More Than a Facade
In 2014, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) as an accredited ANSI Standards D…
In 2014, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) as an accredited ANSI Standards D…
The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing need…
Buildings have a considerable impact on the environment, and it is crucial to consider environmental and energy performance in building design. Build…
The traditional building facade as a permanent construction does not actively respond to the differing needs from varying weather conditions. Convent…
In order to get to a carbon neutral building stock – which is e.g. required by the EU Carbon roadmap by 2050 – our efforts need to be smart and holis…
Heat transfer through building facades can occur by any combinations of conduction, convection, and/or radiation. Conductive heat transfer depends on…
The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building …
Facade design is a key component of architectural expression, and increasingly a key design consideration due to growing importance of factors like: …
The paper will try to study the impact of window opening on waiting room experience of patients in an eye hospital along with their attendants. As di…
Cost-effective, sustainable, self-actuating, thermally-responsive, bio-composite exo-skins that act like shields or cloaks for existing buildings cou…
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 f…
During the postwar era, and before the universal adoption of air-conditioning in the United States, leading architects participated in the design of …
Facades play an important role in the control of energy flow and energy consumption in buildings as they represent the interface between the outdoor …
Projecting imagery onto building facades is not only becoming a marketing necessity for successful urban spectacles but is also altering social urban…
This paper provides an overview of a course focusing on the façade as taught to architecture students over a twenty-year period. The need for this s…
This paper will address the potential of ornamental architectural terracotta surfaces to mitigate the effects of climate fluctuations that will creat…
Concerns over time-dependent argon permeation through the perimeter edge seals of insulating glass units (IGUs) led the authors to utilize two commer…
Solar shading devices are required to find a trade-off between conflicting requirements: Protection from excessive solar gains and glare, daylight pr…
The prominence of climatically responsive building facades through the use of kinetics has proliferated in recent years due to a concern for the redu…
Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting a…