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TriPyramid Structures
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Member since: December 22, 2015
Technoform North America
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The Technoform Group, established in 1970 in Kassel, Germany, is a global leader in system design and extrusion of specialized thermoplastic composite materials and systems.

Member since: December 10, 2016
TAKTL Llc
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Manufacturer of Architectural Ultra High Performance Concrete (A|UHPC®) Facade Panels & Elements

Member since: March 17, 2025
Smith Gill
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Member since: November 11, 2024
Heintges
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Heintges Consulting Architects & Engineers P.C. is an award-winning professional consulting firm specializing in the design and implementation of the building envelope.

Member since: March 03, 2016
FreMarq Innovations Inc
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FreMarq engineers and fabricates high performing thermal fenestration products, curtain wall, fixed windows, window walls, vents and sunshades. Our primary focus is to reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of commercial buildings by improving the thermal efficiency of its envelope.

Member since: March 12, 2024
Dow
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Member since: November 20, 2024
Facade Tectonics Forum: TORONTO
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
The sold out 2019 Toronto Forum brought together AECO industry thought leaders to confront themes central to ever-evolving facade technology, themes engaging facade design, delivery, renewal, materiality, sustainability and resilience.

May 03, 2019
Facade Tectonics Forum: MINNEAPOLIS
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
FTI touched down in Minneapolis to confront themes central to the ever-evolving facade: energy-efficiency and sustainability, digital technology, kinetic and dynamic components, and material evolution.

April 15, 2019
Facade Tectonics Forum: MIAMI
- Event by Facade Tectonics Institute
FTI held its celebrated Forum in Miami with thought leaders to explore the amplified threats of climate change in the unique urban context of Miami.

March 22, 2019
FTI's Advocacy Committee Submits LEED v4 Proposal to Improve Facade Performance and Occupant Comfort
- Announcement
FTI's Advocacy Committee submitted three proposals in response to the USGBC's LEED v4 announcement including recommendations to add a credit for assessing condensation resistance, a bundling option that ensures appropriate envelope performance, and improved delivery of thermal comfort near facades.

December 10, 2019
Design of Double Curved Self Spanning Horizontal Laminated Glass
- Paper by Beres Dowdle
There is a desire in architecture to design and achieve transparent canopies and glazed rooves that are free from the visual clutter and the

January 27, 2020
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
Prototyping with Ultra-Thin Glass
- Paper by Sophie Pennetier · Josephine Stoddard · Karen Kensek
This paper proposes system concepts and fabrication methods for the use of ultra-thin glass in facades. It documents the team's research on

March 19, 2020
Performance of Compact, Closed Cavity, Double-skin Curtain Wall
- Paper by Julien Schwartz, M. Eng., Building Energy Consultant Katie Hay, P. Eng., Building Science Consultant Stéphane Hoffman, M. Arch., M. Eng, PE, Vice President, Building Science Analytics
A proposed design for a compact, closed cavity, double-skin curtain wall system in the Marine climate of the West Coast raises questions of potential…
March 22, 2020
Influence of Performance and Design of Structural Silicone Joints on the Resilience of Curtain Wall Units Exposed to Seismic Impacts
- Paper by Viviana Nardini · Florian Doebbel
Facade failure due to seismic event represents a potential hazard to people and can cause serious damages to buildings with consequent high-cost

January 29, 2020
Solar Reflection Mitigation
- Paper by Kais Al-Rawi, AIA
Glass by nature is a reflective material, and it is well-known and documented that issues of glare can occur due to solar reflection. This phenomenon

March 22, 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
Facade Mock-ups
- Paper by Andy Lang, AScT
Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite

March 20, 2020
The Seismic Capability of Curtainwalls
- Paper by Peter Lalas MIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus)
The testing of aluminum/glass curtainwalls for seismic capability, mainly inter-story drift, has been carried out on many curtainwalls over the last

March 15, 2020