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
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The Aesthetics of Big Tech
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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Stainless Steel 101
This paper presents a summary of the industry advances beyond T304 and T316 austenitic stainless steels. The greater availability of precipitation
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Transformation as Movement
<p>In 1888 the art historian Heinrich Wölfflin proposed the notion that the primary characteristic of baroque architecture is the illusion of…
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Thinking About Facades
There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the
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Retrofit Options for Historic Facades
<p>Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact…
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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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In Factory Commissioning
<p>Factory inspection visits are vital, yet they unfortunately have a habit of being overlooked. The factory inspection process during the Building…
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Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades
<p>Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental…
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Daylighting Post-Occupancy Evaluation Study
Daylighting is a key strategy to energy efficiency and improved occupant comfort, health, and productivity in buildings. However, providing desired
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Challenges of Tall Iconic Building Retrofit
<p>Change happens, for better or for worse, to all living and physical matter. In order to thrive and achieve longevity, we constantly need to adapt…
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Anisotropy and Haze Measurement with Online Scanners
<p>Architects and facade planners require that anisotropies or haze, optical phenomena disturbing the clear appearance of a glass, have to be avoided…
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Adaptable Glazing Shields
<p>Today, about 40% of all buildings in the U.S. still have single-pane windows, and ~70% of the existing building stock is estimated to suffer from…
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Infinite Panel System
Today, building facades are expected to do much more than merely provide shelter, which is driving the need for higher performing envelope solutions.
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Facade Mock-ups
<p>Curtain walls and window walls are typically specified to meet a variety of different performance and testing criteria, some of which can be quite…
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End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design
In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building
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Green Wall Rainscreen
Green Wall applications are growing in popularity around the world. Often thought of as a decorative element they provide much more than aesthetic
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Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures
<p>The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the…
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Predictive Modeling in an Automated Building Facade
<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
<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…
