More Than a Facade Paper by Edward Losch · Marc Maguire In 2014, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) as an accredited ANSI Standards D… October 11, 2022
Sustainable Façades Paper by Dr. Thomas Henriksen, Jean-Marc Moulin Norsk, Dr. Jacopo Montali, Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent nee… October 11, 2022
Saving Face Paper by Xsusha CarlyAnn Flandro, FAIC, APT-RP In 1871, a fourth level Architecture course was offered in New York City that instructed on topics such as heating, ventilation and circulation of wa… March 20, 2020
Rammed Earth & Wildfire Paper by Brittany Dhawan, AIA California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge. C… March 19, 2020
Carbon Lean Facades Paper by Stefanie Schober · Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador With net zero and carbon neutral mandates on the near horizon, New York City has pushed the green building envelope by leveraging incentive-based pro… March 19, 2020
Fire Safety and Code Challenges for Mass Timber in Curtain Wall Systems Paper by David Barber · John Neary · Mic Patterson PhD LEED AP+ With the desire for more sustainable construction and reduced embodied energy, mass timber is being explored for building structures. For medium and … January 29, 2020
End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design Paper by Rebecca Hartwell · Mauro Overend In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building en… December 10, 2019
Targeted Enclosure Consulting Paper by Karl Jones As building enclosure consulting services evolve and mature in markets, the scopes of service that are provided and sought, can become more standardi… March 14, 2018