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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
Novel Active Facade Systems and Their Energy Performance in Commercial Buildings
- Paper by Ajla Aksamija, Professor and Chair Mahsa Farid Mohajer, PhD Candidate Zlatan Aksamija, Associate Professor
This article presents results of a research study that focuses on understanding energy performance of novel facade systems that integrate thermoelect…

October 11, 2022
Design Principles For Museum Daylight Systems
- Paper by Edgar Stach, PhD, Professor, Director Michael Esposito, Senior Building Analyst
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
Smart Colored Window Technology
- Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, negar.matin@ou.edu Seyed Mojtaba Mirabedini, Visiting Professor at Eastern Michigan University Zhina Rashidzadeh, Ph.D. student at Gibbs College of Architecture
Traditional architecture can be a valuable source of inspiration for designers. Sustainable design concepts in traditional architecture have been exp…

October 11, 2022
Passively Actuated Systems
- Paper by Manuel Benitez Ruiz, Student David Gerber, Associate Professor of Practice
Kinetic or responsive facades have been developed to improve buildings' daylighting conditions while mitigating energy consumption. Still, these faca…

October 11, 2022
CR∆CKİNG THЄ C󉘳DЄ // DYN∆MİC L∆B F∆C∆DЄS
- Paper by Amanda King, AIA, LEED AP BD&C, CPHC, Dayita Kumar, LEED GA, Associate Daniel Nauman, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, CPHC, Senior Associate
The real estate market continues to demand “all glass” buildings often to the detriment of human comfort and thermal performance. For an office build…

October 11, 2022
Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades
- Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA, Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D., Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C, Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.,
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli…

March 14, 2018

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