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  • Optimized Adaptive Re-Use

    Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal

  • Balustrade Design Loads

    <p>A review of balustrade practices from around the world, and why practices in United States and countries using ICC code/ASCE 7 designs are failing…

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    The Glass Failure Prediction Model

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

  • Glazing Design By ASTM E 1300 featured image

    Glazing Design By ASTM E 1300

    <p>ASTM E 1300 “Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings” defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being…

  • Glass Balustrade Design

    <p>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)…

  • Control Tower Glass Design

    ASTM published the first version of ASTM E2461-05: Standard Practice for Determining the Thickness of Glass in Airport Traffic Control Tower Cabs in

  • Reduce, Reuse, Reclad

    Kintsukuroi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with powdered precious metal, is a practice of celebrating the life and history of an

  • The Graduate Building Science program at USC is outstanding. Join us!

    Performance attributes are gradually eclipsing those of appearance as people-centric and zero-impact design comes to dominate practices of buildings and urban habitat. Doug Noble has a message for those interested in preparing for a leadership role in the emerging future of the built environment.