Papers

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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

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    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

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    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…

  • 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…
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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…

  • 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

  • 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

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    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…

  • Systems Thinking

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

    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,

  • Mastery of Measurement

    • Paper by Joshua Zabel,
    The conventional approach to specifying dimensional tolerances in architecture and construction is inadequate in the theater of premanufacturing…
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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…

  • Facade Expansion Joint Systems

    • Paper by Kevin W. Smith, PE, CWI

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