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Impact Of Thermal Bridges On The Energy Response Of A Building
- Paper by Ilaria Sebastiani, Institute for Renewable Energy Riccardo Pinotti, Institute for Renewable Energy Stefano Avesani, Institute for Renewable Energy Simone D’Amore, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Stefano Pampanin, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building …

October 11, 2022
Embodied Carbon Of Timber Unitized Curtain Wall
- Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, EIT · Sophie Pennetier · Simon Schleicher
The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in reducin…

October 11, 2022
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 3…

October 11, 2022
Tree Magic - The Overstory
- Article by Valerie Block
In this Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Richard Powers a series of fables is woven through a narrative populated by an expansive cast of unlikely characters, trees paramount among them; one a giant redwood named Mimas. Redwoods can live for thousands of years and grow to well over 300 feet tall.

February 25, 2021
Talking Trees & Timber: In Buildings, Facades and Urban Habitat
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP+, SKINS Executive Editor
Okay, okay; I have a tree-thing going on. This issue was supposed to be about green facades, but it morphed on me as I laid it out. But here’s the thing: if you don’t have a tree-thing going on, you should. I read The Overstory (graciously reviewed here by our Val Block) followed by a viewing of...

February 24, 2021
Episode 09: Ted Kesik on SKINS
- Podcast by Ted Kesik, PhD
Special guest Ted Kesik, PhD, Professor of Building Science at the University of Toronto, joins us to discuss everything from digital workflows and durability to embodied carbon and resilience.

October 21, 2020
Academic Wood Tower Choreography
- Paper by John Peterson OAA FRAIC LEED AP BD+C · Leland Dadson OAA CPHD
With an ever-growing interest in mid- and high-rise mass timber construction, this paper highlights the insights and lessons learned across global ma…

March 22, 2020
Integrating Structure and Cladding
- Paper by Jerome Engelking · Christian Stutzki
The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is …

March 15, 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
Kinematic Structural Glass
- Paper by Lisa Follman, AIA · Gregor Horstmeyer, PE
The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building displacement…

March 14, 2018