Papers

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  • Fire Safety Facade Design featured image

    Fire Safety Facade Design

    • Paper by Rigone Paolo, Mazzucchelli Enrico Sergio, De la Fuente Ceja Blanca Judith,
    Nowadays the construction industry is characterised by high multifunctional and complex buildings with innovative facade systems. Unlike a simple…

  • Consistency In Glass Design

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, PhD, PE, LEED AP · Grace Dojan

    Glass structural elements have become increasingly common to the point of ubiquity; however, there currently is no universally recognized and

  • A Structural Glass Design Manual

    • Paper by Richard Green PE SE P.Eng CPEng IntPE(Aust) APEC Engineer · Terrence McDonnell S.E., P.E., P.Eng., SECB · Andrew Crosby BASc, P.Eng., LEED® AP BD+C

    Other than limited special cases, there is a lack of standards providing guidance on the design of structural glass. This has resulted in an ad-hoc

  • Unitized Cavity Wall Design and Implementation

    • Paper by Dan Bettenhausen, Ph.D.

    Double Skin Facades (DSF), constructed from individual aluminum framed curtain wall assemblies, provide a means of achieving acoustic and thermal

  • Developments in Gridshell Design

    • Paper by Cristobal Correa P.E. · Craig Schwitter P.E.

    In 1959 Heinz Isler challenged the world of concrete shell design by proposing a series of shapes for shells that were very different from what most

  • Passive House Facade Design and Construction

    • Paper by Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD

    Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure on

  • Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool

    • Paper by Abolfazl Ganji Kheybari · Morteza Kasravi

    Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by

  • Control Tower Glass Design

    • Paper by Daniel McCormick, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE · Stephen M. Morse, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE · Scott H. Norville, Ph.D., P.E., F.FTI, F.ASTM, F.ASCE

    ASTM published the first version of ASTM E2461-05: Standard Practice for Determining the Thickness of Glass in Airport Traffic Control Tower Cabs in

  • Origami-Inspired Facade Design

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP · Neil Katz, AIA

    To paraphrase Robert le Ricolias, the art of the structure is where to put the folds. Using that inspiration, fundamental concepts from origami,

  • Ballistic and Blast Integrated Design featured image

    Ballistic and Blast Integrated Design

    • Paper by James Hock, LEED AP BD+C, Marc Zobec, Alberto Franceschet, Guido Lori,
    Increased security needs have led to a demand in enhanced curtain wall facade performance. In addition to thermal, acoustic, and structural…

  • Algorithmic Patterns for Facade Design

    • Paper by Inês Caetano · António Leitão

    Recently, building envelopes have been exhibiting complex shapes and patterns, a trend supported by current digital technologies. Likewise, the

  • City Development and Cladding Design

    • Paper by Hadil Abdallah · Girma Bitsuamlak · Hamid Vossoughi, PE, P. ENG.

    High-rise buildings in growing cities could become more vulnerable to variations in wind flow due to the continuous changes in urban topology. The

  • Low-Carbon Cladding and Shading Design

    • Paper by Prateek Jain, LEED · Isabelle Hens, LEED GA, WELL AP, EIT

    In the last few years, the design community has embraced the challenge of reducing embodied carbon in buildings. Several tools are now available for

  • End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design

    • Paper by Rebecca Hartwell · Mauro Overend

    In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building

  • The Scope of the Structural Glass Design Manual

    • Paper by Richard Green SE PE P.Eng CPEng · Andrew Crosby P.Eng LEED® AP BD+C · Terrence McDonnell SE SECB PE P.Eng

    The technology of glass now allows glass to be fabricated in sizes and structural configurations not previously conceivable. The standards and codes

  • Determination of Interlayer Structural Properties for Use in Laminated Glass Design featured image

    Determination of Interlayer Structural Properties for Use in Laminated Glass Design

    • Paper by Michael Härth, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), M.Sc., Dr.-Ing., Research Scientist Stephen J Bennison, B.Sc., M.S., Ph.D., Research Fellow Steven R Sauerbrunn, B.Sc., Ph.D., Thermal Analysis Engineer
    We have seen rapid expansion in the last decade of laminated glass design using modern analytical and computational methods. Essential to the proper…