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Silicone Spandrel Glass Opacifiers
- Paper by Scott Norville, Samir Blanchet, George Torok, Kris Vockler, John Swanson, Chris Barry, Lawrence Carbary, Stephane Hoffman, Timothy Krytenberg, Chris Fronsoe,
Curtain wall design commonly uses insulating glass units for vision and spandrel glazing to provide better visual harmonization of building facade…
March 14, 2018
ETFE Membrane Envelope Strategies
- Paper by Audrey L Worden, ISSF · Kihong R. Ku, DDes · Alexander G. Worden, RA NCARB
Airflow within the cavity of double-skin facades is a key component of adaptive building envelopes which change thermophysical properties to meet

October 11, 2022
Sustainable Retrofit Strategies for an Existing Laboratory Building
- Paper by Suncica Milosevic · Ajla Aksamija
This paper analyzes sustainable retrofit strategies for an existing research laboratory building, located in a cold climate. This facility is

October 11, 2022
Climate-Oriented Prefabricated Building Envelopes
- Paper by Sridharan Gandhi · Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C · Karen Kensek, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope

March 14, 2018
Evaluating Additive Manufacturing for Metallic Facade Components
- Paper by Natasa Mrazovic, M. Arch. Eng., M.C.E. · Martin Fischer
The state-of-the-art of Additive Manufacturing (AM), popularly known as 3D printing, shows its prospective future in the

March 14, 2018
Condensation Study of Windows
- Paper by Ajla Aksamija · Suncica Milosevic · Helen Sanders · Alexandra Blakeslee
This paper discusses a simulation study of different window systems, where heat transfer simulations were performed to investigate thermal

October 11, 2022