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VR For Daylight
- Paper by Kelly Burkhart, Enclosure Technical Designer Caris Frazier-Baker, Technical Artist for Virtual Reality Sanjeev Tankha, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Enclosure Engineering
Daylighting is often an important component of architectural design and heavily influenced by a building’s facade and enclosure systems. Unlike many …

March 22, 2020
Managing Constraints
- Paper by Vincent IP, LEED AP BD+C
On a commercial high-rise tower project located in Hong Kong, the design team was challenged to make a facade that would beneficial to tenants with a…

March 22, 2020
The Craft of Building Enclosures
- Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Project Architect
This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade…

October 11, 2022
Modelling Perimeter Heating Demand
- Paper by Jonathan Graham, Sustainability Analyst Geoffrey Turnbull, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, CPHD, Director of Innovation David Constable OAA, LEED AP, CPHD, Principal Mike Reimer P.Eng, LEED AP, Principal Joshua Vanwyck, CPHD, CEO
Thermal discomfort can occur in perimeter zones due to radiant heat loss from the occupant to a poorly insulated exterior wall. It is valuable for ar…

October 11, 2022
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) a…

March 14, 2018
Connections – Tolerance, Adjustability, Geometric Accuracy
- Paper by Jeff Montague, RA, Vice President Scott Abukoff, Vice President
Connections, those transitions between systems and materials, are critically important when the surfaces are curved or complex. Well-designed connect…

December 10, 2019