Papers

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  • Climate-Oriented Prefabricated Building Envelopes featured image

    Climate-Oriented Prefabricated Building Envelopes

    • Paper by Sridharan Gandhi, Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C, Karen Kensek, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C,
    Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope…

  • Cities under Climate Threat - Philadelphia, Rome and Venice

    • Paper by Edgar Stach, Dr., Ing, AIA/IA, Professor Shreya Kanther, Ph.D Candidate Alexis Manfre, Student
    The impacts of climate change, driven by increasing extreme temperature, sea-level rise, and heavy precipitations, interact and play an essential…

  • U-Factor Matters in Hot Climates

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD

    It is commonly thought that fenestration U-factor is not a key determinant in the performance of facades in hot climates, and generally the focus of

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    European Facade Networks

    • Paper by Ulrich Knaack, Uta Pottgiesser, Tillmann Klein, Andreas Luible, Siebe Bakker,
    The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the…
  • Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool featured image

    Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool

    • Paper by Abolfazl Ganji Kheybari, Researcher and Building Physics Expert Morteza Kasravi, Computer Scientist
    Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by…

  • Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts

    • Paper by Kayla Natividad, PhD, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate, Architectural Technical Service Engineer Kyle Sword, Manager Business Development
    Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate…

  • Wind-Borne Debris Impacts on Façades

    • Paper by Angela Mejorin, Ph.D., Researcher

    Climate change effects are causing an increase in extreme wind events’ frequency and severity, worldwide. Regions that previously were not prone to

  • Rammed Earth & Wildfire featured image

    Rammed Earth & Wildfire

    • Paper by Brittany Dhawan, AIA, Architect / Owner
    California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge.…

  • Dynamic Shading Device

    • Paper by Gabriel de Bem · Eduardo Krüger · Alexandre Augusto Alberto Moreira de Abreu

    Responsive shading systems can dynamically improve indoor environmental conditions based on outdoor climate variations. Among the technologies,

  • Terra Cotta Skins featured image

    Terra Cotta Skins

    • Paper by Laura B. Garofalo, Assistant Professor
    This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will…

  • 3D thermal modelling of complex facades

    • Paper by Wout Parys · Piet Houthuys

    Today’s building enclosures face ever greater demands regarding their thermal performance. In cold climates, the required total U-value of the façade

  • Build Test Iterate Repeat featured image

    Build Test Iterate Repeat

    • Paper by Elizabeth L McCormick, RA, CPHC, LEED AP, Assistant Professor
    The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing need…

  • HydroSKIN

    • Paper by Christina Eisenbarth, M.Sc. · Walter Haase, Dr.-Ing. · Lucio Blandini, Prof. Dr.-Ing. M.Arch. · Werner Sobek, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c.

    Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate

  • Rethinking Building Skins

    • Paper by Eugenia Gasparri · Arianna Brambilla · Gabriele Lobaccaro · Francesco Goia · Annalisa Andaloro · Alberto Sangiorgio

    Building skins play a pivotal role in architecture. Other than the aesthetical and architectural aspects, facades are key to the climate performance,

  • Active and Energy Autonomous Window featured image

    Active and Energy Autonomous Window

    • Paper by Annalisa Andaloro, Leire Minguez Hilera, Stefano Avesani,
    Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light,…

  • Performance of Compact, Closed Cavity, Double-skin Curtain Wall

    • Paper by Julien Schwartz, M. Eng. · Katie Hay, P. Eng. · Stéphane Hoffman, M. Arch., M. Eng, PE

    A proposed design for a compact, closed cavity, double-skin curtain wall system in the Marine climate of the West Coast raises questions of potential

  • Sustainable Façades

    • Paper by Dr. Thomas Henriksen · Jean-Marc Moulin Norsk · Dr. Jacopo Montali

    Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent

  • Facades for High-Performance Workplaces

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP, Assoc. DBIA, Senior Associate
    How has the role of the façade evolved in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing fight to combat the climate change crisis? As companies grapple…

  • Shadow Box Design

    • Paper by Mark Walsh

    Shadow boxes are commonly used in curtain wall construction, but can be problematic if not designed and detailed correctly and appropriately for the