Separating Direct From Diffuse
<p>An Enclosure-Integrated, Daylighting, Tracking Solar Collector (EIDTSC) has been developed for market which integrates into a building’s…
<p>An Enclosure-Integrated, Daylighting, Tracking Solar Collector (EIDTSC) has been developed for market which integrates into a building’s…
<p>Analyzing the energy performance of complex building envelopes, determining the need for sun protection, and assessing the effectiveness of…
<p>Due to material and technological advancement during the last century, transparency has become a prominent trend in contemporary architecture.…
What was once an accepted reality in heat-treated exterior glass, optical disturbances in glass are under increasing scrutiny by developers,
<p>Facades play an integral role in defining the experience of modern life. As rising populations gravitate from rural to urban communities, they…
In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it cost?”
Energy codes across the country are progressively getting stricter and increasing the threshold for a baseline building’s energy performance.
Ever-increasing performance requirements in the latest version of the energy codes are compelling project teams to consider the thermal performance
Apertures is a six-story, commercial building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City–a neighborhood severely impacted by the 1985 and 2017
Traditional architecture can be a valuable source of inspiration for designers. Sustainable design concepts in traditional architecture have been
<p>Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact…
The real estate market continues to demand “all glass” buildings often to the detriment of human comfort and thermal performance. For an office
<p>This paper will focus on the design and detailing of large-format glass enclosures intended to maximize transparency using state-of-the-art…
<p>Johnson Controls (JCI), a leading provider of intelligent building technology solicited the design of a 35,000sm headquarters for its Asia-Pacific…
Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment
<p>Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is…
Steven Holl Architects designed two new buildings in the Museum District in Houston, Texas. Knippers Helbig is the facade consultant of both
Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed a 290,000 sf museum celebrating the artistry and technology of film, becoming the world’s first museum and
<p>Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light,…
This paper will explore steel forming methods other than cold drawn or hot rolled processes, and how they allow steel to be utilized as the primary