Papers

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  • Design of Facade and Overhead All-Glass Structures in Building Renovations

    • Paper by Alfonso E. Lopez, P.E., Principal & CEO David Dunham, P.E., Director of Business Development Andrew Duncan, Pre-Construction Design Consultant
    The contemporary renovation of historic buildings often includes all-glass structures that allow architects to preserve the original building design…

  • Dynamic Shading Device

    • Paper by Gabriel de Bem · Eduardo Krüger · Alexandre Augusto Alberto Moreira de Abreu

    Responsive shading systems can dynamically improve indoor environmental conditions based on outdoor climate variations. Among the technologies,

  • Mapping Advanced Facades

    • Paper by David Russell Lehrer · Vito Lamberti

    This paper describes the development of an interactive map that highlights case studies of advanced facade design strategies and technologies from

  • Integrated Building Control System

    • Paper by Jae Yong Suk, Ph.D. · Keith Graeber, PE · Andrew Harper, PE · Michael Siminovitch, Ph.D.

    Integrated management of commercial lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems is considered as one of the most promising building

  • Facades Education in the United States

    • Paper by Ajla Aksamija, PhD · Suncica Milosevic · Gabrielle Brainard · Timothy Brown

    This paper presents the results of a research study, outlining the state of facades education at higher-education institutions across the United

  • Thermal Bridging and Building Facades

    • Paper by Ivan Lee

    Thermal bridging through building façades have been overlooked by designers and building energy codes and standards in the past, which has led to

  • CR∆CKİNG THЄ C󉘳DЄ // DYN∆MİC L∆B F∆C∆DЄS

    • Paper by Amanda King, AIA, LEED AP BD&C, CPHC · Dayita Kumar, LEED GA · Daniel Nauman, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, CPHC

    The real estate market continues to demand “all glass” buildings often to the detriment of human comfort and thermal performance. For an office