Papers

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  • Reinforced Polymer Concrete Screen Walls

    • Paper by Brock DeSmit · Jessica Hong · Becher Eli Neme

    Apertures is a six-story, commercial building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City–a neighborhood severely impacted by the 1985 and 2017

  • Facing Density

    • Paper by Wendy Cox

    The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly eight

  • Transfer Topologies

    • Paper by Nada Tarkhan

    This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design.

  • Delivering Beauty

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern

    Amidst the critical conversations about the need to build better and more efficient building skins, designers are also mindful of the need for the

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    Paul Rudolph's Christian Science Building

    • Paper by Scott Murray,
    This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the American…

  • Seismic Movements

    • Paper by Gijs Libourel · Daniel Segraves

    A common building upgrade to add value to existing commercial real estate is the renewal of the entrance lobby. The lobby facade is replaced to give

  • Algorithmic Patterns for Facade Design

    • Paper by Inês Caetano · António Leitão

    Recently, building envelopes have been exhibiting complex shapes and patterns, a trend supported by current digital technologies. Likewise, the

  • 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

  • Balustrade Design Loads

    • Paper by Richard Green, SE, PE, P.Eng, CPEng, IntPE, APEC Engineer, M.ASCE M.IEAust, Founding Principal Andrew Crosby PEng, Principal Terrence McDonnell, Associate Principal
    A review of balustrade practices from around the world, and why practices in United States and countries using ICC code/ASCE 7 designs are failing to…

  • Laminated Security Glazing

    • Paper by Vaughn Schauss

    Glass is an essential component for any type of building. Its transparency enhances daylighting and provides occupants a view to the outside. Whether

  • Modelling Perimeter Heating Demand

    • Paper by Jonathan Graham · Geoffrey Turnbull, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, CPHD · David Constable OAA, LEED AP, CPHD · Mike Reimer P.Eng, LEED AP · Joshua Vanwyck, CPHD

    Thermal discomfort can occur in perimeter zones due to radiant heat loss from the occupant to a poorly insulated exterior wall. It is valuable for

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    Developments in Gridshell Design

    • Paper by Cristobal Correa P.E., Principal Craig Schwitter P.E., Principal
    In 1959 Heinz Isler challenged the world of concrete shell design by proposing a series of shapes for shells that were very different from what most…

  • Facade Design Beyond Buildings

    • Paper by Michele Andaloro · Enrica Oliva · Lucio Blandini

    At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form

  • Finally

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern

    For over 60 years architects, engineers, and consultants have been specifying stainless steels for use in building skins and in some structural

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    Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements

    • Paper by Uta Pottgiesser, Angel Ayón,
    Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern…

  • Advances in Laminated Glass Engineering

    • Paper by Richard Green PE (WA, NY, TX, CO, OR, MT), M.IEAUST CPEng, NER(Aus), APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus), RBP(Vic)

    The stability of monolithic glass fins is reasonably well defined; as an elastic material it behaves in a similar manner to other elastic materials

  • The Tectonics of Flimsiness

    • Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI

    Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural

  • Glass Balustrade Design

    • Paper by Richard Green, PE, SE, P.Eng, CPEng IntPE(Aust), APEC Engineer, Principal/Owner Andrew Crosby, PEng, Principal Terrence McDonnell S.E., P.E., P.Eng., SECB, Associate Principal
    Glass handrail design in the United States lags behind best practice in other parts of the world. There can be as much as a factor of four (4)…

  • The Scope of the Structural Glass Design Manual

    • Paper by Richard Green SE PE P.Eng CPEng · Andrew Crosby P.Eng LEED® AP BD+C · Terrence McDonnell SE SECB PE P.Eng

    The technology of glass now allows glass to be fabricated in sizes and structural configurations not previously conceivable. The standards and codes

  • 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