Papers

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  • Specifying Electrochromic Glass featured image

    Specifying Electrochromic Glass

    • Paper by Belinda Valenti, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Justin Glover, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Principal

    Electrochromic (EC) glass is a seemingly magical solution to a building’s sun shading problems. A technology that was originally developed about sixt…

  • Performance of Compact, Closed Cavity, Double-skin Curtain Wall featured image

    Performance of Compact, Closed Cavity, Double-skin Curtain Wall

    • Paper by Julien Schwartz, M. Eng., Building Energy Consultant Katie Hay, P. Eng., Building Science Consultant Stéphane Hoffman, M. Arch., M. Eng, PE, Vice President, Building Science Analytics

    A proposed design for a compact, closed cavity, double-skin curtain wall system in the Marine climate of the West Coast raises questions of potential…

  • In Factory Commissioning

    • Paper by Robert Golda

    Factory inspection visits are vital, yet they unfortunately have a habit of being overlooked. The factory inspection process during the Building Enve…

  • SSG and Seismic

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain · Valerie Hayez · Jie Feng · Mark Mirgon

    With the advent of more sophisticated analysis methods and the desire to optimize geometries of structural silicone joints in high performance design…

  • The Glass Failure Prediction Model

    • Paper by James G. Soules, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F. SEI, F. ASCE · Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D., A.M, ASTM · H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D., F. FTI, F. ASCE, F. ASTM

    ASTM E 1300 Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance (LR) of Glass in Buildings defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being…

  • Retroreflective Coating for Window Blinds featured image

    Retroreflective Coating for Window Blinds

    • Paper by Luca Papaiz, Lars Oliver Grobe, Giuseppe De Michele,

    Solar shading devices are required to find a trade-off between conflicting requirements: Protection from excessive solar gains and glare, daylight pr…

  • Transitions Between Diverse Envelope Systems

    • Paper by Kristian Fosholt, LEED AP BD+C · Megan Koehler, AIA, LEED AP BD+C · Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C

    The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California features an extremely diverse set of facade systems within one…

  • Inside the Box featured image

    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…

  • Orientation Specific Solar Control featured image

    Orientation Specific Solar Control

    • Paper by Clifton Fordham, Assistant Professor

    During the postwar era, and before the universal adoption of air-conditioning in the United States, leading architects participated in the design of …

  • The Myth of Simplicity featured image

    The Myth of Simplicity

    • Paper by Gerry Lang,

    There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and effectively…

  • Ballistic and Blast Integrated Design

    • Paper by James Hock, LEED AP BD+C · Marc Zobec · Alberto Franceschet · Guido Lori

    Increased security needs have led to a demand in enhanced curtain wall facade performance. In addition to thermal, acoustic, and structural requireme…

  • Doubling Mies featured image

    Doubling Mies

    • Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI, Associate Professor

    Mies van der Rohe’s concurrently designed projects for Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1953-1956) and the Esplanade Apartments (1953-1957), saw th…

  • Facade Mock-ups featured image

    Facade Mock-ups

    • Paper by Andy Lang, AScT, Principal / Facade Specialist

    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…

  • Separating Direct From Diffuse

    • Paper by Nick Novelli, PhD · Robert Gordon · Igor Varfolomeev

    An Enclosure-Integrated, Daylighting, Tracking Solar Collector (EIDTSC) has been developed for market which integrates into a building’s fenestration…

  • Data-Driven Shading Systems featured image

    Data-Driven Shading Systems

    • Paper by Simon Schleicher, Luis Santos, Luisa Caldas,

    Analyzing the energy performance of complex building envelopes, determining the need for sun protection, and assessing the effectiveness of shading d…

  • ACT Facade featured image

    ACT Facade

    • Paper by Paul-Rouven Denz, Daniel Arztmann, Dipl.-Ing., M.Eng., EFN, FTI Professor for Façade Construction, Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen Lippe (TH-OWL) Head of Building Physics Natchai Suwannapruk,

    Due to material and technological advancement during the last century, transparency has become a prominent trend in contemporary architecture. Howeve…

  • Heat-Treated Glass featured image

    Heat-Treated Glass

    • Paper by Reece Poth, Conner Claus,

    What was once an accepted reality in heat-treated exterior glass, optical disturbances in glass are under increasing scrutiny by developers, designer…

  • The Versatile Envelope Garden featured image

    The Versatile Envelope Garden

    • Paper by Nathaniel Barlam, Architectural Design Lead Yunyao Lin, Assistant Designer Ben Silverman, CTO + Cofounder at Edenworks

    Facades play an integral role in defining the experience of modern life. As rising populations gravitate from rural to urban communities, they bring …

  • Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades

    • Paper by Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP · Peter Koukos · Alfonso Lopez, P.E.

    In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it cost?” …