Papers

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  • Optimized Adaptive Re-Use

    • Paper by Matthew Parker · John Souleles

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

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    The Glass Failure Prediction Model

    • Paper by James G. Soules, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F. SEI, F. ASCE, Graduate Student, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D., A.M, ASTM, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D., F. FTI, F. ASCE, F. ASTM, Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

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

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    Glazing Design By ASTM E 1300

    • Paper by H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D., F. FTI, F. ASCE, F. ASTM, Professor Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D., A.M, ASTM, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering James G. Soules, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F. SEI, F. ASCE, Graduate Student, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

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

  • Reduce, Reuse, Reclad featured image

    Reduce, Reuse, Reclad

    • Paper by Daniel Nauman, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Senior Associate Jessica Santonastaso, Associate Jennifer Sze, RA, USGBC LEED AP, Principal and Director of Special Inspections

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

  • Thermal Stress Analysis in Glass

    • Paper by Michael Elstner, Director of Technical Advisory Service Michaela Poláková, TAS Engineer Steffen Schäfer,

    The use of glass in windows and curtain walls in residential as well as in commercial buildings needs to be designed very carefully. In addition to t…

  • Daylighting Post-Occupancy Evaluation Study featured image

    Daylighting Post-Occupancy Evaluation Study

    • Paper by Jae Yong Suk, Ph.D., Helena Zambrano, AIA,

    Daylighting is a key strategy to energy efficiency and improved occupant comfort, health, and productivity in buildings. However, providing desired a…

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    Hybrid Timber

    • Paper by Stacey Hooper, AIA, LEED BD+C,

    This case study provides an overview of building hybrid curtain wall system and future opportunities for the use of timber. It will also review the b…

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    The Butterfly

    • Paper by Venelin Kokalov, Design Principal Shinobu Homma, Architect AIBC, AAA, MRAIC, Technical Principal Amirali Javidan, Associate Director Zhuoli Yang, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Architect

    Providing a unique and integral cladding/envelope solution suited for high-rise buildings has been an inherent challenge for this building typology s…

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    Process of Repair Evaluation

    • Paper by Linda Fu, RA, LEED AP, Associate Christopher Morgan, P.E., California Office Manager

    As the building stock ages around the country and the consequences of design and/or construction that are deficient or lack resiliency become apparen…

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    Lightning Protection as Building Envelope

    • Paper by Jennifer Morgan, Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS,

    A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents. Th…

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    Facade Mock-ups

    • Paper by Andy Lang, AScT, Principal / Facade Specialist

    Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite st…

  • Mixed Reality in Facade Education featured image

    Mixed Reality in Facade Education

    • Paper by Phillip Anzalone AIA, Professor Amber Bartosh, RA LEED AP BD+C, Professor

    Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design proces…

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    Facade Expansion Joint Systems

    • Paper by Kevin W. Smith, PE, CWI, Engineering Manager

    As awareness around the seismic performance of buildings grows, it is becoming increasingly necessary to integrate seismic expansion joint cover syst…

  • Connections – Tolerance, Adjustability, Geometric Accuracy featured image

    Connections – Tolerance, Adjustability, Geometric Accuracy

    • Paper by Jeff Montague, RA, Vice President Scott Abukoff, Vice President

    Connections, those transitions between systems and materials, are critically important when the surfaces are curved or complex. Well-designed connect…

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    Systems Thinking

    • Paper by Gabrielle Brainard, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, Lecturer

    This paper surveys facade design education in accredited Bachelor and Master of Architecture (B.Arch and M.Arch) programs in the United States. A rev…

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    Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades

    • Paper by Angela M. Ogino,

    One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from floor-to-fl…

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    Building by Numbers

    • Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis PhD | PE | FRSA, Principal

    This paper outlines the successful implementation of digital workflows between the design team composed of Architect, Structural Engineer and Project…

  • Adaptable Glazing Shields

    • Paper by Anas Al Kassas

    Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from und…

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    Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort

    • Paper by Madeline Gradillas, Henry Richardson,

    Direct sun on the body is a known potential cause of thermal discomfort for occupants, yet most thermal comfort simulations do not capture its effect…