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Facing Density
- Paper by Wendy Cox,
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly eight …

December 1, 2022
Facade Resilience Evaluation Framework
- Paper by Fabio Favoino, Department of energy Adèle Chalumeau, Facade engineer Audrey Aquaronne, Facade engineer
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events …

October 11, 2022
HydroSKIN
- Paper by Christina Eisenbarth, M.Sc. · Walter Haase, Dr.-Ing. · Lucio Blandini, Prof. Dr.-Ing. M.Arch. · Werner Sobek, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c.
Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate resil…

October 11, 2022
Structural Silicone Glazing
- Paper by Jon Kimberlain, Senior Scientist Yvonne Diaz, Senior Research Specialist Andrew Dunlap, Principal Adrienne Bowman-Grittini, Technical Service & Development Leader
The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and prov…

October 11, 2022
Rammed Earth & Wildfire
- Paper by Brittany Dhawan, AIA, Architect / Owner
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
Detailing For Distance
- Paper by Daniel Kelso,
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have cr…

March 19, 2020
Integrating Soft Robotics into Architectural Assemblies
- Paper by Vera Parlac
The project described in this paper explores the integration of custom-made soft robotic muscles into a component-based surface. This project is part…

March 19, 2020
Carbon-Neutral High-Rise Envelope Nexus
- Paper by Thomas Spiegelhalter, Principal
The pathway to carbon-neutrality, as urged during the COP 21 in Paris, and the repeated goal for resilient buildings and urban habitats, winds right …

December 16, 2019
Blast Performance of TSSA
- Paper by Jon H. Kimberlain, Lawrence D. Carbary,
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual obstr…

March 14, 2018
Lightning Protection as Building Envelope
- Paper by Jennifer Morgan, Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS,
A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents. Th…

March 14, 2018