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  • Facing Density

    • Paper by Wendy Cox,

    The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects a world population growth of over three billion over our current, nearly eight …

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    Glass Spandrels and Shadow Boxes

    • Paper by John Jackson,

    Glass spandrels are a common design strategy utilized to opacify floor levels in building facades. These opaque glass assemblies are integrated into …

  • The Myth of Simplicity

    • Paper by Gerry Lang

    There were good why reasons early US Modernism first evolved in California– wide open sites with no constraints (physical or zoning), and effectively…

  • Advances in Laminated Glass Engineering

    • Paper by Richard Green PE (WA, NY, TX, CO, OR, MT), M.IEAUST CPEng, NER(Aus), APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus), RBP(Vic), Principal - Owner

    The stability of monolithic glass fins is reasonably well defined; as an elastic material it behaves in a similar manner to other elastic materials s…

  • Contextualizing Glass and Carbon Impacts

    • Paper by Kayla Natividad, PhD, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate · Kyle Sword

    Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate chang…

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    Bringing an Icon Into the Future: Willis Tower

    • Paper by Stephen Katz, Technical Director

    Few buildings are as iconic as Willis Tower. Generations of Chicagoans have a collective memory of this building playing a role in their entire lives…

  • Addressing Embodied Carbon

    • Paper by Helen Sanders, PhD · Adam Nizich

    Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector is critical to limiting global temperature rise to less than 1.5⁰C. Construction and build…

  • Laminated Security Glazing

    • Paper by Vaughn Schauss,

    Glass is an essential component for any type of building. Its transparency enhances daylighting and provides occupants a view to the outside. Whether…

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    Advances in Effective Thickness

    • Paper by Adam J Nizich, P.E., Senior Consulting Engineer Andrea M. La Greca, P.E., Consulting Engineer Laura Galuppi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics

    Effective thickness is a simplified method for the structural evaluation of laminated glass section properties. The method consists of defining the e…

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    Condensation Study of Windows

    • Paper by Ajla Aksamija, Professor and Chair Suncica Milosevic, PhD Student Helen Sanders, General Manager Alexandra Blakeslee, Innovation & Projects

    This paper discusses a simulation study of different window systems, where heat transfer simulations were performed to investigate thermal performanc…

  • The Craft of Building Enclosures

    • Paper by Christopher Payne, AIA, LEED AP

    This paper will provide case studies of two high-performance building envelopes in the San Francisco Bay Area where the fabrication of bespoke façade…

  • Changes to FTI Staff & Leadership

    • Announcement

    The Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) announces upcoming changes to our staff and leadership team. On July 2, 2021, Katie Gould will leave her position as FTI’s Program Director to pursue other endeavors.

  • Building Buildings, Community, and Wellbeing

    This month, our content is focused on how buildings impact people and their well-being. How does their shape, look, and design impact how we function? How are our daily lives, our culture, and our society influenced by the built environment around us?

  • Call for Board Nominations

    • Announcement

    We invite members to submit nominations for a vacancy opening on our Board of Directors — we will consider applications for individuals working in material supplier, education, public interest, general contracting, building ownership/development, or fabrication spaces.

  • Adaptive Building Envelope

    • Paper by Abolfazl Ganji Kheybari · Jochen Lam

    Designing a multi-functional building envelope as an architectural façade, environmental interface and solar collector is a multi-objective explorati…