Papers

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  • The Facade and Energy Codes

    • Paper by Elliot Glassman

    Ever-increasing performance requirements in the latest version of the energy codes are compelling project teams to consider the thermal performance

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    Integrated Energy Analysis

    • Paper by Greg Verabian, Saurabh Shrestha, Laure Michelon,

    <p>Energy codes across the country are progressively getting stricter and increasing the threshold for a baseline building’s energy performance.…

  • Fixed Edge Supports

    • Paper by James G. Soules, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F.SEI, F.ASCE · Stephen M. Morse, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE · Scott H. Norville, P.E., Ph.D.

    Model building codes and standards in the United States use a probabilistic model to define glass load resistance (LR). In general, these model

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    Thermal Bridging and Building Facades

    • Paper by Ivan Lee,

    <p>Thermal bridging through building façades have been overlooked by designers and building energy codes and standards in the past, which has led to…

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    Environmental Facade Perspective

    • Paper by Patricia Shaw, M Arch., MSc Facade Engineering, Facade Specialist

    <p>Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy…

  • Designing with Photovoltaics

    • Paper by Wayne Walker · Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C · Sam Crawford

    Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With

  • Infinite Panel System

    • Paper by Mike Ryan · Brian Stern · Michael Adams

    Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.

  • Fire Safety Facade Design

    • Paper by Rigone Paolo · Mazzucchelli Enrico Sergio · De la Fuente Ceja Blanca Judith

    Nowadays the construction industry is characterised by high multifunctional and complex buildings with innovative facade systems. Unlike a simple

  • The Butterfly

    • Paper by Venelin Kokalov · Shinobu Homma, Architect AIBC, AAA, MRAIC · Amirali Javidan · Zhuoli Yang, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

    Providing a unique and integral cladding/envelope solution suited for high-rise buildings has been an inherent challenge for this building typology

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    Facade Mock-ups

    • Paper by Andy Lang, AScT, Principal / Facade Specialist

    <p>Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite…

  • Rammed Earth & Wildfire

    • Paper by Brittany Dhawan, AIA

    California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge.

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    Finally

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern,

    <p>For over 60 years architects, engineers, and consultants have been specifying stainless steels for use in building skins and in some structural…

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    Solid Surface Material for Facades

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP, Associate

    <p>Navigating the building code, while challenging in any respect, can be even trickier when considering the use of emerging materials on building…

  • Deconstructing the Window

    • Paper by Helen Sanders · Jörg Lenz · Petra Sommer

    Over the years, the industry has relied heavily on the increasing performance of low-e coatings to drive window U-factors (thermal transmittance)

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    Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades

    • Paper by Angela M. Ogino,

    <p>One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from…

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    EUI of Building Clusters

    • Paper by Srinivas M. Rao, AIA, AICP, LEED AP,

    <p>Large master planned developments such as Battery Park City in Manhattan, Mission Bay in San Francisco, and Playa Vista in Los Angeles were built…

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    Control Tower Glass Design

    • Paper by Daniel McCormick, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE, Federal Aviation Administration Stephen M. Morse, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Assistant Professor Scott H. Norville, Ph.D., P.E., F.FTI, F.ASTM, F.ASCE, Professor

    <p>ASTM published the first version of ASTM E2461-05: Standard Practice for Determining the Thickness of Glass in Airport Traffic Control Tower Cabs…

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    CR∆CKİNG THЄ C󉘳DЄ // DYN∆MİC L∆B F∆C∆DЄS

    • Paper by Amanda King, AIA, LEED AP BD&C, CPHC, Dayita Kumar, LEED GA, Associate Daniel Nauman, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, CPHC, Senior Associate

    <p>The real estate market continues to demand “all glass” buildings often to the detriment of human comfort and thermal performance. For an office…