Rise of the Consultant
<p>This paper is a Case Study focused on Professional Services and will cover the past 25 years and the evolution of what is commonly referred to as…
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Spandrel Glass Design
<p>Currently, most spandrel glass in commercial curtain walls comprises insulating glass fabricated using an interior heat strengthened glass lite…
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The Aesthetics of Big Tech
<p>The San Francisco Bay Area is synonymous with leading edge technology and innovation. Many of the biggest and wealthiest tech giants have huge…
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Climate-Oriented Prefabricated Building Envelopes
<p>Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope…
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Working With Big Data
<p>Big data is having a noticeable impact on enclosure engineering design. With continuing advancements that liberate the geometrical form and the…
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Silicone Spandrel Glass Opacifiers
<p>Curtain wall design commonly uses insulating glass units for vision and spandrel glazing to provide better visual harmonization of building facade…
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Shadow Box Design
<p>Shadow boxes are commonly used in curtain wall construction, but can be problematic if not designed and detailed correctly and appropriately for…
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Performance Criteria for Museum Enclosure Design
<p>This paper develops a framework of considerations for the development of project specific performance criteria for the design of art museums and…
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Patchwork
<p>It may be difficult for modern man to believe that what is known as handicraft was once the advanced manufacturing of the day. These techniques…
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Novel Techniques for Facade Optimization
<p>Complex freeform architectural enclosures are becoming increasingly popular and easy to model and design with the help of modern computational…
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Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades
<p>One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from…
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Facade Wind Loading
<p>Wind induced pressure is a major design consideration for building facades. However, the effects of facade geometry and urban terrain on wind…
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EUI of Building Clusters
<p>Large master planned developments such as Battery Park City in Manhattan, Mission Bay in San Francisco, and Playa Vista in Los Angeles were built…
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Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort
<p>Direct sun on the body is a known potential cause of thermal discomfort for occupants, yet most thermal comfort simulations do not capture its…
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Digital Medium, Tangible Message
<p>The reaches of architecture are inherently linked to the efficacy of communication, and as emerging technology broadens the conceptual horizon of…
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Design Digital Recipes
<p>Precision in digital workflow is necessary to deliver facade projects where there is a high design aesthetic or structural performance…
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Design Considerations and the Complex Facade
<p>The design of complex, high-performance facades involves balancing attention towards principles of material selection, thermal and moisture…
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Design Considerations
<p>Window glass design using ASTM E 1300 entails determining glass thickness(es) and types so that the window glass construction load resistance…
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DC Water Headquarters Case Study
<p>Facades must be responsive to a myriad of qualities and influences ranging from urban impact and aesthetic character to numerous performance…
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Collaborative Methodology for Fastracking Challenging Facade Concepts
<p>The goal is to explore the role and methodology employed between the architect and engineer as they look to resolve the opposing demands of design…
