Papers

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  • Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements featured image

    Modern Heritage and Facade Improvements

    • Paper by Uta Pottgiesser, Angel Ayón,

    Approximately 80% of our total building stock is from the 20th century. During the last decades, along with an increasing appreciation of modern arch…

  • Origami-Inspired Facade Design featured image

    Origami-Inspired Facade Design

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP, Neil Katz, AIA,

    To paraphrase Robert le Ricolias, the art of the structure is where to put the folds. Using that inspiration, fundamental concepts from origami, topo…

  • Edge Lighting Glazing with Hidden Fixtures

    • Paper by Dave McCarroll · Dan Weinreber · Lei Fu

    Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating advertise…

  • International Facade Education

    • Paper by James Doerfler · Uta Pottgiesser

    Globalization in the construction industry has brought about new demands for buildings and construction projects, new demands that still need to take…

  • Catalytic Conversion

    • Paper by Damon Caldwell

    Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth; experiential…

  • Embodied Carbon Of Timber Unitized Curtain Wall featured image

    Embodied Carbon Of Timber Unitized Curtain Wall

    • Paper by Isabelle Hens, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, EIT, Environmental Designer Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director - Special Projects Simon Schleicher, Associate Professor

    The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in reducin…

  • 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…

  • The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos featured image

    The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos

    • Paper by David Olsen, AIA, Senior Associate Megan Leon, P.E., Design Engineer Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP, Project Manager Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Senior Consulting Engineer – Building Technology Nick Rustia, P.E., Facilities Development, Project Manager Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST, Librarian

    Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution du…

  • Vertical Louvered Solar Control

    • Paper by Clifton Fordham, RA, LEED AP

    Exterior shading devices, when typically used, are horizontal planes that are most effective at the south face of buildings in the northern hemispher…

  • Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts

    • Paper by Kayla Natividad, PhD, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate, Architectural Technical Service Engineer Kyle Sword, Manager Business Development

    Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate chang…

  • Mixed Reality in Facade Education

    • Paper by Phillip Anzalone AIA · Amber Bartosh, RA LEED AP BD+C

    Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design proces…

  • Heat-Treated Glass featured image

    Heat-Treated Glass

    • Paper by Reece Poth, Conner Claus,

    What was once an accepted reality in heat-treated exterior glass, optical disturbances in glass are under increasing scrutiny by developers, designer…

  • Structuring Skin featured image

    Structuring Skin

    • Paper by John Neary,

    Curtain wall is the prevailing type of enclosure on modern buildings because of its economy, its independence from structure that allows flexibility …

  • Balancing Visual Comfort and Energy Efficiency featured image

    Balancing Visual Comfort and Energy Efficiency

    • Paper by Berardo Matalucci PhD, Director, Environmental Design Edward Palka AIA LEED AP BD+C, Designer Jennifer Siqueira LEED AP, Associate Jenny Lin, Associate Coles Jennings PE, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C, Sr. Energy and Sustainability Engineer Alex Chapin, Energy Engineer II Sameer Kumar AIA, Director, Enclosure Design Nadine Bergen AIA LEED AP, Project Director Christopher Sharples AIA, Principal

    With increasing interest in wellness and human-centric design in workplaces, the design of building enclosures is predicated on optimizing competing …

  • Vintage Vinyl

    • Paper by Michael S. Plewacki

    Mid-century through 1980’s buildings with lock-strip or “zipper-gasket” glazing systems are an ever present part of the urban landscape in many citie…

  • Contextual Envelopes featured image

    Contextual Envelopes

    • Paper by Zoltan Neville,

    Aesthetic and technical capabilities of facade design have become seemingly endless as building technologies progress. While the capacity to address …

  • Prototyping with Ultra-Thin Glass featured image

    Prototyping with Ultra-Thin Glass

    • Paper by Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director - Specialty Design Josephine Stoddard, Master of Building Science, Structural and Environmental Analysis and Design Karen Kensek, Professor

    This paper proposes system concepts and fabrication methods for the use of ultra-thin glass in facades. It documents the team's research on ultra-thi…

  • Passive House Facade Design and Construction

    • Paper by Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD

    Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure on t…