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  • Facade Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies

    • Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, Senior Environmental Designer
    Facades are increasingly being recognized as a major contributor to whole-building embodied carbon. While designers know how to reduce the embodied…

  • The Vertical Campus Facade

    • Paper by Mayine Yu, AIA · Cooper Schilling, AIA, LEED AP BD+C · Jessica Young, RA

    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

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    Case Study: Renovation of Fountain Place

    • Paper by Alfonso Lopez P.E., Principal and CEO David Dunham P.E, Director of Business Development Diarmuid Kelleher P.E., S.E., Director of Engineering
    Fountain Place is a project that exemplifies the latest technology and applications in building skin design and jumbo structural glass applications,…

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    The Future Envelope 13 – Conference on Building Envelopes

    User centred façades | The Future Envelope 13 – Conference on Building Envelopes | During the 13th edition of the annual conference, twelve international speakers from research, industry, management and design will share their experience and visions of the future building envelope.

    Industry Event by TU Delft

  • The ABCs of ZNE

    • Event by Verdical Group

    The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

  • The ABCs of ZNE

    • Event by Verdical Group

    The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

  • The ABCs of ZNE

    • Event by Verdical Group

    The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

  • The ABCs of ZNE

    • Event by Verdical Group

    The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

  • The ABCs of ZNE

    • Event by Verdical Group

    The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

  • The ABCs of ZNE

    • Event by Verdical Group

    The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

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    Kinetic Shading Systems

    • Paper by Alireza Jahanara, Negar Kalantar,
    This study focuses on experiments in kinetics and architectural skins. More extensively, it introduces a solution for environmental design issues and…
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    Coupling Facade and Structure

    • Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis, PhD, PE, Jessica Chen, PE,
    Traditional approach for engineering the facade is building an isolated analysis model. However, it inhibits a dynamic design process where…

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    Architectural Glass Bootcamp 2020

    • San Leandro, United States

    Up your game at the Architectural Glass Boot Camp! Get hands-on with industry innovators and earn AIA credits. This free, hands-on workshop designed for the design community to learn the latest developments in glazing and metalwork from leading industry professionals.

    Industry Event by Northern California Glass Management Association

  • Environmentally Responsible Wood Cladding

    • Paper by Pratibha Chauhan · Doug Bergert, AIA, LEED AP

    This case study focuses on the solutions provided for the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota. Our design team worked with the client to

  • Optimized Green Wall

    • Paper by Algis Lencus

    A Catmull-Clark algorithm (used in 3D computer graphics for smoothing polygon surfaces) was used to create a unique design for an over 208ft by 30ft

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    Transfer Topologies

    • Paper by Nada Tarkhan, Project Manager
    This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design.…