Papers

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  • Spandrel Glass Design

    • Paper

    <p>Currently, most spandrel glass in commercial curtain walls comprises insulating glass fabricated using an interior heat strengthened glass lite…

  • Transitions Between Diverse Envelope Systems

    • Paper by Kristian Fosholt, LEED AP BD+C · Megan Koehler, AIA, LEED AP BD+C · Andrew Tsay Jacobs, AIA, EIT, LEED AP BD+C

    The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California features an extremely diverse set of facade systems within one

  • Designing Structural Laminated Glass featured image

    Designing Structural Laminated Glass

    • Paper by Vaughn Schauss,

    <p>Laminated glass with standard PVB has long been used for safety and security due to its ability to adhere the broken glass fragments together. As…

  • Ballistic and Blast Integrated Design

    • Paper by James Hock, LEED AP BD+C · Marc Zobec · Alberto Franceschet · Guido Lori

    Increased security needs have led to a demand in enhanced curtain wall facade performance. In addition to thermal, acoustic, and structural

  • Determination of Interlayer Structural Properties for Use in Laminated Glass Design featured image

    Determination of Interlayer Structural Properties for Use in Laminated Glass Design

    • Paper by Michael Härth, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), M.Sc., Dr.-Ing., Research Scientist Stephen J Bennison, B.Sc., M.S., Ph.D., Research Fellow Steven R Sauerbrunn, B.Sc., Ph.D., Thermal Analysis Engineer

    <p>We have seen rapid expansion in the last decade of laminated glass design using modern analytical and computational methods. Essential to the…

  • Hurricane-acoustic Glazing Barriers Using New Interlayer Technology featured image

    Hurricane-acoustic Glazing Barriers Using New Interlayer Technology

    • Paper by Stephen J Bennison, B.Sc., M.S., Ph.D., Research Fellow Alejandro G Gonzalez, Sales and Marketing Charles Anthony Smith, Research Scientist Rebecca L Smith, Research Scientist Takuya Kobayashi, Research Scientist Toshiyuki Iguchi, Engineering Manager

    <p>In the last twenty years we have seen the development of polymer interlayers for laminated glass where the resin compositions have been optimized…