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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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City Tech Net Zero Commercial Tower Façade Design Studio Spring 2020

Article by John Neary, AIA, LEED AP NCARB, Senior Facade Specialist

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

Facades Education in the Time of the Pandemic—Perhaps We Can Learn Something from This?

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Virtual World Congress? Bah, humbug!

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

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Net Zero Tower
- Article by John Neary, AIA, LEED AP NCARB, Senior Facade Specialist
John Neary describes a collaborative Advanced design Studio at City Tech that involved Permasteelisa, Skanska and Onyx Solar, with links to the published student works.

July 25, 2020
Facades Education in the Time of the Pandemic—Perhaps We Can Learn Something from This?
- Article by Ajla Aksamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT
Ajla Aksamija, the chair of FTI’s education committee, reports on a virtual education experience bringing students and professionals together. The outcome exceeded all expectations and points to a new model for facades education.

July 25, 2020
Virtual World Congress? Bah, humbug!
- Article by Editor, SKINS
I’ve heard a little of this from some people and it bugs me! We are going to have the best World Congress event in the history of mankind! The prospect of taking FTI’s signature World Congress event to a digital platform is nothing but opportunity for the Institute. Let me tell you why

July 25, 2020
Why SKINS?
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD LEED AP+, Editor, SKINS
Here’s the thing about the building SKIN: It is utterly unique in the built environment in separating the interior and exterior environments, balancing attributes of both appearance and performance in the process. It’s the gateway to resilience and sustainability goals in urban habitats.

June 27, 2020
Integration of Structural Glass in Historic Religious Buildings
- Article by Karine Charlebois, Associate
St. Patrick’s Cathedral’s Lady Chapel glass wall and the Trinity Church glazed canopy demonstrate that structural glass can be a great solution to improve the functionality of a historic building without competing with its original fabric.

June 26, 2020

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