3D thermal modelling of complex facades
Today’s building enclosures face ever greater demands regarding their thermal performance. In cold climates, the required total U-value of the façade
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Unitized Cavity Wall Design and Implementation
Double Skin Facades (DSF), constructed from individual aluminum framed curtain wall assemblies, provide a means of achieving acoustic and thermal
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Determination of Surface Flaw Parameters for Annealed and Fully Tempered Glass Exposed to NaCl
The use of glass in the exterior facades provides greater light transmission into the building and improved views for occupants. Coastal areas in
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Mastery of Measurement
The conventional approach to specifying dimensional tolerances in architecture and construction is inadequate in the theater of premanufacturing
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Blurred Edges
Sealed indoor environments have created artificial, homogeneous ecosystems that sever ties between humans and the natural world. This paper
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Dynamic Shading Device
Responsive shading systems can dynamically improve indoor environmental conditions based on outdoor climate variations. Among the technologies,
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Mapping Advanced Facades
This paper describes the development of an interactive map that highlights case studies of advanced facade design strategies and technologies from
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Efficiency-Driven Facade Optimization
As overall project schedules continue to contract and rising costs impact our design decisions, the importance of the design-assist phase for facades
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Facade Design Beyond Buildings
At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form
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Wind-Borne Debris Impacts on Façades
Climate change effects are causing an increase in extreme wind events’ frequency and severity, worldwide. Regions that previously were not prone to
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Investigating Heat Development in Shadow Box Façade Systems
The prevalence of fully glazed facades in modern office buildings has been steadily increasing, primarily driven by architects' focus on aesthetic
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Recent Adaptive Textile Façade Systems
Adaptive facade systems are a promising approach to achieve a dynamic response to varying weather conditions and user demands. The interdisciplinary
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Integrated Building Control System
Integrated management of commercial lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems is considered as one of the most promising building
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Advanced Simulation for Thermal Stress Assessment
In recent years, the desire for increased performance, transparency and visual flatness of glazing elements in curtain walls has generated renewed
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Sacramento Capitol Annex Skylights
This article documents the development or the design of two skylights on the Sacramento Capitol Annex Project throughout Design Assist and sheds
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Honing the Craft
Finishing of custom-fabricated architectural façade components represents one of the most significant components to their cost. Manually driven
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Detailing & Engineering Of Complex Geometry Copper Panels
Paper Abstract with photos and illustrations Detailing and Engineering of copper panels with complex geometries: A case study in developing a
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Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop — ACAW 2023
ACAW is a hands-on research and development workshop for architects and facade engineers to explore the use of terra cotta in high-performance facade design.
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Sisteccer XIII — International Facade Conference
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.