Multi-domain Assessment of a Kinetic Facade Paper by Kunyo Luo, Master of Building Science Karen Kensek, LEED AP BD+C, DPACSA, Professor of Practice Marc Schiler, FASES, Professor An assessment workflow was created to simulate and evaluate the performance of a kinetic facade in an interior space. It includes parameters of energ… June 10, 2020
Designing with Photovoltaics Paper by Wayne Walker · Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C · Sam Crawford Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With ne… March 15, 2020
Invert Auto-Shading Paper by Jae Yong Suk · Doris Sung Allowing sufficient amount of natural light while avoiding excessive sunlight penetration is often hard to achieve with static facade systems due to … March 15, 2020
Managing Solar Reflections from the Building Envelope Paper by Ryan Danks, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., Senior Engineer Joel Good, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Principal Understanding how a building will reflect sunlight has gone from a rare requirement to a key consideration during the planning permission process in … January 29, 2020
Heat-actuated Auxetic Facades Paper by Amira Abdel-Rahman, Elnaz Tafrihi, Highly transformable materials can be used as adaptive exterior shading systems by leveraging the relationship between external stimuli (heat) and re… March 14, 2018