Papers

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  • Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures featured image

    Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures

    • Paper by Alfonso E. Lopez, P.E., CEO David Dunham, P.E., Director of Business Development

    The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the manufac…

  • Steel As A Curtain Wall Framing Material

    • Paper by Charles Knickerbocker

    This paper will explore steel forming methods other than cold drawn or hot rolled processes, and how they allow steel to be utilized as the primary f…

  • Transfer Topologies

    • Paper by Nada Tarkhan

    This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design. Th…

  • The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos featured image

    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…

  • Seismic Movements featured image

    Seismic Movements

    • Paper by Gijs Libourel, Daniel Segraves,

    A common building upgrade to add value to existing commercial real estate is the renewal of the entrance lobby. The lobby façade is replaced to give …

  • The Seismic Capability of Curtainwalls featured image

    The Seismic Capability of Curtainwalls

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

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

  • 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 ear…

  • 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 Ma…

  • Kinematic Structural Glass featured image

    Kinematic Structural Glass

    • Paper by Lisa Follman, AIA, Gregor Horstmeyer, PE,

    The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building displacement…

  • Facade Mock-ups

    • Paper by Andy Lang, AScT

    Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite st…

  • Adaptive Facades featured image

    Adaptive Facades

    • Paper by Walter Haase, Werner Sobek, Enrica Oliva, Michele Andaloro,

    Facade engineering aims at appropriately balancing the demands imposed by the context and the capabilities inherent to the materials, the geometries …

  • Carbon-Neutral High-Rise Envelope Nexus

    • Paper by Thomas Spiegelhalter

    The pathway to carbon-neutrality, as urged during the COP 21 in Paris, and the repeated goal for resilient buildings and urban habitats, winds right …