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When Facades Kill
- Paper by Terri Meyer Boake
The tragic fire of June 14, 2017 at the Grenfell Tower in London, England has brought to a very public global forum issues related to the impact of

March 14, 2018
Material Matters: Embodied Carbon Considerations Impacting Design Practices for Facade Systems, Buildings, and Urban Habitat
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
Awareness of embodied carbon impacts is surging like hurricane-driven floodwaters and altering the landscape of everything in its path. What are the implications for buildings, the facade system and urban habitat? FTI is taking this on with its 2019 Forum series.

October 29, 2018
Facade Tectonics Institute Completes Regional Forum Series With NYC Forum Hosted By The Ornamental Metal Institute of NY
- Press Release
Facade Tectonics Institute completes its 2019 Regional Forum Series with NYC Forum hosted by the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York at the Princeton Club

December 27, 2019
Facade Tectonics Hosts Inaugural Regional Forum at The University of Miami School of Architecture
- Press Release
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) hosted the first of its 2019 Regional Forum Series, Material Matters, at the University of Miami School of Architecture of

November 03, 2019
Facade Tectonics Institute Hosts Second Regional Forum at The University of Minnesota Twin Cities Alumni Center
- Press Release
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) hosted the second event of its 2019 Regional Forum Series Phase Change at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities

April 15, 2019
Facade Tectonics Institute Delivers Fifth Regional Forum at Rice University
- Press Release
The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) hosted its fifth 2019 Regional Forum in the Material Matters series at Rice University. FTI is widely recognized for producing the leading technical events focused on buildings and urban habitat through the lens of the building skin.

October 11, 2019
Paul Rudolph's Christian Science Building
- Paper by Scott Murray
This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the American

March 14, 2018
Form as Energy
- Paper by Matthew Fineout,
All too often, high-performance building envelopes are considered in terms of new materials and technologies that push specific systems to improve…
March 14, 2018