A recently published report, “The State of Facades Education in Academic Institutions: U.S.-Based Perspectives,” outlines the results of a research study focusing on the state of facades education at higher-education institutions across the United States. The objective was to identify coursework focusing on facades and to analyze how these courses relate to the overall curricula, […]
Read MoreFacade Tectonics Institute’s (FTI’s) Education Forum was held on Monday, May 15, 2023. This forum started with a presentation on the state of facades education in the United States, introducing the results of a research study that was conducted over a period of two years. This research was conducted by the FTI’s Education Committee: Prof. […]
Read MoreAjla Aksamija wrote an article “Looking Back at the 2022 World Congress” for the SKINS Newsletter, reflecting on the outcomes of the Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) World Congress 2022 in Los Angeles.
Read MoreTP3C team presented several research papers at the Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI) World Congress in Los Angeles on October 12 and 13. Professor Aksamija presented a paper “Novel Active Facade Systems and Their Energy Performance in Commercial Buildings: Impact of Thermoelectric Materials on Heating and Cooling in Different Climates.” The paper discusses the results of […]
Read MoreAjla Aksamija presented two invited presentations at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Utah Chapter’s Fall 2022 Conference 2022 on September 27. The first presentation, “Sustainable and High-Performance Facades: Design Methods and Technologies”, focused on the methods for designing sustainable, high-performance facades, and the necessary steps in ensuring that the environmental factors and energy-efficiency strategies […]
Read MoreAjla Aksamija presented an invited presentation, “Decarbonizing the Built Environment for Sustainable Future,” at the Sustainable Urban Development: Designing Smart, Inclusive and Resilient Cities symposium in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from June 23-26, 2022. This presentation discussed her research on design methods for decarbonizing the built environment, specifically focusing on energy-efficient retrofits of existing buildings […]
Read MoreAjla Aksamija gave an invited presentation at the European Façade Network (EFN) Conference “Teaching Façades for a Sustainable Future”, held in Lisbon, Portugal on June 14, 2022. The presentation “Sustainable and High-Performance Facades: A Decade of Educational Programs” discussed Aksamija’s research and teaching related to high-performance facades. Specifically, the presentation focused on integrated methods that […]
Read MoreAjla Aksamija presented at the Designing Carbon Neutral Cities Symposium on April 12, 2022, organized by the Urban Design Utah/AIA Utah. Her presentation was titled “Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Regenerative Design: Achieving Net-Zero Energy in Existing Buildings” and discussed methods for energy-efficient retrofits of existing buildings for achieving net-zero energy goals.
Read MoreAjla Aksamija authored a foreword for the Rethinking Building Skins: Transformative Technologies and Research Trajectories book, edited by Eugenia Gasparri, Arianna Brambilla, Gabriele Lobaccaro, Francesco Goia, Annalisa Andaloro, and Alberto Sangiorgio. The book was published in 2022 by Elsevier, and it provides a comprehensive collection of the most relevant and emerging research in the field […]
Read MoreAjla Aksamija presented a keynote address at the Mass Timber Enclosure Symposium, organized by the RDH Science on November 16, 2021. Her presentation “Wood Enclosure Systems: Design and Research Considerations” discussed the applications of wood in building enclosures, as well as design and building science considerations in relation to high-performance facades. It is necessary to […]
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