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  • Solid Surface Material for Facades featured image

    Solid Surface Material for Facades

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP, Associate
    Navigating the building code, while challenging in any respect, can be even trickier when considering the use of emerging materials on building…
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    Parametric Facade Design

    • Paper by Patricia E. Camporeale, María del Pilar Mercader Moyano,
    Parametric Design has become an invaluable tool for complex tasks like designing energy efficient buildings when joined to performance-based…
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    Origami-Inspired Facade Design

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP, Neil Katz, AIA,
    To paraphrase Robert le Ricolias, the art of the structure is where to put the folds. Using that inspiration, fundamental concepts from origami,…

  • Kinetic Shading Systems

    • Paper by Alireza Jahanara · Negar Kalantar

    This study focuses on experiments in kinetics and architectural skins. More extensively, it introduces a solution for environmental design issues and

  • Sustainable Silicone

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain · Adrienne Bowman-Grittini · Stanley Yee

    Silicone materials have a long history in high performance building projects. Known for durability, they can reduce a building’s carbon footprint by

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    Fully Tempered Glass in Spandrel Applications

    • Paper by Stéphane Hoffman, PE, Lawrence D. Carbary,
    Recent years have seen an increase in the use of insulated glazing units (IGUs) in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the…
  • Rethinking Building Skins featured image

    Rethinking Building Skins

    • Paper by Eugenia Gasparri, Lecturer in Architectural Technologies Arianna Brambilla, Senior Lecturer in Architecture Gabriele Lobaccaro, Associate Professor in Solar Design and Building Performance Simulation Francesco Goia, Professor of Building Physics Annalisa Andaloro, Senior Researcher Alberto Sangiorgio, Principal Façade Engineer
    Building skins play a pivotal role in architecture. Other than the aesthetical and architectural aspects, facades are key to the climate performance,…
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    Detailing For Distance

    • Paper by Daniel Kelso,
    Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have…
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    Envelope For Service

    • Paper by Annalisa Andaloro, Miren Juaristi, Stefano Avesani, Giulia Santoro, Matteo Orlandi,
    Envelope-for-Service (E4S) is a novel business model developed with the aim of converting the building façade from a traditionally traded good to a…
  • Low-Carbon Cladding and Shading Design featured image

    Low-Carbon Cladding and Shading Design

    • Paper by Prateek Jain, LEED, Senior Environmental Designer Isabelle Hens, LEED GA, WELL AP, EIT,
    In the last few years, the design community has embraced the challenge of reducing embodied carbon in buildings. Several tools are now available for…
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    Active and Energy Autonomous Window

    • Paper by Annalisa Andaloro, Leire Minguez Hilera, Stefano Avesani,
    Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light,…
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    Adaptive Facades

    • Paper by Walter Haase, Werner Sobek, Enrica Oliva, Michele Andaloro,
    Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries…

  • BioFacades Classification

    • Paper by Mary Ben Bonham, Kyoung Hee Kim, Professor, Director of IDRL | Founder of EcoClosure Christiane M. Herr, Professor at the School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
    Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the…
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    Climate-Oriented Prefabricated Building Envelopes

    • Paper by Sridharan Gandhi, Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C, Karen Kensek, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C,
    Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope…