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  • Daylighting Post-Occupancy Evaluation Study featured image

    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…

  • Two Sides to Sustainability & High-performance

    • Paper by Brian Fraumeni · Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C · Adam Moqrane

    High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy

  • Form Follows Well-Being

    • Paper by David Bjelland M.Sc. · Prof. Dr. sc. hum. MArch Dipl.-Ing. Timo Schmidt

    Recent planning recognizes a growing demand for buildings that provide higher levels of occupant well-being. Often, well-being in buildings is

  • 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

  • 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