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A searchable database of research papers with a focus on building facade technology.

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Put Your Sweater On!
- Paper by Eric Haas, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA
- Paper by Roman Scheiber · Florian Meier
The First Triple Certified Facade
- Paper by Stephen Katz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design
- Paper by Rebecca Hartwell · Mauro Overend

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Paper by James G. Soules, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F. SEI, F. ASCE · Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D., A.M, ASTM · H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D., F. FTI, F. ASCE, F. ASTM

The Glass Failure Prediction Model

Paper by Clifton Fordham

Orientation Specific Solar Control

Paper by Warren Techentin, FAIA, NCARB, LEED

Shade and Spectacle

Paper by Peter Simmonds

Determining the Optimal Opening for Multi Skin Facade with External Ventilation

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Glazed Spandrels
- Paper by Julien Schwartz, M.Eng. · Patrick Roppel, M.A.Sc, P.Eng. · Stéphane Hoffman, M.Eng, M.Arch, P.Eng, P.E. · Neil Norris, M.A.Sc, P.Eng, C.P.H.D.
Recent years have seen an increased use of insulated glazing units in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the vision and s…

June 28, 2020
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 energ…

June 10, 2020
Two Sides to Sustainability & High-performance
- Paper by Brian Fraumeni · Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C · Adam Moqrane
High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy efficie…

May 22, 2020
Shade and Spectacle
- Paper by Warren Techentin, FAIA, NCARB, LEED
This paper will look at the different facades of the Elysian Fields apartment building designed by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH] and complet…

March 26, 2020
Lightweight Veneer in High-rise Unitized Facades
- Paper by Michael Chen, P.E. · Antonio Luz, R.A.
Manufactured veneer panels such as glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC), ultra high performance concrete (UHPC), sintered stone, and terracotta are…

March 23, 2020

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