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31 results

Detailing For Distance
- Paper by Daniel Kelso
Quickly exceeding new facade service life expectations for tall buildings imposed by increasing environmental, economic, and social pressures have

March 19, 2020
Architectural Ceramic Assemblies
- Paper by Omar Khan, Bill Pottle, Mitchell Bring,
This paper documents a six year academia/industry collaboration between researchers at the Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo (SUNY)…
March 14, 2018
Facade Design Beyond Buildings
- Paper by Michele Andaloro · Enrica Oliva · Lucio Blandini
At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form

September 02, 2024
Adaptive Facades
- Paper by Walter Haase · Werner Sobek · Enrica Oliva · Michele Andaloro
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries

March 12, 2018
Active and Energy Autonomous Window
- Paper by Annalisa Andaloro, Leire Minguez Hilera, Stefano Avesani,
Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light,…
March 22, 2020
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…
March 22, 2020
Lithic Revival
- Paper by Alex Terzich,
The recently completed Capital One Hall performing arts center located in the Washington DC metro area is defined by a pleated exterior of glass and…
October 11, 2022
European Facade Networks
- Paper by Ulrich Knaack, Uta Pottgiesser, Tillmann Klein, Andreas Luible, Siebe Bakker,
The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the…
March 23, 2020
Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades
- Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA, Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D., Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C, Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.,
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli…
March 14, 2018
Envelope For Service
- Paper by Annalisa Andaloro, Miren Juaristi, Stefano Avesani, Giulia Santoro, Matteo Orlandi,
Envelope-for-Service (E4S) is a novel business model developed with the aim of converting the building façade from a traditionally traded good to a…
October 11, 2022
Design Considerations and the Complex Facade
- Paper by Stan Su,
The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture…
March 14, 2018
City Development and Cladding Design
- Paper by Hadil Abdallah, Building Sciences Consultant Girma Bitsuamlak, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Wind Engineering at the University of Western Ontario Hamid Vossoughi, PE, P. ENG., Senior Principal
High-rise buildings in growing cities could become more vulnerable to variations in wind flow due to the continuous changes in urban topology. The…
October 11, 2022
Thermoelectric Facades
- Paper by Ajla Aksamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT · Zlatan Aksamija, PhD · Mahsa Farid Mohajer · Meenakshi Upadhyaya · Guy Vigneau
This article discusses design, prototype development and a simulation study of novel types of facade systems, which integrate thermoelectric (TE)

January 22, 2020