Papers

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  • Shape Memory Alloy Activated Shading

    • Paper by Alberto Speroni · Lorenzo Vercesi · Andrea Giovanni Mainini · Tiziana Poli

    A novel shading device for facade application was developed by combining innovative geometry elements (twisting cylinders) with a smart use of

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    Design Digital Recipes

    • Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis, PhD, PE, Lukasz Blonski, Jessica Chen, PE,
    Precision in digital workflow is necessary to deliver facade projects where there is a high design aesthetic or structural performance requirement.…

  • Adaptive Building Envelope

    • Paper by Abolfazl Ganji Kheybari · Jochen Lam

    Designing a multi-functional building envelope as an architectural façade, environmental interface and solar collector is a multi-objective

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    Integrating Structure and Cladding

    • Paper by Jerome Engelking, Christian Stutzki, Principal
    The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is…
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    The Thermal Blanket Concept

    • Paper by Bharat Patel, PE, CEM, LEED AP, Michael Bulander, AIA, LEED AP,
    This paper tells the story of a Double Skin Facade (DSF), where high performance and multi-disciplinary collaboration saves a library concept of…
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    The Monash Woodside Building

    • Paper by Alberto Sangiorgio, Principal Façade Engineer Andrew Cortese, Managing Partner and Design Director - Sydney Office Walter van der Linde, Lead Engineer, Buildings Mechanical
    Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030…
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    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…
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    VR For Daylight

    • Paper by Kelly Burkhart, Enclosure Technical Designer Caris Frazier-Baker, Technical Artist for Virtual Reality Sanjeev Tankha, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Enclosure Engineering
    Daylighting is often an important component of architectural design and heavily influenced by a building’s facade and enclosure systems. Unlike many…

  • Spandrel Thermal Simulation Techniques

    • Paper by Ivan Lee, Building Science Consultant Edlyn Garcia La Torre, Facade Consulant Shahima Rahmatipour, Building Science Consultant
    Glazed wall systems, such as curtain walls and window walls, are one of the most commonly used façade systems in modern buildings in North America.…
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    Managing Constraints

    • Paper by Vincent IP, LEED AP BD+C, vip@nbbj.com
    On a commercial high-rise tower project located in Hong Kong, the design team was challenged to make a facade that would beneficial to tenants with a…
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    Invert Auto-Shading

    • Paper by Jae Yong Suk, Assistant Professor Doris Sung, Associate Professor
    Allowing sufficient amount of natural light while avoiding excessive sunlight penetration is often hard to achieve with static facade systems due to…
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    Digital Lifecycle of Building Envelopes

    • Paper
    “The digital transformation will change everything” – with this quote in mind a deep look into the current facade business will be given with a…

  • Transitions Between Diverse Envelope Systems

    • Paper by Kristian Fosholt, LEED AP BD+C · Megan Koehler, AIA, LEED AP BD+C · Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C

    The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California features an extremely diverse set of facade systems within one

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    Silicone Spandrel Glass Opacifiers

    • Paper by Scott Norville, Samir Blanchet, George Torok, Kris Vockler, John Swanson, Chris Barry, Lawrence Carbary, Stephane Hoffman, Timothy Krytenberg, Chris Fronsoe,
    Curtain wall design commonly uses insulating glass units for vision and spandrel glazing to provide better visual harmonization of building facade…

  • The Craft of Building Enclosures

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP

    This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade

  • Anisotropic Effects in Architectural Glass

    • Paper by Luis M. Hidalgo · Michael Elstner

    Iridescence effects, quench marks, leopard marks… The names given to optical anisotropy in toughened and heat-strengthened glass are diverse and

  • Working With Big Data

    • Paper by Cristobal Correa

    Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the