Papers

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  • Window in Wall: Back to the Future featured image

    Window in Wall: Back to the Future

    • Paper by Thomas Auer, Ata Chokhachian,

    In order to get to a carbon neutral building stock – which is e.g. required by the EU Carbon roadmap by 2050 – our efforts need to be smart and holis…

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    Facade Wind Loading

    • Paper by Timothy Brewer, CEng, MICE, George Kantrales, Ph.D., Eric Sammarco, Ph.D., P.E., Carrie Davis, P.E., LEED Green Assoc.,

    Wind induced pressure is a major design consideration for building facades. However, the effects of facade geometry and urban terrain on wind loading…

  • Renewing Two Saarinen Icons featured image

    Renewing Two Saarinen Icons

    • Paper by David N. Fixler, FAIA, Gary Tondorf-Dick, AIA, LEED AP, Katherine S. Wissink, PE, Matthew B. Bronski, PE,

    Kresge Auditorium and the MIT Chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1955, are both world renowned works of architecture and powerful symbols…

  • Low-Carbon Cladding and Shading Design featured image

    Low-Carbon Cladding and Shading Design

    • Paper by Prateek Jain, LEED, Senior Environmental Designer Isabelle Hens, LEED GA, WELL AP, EIT,

    In the last few years, the design community has embraced the challenge of reducing embodied carbon in buildings. Several tools are now available for …

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    Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    • Paper by Roman Schieber, Thorsten Helbig,

    Steven Holl Architects designed two new buildings in the Museum District in Houston, Texas. Knippers Helbig is the facade consultant of both projects…

  • Solid Surface Material for Facades featured image

    Solid Surface Material for Facades

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP, Associate

    Navigating the building code, while challenging in any respect, can be even trickier when considering the use of emerging materials on building facad…

  • Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control featured image

    Highly Efficient Façades with Innovative Shading and Light Control

    • Paper by Klaus Reuschle, Project Director Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Roman Schieber, Associate Director ppa.

    The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint …

  • Adaptable Glazing Shields featured image

    Adaptable Glazing Shields

    • Paper by Anas Al Kassas,

    Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from und…

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    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.…

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    Specifying Commercial Aluminum Finishes

    • Paper by Ben Mitchell, MBA,

    Many factors will influence coating selection, but to achieve the desired performance level for a given situation, coatings must be specified based u…