Papers

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  • A circular approach to facade design

    The built environment has a significant impact on our natural environment, depleting non-renewable resources, overwhelming landfill sites, and

  • Facade and electric lighting integration

    • Paper

    <p>Facades and electric lighting systems are, for the most part, still considered as separate systems throughout the design, installation,…

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    Xilinx Case Study

    • Paper by Michael Martinez, LEED AP, Stet Sanborn, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC,

    <p>The transformation of a dark and inhumane 1970s tilt-up concrete office building into a high performance, light-filled modern workplace was…

  • Orbit Tower

    • Paper by Enrica Oliva · Michele Andaloro · Werner Sobek

    While most of high-rise buildings feature a core surrounded by a spatial frame defining the volume, one could envision a column-free plan where the

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    Hydrophobic Stainless Steel Surfaces

    • Paper by Fred Deuschle, Jim Halliday, Mike McGuire,

    <p>There is no doubting the longevity of stainless steel building facades. The Chrysler Building and numerous buildings that followed have stood the…

  • Infinite Panel System

    • Paper by Mike Ryan · Brian Stern · Michael Adams

    Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.

  • End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design

    • Paper by Rebecca Hartwell · Mauro Overend

    In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building

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    Sustainable Silicone

    • Paper by Jon Kimberlain, TS&D Scientist Adrienne Bowman-Grittini, Senior Technical Service and Development Specialist Stanley Yee, TS&D Scientist

    <p>Silicone materials have a long history in high performance building projects. Known for durability, they can reduce a building’s carbon footprint…

  • Optimized Adaptive Re-Use

    • Paper by Matthew Parker · John Souleles

    Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal

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    Predictive Modeling in an Automated Building Facade

    • Paper by Troy Nolan Peters PhD, Associate Professor

    <p>Computer simulations of an automated dynamic facade in a passively heated and cooled building by using predictive modeling of short-term future…

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    Carbon Lean Facades

    • Paper by Stefanie Schober, Senior Project Director Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador, Senior Associate

    <p>With net zero and carbon neutral mandates on the near horizon, New York City has pushed the green building envelope by leveraging incentive-based…

  • Passive House Facade Design and Construction

    • Paper by Louis Koehl, AIA, CPHD

    Buildings account for over 40% of global emissions (GlobalABC, 2018). Growing populations and higher standards of living are increasing pressure on