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Insulating Glass Unit Gas Loss
- Paper by Mark K. Schmidt, M.Eng., S.E., Principal and Unit Manager Stephen M. Morse, PhD, P.E., Assistant Professor
Concerns over time-dependent argon permeation through the perimeter edge seals of insulating glass units (IGUs) led the authors to utilize two…
October 11, 2022
Saving Small Towns
- Paper by Leah Kemp,
Small towns are dying, and it is not just because of their dwindling economies. The physical fabric of our communities is literally crumbling. A…
July 20, 2024
Simplicity is Deceiving
- Paper by Giovanni De Mari, BSc(Hons) MScEng Ing CEng MICE, Senior Engineer Kerry Hegedus, architect (WA, AZ), architect, senior associate
The case study presented is a 195 meters tall office tower with a raised podium made of 16 meters full height glass panels (and smaller). The panels…
March 22, 2020
Systems Thinking
- Paper by Gabrielle Brainard, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, Lecturer
This paper surveys facade design education in accredited Bachelor and Master of Architecture (B.Arch and M.Arch) programs in the United States. A…
January 22, 2020
Thinking About Facades
- Paper by Marc Schiler, FASES, LC
There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the

March 14, 2018
Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements
- Paper by Uta Pottgiesser, Angel Ayón,
Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern…
March 23, 2020
Balancing Visual Comfort and Energy Efficiency
- Paper by Berardo Matalucci PhD · Edward Palka AIA LEED AP BD+C · Jennifer Siqueira LEED AP · Jenny Lin · Coles Jennings PE, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C · Alex Chapin · Sameer Kumar AIA · Nadine Bergen AIA LEED AP · Christopher Sharples AIA
With increasing interest in wellness and human-centric design in workplaces, the design of building enclosures is predicated on optimizing competing

March 19, 2020
Glass Spandrels and Shadow Boxes
- Paper by John Jackson,
Glass spandrels are a common design strategy utilized to opacify floor levels in building facades. These opaque glass assemblies are integrated into…
October 11, 2022
The Butterfly
- Paper by Venelin Kokalov, Design Principal Shinobu Homma, Architect AIBC, AAA, MRAIC, Technical Principal Amirali Javidan, Associate Director Zhuoli Yang, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Architect
Providing a unique and integral cladding/envelope solution suited for high-rise buildings has been an inherent challenge for this building typology…
March 20, 2020