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Two Sides to Sustainability & High-performance
High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy
High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy
Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting
Building envelopes cover a considerable part of the urban exterior surfaces, and to therefore have a significant leverage effect on the climate
Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030
Johnson Controls (JCI), a leading provider of intelligent building technology solicited the design of a 35,000sm headquarters for its Asia-Pacific
This case study focuses on the solutions provided for the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota. Our design team worked with the client to
The state-of-the-art of Additive Manufacturing (AM), popularly known as 3D printing, shows its prospective future in the
<p>Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased…
<p>Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations…
A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents.
<p>Few buildings are as iconic as Willis Tower. Generations of Chicagoans have a collective memory of this building playing a role in their entire…
<p>This paper will look at the different facades of the Elysian Fields apartment building designed by Warren Techentin Architecture [WTARCH] and…
While most of high-rise buildings feature a core surrounded by a spatial frame defining the volume, one could envision a column-free plan where the
Tokyo’s prestigious Ginza District, is home to innovative architectural design. One of the most recent examples is Ginza Six (GSIX), the largest
<p>The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material…
The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and
<p>Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic…
<p>Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy…
Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high
The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture