Facade Mock-ups
Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite st…
Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite st…
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events …
Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for complex …
What does the fourth industrial revolution mean to the design and engineering of facades of the future? We are experiencing a global technological re…
This paper provides an overview of a course focusing on the façade as taught to architecture students over a twenty-year period. The need for this s…
Facades are an architectural feature and an integral part of the building enclosure. To ensure that the facades continue their function, they must be…
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to quantify the impact of building construction supply chains on the environment in terms of measur…
With facades becoming increasingly more complex, and performance a key objective, expertise becomes an important component of successful design proje…
As awareness around the seismic performance of buildings grows, it is becoming increasingly necessary to integrate seismic expansion joint cover syst…
Wind induced pressure is a major design consideration for building facades. However, the effects of facade geometry and urban terrain on wind loading…
Designing a sustainable rainscreen wall assembly has become an essential part of most new construction projects. Industry principles and energy codes…
Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries …
Building envelopes are not only an immediately visible part of the building, they have also become a major factor both for cost and performance of th…
The European climate and energy targets for 2020 demand significant improvement of the energy performance of buildings since one third of the end-use…
This article discusses design, prototype development and a simulation study of novel types of facade systems, which integrate thermoelectric (TE) mat…
Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent nee…
Due to material and technological advancement during the last century, transparency has become a prominent trend in contemporary architecture. Howeve…
While additive manufacturing (AM) offers unprecedented freedom of design and a remarkable potential for material efficiency and lightweight structure…
Climate change and related thermal issues, draw attention to the impact of green facades and roofs on energy savings and thermal comfort. Besides, by…
Facades play a relevant role in the search for a more sustainable approach to modern architecture. The amount of embodied and operational energy can …