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Inside the Box
- Paper by Michael Plewacki
The trend towards modular and unitized facades continues to grow in popularity due largely in part to the efficiencies gained in terms of cost and ti…

October 11, 2022
Sustainable Façades
- Paper by Dr. Thomas Henriksen, Jean-Marc Moulin Norsk, Dr. Jacopo Montali,
Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent nee…

October 11, 2022
Beyond Glass (literally or metaphorically): Trends, drivers, and future trajectories
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
The age-old trend of more and larger lites of glass in the building skin dates back to the Roman Empire. Despite the challenges of highly glazed facades, it appears we just can’t get enough. Is there a “beyond” glass? If so, what does it look like?

July 10, 2018
The Future Envelope 13 – Conference on Building Envelopes
- Event by TU Delft, European Facade Network
User centred façades | The Future Envelope 13 – Conference on Building Envelopes | During the 13th edition of the annual conference, twelve international speakers from research, industry, management and design will share their experience and visions of the future building envelope.

March 30, 2021
The Net Zero Webinar Series
- Event by Verdical Group
The Net Zero Webinar Series is an ongoing platform for you to expand your knowledge of innovations and trends in climate, carbon, energy, water, waste, and transit as we work together to build a net zero future for all people.

October 29, 2020
The Net Zero Webinar Series
- Event by Verdical Group
The Net Zero Webinar Series is an ongoing platform for you to expand your knowledge of innovations and trends in climate, carbon, energy, water, waste, and transit as we work together to build a net zero future for all people.

October 26, 2020
The Net Zero Webinar Series
- Event by Verdical Group
The Net Zero Webinar Series is an ongoing platform for you to expand your knowledge of innovations and trends in climate, carbon, energy, water, waste, and transit as we work together to build a net zero future for all people.

October 22, 2020
Infinite Panel System
- Paper by Mike Ryan · Brian Stern · Michael Adams
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
Facade Futures 2018: Considering long-term trends in curtainwall technology
- Article by Mic Patterson, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, Ambassador of Innovation and Collaboration
Mic Patterson unpacks his crystal ball and looks ahead to the forces that will shape buildings over upcoming decades. Expect some surprises down the road…

February 23, 2018
2021 ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference
- Event by Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE)
CURRICULUM FOR CLIMATE AGENCY: DESIGN (IN)ACTION This year’s Teachers Conference will be held virtually from June 24 – 25, 2021. The virtual conference will be a forum for dialogue & debate on Curriculum for Climate Agency: Design (in)Action.

June 24, 2021
Living Future '20
- Event by International Living Future Institute
A compelling, hopeful vision for the future is what the International Living Future Institute was founded on, and what drives our team. Join us and share what sustains your hope for our future.

May 05, 2020
Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades
- Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA · Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D. · Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C · Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.
Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli…

March 14, 2018