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  • Performance-based Facade Framework

    • Paper by Mahsa Minaei · Ajla Aksamija

    Buildings have a considerable impact on the environment, and it is crucial to consider environmental and energy performance in building design.

  • Wind-Borne Debris Impacts on Façades

    • Paper by Angela Mejorin, Ph.D., Researcher

    Climate change effects are causing an increase in extreme wind events’ frequency and severity, worldwide. Regions that previously were not prone to

  • Parametric Facade Design

    • Paper by Patricia E. Camporeale · María del Pilar Mercader Moyano

    Parametric Design has become an invaluable tool for complex tasks like designing energy efficient buildings when joined to performance-based

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    Fire Safety Facade Design

    • Paper by Rigone Paolo, Mazzucchelli Enrico Sergio, De la Fuente Ceja Blanca Judith,
    Nowadays the construction industry is characterised by high multifunctional and complex buildings with innovative facade systems. Unlike a simple…
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    Passive House Facade Design and Construction

    • Paper by Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD, Project Architect
    Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure on…
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    The Monash Woodside Building

    • Paper by Alberto Sangiorgio, Principal Façade Engineer Andrew Cortese, Managing Partner and Design Director - Sydney Office Walter van der Linde, Lead Engineer, Buildings Mechanical
    Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030…

  • Facade Technology in Educational Methodology

    • Paper by Roger Schroeder · Joseph A. Ebert

    With facades becoming increasingly more complex, and performance a key objective, expertise becomes an important component of successful design

  • The Performative Double-Skin

    • Paper by Jeffrey Abramson, AIA, LEED AP · Alejandra Menchaca, PhD, LEED AP, WELL AP

    Double-Skin Facades (DSF) are well-known to boost the thermal performance of a façade: they can provide extra insulation in the wintertime and lower

  • Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage Façades

    • Paper by Bahar Basarir, PhD, PhD from Research Assistant to Assistant Professor Hatice Yasemin Cakir, Research Assistant
    With the developments in production, industrial facilities lost their function and were abandoned over time. The most frequent and often the most…

  • Kinetic Solar Envelope

    • Paper by Christina Koukelli · Alejandro Prieto · Serdar Asut

    Kinetic responsive systems are gaining attention in architectural applications, to reduce the building’s energy consumption and environmental impact,

  • Green Façade/Roofs Design Tool

    • Paper by Abolfazl Ganji Kheybari · Morteza Kasravi

    Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by

  • BioFacades Classification

    • Paper by Mary Ben Bonham · Kyoung Hee Kim · Christiane M. Herr

    Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the

  • Envelope For Service

    • Paper by Annalisa Andaloro · Miren Juaristi · Stefano Avesani · Giulia Santoro · Matteo Orlandi

    Envelope-for-Service (E4S) is a novel business model developed with the aim of converting the building façade from a traditionally traded good to a

  • Towards Net Zero Enclosures

    • Paper by Jessica Santonastaso, AIA · Alan Estabrook, AIA

    As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis. Architecture2030

  • The Carapace Pavilion

    • Paper by Douglas Noble, PhD, FAIA · Karen M. Kensek, DPACSA

    The Carapace Pavilion is a university-based, design-build, full-scale custom prototype for a possible replacement of the standard precast concrete