Papers

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  • Effective Facade Modularization

    • Paper by Kais Al-Rawi,
    Facade systems of various transparent and opaque materials and systems are increasingly becoming integrated components of modularized facade…
  • Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control featured image

    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…
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    Digital Enablement for Manufacturing

    • Paper by Melody Rees, Director of Design
    Architectural design freedom achieved on high-end projects currently costs over $1,000/sq. Ft. Building materials have long been relegated to plane…
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    Modeling Megapanels

    • Paper by Elizabeth Bishop, AIA, LEED AP, Creative Design Director Emily Green, NCARB, LEED GA, Associate Lisa Podesto, PE, Timber & Innovations Specialist
    Large format, steel-stud framed “megapanel” facades with rainscreen cladding create uniquely complicated requirements for digital documentation and…
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    Inside the Box

    • Paper by Michael Plewacki,
    The trend towards modular and unitized facades continues to grow in popularity due largely in part to the efficiencies gained in terms of cost and…

  • The Carapace Pavilion

    • Paper by Douglas Noble, PhD, FAIA · Karen M. Kensek, DPACSA

    The Carapace Pavilion is a university-based, design-build, full-scale custom prototype for a possible replacement of the standard precast concrete

  • Climate-Oriented Prefabricated Building Envelopes featured image

    Climate-Oriented Prefabricated Building Envelopes

    • Paper by Sridharan Gandhi, Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C, Karen Kensek, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C,
    Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope…
  • Transitions Between Diverse Envelope Systems featured image

    Transitions Between Diverse Envelope Systems

    • Paper by Kristian Fosholt, LEED AP BD+C, Megan Koehler, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C,
    The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California features an extremely diverse set of facade systems within one…

  • Ceramic Precast Composite Panels

    • Paper by Edward Rubio · Edward J. Rubio · Gregory Lucier, Ph.D. · Brian Moskow, PE · Sami H. Rizkalla, Ph.D., FACI, FASCE, FEIC, FCSCE, FIIFC, FPCI

    An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site

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    Infinite Panel System

    • Paper by Mike Ryan, Director of Product Development Facades Division Brian Stern, Regional Energy Director Michael Adams, Senior Energy Analyst
    Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.…
  • Academic Wood Tower Choreography featured image

    Academic Wood Tower Choreography

    • Paper by John Peterson OAA FRAIC LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate, Director of Sustainable Design & Building Innovation Leland Dadson OAA CPHD, Project Architect, Mass Timber Specialist
    With an ever-growing interest in mid- and high-rise mass timber construction, this paper highlights the insights and lessons learned across global…