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Rammed Earth & Wildfire
- Paper by Brittany Dhawan, AIA, Architect / Owner
California is set to be drier and more drought prone with climate change. Wildfire and the subsequent loss of life and housing is a huge challenge. C…

March 19, 2020
Fire Safety and Code Challenges for Mass Timber in Curtain Wall Systems
- Paper by David Barber, Principal John Neary, Senior Associate, Senior Facade Specialist Mic Patterson PhD LEED AP+, Ambassador of Innovation & Collaboration
With the desire for more sustainable construction and reduced embodied energy, mass timber is being explored for building structures. For medium and …

January 29, 2020
End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design
- Paper by Rebecca Hartwell, PhD Candidate Mauro Overend, Professor of Structural Design & Mechanics
In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building en…

December 10, 2019
Carbon Lean Facades
- Paper by Stefanie Schober, Senior Project Director Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador, Senior Associate
With net zero and carbon neutral mandates on the near horizon, New York City has pushed the green building envelope by leveraging incentive-based pro…

March 19, 2020
Saving Face
- Paper by Xsusha CarlyAnn Flandro, FAIC, APT-RP, Architectural Conservator
In 1871, a fourth level Architecture course was offered in New York City that instructed on topics such as heating, ventilation and circulation of wa…

March 20, 2020
Architectural Shape Optimization
- Paper by Patricia Edith Camporeale, PhD
This paper explores the architectural shape optimization of typical housing typologies: slab and high-rise residential buildings to reduce primary en…

February 24, 2020
Adaptable Glazing Shields
- Paper by Anas Al Kassas,
Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from und…

March 14, 2018

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