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  • Silicone Spandrel Glass Opacifiers featured image

    Silicone Spandrel Glass Opacifiers

    • Paper by Scott Norville, Samir Blanchet, George Torok, Kris Vockler, John Swanson, Chris Barry, Lawrence Carbary, Stephane Hoffman, Timothy Krytenberg, Chris Fronsoe,

    <p>Curtain wall design commonly uses insulating glass units for vision and spandrel glazing to provide better visual harmonization of building facade…

  • Let Thin Glass in the Facade Move featured image

    Let Thin Glass in the Facade Move

    • Paper by Prof. DI Dr. Jürgen Neugebauer, DI Dr. Markus Wallner-Novak,

    <p>Facades play an important role in the control of energy flow and energy consumption in buildings as they represent the interface between the…

  • Kinematic Structural Glass featured image

    Kinematic Structural Glass

    • Paper by Lisa Follman, AIA, Gregor Horstmeyer, PE,

    <p>The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building…

  • 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…

  • Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades featured image

    Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades

    • Paper by Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP, kirschbaum@fentressarchitects.com Peter Koukos, Director of Strategic Process Alfonso Lopez, P.E., Principal and CEO

    <p>In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it…

  • Anisotropic Effects in Architectural Glass featured image

    Anisotropic Effects in Architectural Glass

    • Paper by Luis M. Hidalgo, Michael Elstner,

    <p>Iridescence effects, quench marks, leopard marks… The names given to optical anisotropy in toughened and heat-strengthened glass are diverse and…

  • Thermal Stress Analysis in Glass

    • Paper by Michael Elstner, Director of Technical Advisory Service Michaela Poláková, TAS Engineer Steffen Schäfer,

    <p>The use of glass in windows and curtain walls in residential as well as in commercial buildings needs to be designed very carefully. In addition…

  • Corrugated-geometry Copper and Glass Facade featured image

    Corrugated-geometry Copper and Glass Facade

    • Paper by Marko Tomsic, PE, Project Consultant John A. Jackson, AIA, Senior Project Manager

    <p>The subject of this case study is the design and construction of a custom corrugated-geometry facade featuring pre-patinated copper and glass for…

  • Prototyping with Ultra-Thin Glass featured image

    Prototyping with Ultra-Thin Glass

    • Paper by Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director - Specialty Design Josephine Stoddard, Master of Building Science, Structural and Environmental Analysis and Design Karen Kensek, Professor

    <p>This paper proposes system concepts and fabrication methods for the use of ultra-thin glass in facades. It documents the team's research on…

  • Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures featured image

    Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures

    • Paper by Alfonso E. Lopez, P.E., CEO David Dunham, P.E., Director of Business Development

    <p>The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the…

  • Feasibility of Measuring Stress in Glass with a SCALP featured image

    Feasibility of Measuring Stress in Glass with a SCALP

    • Paper by Nabhajit Goswami, Student Stephen M Morse, P.E., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

    <p>The SCALP device is designed to measure the residual compressive surface stress of glass. As the SCALP does not rely on the birefringence…

  • Controlling Anisotropy in Heat Treated Glass featured image

    Controlling Anisotropy in Heat Treated Glass

    • Paper by Francis Serruys, Dr. Romain Decourcelle,

    <p>Anisotropy is also known as Brewster marks, quench marks, strain pattern, leopard spots, Iridescence, etc. Although anisotropy is inevitable when…

  • 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…

  • Adaptable Glazing Shields featured image

    Adaptable Glazing Shields

    • Paper by Anas Al Kassas,

    <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…

  • The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA featured image

    The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA

    • Paper by Roman Scheiber, Associate Director ppa. Florian Meier,

    <p>Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed a 290,000 sf museum celebrating the artistry and technology of film, becoming the world’s first museum and…

  • Solar Reflection Mitigation featured image

    Solar Reflection Mitigation

    • Paper by Kais Al-Rawi, AIA, Associate

    <p>Glass by nature is a reflective material, and it is well-known and documented that issues of glare can occur due to solar reflection. This…