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Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control
- Paper by Klaus Reuschle · Robert Matthew Noblett · Michelle Siu-Ching Lee · Roman Schieber
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 Vertical Campus Facade
- Paper by Mayine Yu, AIA · Cooper Schilling, AIA, LEED AP BD+C · Jessica Young, RA
Case study of the recently opened John A. Paulson Center for New York University in Manhattan reviews design solutions of façade depth and scale to

September 02, 2024
Go Big or Go Home!
- Paper by Patrick Loughran, FAIA, PE, LEED AP · Richard Barrett, AIA
This paper will focus on the design and detailing of large-format glass enclosures intended to maximize transparency using state-of-the-art materials

October 11, 2022
Establishing a Life Cycle Assessment Methodology for Innovative Facade
- Paper by Vikki Lew
Life cycle assessment was introduced in the 1970s as an analytical tool to quantify the environmental impact of a product, process, or service.

March 14, 2018
Ceramic Precast Composite Panels
- Paper by Edward Rubio, Edward J. Rubio, Gregory Lucier, Ph.D., Brian Moskow, PE, Sami H. Rizkalla, Ph.D., FACI, FASCE, FEIC, FCSCE, FIIFC, FPCI,
An innovative lightweight ceramic precast composite panel is introduced in this paper that offers the unique benefits of prefabricated off-site…
March 14, 2018
Sustainable Materials
- Paper by Michael C. Mulhern P.E.
Stainless steel has been successfully used in building envelopes since the completion of the Chrysler building in 1928. Today, it is used as both a

March 20, 2020