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Lightning Protection as Building Envelope
- Paper by Jennifer Morgan · Michael Chusid, RA FCSI CCS
A building’s envelope mitigates the effects of meteorological phenomena – including lightning – upon the structure and its occupants and contents. Th…

March 14, 2018
Teaching Facades
- Paper by Alex Terzich,
As facades become more sophisticated and complex, more detail-intensive and performance-critical, it's vital that architecture students develop a dee…

March 14, 2018
The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos
- Paper by David Olsen, AIA, Senior Associate Megan Leon, P.E., Design Engineer Christopher Chiuchiolo, LEED AP, Project Manager Andrea Bono, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Senior Consulting Engineer – Building Technology Nick Rustia, P.E., Facilities Development, Project Manager Diane T Sands, MLIS, MFA, MS-GIST, Librarian
Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution du…

January 27, 2020
Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades
- Paper by Angela M. Ogino,
One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from floor-to-fl…

March 14, 2018
Performance Based Generative Facade Workflow for Large Scale Projects
- Paper by Paul Ferrer, Mili Kyropoulou, Tim Logan, Heath May, James Warton,
Over the last two decades, in what has been coined “The Digital Turn”, the introduction of parametric design software has afforded increased accessib…

March 14, 2018