Parametric Louver System
The Parametric Louver System is a customized tool that expedites several design iterations while embedding multiple design parameters. The ambition o…
The Parametric Louver System is a customized tool that expedites several design iterations while embedding multiple design parameters. The ambition o…
The construction industry is one of the greatest sources of pollution, where 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions are attributed to building…
...the design and construction industries are notoriously resistant to change, putting them on a collision course with the many cities, states, and provinces that are moving ahead of national standards in keeping with declared intentions to dramatically cut their carbon emissions this decade.
Dr. Helen Sanders adds context to the Simulation vs. Reality dialogue.
IBPC 2021 unites researchers, practitioners, educators and students from the construction sector worldwide. The conference will be held online!
TimberCon 2021, hosted in partnership with the Mass Timber Institute will foreground exemplary timber projects across North America; identify best-case practices for their assembly; and spotlight emerging technologies within this exciting field.
Daylighting & Solar Glare control, which affect both the energy consumption of the building as well as the comfort of the occupants, become rathe…
Metals in Construction magazine and the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York named six winning teams for its 2016 Design Challenge yesterday at the Times Center in New York City. “Reimagine a New York City Icon” challenged designers and engineers to reclad 200 Park Avenue in New York.
Developments in performative computational analysis, mass customization, and complex form manipulation revolutionized building envelope design proces…
There's no other building event that brings together this unique set of individuals.
Pushing Change: R&D Innovation Processes in Construction Building Products, the second installment of the FTI Dialogues: Suppliers & Contractors Series, took place virtually on Friday, March 26th.
The next PowerSKIN Conference will be held virtually in Munich on April 9th. The focus of the 2021 conference deals with the question of whether simplicity and robustness are in contradiction to good performance or whether they even complement each other: Simplicity vs. Performance?
Shadow boxes are commonly used in curtain wall construction, but can be problematic if not designed and detailed correctly and appropriately for the …
Roschmann Steel & Glass Constructions, a member of Roschmann Group, has named Dirk Schulte as its new President and CEO of Roschmann’s North American Operation.
The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the manufac…
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries …
The Carapace Pavilion is a university-based, design-build, full-scale custom prototype for a possible replacement of the standard precast concrete to…
Facades play an important role in the control of energy flow and energy consumption in buildings as they represent the interface between the outdoor …
The research is structured around complex optical effects of undulated glass and coatings that exhibit high reflectivity, especially at higher incide…
The project described in this paper explores the integration of custom-made soft robotic muscles into a component-based surface. This project is part…