Papers

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  • 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

  • Combustible Cladding

    • Paper by Juliet Landler

    When it comes to the subject of building enclosure in Australia, one topic has eclipsed all others in recent years: combustible cladding. It has even

  • Slipping through the Cracks

    • Paper by Jason Siwek P.E.

    We construct building enclosures to keep the elements out, but sometimes air and water infiltrate the building envelope, causing several problems for

  • Corrugated-geometry Copper and Glass Facade

    • Paper by Marko Tomsic, PE · John A. Jackson, AIA

    The subject of this case study is the design and construction of a custom corrugated-geometry facade featuring pre-patinated copper and glass for an

  • More Than a Facade

    • Paper by Edward Losch · Marc Maguire

    In 2014, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) as an accredited ANSI Standards

  • The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos

    • Paper by David Olsen, AIA · Megan Leon, P.E. · Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP · Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C · Nick Rustia, P.E. · Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST

    Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution

  • Exo-Skins

    • Paper by Nick Braaksma · Malini Srivastava, AIA · Chad Ulven

    Cost-effective, sustainable, self-actuating, thermally-responsive, bio-composite exo-skins that act like shields or cloaks for existing buildings

  • The Seismic Capability of Curtainwalls

    • Paper by Peter Lalas MIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus)

    The testing of aluminum/glass curtainwalls for seismic capability, mainly inter-story drift, has been carried out on many curtainwalls over the last

  • United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum

    • Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP · Lee Pepin · Neil Meredith RA

    Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries

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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…
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    Build Test Iterate Repeat

    • Paper by Elizabeth L McCormick, RA, CPHC, LEED AP, Assistant Professor
    The global increase in atmospheric temperature rise combined with the rapid growth of previously underdeveloped climate zones presents a growing need…

  • Hardened Facades Effects on Structural Systems

    • Paper by Aldo E. McKay, PE · Cliff A. Jones, SE, PE, PSP · Phillip Benshoof, PE

    To ensure the safety of U.S diplomatic personnel overseas, the U.S Department of State (DoS) has developed facade retrofits capable of resisting high

  • Reinforced Polymer Concrete Screen Walls

    • Paper by Brock DeSmit · Jessica Hong · Becher Eli Neme

    Apertures is a six-story, commercial building in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City–a neighborhood severely impacted by the 1985 and 2017

  • Preserving a Historic Facade

    • Paper by Maria Mohammed, S.E. · John Fidler, RIBA, Intl Assoc AIA, FRICS, FSA, FRSA, FIIC, FAPT

    Environmental and socio-economic benefits of sustainable preservation have become apparent most recently in the restoration of the historic former

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    Blast Performance of TSSA

    • Paper by Jon H. Kimberlain, Lawrence D. Carbary,
    Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual…

  • Fully Tempered Glass in Spandrel Applications

    • Paper by Stéphane Hoffman, PE · Lawrence D. Carbary

    Recent years have seen an increase in the use of insulated glazing units (IGUs) in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the

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    Hydroformed Shading

    • Paper by Michelle Siu-Ching Lee, Architect Robert Matthew Noblett, Partner Roman Schieber, Associate Director
    New approaches to lightweight metal forming have the potential to advance architectural fabrication, particularly in the design and engineering of…
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    A Burning Question Revisited

    • Paper by Stéphane Pierre Hoffman, shofffman@morrisonhershfield.com
    In recent decades the use of unitized glazing systems has become increasingly common especially for high-rise construction. The opaque panels in…

  • 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