Determination of Interlayer Structural Properties for Use in Laminated Glass Design
We have seen rapid expansion in the last decade of laminated glass design using modern analytical and computational methods. Essential to the proper …
We have seen rapid expansion in the last decade of laminated glass design using modern analytical and computational methods. Essential to the proper …
With the developments in production, industrial facilities lost their function and were abandoned over time. The most frequent and often the most sus…
Globalization in the construction industry has brought about new demands for buildings and construction projects, new demands that still need to take…
ASTM E 1300 Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance (LR) of Glass in Buildings defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being…
Facades play a relevant role in the search for a more sustainable approach to modern architecture. The amount of embodied and operational energy can …
Recently, building envelopes have been exhibiting complex shapes and patterns, a trend supported by current digital technologies. Likewise, the desig…
While additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented freedom of design and a remarkable potential for material efficiency and lightweight structure…
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This article discusses design, prototype development and a simulation study of novel types of facade systems, which integrate thermoelectric (TE) mat…
An assessment workflow was created to simulate and evaluate the performance of a kinetic facade in an interior space. It includes parameters of energ…
Mies van der Rohe’s concurrently designed projects for Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1953-1956) and the Esplanade Apartments (1953-1957), saw th…
ASTM E 1300 “Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings” defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being th…
Effective thickness is a simplified method for the structural evaluation of laminated glass section properties. The method consists of defining the e…
Structural glass is used in a range of building applications, and while the ASTM E1300 has recently been updated to provide a design method to accoun…
What does the fourth industrial revolution mean to the design and engineering of facades of the future? We are experiencing a global technological re…
Parametric Design has become an invaluable tool for complex tasks like designing energy efficient buildings when joined to performance-based methodol…
The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in reducin…
This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the American…
To paraphrase Robert le Ricolias, the art of the structure is where to put the folds. Using that inspiration, fundamental concepts from origami, topo…
Analyzing the energy performance of complex building envelopes, determining the need for sun protection, and assessing the effectiveness of shading d…