Papers

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  • A circular approach to facade design

    • Paper
    The built environment has a significant impact on our natural environment, depleting non-renewable resources, overwhelming landfill sites, and…
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    In Factory Commissioning

    • Paper by Robert Golda,
    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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    Curved Forming Panel Facades

    • Paper by Roger Schroeder,
    The performative and visual aspects of curved forming/bending thin “formable” planar materials is explored. Early tests for deflection indicate that…
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    End-of-Life Challenges in Facade Design

    • Paper by Rebecca Hartwell, PhD Candidate Mauro Overend, Professor of Structural Design & Mechanics
    In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building…
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    Growing Myceliated Facades

    • Paper by Thibaut Houette, M. Arch., Integrated Bioscience PhD student Brian Foresi, Biomedical Sciences (BS/MD) student Christopher Maurer, AIA, NCARB, Founder and Principal Architect Dr. Petra Gruber, Assoc. Prof.
    Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting…