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  • The Monash Woodside Building

    • Paper by Alberto Sangiorgio · Andrew Cortese · Walter van der Linde

    Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030

  • 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

  • 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

  • Process of Repair Evaluation

    • Paper by Linda Fu, RA, LEED AP · Christopher Morgan, P.E.

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

  • Mixed Reality in Facade Education

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

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

  • BioFacades Classification

    • Paper by Mary Ben Bonham, Kyoung Hee Kim, Professor, Director of IDRL | Founder of EcoClosure Christiane M. Herr, Professor at the School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
    Coauthors: Mary Ben Bonham, Department of Architecture + Interior Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA [corresponding] [presenting at the…

  • PowerSKIN Conference

    • Event by TU Delft, TU Darmstadt

    The next PowerSKIN Conference will be held virtually in Munich on April 9th. The focus of the 2021 conference deals with the question of whether simplicity and robustness are in contradiction to good performance or whether they even complement each other: Simplicity vs. Performance?

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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…
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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…

  • Saving Small Towns

    • Paper by Leah Kemp,
    Small towns are dying, and it is not just because of their dwindling economies. The physical fabric of our communities is literally crumbling. A…
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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…

  • Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades

    • Paper by Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP · Peter Koukos · Alfonso Lopez, P.E.

    In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it cost?”

  • 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

  • Facade Wind Loading

    • Paper by Timothy Brewer, CEng, MICE · George Kantrales, Ph.D. · Eric Sammarco, Ph.D., P.E. · Carrie Davis, P.E., LEED Green Assoc.

    Wind induced pressure is a major design consideration for building facades. However, the effects of facade geometry and urban terrain on wind loading

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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…

  • Heat-Treated Glass

    • Paper by Reece Poth · Conner Claus

    What was once an accepted reality in heat-treated exterior glass, optical disturbances in glass are under increasing scrutiny by developers,