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Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control
- Paper by Klaus Reuschle · Robert Matthew Noblett · Michelle Siu-Ching Lee · Roman Schieber
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint

October 11, 2022
Go Big or Go Home!
- Paper by Patrick Loughran, FAIA, PE, LEED AP, Richard Barrett, AIA, Senior Associate
<p>This paper will focus on the design and detailing of large-format glass enclosures intended to maximize transparency using state-of-the-art…

October 11, 2022
The Facade and Energy Codes
- Paper by Elliot Glassman
Ever-increasing performance requirements in the latest version of the energy codes are compelling project teams to consider the thermal performance

October 11, 2022
The Carbon Footprint of Aluminum Fenestration
- Paper by Tom Bougher · Richard Braunstein
The historical focus on reducing the carbon footprint of a building has recently shifted to include more emphasis on embodied carbon, the carbon

October 11, 2022
Façade Systems and Embodied Carbon
- Paper by Paulina Szpiech, Associate - Facade Engineering Valerie Leon-Green, Facade Engineer Shivanie Rambaran, Graduate Energy Analyst
<p>Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to quantify the impact of building construction supply chains on the environment in terms of…

October 11, 2022
Sustainable Retrofit Strategies for an Existing Laboratory Building
- Paper by Suncica Milosevic, PhD Student Ajla Aksamija, Professor and Chair
<p>This paper analyzes sustainable retrofit strategies for an existing research laboratory building, located in a cold climate. This facility is…

October 11, 2022
Lithic Revival
- Paper by Alex Terzich,
<p>The recently completed Capital One Hall performing arts center located in the Washington DC metro area is defined by a pleated exterior of glass…

October 11, 2022
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
Modelling Perimeter Heating Demand
- Paper by Jonathan Graham, Sustainability Analyst Geoffrey Turnbull, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, CPHD, Director of Innovation David Constable OAA, LEED AP, CPHD, Principal Mike Reimer P.Eng, LEED AP, Principal Joshua Vanwyck, CPHD, CEO
<p>Thermal discomfort can occur in perimeter zones due to radiant heat loss from the occupant to a poorly insulated exterior wall. It is valuable for…

October 11, 2022
Design Principles For Museum Daylight Systems
- Paper by Edgar Stach, PhD · Michael Esposito
This research unlocks the relationship between space, structure and light in nine unique museums developed by architect Renzo Piano. Renzo Piano uses

October 11, 2022