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Mastery of Measurement
- Paper by Joshua Zabel,
The conventional approach to specifying dimensional tolerances in architecture and construction is inadequate in the theater of premanufacturing…
September 2, 2024
Facade Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies
- Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, Senior Environmental Designer
Facades are increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to whole-building embodied carbon. While designers know how to reduce the embodied…
August 23, 2024
Multifunctional Building Material Glass - A Colourful Bunch Of Requirements
- Paper by Michael Elstner, Steffen Schäfer,
Glass as a building material plays a very important role in modern architecture, determines our visual landscape, and fulfills practical functions…
October 11, 2022
Low-Carbon Cladding and Shading Design
- Paper by Prateek Jain, LEED · Isabelle Hens, LEED GA, WELL AP, EIT
In the last few years, the design community has embraced the challenge of reducing embodied carbon in buildings. Several tools are now available for

October 11, 2022
Transparent Aerogel Window
- Paper by Bryan Toton, ENV SP, CEO
Incorporating a novel, transparent monolithic aerogel into insulated glass units (IGUs) for windows and building enclosures will provide the…
October 11, 2022
Towards Net Zero Enclosures
- Paper by Jessica Santonastaso, AIA, Architect, Associate Alan Estabrook, AIA, Architect, Associate
As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis. Architecture2030…
October 11, 2022
Stainless Steel 101
- Paper by Michael Mulhern,
This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation…
March 14, 2018
In Factory Commissioning
- Paper by Robert Golda,
Factory inspection visits are vital, yet they unfortunately have a habit of being overlooked. The factory inspection process during the Building…
March 14, 2018