Papers

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  • The Myth of Simplicity

    • Paper by Gerry Lang

    There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and effectively…

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    Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control

    • Paper by Klaus Reuschle, Project Director Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Roman Schieber, Associate Director ppa.

    The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint …

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    Embodied Carbon Of Timber Unitized Curtain Wall

    • Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, EIT, Environmental Designer Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director - Special Projects Simon Schleicher, Associate Professor

    The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in reducin…

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    Doubling Mies

    • Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI, Associate Professor

    Mies van der Rohe’s concurrently designed projects for Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1953-1956) and the Esplanade Apartments (1953-1957), saw th…

  • Corrugated-geometry Copper and Glass Facade

    • Paper by Marko Tomsic, PE · John A. Jackson, AIA

    The subject of this case study is the design and construction of a custom corrugated-geometry facade featuring pre-patinated copper and glass for an …

  • Specifying Commercial Aluminum Finishes

    • Paper by Ben Mitchell, MBA

    Many factors will influence coating selection, but to achieve the desired performance level for a given situation, coatings must be specified based u…