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  • Impact Of Thermal Bridges On The Energy Response Of A Building

    • Paper by Ilaria Sebastiani · Riccardo Pinotti · Stefano Avesani · Simone D’Amore · Stefano Pampanin

    The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building

  • 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

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    Modeling Megapanels

    • Paper by Elizabeth Bishop, AIA, LEED AP, Creative Design Director Emily Green, NCARB, LEED GA, Associate Lisa Podesto, PE, Timber & Innovations Specialist

    <p>Large format, steel-stud framed “megapanel” facades with rainscreen cladding create uniquely complicated requirements for digital documentation…

  • 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

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    Integrating Structure and Cladding

    • Paper by Jerome Engelking, Christian Stutzki, Principal

    <p>The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material…

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    Fire Safety and Code Challenges for Mass Timber in Curtain Wall Systems

    • Paper by David Barber, Principal John Neary, Senior Associate, Senior Facade Specialist Mic Patterson PhD LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation & Collaboration

    <p>With the desire for more sustainable construction and reduced embodied energy, mass timber is being explored for building structures. For medium…

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    Kinematic Structural Glass

    • Paper by Lisa Follman, AIA, Gregor Horstmeyer, PE,

    <p>The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building…