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A Compact, Unitized Double Skin Facade
- Paper by Alex Cox, LEED AP · James Hock, LEED AP BD+C · Laura Ziegler · Karin Lamberts
Driven by an increasing demand for high thermal and acoustic performance, transparency, and low maintenance costs, a number of facade innovations hav…

March 12, 2018
Novel Active Facade Systems and Their Energy Performance in Commercial Buildings
- Paper by Ajla Aksamija, Professor and Chair Mahsa Farid Mohajer, PhD Candidate Zlatan Aksamija, Associate Professor
This article presents results of a research study that focuses on understanding energy performance of novel facade systems that integrate thermoelect…

October 11, 2022
Inside the Box
- Paper by Michael Plewacki
The trend towards modular and unitized facades continues to grow in popularity due largely in part to the efficiencies gained in terms of cost and ti…

October 11, 2022
The Energy Performance of Mid-Century Metal-and-Glass Curtain Walls
- Article by David Artigas, P.E.
March 07, 2024
Blast Performance of TSSA
- Paper by Jon H. Kimberlain · Lawrence D. Carbary
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual obstr…

March 14, 2018
Catalytic Conversion
- Paper by Damon Caldwell
Nowadays, the power of images is seductive. Bold and complex facades often have an innovative appearance but superficial tectonic depth; experiential…

October 11, 2022
The Tectonics of Flimsiness
- Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI
Architecture has traditionally celebrated the joining of two building components or materials. Joinery serves as a key site for architectural express…

March 22, 2020