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  • Glass in GSA Buildings

    • Paper by Georgia Scalfano, Technical Services Sustainability Manager
    Embodied carbon in buildings is a key factor in building decarbonization and while it is generally small compared to operational carbon, the…

  • Glass Spandrels and Shadow Boxes

    • Paper by John Jackson

    Glass spandrels are a common design strategy utilized to opacify floor levels in building facades. These opaque glass assemblies are integrated into

  • Glass Balustrade Design

    • Paper by Richard Green, PE, SE, P.Eng, CPEng IntPE(Aust), APEC Engineer, Principal/Owner Andrew Crosby, PEng, Principal Terrence McDonnell S.E., P.E., P.Eng., SECB, Associate Principal
    Glass handrail design in the United States lags behind best practice in other parts of the world. There can be as much as a factor of four (4)…

  • Glass Strength Under Point Loading

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP · John Knowles, PE SE · Kedar Malusare

    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

  • Undulated Glass Self-shading

    • Paper by Nebojsa Jakica · Mikkel K. Kragh

    The research is structured around complex optical effects of undulated glass and coatings that exhibit high reflectivity, especially at higher

  • The Glass Failure Prediction Model

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

    ASTM E 1300 Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance (LR) of Glass in Buildings defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being

  • Spandrel Glass Design

    • Paper by Scott H. Norville, P.E., Ph.D. · Christopher Barry, PE · Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D. M. FTI, M. ASCE

    Currently, most spandrel glass in commercial curtain walls comprises insulating glass fabricated using an interior heat strengthened glass lite that

  • Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts

    • Paper by Kayla Natividad, PhD, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate, Architectural Technical Service Engineer Kyle Sword, Manager Business Development
    Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate…