Ever-increasing performance requirements in the latest version of the energy codes are compelling project teams to consider the thermal performance of the building envelope more rigorously than ever before.
Business Insider has described San Francisco’s Chase Arena as setting “a new standard for a sports arena in the US”, and “the state-of-the-art arena
Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact
Case study of the recently opened John A. Paulson Center for New York University in Manhattan reviews design solutions of façade depth and scale to
The use of bidirectional scattering distribution function incorporated in a transient systems simulation program, allows engineers to accurately
There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and effectively
Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for complex
Facades are increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to whole-building embodied carbon. While designers know how to reduce the embodied
Thermal-break-blanket technology is a novel and high-performance thermal break solution for aluminum curtain walls. The thermal-break-blanket is
Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope
The forum explores building development in Los Angeles in the Post-Pandemic Era and the Global Facade Market. The event is free but registration is required. See you there!
Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment
The construction industry is one of the greatest sources of pollution, where 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions are attributed to
Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the
Kresge Auditorium and the MIT Chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1955, are both world renowned works of architecture and powerful symbols
Our upcoming FTI Student Forum explores the intersection of Facades, Carbon, and Circularity. In a fast paced spitfire format, architecture students present their recent work and research.
The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in
As overall project schedules continue to contract and rising costs impact our design decisions, the importance of the design-assist phase for facades