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Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control
- Paper by Klaus Reuschle, Project Director Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Roman Schieber, Associate Director ppa.
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint…
October 11, 2022
The Double Skin Facade
- Paper by Lee A. Fithian, AIA, AICP, NCARB, LEED AP,
The largest source of air pollution in North America is the atmospheric boundary layer of a city caused by its urban canyons with pollutants produced…
March 14, 2018
Collaborative Methodology for Fastracking Challenging Facade Concepts
- Paper by Stuart Berriman, Peter Simmonds, Ph.D., FASHRAE, FIBPSA, FFTI,
The goal is to explore the role and methodology employed between the architect and engineer as they look to resolve the opposing demands of design…
March 14, 2018
A Compact, Unitized Double Skin Facade
- Paper by Alex Cox, LEED AP · James Hock, LEED AP BD+C · Laura Ziegler · Karin Lamberts
Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations

March 12, 2018
Terra Cotta Skins
- Paper by Laura B. Garofalo
This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will

March 17, 2020
Shaping Skin
- Paper by John Neary AIA LEED AP NCARB, Sr. Associate
The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on…
March 21, 2020
Determining the Optimal Opening for Multi Skin Facade with External Ventilation
- Paper by Peter Simmonds,
The envelope of the Harbin Bank Building in Beijing has a Multi-Skin Facade where the outer cavity is naturally ventilated. During the design the…
February 26, 2020