Two Sides to Sustainability & High-performance Paper by Brian Fraumeni, Associate, Project Designer Julia Ragragio Ruiz, LEED AP BD+C, Sustainability Strategist Adam Moqrane, Intern High performance can be defined as “a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy… May 22, 2020
Execution Ways Paper by Viswanath Urala, P.E., Senior Engineer Prakash R. Desai, P.E., S.E., Senior Structural Engineer Business Insider has described San Francisco’s Chase Arena as setting “a new standard for a sports arena in the US”, and “the state-of-the-art arena… March 22, 2020
Influence of Facade Materials on the Acoustic Environment Paper by Alvaro Balderrama, M.Eng. LEED Green Associate, Daniel Arztmann, Prof. Dipl-Ing. M.Eng., Jens-Uwe Schulz, Prof. Dipl-Ing., Urban noise pollution is a major environmental health problem. International organizations are making efforts to prevent health damage due to high… March 20, 2020
United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum Paper by Ilja Aljoskin PMP, Project Manager Lee Pepin, Director of Virtual Design & Construction Neil Meredith RA, Modeler Advanced fabrication processes combined with parametric 3D modeling give designers and architects the freedom and versatility to push the boundaries… March 15, 2020
Optimized Adaptive Re-Use Paper by Matthew Parker, Intern Architect John Souleles, Principal Contemporary building practice represents a disconnect between traditional manufacturing techniques, that favor straight runs and orthogonal… March 20, 2020
Managing Constraints Paper by Vincent IP, LEED AP BD+C, vip@nbbj.com 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 with a… March 22, 2020
Building by Numbers Paper by Trevor Stephen Lewis PhD | PE | FRSA, Principal This paper outlines the successful implementation of digital workflows between the design team composed of Architect, Structural Engineer and Project… March 15, 2020
Developments in Gridshell Design Paper by Cristobal Correa P.E., Principal Craig Schwitter P.E., Principal In 1959 Heinz Isler challenged the world of concrete shell design by proposing a series of shapes for shells that were very different from what most… March 22, 2020
Architectural Shape Optimization Paper by Patricia Edith Camporeale, PhD, Posdoc researcher This paper explores the architectural shape optimization of typical housing typologies: slab and high-rise residential buildings to reduce primary… February 24, 2020
Transfer Topologies Paper by Nada Tarkhan, Project Manager This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design.… March 21, 2020
Data-Driven Shading Systems Paper by Simon Schleicher, Luis Santos, Luisa Caldas, Analyzing the energy performance of complex building envelopes, determining the need for sun protection, and assessing the effectiveness of shading… March 14, 2018