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    The Monash Woodside Building

    • Paper by Alberto Sangiorgio, Principal Façade Engineer Andrew Cortese, Managing Partner and Design Director - Sydney Office Walter van der Linde, Lead Engineer, Buildings Mechanical

    Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030 …

  • Balancing Visual Comfort and Energy Efficiency

    • Paper by Berardo Matalucci PhD · Edward Palka AIA LEED AP BD+C · Jennifer Siqueira LEED AP · Jenny Lin · Coles Jennings PE, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C · Alex Chapin · Sameer Kumar AIA · Nadine Bergen AIA LEED AP · Christopher Sharples AIA

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

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    Multi-domain Assessment of a Kinetic Facade

    • Paper by Kunyo Luo, Master of Building Science Karen Kensek, LEED AP BD+C, DPACSA, Professor of Practice Marc Schiler, FASES, Professor

    An assessment workflow was created to simulate and evaluate the performance of a kinetic facade in an interior space. It includes parameters of energ…

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    Sculptural Facades

    • Paper by Matthew A. Trimble, Director of Product Development Matthew Culver, Architect | Product Development

    In the vein of mass production, manufacturers leverage repeatable parts and modular construction in an effort to maximize quality control while drivi…

  • Thermoelectric Facades

    • Paper by Ajla Aksamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT · Zlatan Aksamija, PhD · Mahsa Farid Mohajer · Meenakshi Upadhyaya · Guy Vigneau

    This article discusses design, prototype development and a simulation study of novel types of facade systems, which integrate thermoelectric (TE) mat…

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    Retrofit Options for Historic Facades

    • Paper by Carrie Davis, P.E., LEED Green Assoc., George Kantrales, Ph.D., Matt Barsotti, Andrew Schoenheit, Ty Vandergriff,

    Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact conditi…