Papers

225 results

• 

  Transfer Topologies

  • Paper by Nada Tarkhan, Project Manager

  <p>This research looks at the relationship of material and geometric distribution to set a methodology for integrating structural and thermal design.…

  March 21, 2020
• 

  Determining the Optimal Opening for Multi Skin Facade with External Ventilation

  • Paper by Peter Simmonds,

  <p>The envelope of the Harbin Bank Building in Beijing has a Multi-Skin Facade where the outer cavity is naturally ventilated. During the design the…

  February 26, 2020
• 

  Put Your Sweater On!

  • Paper by Eric Haas, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Adjunct Associate Professor

  <p>During the particularly cold first months of 1977 President Jimmy Carter, in what some call “The Sweater Speech,” famously noted how much energy…

  January 22, 2020
• 

  Heat-actuated Auxetic Facades

  • Paper by Amira Abdel-Rahman, Elnaz Tafrihi,

  <p>Highly transformable materials can be used as adaptive exterior shading systems by leveraging the relationship between external stimuli (heat) and…

  March 14, 2018
• 

  Data-Driven Shading Systems

  • Paper by Simon Schleicher, Luis Santos, Luisa Caldas,

  <p>Analyzing the energy performance of complex building envelopes, determining the need for sun protection, and assessing the effectiveness of…

  March 14, 2018