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Specifying Electrochromic Glass
- Paper by Belinda Valenti, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Justin Glover, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Principal
Electrochromic (EC) glass is a seemingly magical solution to a building’s sun shading problems. A technology that was originally developed about…
March 22, 2020
Towards Net Zero Enclosures
- Paper by Jessica Santonastaso, AIA, Architect, Associate Alan Estabrook, AIA, Architect, Associate
As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis. Architecture2030…
October 11, 2022
Attention to Overheating in Curtainwall Buildings
- Paper by Yuzhen Zhou NFRC CS, LEED AP, Technical Director at Warmframe Technology
Several years ago, Technoform and the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) researched the thermal performance of different aluminum…
June 13, 2024
Design Considerations and the Complex Facade
- Paper by Stan Su,
The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture…
March 14, 2018
Terracotta 1912 to 2018
- Paper by Carol Loewenson, FAIA, LEED AP, Stephen Dietz, AIA, LEED AP,
Center Three is a 100-year-old, one million square-foot building in Long Island City, New York that was constructed over the course of one year. It…
March 14, 2018