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Glazing Design By ASTM E 1300
- Paper by H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D., F. FTI, F. ASCE, F. ASTM, Professor Stephen M. Morse, P.E., Ph.D., A.M, ASTM, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering James G. Soules, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., SECB, F. SEI, F. ASCE, Graduate Student, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
<p>ASTM E 1300 “Standard Practice for Determining Load Resistance of Glass in Buildings” defines the load resistance of a glass construction as being…

January 29, 2020
Managing Constraints
- Paper by Vincent IP, LEED AP BD+C, vip@nbbj.com
<p>On a commercial high-rise tower project located in Hong Kong, the design team was challenged to make a facade that would beneficial to tenants…

March 22, 2020
Doubling Mies
- Paper by Timothy Brown AIA NCARB CSI, Associate Professor
<p>Mies van der Rohe’s concurrently designed projects for Commonwealth Promenade Apartments (1953-1956) and the Esplanade Apartments (1953-1957), saw…

March 22, 2020
Designing with Photovoltaics
- Paper by Wayne Walker, Associate, Project Architect Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Sam Crawford, Intern
<p>Photovoltaics (PV) have been utilized in buildings for decades, especially in Europe where legislative support has largely driven the market. With…

March 15, 2020

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