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Positive impact: A strategic plan for building retrofit implementation
- Article by Hamid Vossoughi
Hamid Vossoughi talks facade retrofits: the importance of and how to

July 13, 2021
Episode 03: DOE Does Windows
- Podcast by Stephen Selkowitz · Marc LaFrance
FTI's Mic Patterson sits down with special guests Steve Selkowitz of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Marc Lafrance of the Department of Energy .

June 18, 2020
Energy conservation code updates promise to reshape the way facades are designed
- Article by Elliot Glassman
Ever-increasing performance requirements in the latest version of the energy codes are compelling project teams to consider the thermal performance of the building envelope more rigorously than ever before.

July 13, 2021
Simulation vs. reality: Insight and inspiration
- Article by Helen Sanders
Dr. Helen Sanders adds context to the Simulation vs. Reality dialogue.

July 13, 2021
The Facade and Energy Codes
- Paper by Elliot Glassman
Ever-increasing performance requirements in the latest version of the energy codes are compelling project teams to consider the thermal performance o…

October 11, 2022
Integrated Energy Analysis
- Paper by Greg Verabian, Saurabh Shrestha, Laure Michelon,
Energy codes across the country are progressively getting stricter and increasing the threshold for a baseline building’s energy performance. Califor…

March 14, 2018
Carbon Lean Facades
- Paper by Stefanie Schober, Senior Project Director Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador, Senior Associate
With net zero and carbon neutral mandates on the near horizon, New York City has pushed the green building envelope by leveraging incentive-based pro…

March 19, 2020
Deconstructing the Window
- Paper by Helen Sanders, Jörg Lenz, Petra Sommer,
Over the years, the industry has relied heavily on the increasing performance of low-e coatings to drive window U-factors (thermal transmittance) low…

March 14, 2018
Lightning Protection as Building Envelope
- Paper by Jennifer Morgan, Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS,
A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents. Th…

March 14, 2018
The Monash Woodside Building
- Paper by Alberto Sangiorgio, Principal Façade Engineer Andrew Cortese, Managing Partner and Design Director - Sydney Office Walter van der Linde, Lead Engineer, Buildings Mechanical
Today’s environmental challenges highlight the necessity of a holistic approach to façade design and construction, key to achieve the ambitious 2030 …

October 11, 2022
Fire Safety and Code Challenges for Mass Timber in Curtain Wall Systems
- Paper by David Barber · John Neary · Mic Patterson PhD LEED AP+
With the desire for more sustainable construction and reduced embodied energy, mass timber is being explored for building structures. For medium and …

January 29, 2020
Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades
- Paper by Angela M. Ogino
One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from floor-to-fl…

March 14, 2018