dr. Thomas Henriksen, Jean-Marc Moulin Norsk, Dr. Jacopo Montali,

    <p>Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent…

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    International Facade Education

    • Paper by James Doerfler, Uta Pottgiesser,

    <p>Globalization in the construction industry has brought about new demands for buildings and construction projects, new demands that still need to…

  • Active and Energy Autonomous Window

    • Paper by Annalisa Andaloro · Leire Minguez Hilera · Stefano Avesani

    Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light,

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    A Compact, Unitized Double Skin Facade

    • Paper by Alex Cox, LEED AP, James Hock, LEED AP BD+C, Laura Ziegler, Karin Lamberts,

    <p>Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations…

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    Thermal Performance of Closed Cavity Facades

    • Paper by Andrea Zani, Project Engineer Carmelo Guido Galante, Senior Project Engineer Lisa Rammig, Senior Associate

    <p>Closed cavity facades (CCF), a configuration of Double Skin Facade (DSF), consists of a double-glazed unit on the inner layer and single glazing…

  • Laminated Security Glazing

    • Paper by Vaughn Schauss,

    <p>Glass is an essential component for any type of building. Its transparency enhances daylighting and provides occupants a view to the outside.…

  • Reglaze or Replace?

    • Paper by Angel Ayón, AIA, LEED AP, Principal Laura Boynton, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate

    <p>Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment…

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    Lithic Revival

    • Paper by Alex Terzich,

    <p>The recently completed Capital One Hall performing arts center located in the Washington DC metro area is defined by a pleated exterior of glass…

  • Vertical Louvered Solar Control

    • Paper by Clifton Fordham, RA, LEED AP

    Exterior shading devices, when typically used, are horizontal planes that are most effective at the south face of buildings in the northern

  • Breathing Lessons

    • Paper by Xaver Nuiding · Thomas Lorenz · Philipp Herreiner, MSc. · Dr.-Ing. Michael Engelmann

    For a new corporate headquarters in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district, SHoP Architects designed a semi-conditioned atrium space inside the