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Daylighting Post-Occupancy Evaluation Study
- Paper by Jae Yong Suk, Ph.D., Helena Zambrano, AIA,
Daylighting is a key strategy to energy efficiency and improved occupant comfort, health, and productivity in buildings. However, providing desired…
March 14, 2018
Two Sides to Sustainability & High-performance
- Paper by Brian Fraumeni, Associate, Project Designer Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Adam Moqrane, Intern
High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy…
May 22, 2020
Form Follows Well-Being
- Paper by David Bjelland M.Sc., Research Assistant Prof. Dr. sc. hum. MArch Dipl.-Ing. Timo Schmidt, Professor
Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is…
October 11, 2022
Influence of Facade Materials on the Acoustic Environment
- Paper by Alvaro Balderrama, M.Eng. LEED Green Associate · Daniel Arztmann, Prof. Dipl-Ing. M.Eng. · Jens-Uwe Schulz, Prof. Dipl-Ing.
Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high

March 20, 2020
2019 Request for Research concept Briefs
- Announcement
The FTI Research Committee is requesting Research Concept Briefs describing a team and approach for evaluating industry needs and challenges surrounding four key topic areas in which FTI has identified a need to accelerate innovation. The proposed research will clearly identify knowledge gaps and ba

September 30, 2019
Facade Engineering for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Paper by Mikkel K. Kragh
What does the fourth industrial revolution mean to the design and engineering of facades of the future? We are experiencing a global technological

March 23, 2020
Balancing Visual Comfort and Energy Efficiency
- Paper by Berardo Matalucci PhD · Edward Palka AIA LEED AP BD+C · Jennifer Siqueira LEED AP · Jenny Lin · Coles Jennings PE, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C · Alex Chapin · Sameer Kumar AIA · Nadine Bergen AIA LEED AP · Christopher Sharples AIA
With increasing interest in wellness and human-centric design in workplaces, the design of building enclosures is predicated on optimizing competing

March 19, 2020