Papers

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  • In Factory Commissioning featured image

    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…
  • Hydrophobic Stainless Steel Surfaces featured image

    Hydrophobic Stainless Steel Surfaces

    • Paper by Fred Deuschle, Jim Halliday, Mike McGuire,
    There is no doubting the longevity of stainless steel building facades. The Chrysler Building and numerous buildings that followed have stood the…
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    Hybrid Timber

    • Paper by Stacey Hooper, AIA, LEED BD+C,
    This case study provides an overview of building hybrid curtain wall system and future opportunities for the use of timber. It will also review the…
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    Historical Evolution of Responsive Facades

    • Paper by Negar Heidari Matin, Ph.D. Candidate, LEED GA, Ali Eydgahi, Ph.D., Shimming Shyu, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C, Payam H. Matin, Ph.D.,
    Responsive facade system is considered a major component of high-performance building envelope that is capable of responding to environmental stimuli…
  • Hardened Facades Effects on Structural Systems featured image

    Hardened Facades Effects on Structural Systems

    • Paper by Aldo E. McKay, PE, Cliff A. Jones, SE, PE, PSP, Phillip Benshoof, PE,
    To ensure the safety of U.S diplomatic personnel overseas, the U.S Department of State (DoS) has developed facade retrofits capable of resisting high…
  • Glazed Spandrels featured image

    Glazed Spandrels

    • Paper by Julien Schwartz, M.Eng., Patrick Roppel, M.A.Sc, P.Eng., Stéphane Hoffman, M.Eng, M.Arch, P.Eng, P.E., Neil Norris, M.A.Sc, P.Eng, C.P.H.D.,
    Recent years have seen an increased use of insulated glazing units in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the vision and…
  • Glass Strength Under Point Loading featured image

    Glass Strength Under Point Loading

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP, John Knowles, PE SE, Kedar Malusare,
    Structural glass is used in a range of building applications, and while the ASTM E1300 has recently been updated to provide a design method to…
  • Generative Design Tool featured image

    Generative Design Tool

    • Paper by Amir Hosseinzadeh Zarrabi, Mona Azarbayjani, Maryam Tavakoli,
    The piezoelectric facade as a self-sustained technology can generate a considerable amount of energy by converting swaying motions (actuated by the…
  • Fully Tempered Glass in Spandrel Applications featured image

    Fully Tempered Glass in Spandrel Applications

    • Paper by Stéphane Hoffman, PE, Lawrence D. Carbary,
    Recent years have seen an increase in the use of insulated glazing units (IGUs) in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the…
  • Form as Energy featured image

    Form as Energy

    • Paper by Matthew Fineout,
    All too often, high-performance building envelopes are considered in terms of new materials and technologies that push specific systems to improve…
  • Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades featured image

    Fire Safety in High Rise Exterior Facades

    • Paper by Angela M. Ogino,
    One of the most complex yet least understood areas where fire can spread is at the perimeter of a building. Fire can not only spread from…
  • Facade Wind Loading featured image

    Facade Wind Loading

    • Paper by Timothy Brewer, CEng, MICE, George Kantrales, Ph.D., Eric Sammarco, Ph.D., P.E., Carrie Davis, P.E., LEED Green Assoc.,
    Wind induced pressure is a major design consideration for building facades. However, the effects of facade geometry and urban terrain on wind loading…
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    Exo-Skins

    • Paper by Nick Braaksma, Malini Srivastava, AIA, Chad Ulven,
    Cost-effective, sustainable, self-actuating, thermally-responsive, bio-composite exo-skins that act like shields or cloaks for existing buildings…
  • EUI of Building Clusters featured image

    EUI of Building Clusters

    • Paper by Srinivas M. Rao, AIA, AICP, LEED AP,
    Large master planned developments such as Battery Park City in Manhattan, Mission Bay in San Francisco, and Playa Vista in Los Angeles were built…
  • Edge Lighting Glazing with Hidden Fixtures featured image

    Edge Lighting Glazing with Hidden Fixtures

    • Paper by Dave McCarroll, Dan Weinreber, Lei Fu,
    Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating…
  • Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort featured image

    Direct Sun and Occupant Comfort

    • Paper by Madeline Gradillas, Henry Richardson,
    Direct sun on the body is a known potential cause of thermal discomfort for occupants, yet most thermal comfort simulations do not capture its…