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The Performative Double-Skin
- Paper by Jeffrey Abramson, AIA, LEED AP · Alejandra Menchaca, PhD, LEED AP, WELL AP
Double-Skin Facades (DSF) are well-known to boost the thermal performance of a façade: they can provide extra insulation in the wintertime and lower

October 11, 2022
Verifying Thermal Performance
- Paper by Matthew Herman · Mark Walsh
Architects specify curtain wall thermal performance criteria and usually identify simple modeling software, like THERM, to perform thermal analysis

March 14, 2018
The Thermal Blanket Concept
- Paper by Bharat Patel, PE, CEM, LEED AP · Michael Bulander, AIA, LEED AP
This paper tells the story of a Double Skin Facade (DSF), where high performance and multi-disciplinary collaboration saves a library concept of

March 14, 2018
The Double Skin Facade
- Paper by Lee A. Fithian, AIA, AICP, NCARB, LEED AP,
The largest source of air pollution in North America is the atmospheric boundary layer of a city caused by its urban canyons with pollutants produced…
March 14, 2018
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…
June 28, 2020
Facade Wind Loading
- Paper by Timothy Brewer, CEng, MICE, George Kantrales, Ph.D., Eric Sammarco, Ph.D., P.E., Carrie Davis, P.E., LEED Green Assoc.,
Wind induced pressure is a major design consideration for building facades. However, the effects of facade geometry and urban terrain on wind loading…
March 14, 2018
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

March 20, 2020