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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
City Development and Cladding Design
- Paper by Hadil Abdallah, Building Sciences Consultant Girma Bitsuamlak, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Wind Engineering at the University of Western Ontario Hamid Vossoughi, PE, P. ENG., Senior Principal
High-rise buildings in growing cities could become more vulnerable to variations in wind flow due to the continuous changes in urban topology. The ae…

October 11, 2022
The Monash Woodside Building
- Paper by Alberto Sangiorgio, Principal Façade Engineer Andrew Cortese, Managing Partner and Design Director - Sydney Office Walter van der Linde, Lead Engineer, Buildings Mechanical
Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030 …

October 11, 2022
Towards Net Zero Enclosures
- Paper by Jessica Santonastaso, AIA · Alan Estabrook, AIA
As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis. Architecture2030 …

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
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to quantify the impact of building construction supply chains on the environment in terms of measur…

October 11, 2022
Environmental Facade Perspective
- Paper by Patricia Shaw, M Arch., MSc Facade Engineering, Facade Specialist
Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy codes…

October 11, 2022
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 …

October 11, 2022