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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
Paul Rudolph's Christian Science Building
- Paper by Scott Murray,
This paper presents new historical research on the concrete facade of an important but relatively unknown and now demolished building by the American…

March 14, 2018
Infinite Panel System
- Paper by Mike Ryan, Director of Product Development Facades Division Brian Stern, Regional Energy Director Michael Adams, Senior Energy Analyst
Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.…

March 15, 2020
A Burning Question Revisited
- Paper by Stéphane Pierre Hoffman, shofffman@morrisonhershfield.com
In recent decades the use of unitized glazing systems has become increasingly common especially for high-rise construction. The opaque panels in unit…

October 11, 2022
Transitions Between Diverse Envelope Systems
- Paper by Kristian Fosholt, LEED AP BD+C, Megan Koehler, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C,
The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California features an extremely diverse set of facade systems within one…

March 14, 2018
Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures
- Paper by Alfonso E. Lopez, P.E., CEO David Dunham, P.E., Director of Business Development
The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the manufac…

March 15, 2020