Papers

18 results

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  When Facades Kill

  • Paper by Terri Meyer Boake,

  The tragic fire of June 14, 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in London, England has brought to a very public global forum issues related to the impact of f…

  March 14, 2018
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  Subjective Perception and Objective Measurement

  • Paper by Caroline Lama, Antonio Luz, Ashley Reed,

  Current glass industry standards provide clear tolerances for readily quantifiable physical properties to assist with the evaluation of visual qualit…

  March 14, 2018
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  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…

  March 14, 2018
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  Silicone Spandrel Glass Opacifiers

  • Paper by Scott Norville, Samir Blanchet, George Torok, Kris Vockler, John Swanson, Chris Barry, Lawrence Carbary, Stephane Hoffman, Timothy Krytenberg, Chris Fronsoe,

  Curtain wall design commonly uses insulating glass units for vision and spandrel glazing to provide better visual harmonization of building facade gl…

  March 14, 2018
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  Lightning Protection as Building Envelope

  • Paper by Jennifer Morgan, Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS,

  A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents. Th…

  March 14, 2018
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  Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades

  • Paper by Angela M. Ogino,

  One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from floor-to-fl…

  March 14, 2018
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  EUI of Building Clusters

  • Paper by Srinivas M. Rao, AIA, AICP, LEED AP,

  Large master planned developments such as Battery Park City in Manhattan, Mission Bay in San Francisco, and Playa Vista in Los Angeles were built ove…

  March 14, 2018
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  Deconstructing the Window

  • Paper by Helen Sanders, Jörg Lenz, Petra Sommer,

  Over the years, the industry has relied heavily on the increasing performance of low-e coatings to drive window U-factors (thermal transmittance) low…

  March 14, 2018
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  The Seismic Capability of Curtainwalls

  • Paper by Peter Lalas MIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus), Principal Facade Engineer

  The testing of aluminum/glass curtainwalls for seismic capability, mainly inter-story drift, has been carried out on many curtainwalls over the last …

  March 15, 2020
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  Fire Safety and Code Challenges for Mass Timber in Curtain Wall Systems

  • Paper by David Barber, Principal John Neary, Senior Associate, Senior Facade Specialist Mic Patterson PhD LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation & Collaboration

  With the desire for more sustainable construction and reduced embodied energy, mass timber is being explored for building structures. For medium and …

  January 29, 2020
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  U-Factor Matters in Hot Climates

  • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD, General Manager

  It is commonly thought that fenestration U-factor is not a key determinant in the performance of facades in hot climates, and generally the focus of …

  January 27, 2020
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  Heat-Treated Glass

  • Paper by Reece Poth, Conner Claus,

  What was once an accepted reality in heat-treated exterior glass, optical disturbances in glass are under increasing scrutiny by developers, designer…

  January 29, 2020
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  Carbon Lean Facades

  • Paper by Stefanie Schober, Senior Project Director Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador, Senior Associate

  With net zero and carbon neutral mandates on the near horizon, New York City has pushed the green building envelope by leveraging incentive-based pro…

  March 19, 2020
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  Glazing Design By ASTM E 1300

  • Paper by H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D., F. FTI, F. ASCE, F. ASTM, Professor Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D., A.M, ASTM, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering James G. Soules, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F. SEI, F. ASCE, Graduate Student, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

  ASTM E 1300 “Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings” defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being th…

  January 29, 2020
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  The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos

  • Paper by David Olsen, AIA, Senior Associate Megan Leon, P.E., Design Engineer Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP, Project Manager Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Senior Consulting Engineer – Building Technology Nick Rustia, P.E., Facilities Development, Project Manager Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST, Librarian

  Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution du…

  January 27, 2020
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  Passive House Facade Design and Construction

  • Paper by Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD, Project Architect

  Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure on t…

  March 22, 2020
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  From Design to Experiment

  • Paper by E. Yagdir CELIKER, MSc., Research Assistant Oguz C. CELIK, PhD., Professor of Structural&Earthquake Engineering

  Flat cable-net facades are form-active structures which provide maximum transparency by means of point fixing components, tensioned cables, and struc…

  March 22, 2020
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  Rammed Earth & Wildfire

  • Paper by Brittany Dhawan, AIA, Architect / Owner

  California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge. C…

  March 19, 2020