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295 results

EUI of Building Clusters
- Paper by Srinivas M. Rao, AIA, AICP, LEED AP,
Large master planned developments such as Battery Park City in Manhattan, Mission Bay in San Francisco, and Playa Vista in Los Angeles were built…
March 14, 2018
HydroSKIN
- Paper by Christina Eisenbarth, M.Sc., Research Associate Walter Haase, Dr.-Ing., Managing Director of CRC1244, Head of Working Groups Lucio Blandini, Prof. Dr.-Ing. M.Arch., Professor and Head of the Institute Werner Sobek, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c., Senior Professor
Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate…
October 11, 2022
The Craft of Building Enclosures
- Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP
This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade

October 11, 2022
Two Sides to Sustainability & High-performance
- Paper by Brian Fraumeni, Associate, Project Designer Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Adam Moqrane, Intern
High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy…
May 22, 2020
Facade with Innovation
- Paper by YU Hui, Director JIN Shihui, Project Manager
Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for complex…
March 15, 2020
Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades
- Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA, Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D., Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C, Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.,
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli…
March 14, 2018
Modelling Perimeter Heating Demand
- Paper by Jonathan Graham, Sustainability Analyst Geoffrey Turnbull, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, CPHD, Director of Innovation David Constable OAA, LEED AP, CPHD, Principal Mike Reimer P.Eng, LEED AP, Principal Joshua Vanwyck, CPHD, CEO
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…
October 11, 2022
Kinetic Solar Envelope
- Paper by Christina Koukelli · Alejandro Prieto · Serdar Asut
Kinetic responsive systems are gaining attention in architectural applications, to reduce the building’s energy consumption and environmental impact,

October 11, 2022
Glazed Spandrels
- Paper by Julien Schwartz, M.Eng., Patrick Roppel, M.A.Sc, P.Eng., Stéphane Hoffman, M.Eng, M.Arch, P.Eng, P.E., Neil Norris, M.A.Sc, P.Eng, C.P.H.D.,
Recent years have seen an increased use of insulated glazing units in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the vision and…
June 28, 2020
Window in Wall: Back to the Future
- Paper by Thomas Auer · Ata Chokhachian
In order to get to a carbon neutral building stock – which is e.g. required by the EU Carbon roadmap by 2050 – our efforts need to be smart and

March 22, 2020
The Seismic Capability of Curtainwalls
- Paper by Peter Lalas MIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus), Principal Facade Engineer
The testing of aluminum/glass curtainwalls for seismic capability, mainly inter-story drift, has been carried out on many curtainwalls over the last…
March 15, 2020
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

March 22, 2020
Translation from Concept to Construction
- Paper by Ryan Donaghy, AIA · Matthew Spahr, PE
Fidelity between the built enclosure and early visualizations is rarely, if ever, an accident. When achieved, it comes as the result of persistent

March 15, 2020
The Thermal Blanket Concept
- Paper by Bharat Patel, PE, CEM, LEED AP, Michael Bulander, AIA, LEED AP,
This paper tells the story of a Double Skin Facade (DSF), where high performance and multi-disciplinary collaboration saves a library concept of…
March 14, 2018
ETFE Canopy at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta
- Paper by Bjoern Beckert, Managing Director
In 2015, Australia’s largest embassy complex in the world was built in Jakarta, Indonesia, to provide an official residence for Australia’s permanent…
March 21, 2020
Facade Games
- Paper by James Tice, Professor of Architecture
This paper provides an overview of a course focusing on the façade as taught to architecture students over a twenty-year period. The need for this…
January 24, 2020
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…
October 11, 2022
Architectural Ceramic Assemblies
- Paper by Omar Khan · Bill Pottle · Mitchell Bring
This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

March 14, 2018
The Performative Double-Skin
- Paper by Jeffrey Abramson, AIA, LEED AP, Associate Principal Alejandra Menchaca, PhD, LEED AP, WELL AP, Vice President
Double-Skin Facades (DSF) are well-known to boost the thermal performance of a façade: they can provide extra insulation in the wintertime and lower…
October 11, 2022
More Than a Facade
- Paper by Edward Losch, PhD, PE, SE, RA Marc Maguire, PhD, Assistant Professor
In 2014, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) as an accredited ANSI Standards…
October 11, 2022