TimberCon 2021, hosted in partnership with the Mass Timber Institute will foreground exemplary timber projects across North America; identify best-case practices for their assembly; and spotlight emerging technologies within this exciting field.
This case study provides an overview of building hybrid curtain wall system and future opportunities for the use of timber. It will also review the b…
Okay, okay; I have a tree-thing going on. This issue was supposed to be about green facades, but it morphed on me as I laid it out. But here’s the thing: if you don’t have a tree-thing going on, you should. I read The Overstory (graciously reviewed here by our Val Block) followed by a viewing of...
The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in reducin…
With the desire for more sustainable construction and reduced embodied energy, mass timber is being explored for building structures. For medium and …
With an ever-growing interest in mid- and high-rise mass timber construction, this paper highlights the insights and lessons learned across global ma…
In a feature posted on fastcodedesign.com yesterday, architect James Timberlake charts a course for making ethical decisions about unsustainable modernist architecture.
The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is …
Large format, steel-stud framed “megapanel” facades with rainscreen cladding create uniquely complicated requirements for digital documentation and 3…
The European building stock is mainly constituted by highly energy demanding buildings. The only way to a more sustainable and decarbonized building …
Special guest Ted Kesik, PhD, Professor of Building Science at the University of Toronto, joins us to discuss everything from digital workflows and durability to embodied carbon and resilience.
In this Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Richard Powers a series of fables is woven through a narrative populated by an expansive cast of unlikely characters, trees paramount among them; one a giant redwood named Mimas. Redwoods can live for thousands of years and grow to well over 300 feet tall.
This abstract proposes that architectural facade design over the last 60 years has convulsed in light of two disruptions: air spaces which create ven…
Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope wil…
The construction industry is one of the greatest sources of pollution, where 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions are attributed to building…
The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building displacement…
The recent 50 year anniversary of the first use of silicone sealant in a 4-sided structural silicone glazing application marks a sustainable and prov…
Silicone materials have a long history in high performance building projects. Known for durability, they can reduce a building’s carbon footprint by …
With the advent of more sophisticated analysis methods and the desire to optimize geometries of structural silicone joints in high performance design…
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual obstr…