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Specifying Commercial Aluminum Finishes
- Paper by Ben Mitchell, MBA,
Many factors will influence coating selection, but to achieve the desired performance level for a given situation, coatings must be specified based…
March 14, 2018
Designing with Photovoltaics
- Paper by Wayne Walker · Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C · Sam Crawford
Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With

March 15, 2020
EVA Interlayers in Hardened Facades
- Paper by Nicholas Oberts, PE, Associate Principal Mark K. Weaver, PE, SE, Principal Phillip Benshoof, PE, Physical Security Engineer
Explosions can result in very high loads of extremely short durations. Protective design to mitigate the effects of blast loading requires façade…
August 23, 2024