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Targeted Enclosure Consulting
- Paper by Karl Jones
As building enclosure consulting services evolve and mature in markets, the scopes of service that are provided and sought, can become more standardi…

March 14, 2018
Innovative Façades for a Sustainable Architecture
- Paper by Lucio Blandini,
Facades play a relevant role in the search for a more sustainable approach to modern architecture. The amount of embodied and operational energy can …

October 11, 2022
Multifunctional Building Material Glass - A Colourful Bunch Of Requirements
- Paper by Michael Elstner, Steffen Schäfer,
Glass as a building material plays a very important role in modern architecture, determines our visual landscape, and fulfills practical functions in…

October 11, 2022
Challenges of Tall Iconic Building Retrofit
- Paper by Hamid Vossoughi, P.E., P. Eng.
Change happens, for better or for worse, to all living and physical matter. In order to thrive and achieve longevity, we constantly need to adapt to …

March 14, 2018
Vintage Vinyl
- Paper by Michael S. Plewacki
Mid-century through 1980’s buildings with lock-strip or “zipper-gasket” glazing systems are an ever present part of the urban landscape in many citie…

March 14, 2018
Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures
- Paper by Alfonso E. Lopez, P.E., CEO David Dunham, P.E., Director of Business Development
The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the manufac…

March 15, 2020
Air Spaces Changed Everything
- Paper by Gerry Lang, M.Arch., (Penn, 2008), B. Arch (hons., Toronto, 1978) OAA, AIA,TSA, Senior Associate, Leader of Facades Group
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create ven…

March 19, 2020
ETFE Membrane Envelope Strategies
- Paper by Audrey L Worden, ISSF, Principal + Founding Partner Kihong R. Ku, DDes, Associate Professor, Design Technology and Architectural Innovation, Adaptive Envelopes Alexander G. Worden, RA NCARB, Principal + Founding Partner
Airflow within the cavity of double-skin facades is a key component of adaptive building envelopes which change thermophysical properties to meet cha…

October 11, 2022
Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects
- Paper by Paul Ferrer, Mili Kyropoulou, Tim Logan, Heath May, James Warton,
Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased accessib…

March 14, 2018
Evaluating Additive Manufacturing for Metallic Facade Components
- Paper by Natasa Mrazovic, M. Arch. Eng., M.C.E., Martin Fischer,
The state-of-the-art of Additive Manufacturing (AM), popularly known as 3D printing, shows its prospective future in the Architecture-Engineering-Con…

March 14, 2018
The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos
- Paper by David Olsen, AIA · Megan Leon, P.E. · Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP · Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C · Nick Rustia, P.E. · Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST
Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution du…

January 27, 2020
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 accoun…

March 14, 2018