Papers

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  • Balustrade Design Loads

    • Paper by Richard Green, SE, PE, P.Eng, CPEng, IntPE, APEC Engineer, M.ASCE M.IEAust · Andrew Crosby PEng · Terrence McDonnell

    A review of balustrade practices from around the world, and why practices in United States and countries using ICC code/ASCE 7 designs are failing to

  • The Vertical Campus Facade

    • Paper by Mayine Yu, AIA, Principal | Davis Brody Bond / Page Cooper Schilling, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal | KieranTimberlake Jessica Young, RA, Principal

    <p>Case study of the recently opened John A. Paulson Center for New York University in Manhattan reviews design solutions of façade depth and scale…

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    Renewing Historic Facades

    • Paper by Christine Reynolds, PE, Principal Hans Thummel, AIA, LEED AP BD+C,

    <p>As the first phase of a $4 billion dollar, 180-acre, 60 building government preservation project in Washington DC, this case study reviews the…

  • Hybrid Timber

    • Paper by Stacey Hooper, AIA, LEED BD+C

    This case study provides an overview of building hybrid curtain wall system and future opportunities for the use of timber. It will also review the

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    Systems Thinking

    • Paper by Gabrielle Brainard, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, Lecturer

    <p>This paper surveys facade design education in accredited Bachelor and Master of Architecture (B.Arch and M.Arch) programs in the United States. A…

  • Structural Silicone Glazing

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain · Yvonne Diaz · Andrew Dunlap · Adrienne Bowman-Grittini

    The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and

  • Glass Balustrade Design

    • Paper by Richard Green, PE, SE, P.Eng, CPEng IntPE(Aust), APEC Engineer, Principal/Owner Andrew Crosby, PEng, Principal Terrence McDonnell S.E., P.E., P.Eng., SECB, Associate Principal

    <p>Glass handrail design in the United States lags behind best practice in other parts of the world. There can be as much as a factor of four (4)…

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    In Factory Commissioning

    • Paper by Robert Golda,

    <p>Factory inspection visits are vital, yet they unfortunately have a habit of being overlooked. The factory inspection process during the Building…

  • Managing Solar Reflections from the Building Envelope

    • Paper by Ryan Danks, B.A.Sc., P.Eng. · Joel Good, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.

    Understanding how a building will reflect sunlight has gone from a rare requirement to a key consideration during the planning permission process in

  • Carbon-Neutral High-Rise Envelope Nexus

    • Paper by Thomas Spiegelhalter

    The pathway to carbon-neutrality, as urged during the COP 21 in Paris, and the repeated goal for resilient buildings and urban habitats, winds right

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    Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades

    • Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA, Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D., Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C, Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.,

    <p>Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental…

  • Creating Transformational Geometry

    • Paper by Tom Peterson, System Designer Manager Austin Bensend, PE, SE, Director - Design Engineering

    <p>Over the past two decades, the art of cold-forming glass has grown from an unknown approach to a widely accepted strategy for achieving an array…

  • Steel As A Curtain Wall Framing Material

    • Paper by Charles Knickerbocker

    This paper will explore steel forming methods other than cold drawn or hot rolled processes, and how they allow steel to be utilized as the primary

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    Deconstructing the Window

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, Jörg Lenz, Petra Sommer,

    <p>Over the years, the industry has relied heavily on the increasing performance of low-e coatings to drive window U-factors (thermal transmittance)…

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    Effect of Thermal Bridging on Buildings' Energy Performance

    • Paper by Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Ph.D. Candidate & Teaching Assistant Ajla Aksamija, Associate professor

    <p>Heat transfer through building facades can occur by any combinations of conduction, convection, and/or radiation. Conductive heat transfer depends…

  • Ceramic Precast Composite Panels

    • Paper by Edward Rubio · Edward J. Rubio · Gregory Lucier, Ph.D. · Brian Moskow, PE · Sami H. Rizkalla, Ph.D., FACI, FASCE, FEIC, FCSCE, FIIFC, FPCI

    An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site

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    U-Factor Matters in Hot Climates

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD, General Manager

    <p>It is commonly thought that fenestration U-factor is not a key determinant in the performance of facades in hot climates, and generally the focus…

  • Towards Net Zero Enclosures

    • Paper by Jessica Santonastaso, AIA · Alan Estabrook, AIA

    As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis. Architecture2030

  • Sculptural Facades

    • Paper by Matthew A. Trimble · Matthew Culver

    In the vein of mass production, manufacturers leverage repeatable parts and modular construction in an effort to maximize quality control while