Fit for the Future
Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in the
Wearables protect us from climatic conditions, they provide privacy, comfort and they also reflect our style and personality. Building facades in the
Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment
The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building
This paper analyzes sustainable retrofit strategies for an existing research laboratory building, located in a cold climate. This facility is
Kinetic or responsive facades have been developed to improve buildings' daylighting conditions while mitigating energy consumption. Still, these
With the developments in production, industrial facilities lost their function and were abandoned over time. The most frequent and often the most
A common building upgrade to add value to existing commercial real estate is the renewal of the entrance lobby. The lobby facade is replaced to give
Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact
Change happens, for better or for worse, to all living and physical matter. In order to thrive and achieve longevity, we constantly need to adapt to
Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from
We construct building enclosures to keep the elements out, but sometimes air and water infiltrate the building envelope, causing several problems for
Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have
Mies van der Rohe’s concurrently designed projects for Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1953-1956) and the Esplanade Apartments (1953-1957), saw
Environmental and socio-economic benefits of sustainable preservation have become apparent most recently in the restoration of the historic former