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  • European Facade Networks

    • Paper by Ulrich Knaack · Uta Pottgiesser · Tillmann Klein · Andreas Luible · Siebe Bakker

    The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the

  • New Challenges – New Facades!

    Being part of the European Façade Network efn, an association of ten research and education entities throughout Europe, I would like to share my experiences of last year’s conferences and research activities with this brief contribution.

  • ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference

    • Event by Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE)

  • Impact Of Thermal Bridges On The Energy Response Of A Building

    • Paper by Ilaria Sebastiani · Riccardo Pinotti · Stefano Avesani · Simone D’Amore · Stefano Pampanin

    The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building

  • 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

  • Finally

    • Paper by Michael Mulhern

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

  • Sustainable Façades

    • Paper by Dr. Thomas Henriksen · Jean-Marc Moulin Norsk · Dr. Jacopo Montali

    Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent

  • 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

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  • PowerSkin Conference 2022

    • Event by European Facade Network

    The PowerSkin Conference aims to address the role of building skins to accomplish a carbon neutral building stock.

  • Active and Energy Autonomous Window

    • Paper by Annalisa Andaloro · Leire Minguez Hilera · Stefano Avesani

    Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light,

  • A Compact, Unitized Double Skin Facade

    • Paper by Alex Cox, LEED AP · James Hock, LEED AP BD+C · Laura Ziegler · Karin Lamberts

    Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations

  • Thermal Performance of Closed Cavity Facades

    • Paper by Andrea Zani · Carmelo Guido Galante · Lisa Rammig

    Closed cavity facades (CCF), a configuration of Double Skin Facade (DSF), consists of a double-glazed unit on the inner layer and single glazing on

  • Laminated Security Glazing

    • Paper by Vaughn Schauss

    Glass is an essential component for any type of building. Its transparency enhances daylighting and provides occupants a view to the outside. Whether

  • Reglaze or Replace?

    • Paper by Angel Ayón, AIA, LEED AP · Laura Boynton, AIA, LEED AP

    Originally known as The Master Building, 310 Riverside Drive in Manhattan's Upper West Side is a 28-story tower completed in 1929 as an apartment

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    PLEA 2020 Online

    PLEA stands for “Passive and Low Energy Architecture”, a commitment to the development, documentation and diffusion of the principles of bioclimatic design and the application of natural and innovative techniques for sustainable architecture and urban design.

    Industry Event by Passive and Low Energy Architecture