Papers

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  • Facade & ESG

    • Paper by Vikki Lew,
    In 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) inaugurated the first two global sustainability disclosure standards IFRS S1/S2 to…

  • Build Test Iterate Repeat

    • Paper by Elizabeth L McCormick, RA, CPHC, LEED AP

    The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing need

  • Mapping Advanced Facades

    • Paper by David Russell Lehrer, CBE's Communications Director Vito Lamberti, Visiting Ph.D. Student
    This paper describes the development of an interactive map that highlights case studies of advanced facade design strategies and technologies from…
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    Controlling Anisotropy in Heat Treated Glass

    • Paper by Francis Serruys, Dr. Romain Decourcelle,
    Anisotropy is also known as Brewster marks, quench marks, strain pattern, leopard spots, Iridescence, etc. Although anisotropy is inevitable when…

  • Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool

    • Paper by Abolfazl Ganji Kheybari · Morteza Kasravi

    Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by

  • Undulated Glass Self-shading

    • Paper by Nebojsa Jakica · Mikkel K. Kragh

    The research is structured around complex optical effects of undulated glass and coatings that exhibit high reflectivity, especially at higher

  • 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

  • Invert Auto-Shading

    • Paper by Jae Yong Suk · Doris Sung

    Allowing sufficient amount of natural light while avoiding excessive sunlight penetration is often hard to achieve with static facade systems due to

  • 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…
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    Smart Colored Window Technology

    • Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, negar.matin@ou.edu Seyed Mojtaba Mirabedini, Visiting Professor at Eastern Michigan University Zhina Rashidzadeh, Ph.D. student at Gibbs College of Architecture
    Traditional architecture can be a valuable source of inspiration for designers. Sustainable design concepts in traditional architecture have been…

  • Structuring Skin

    • Paper by John Neary

    Curtain wall is the prevailing type of enclosure on modern buildings because of its economy, its independence from structure that allows flexibility

  • Multi-domain Assessment of a Kinetic Facade

    • Paper by Kunyo Luo · Karen Kensek, LEED AP BD+C, DPACSA · Marc Schiler, FASES

    An assessment workflow was created to simulate and evaluate the performance of a kinetic facade in an interior space. It includes parameters of

  • Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort

    • Paper by Madeline Gradillas · Henry Richardson

    Direct sun on the body is a known potential cause of thermal discomfort for occupants, yet most thermal comfort simulations do not capture its