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Autonomous or Appropriate
- Paper by Katrin Terstegen, Assistant Professor
This paper examines two profoundly different design approaches: one, herein called ‘autonomous’, where the building’s design is governed by internal…
March 23, 2020
Innovative Façades for a Sustainable Architecture
- Paper by Lucio Blandini,
Facades play a relevant role in the search for a more sustainable approach to modern architecture. The amount of embodied and operational energy can…
October 11, 2022
Air Spaces Changed Everything
- Paper by Gerry Lang, M.Arch., (Penn, 2008), B. Arch (hons., Toronto, 1978) OAA, AIA,TSA, Senior Associate, Leader of Facades Group
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create…
March 19, 2020
Impact Of Thermal Bridges On The Energy Response Of A Building
- Paper by Ilaria Sebastiani, Institute for Renewable Energy Riccardo Pinotti, Institute for Renewable Energy Stefano Avesani, Institute for Renewable Energy Simone D’Amore, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Stefano Pampanin, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building…
October 11, 2022
Retroreflective Coating for Window Blinds
- Paper by Luca Papaiz, Lars Oliver Grobe, Giuseppe De Michele,
Solar shading devices are required to find a trade-off between conflicting requirements: Protection from excessive solar gains and glare, daylight…
March 23, 2020
Wind-Borne Debris Impacts on Façades
- Paper by Angela Mejorin, Ph.D., Researcher, Founder and Curator
Climate change effects are causing an increase in extreme wind events’ frequency and severity, worldwide. Regions that previously were not prone to…
August 23, 2024
Facade Resilience Evaluation Framework
- Paper by Fabio Favoino, Department of energy Adèle Chalumeau, Facade engineer Audrey Aquaronne, Facade engineer
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events…
October 11, 2022
The Facade and Energy Codes
- Paper by Elliot Glassman,
Ever-increasing performance requirements in the latest version of the energy codes are compelling project teams to consider the thermal performance…
October 11, 2022