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  • Sacramento Capitol Annex Skylights

    • Paper by Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director Houston Drum, Associate Principal
    This article documents the development or the design of two skylights on the Sacramento Capitol Annex Project throughout Design Assist and sheds…

  • Blast Performance

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain, Principal TS&D Scientist Jie Feng, Research Scientist Will Wholey, Associate Dan Aggromito, Senior Consultant Valérie Hayez, Principal Scientist
    Designing for blast performance for glazing units can be very complex. The test methods for evaluating performance include subjecting units to actual…

  • Building by Numbers

    • Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis PhD | PE | FRSA

    This paper outlines the successful implementation of digital workflows between the design team composed of Architect, Structural Engineer and Project

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    Deconstructing the Window

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, Jörg Lenz, Petra Sommer,
    Over the years, the industry has relied heavily on the increasing performance of low-e coatings to drive window U-factors (thermal transmittance)…

  • Hybrid Timber

    • Paper by Stacey Hooper, AIA, LEED BD+C

    This case study provides an overview of building hybrid curtain wall system and future opportunities for the use of timber. It will also review the

  • 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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    Addressing Embodied Carbon

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD, General Manager Adam Nizich, Senior Consulting Engineer
    Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector is critical to limiting global temperature rise to less than 1.5⁰C. Construction and…

  • Sisteccer XIII — International Facade Conference

    • Event by SISTECCER — International Facades Congress

    SISTECCER, a joint production of ALUAR, DOW and VASA, has been consolidated through its previous twelve editions as a meeting place of excellence with experts from the country and abroad, to expand knowledge in technologies for building envelopes.

  • Attention to Overheating in Curtainwall Buildings

    • Paper by Yuzhen Zhou NFRC CS, LEED AP, Technical Director at Warmframe Technology
    Several years ago, Technoform and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) researched the thermal performance of different aluminum…

  • Form as Energy

    • Paper by Matthew Fineout

    All too often, high-performance building envelopes are considered in terms of new materials and technologies that push specific systems to improve

  • BuildingNY 2021

    • Event by New York Build

    High Performance Façades: Delivering Better Thermal, Safety, and Acoustical Performance, Presented by the Facade Tectonics Institute

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    Towards Net Zero Enclosures

    • Paper by Jessica Santonastaso, AIA, Architect, Associate Alan Estabrook, AIA, Architect, Associate
    As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis. Architecture2030…

  • Edge Lighting Glazing with Hidden Fixtures

    • Paper by Dave McCarroll · Dan Weinreber · Lei Fu

    Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating