The NEXT Partners, together with DBZ DEUTSCHE BAUZEITSCHRIFT as media partner, cordially invite you to the 2nd International NEXT Façade Summit on March 25, 2021 as a livestream event.
FTI’s Mic Patterson will be interviewing industry thought leaders on wide-ranging topics relating to buildings and their skins. Upcoming episodes will feature conversations on Passive House, tall buildings and the work the DOE is doing with windows and facades.
I recently started studying Sustainable Environmental Systems at Pratt Institute. One of my classes focused on climate change and its social effects across the world. I started to connect the dots backward and question the impact of our work in facades and fenestration on our local communities.
Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations
The research is structured around complex optical effects of undulated glass and coatings that exhibit high reflectivity, especially at higher
Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal
The use of bidirectional scattering distribution function incorporated in a transient systems simulation program, allows engineers to accurately
Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high
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Special guests Uta Pottgiesser of TU Delft and Angel Ayón of AYON Studio Architecture and Preservation discuss their recent book, Reglazing Modernism, where they explore facade intervention strategies on Modern-era buildings through international case studies.
FTI's Advocacy Committee submitted three proposals in response to the USGBC's LEED v4 announcement including recommendations to add a credit for assessing condensation resistance, a bundling option that ensures appropriate envelope performance, and improved delivery of thermal comfort near facades.
Facade failure due to seismic event represents a potential hazard to people and can cause serious damages to buildings with consequent high-cost
The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the
Architects today must explore alternative enclosure materials to meet evolving energy codes and embodied carbon regulations. Terra cotta has been