Integrated Energy Analysis
Energy codes across the country are progressively getting stricter and increasing the threshold for a baseline building’s energy performance. Califor…
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Curved Forming Panel Facades
The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that …
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Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort
Direct sun on the body is a known potential cause of thermal discomfort for occupants, yet most thermal comfort simulations do not capture its effect…
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Facade Wind Loading
Wind induced pressure is a major design consideration for building facades. However, the effects of facade geometry and urban terrain on wind loading…
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Sisteccer XIII — International Facade Conference
SISTECCER, a joint production of ALUAR, DOW and VASA, has been consolidated through its previous twelve editions as a meeting place of excellence with experts from the country and abroad, to expand knowledge in technologies for building envelopes.
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Targeted Enclosure Consulting
As building enclosure consulting services evolve and mature in markets, the scopes of service that are provided and sought, can become more standardi…
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Orbit Tower
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 p…
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The Thermal Blanket Concept
This paper tells the story of a Double Skin Facade (DSF), where high performance and multi-disciplinary collaboration saves a library concept of open…
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Shaping Skin
The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on th…
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Catalytic Conversion
Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth; experiential…