Cost-effective, sustainable, self-actuating, thermally-responsive, bio-composite exo-skins that act like shields or cloaks for existing buildings
The tragic fire of June 14, 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in London, England has brought to a very public global forum issues related to the impact of
During the postwar era, and before the universal adoption of air-conditioning in the United States, leading architects participated in the design of
Projecting imagery onto building facades is not only becoming a marketing necessity for successful urban spectacles but is also altering social urban
This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will
Concerns over time-dependent argon permeation through the perimeter edge seals of insulating glass units (IGUs) led the authors to utilize two
Solar shading devices are required to find a trade-off between conflicting requirements: Protection from excessive solar gains and glare, daylight
The prominence of climatically responsive building facades through the use of kinetics has proliferated in recent years due to a concern for the
Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting
This paper explores the architectural shape optimization of typical housing typologies: slab and high-rise residential buildings to reduce primary
Window glass design using ASTM E 1300 entails determining glass thickness(es) and types so that the window glass construction load resistance
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli
Glass structural elements have become increasingly common to the point of ubiquity; however, there currently is no universally recognized and
The largest source of air pollution in North America is the atmospheric boundary layer of a city caused by its urban canyons with pollutants produced
This paper presents the results of a research study, outlining the state of facades education at higher-education institutions across the United
This research unlocks the relationship between space, structure and light in nine unique museums developed by architect Renzo Piano. Renzo Piano uses
During the particularly cold first months of 1977 President Jimmy Carter, in what some call “The Sweater Speech,” famously noted how much energy