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Building Innovation 2023 - Call for Abstracts!
- Event by National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
The National Institute of Building Sciences is gearing up for the industry’s only conference for the entire building community to connect, collaborate, and design solutions for the built environment – and we are looking for speakers.

September 05, 2023
Stop F*cking Around – Build Our Zero Carbon Economy Now
- Article by Drew Shula
To avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis, we urgently need to reduce carbon emissions now. But that's not enough! This original article for SKINS by Drew Shula is a veritable manifesto on the why and how of climate action for all of us.

March 25, 2023
Optimized Adaptive Re-Use
- Paper by Matthew Parker, Intern Architect John Souleles, Principal
Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal…
March 20, 2020
Event Passed

November 25, 2020

The ABCs of ZNE
- 12:00pm - 4:00pm
The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

Industry Event by Verdical Group
Event Passed

November 18, 2020

The ABCs of ZNE
- 12:00pm - 4:00pm
The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

Industry Event by Verdical Group
Event Passed

November 11, 2020

The ABCs of ZNE
- 12:00pm - 4:00pm
The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

Industry Event by Verdical Group
Event Passed

November 4, 2020

The ABCs of ZNE
- 12:00pm - 4:00pm
The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

Industry Event by Verdical Group
Event Passed

October 28, 2020

The ABCs of ZNE
- 12:00pm - 4:00pm
The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

Industry Event by Verdical Group
Event Passed

October 21, 2020

The ABCs of ZNE
- 12:00pm - 4:00pm
The journey to a zero net energy (ZNE) future starts with renovating the current paradigm of building design. The way buildings are designed today needs a retrofit in thinking so new projects meet the challenges of the global climate crisis.

Industry Event by Verdical Group
Two Sides to Sustainability & High-performance
- Paper by Brian Fraumeni, Associate, Project Designer Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Adam Moqrane, Intern
High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy…
May 22, 2020
Skin Deep: Health, Wellness, and the Facade System
- Article by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP, SKINS Content Editor
Here we are, a full year after the initial COVID-19 surge rocked the United States. It’s hard to believe we’ve been living through the pandemic for a full year at this point; and yet it also feels like it’s been multiple years. We are beginning to see glimmers of hope on the horizon as more people..

March 30, 2021
Thermal Bridging and Building Facades
- Paper by Ivan Lee,
Thermal bridging through building façades have been overlooked by designers and building energy codes and standards in the past, which has led to…
October 11, 2022
End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design
- Paper by Rebecca Hartwell, PhD Candidate Mauro Overend, Professor of Structural Design & Mechanics
In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building…
December 10, 2019
Separating Direct From Diffuse
- Paper by Nick Novelli, PhD, Robert Gordon, Igor Varfolomeev,
An Enclosure-Integrated, Daylighting, Tracking Solar Collector (EIDTSC) has been developed for market which integrates into a building’s fenestration…
March 14, 2018
Building Rehab/Reuse, Decarbonization and Modern-Era Precast Facades
- Article by Mark Thompson Brandt, OAA, RAIC, FAPT-RP, LEED AP, CAHP,, Founding Partner
March 06, 2024