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Surfing Uncertainty
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD LEED AP+, Editor, SKINS
Building Facade as a Branding Vehicle
- Article by Karine Charlebois, PE, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate
Summer Sessions at UMass: Sustainable, High-Performance Facades
- Article by Ajla Aksamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT
Facade Futures 2018: Considering long-term trends in curtainwall technology
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration

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Article by Mic Patterson, PhD LEED AP+, Editor, SKINS

Surfing Uncertainty

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Article by Karine Charlebois, PE, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate

Building Facade as a Branding Vehicle

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Article by Mic Patterson, PhD LEED AP+, Editor, SKINS

Going Viral: Engaging in the age of C-19

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Article by Ajla Aksamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT

Summer Sessions at UMass: Sustainable, High-Performance Facades

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Surfing Uncertainty
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD LEED AP+, Editor, SKINS
We are all swimming in the wake of Covid-19. There are signs that things are slowly beginning to open up, although serious concerns remain among health professionals that governments, under increasing pressure to restart the economy, may be acting prematurely.

May 18, 2020
Building Facade as a Branding Vehicle
- Article by Karine Charlebois, PE, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate
Building facades for flagship stores play an important role in people’s perception of a brand. Facade system and material selection as well as detailing therefore have to take careful consideration of the image to be conveyed. - Karine Charlebois PE, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

May 18, 2020
Going Viral: Engaging in the age of C-19
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD LEED AP+, Editor, SKINS
As March rolled in, we were steamrolling toward Facades Week: LA! and our 3rd World Congress. We were excited; registrations and sponsorship were running far ahead of past events and we were expecting record-breaking participation. Then C-19 raised its ugly head and we all know the rest.

April 9, 2020
Summer Sessions at UMass: Sustainable, High-Performance Facades
- Article by Ajla Aksamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT
Education is a core mission of the Institute. Ajla’s program is tailored to practicing professionals and represents a unique opportunity to ramp up your facade system expertise with a leading educator/practitioner. Check out Ajla’s bio and course description, and give it some serious consideration.

April 8, 2020
The Circadian Curtain Wall by John Neary
- Article by Mic Patterson, Ambassador of Innovation & Collaboration
Reviewing John Neary's Circadian Curtain Wall, one is confronted with an insistent question: why hasn't anyone started construction on this intriguing building design yet? John has provided FTI with a presentation to explain the thinking behind the Circadian Curtain Wall in greater detail.

March 12, 2019

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