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Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have
This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries
Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light,
<p>Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design…
<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…
The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli
<p>Envelope-for-Service (E4S) is a novel business model developed with the aim of converting the building façade from a traditionally traded good to…
The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture
<p>High-rise buildings in growing cities could become more vulnerable to variations in wind flow due to the continuous changes in urban topology. The…
<p>This article discusses design, prototype development and a simulation study of novel types of facade systems, which integrate thermoelectric (TE)…