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User-Centric Renovation Design Strategies of Traditional Offices for Supporting Hybrid Work: Engaging Employees through Research

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“User-Centric Renovation Design Strategies of Traditional Offices for Supporting Hybrid Work: Engaging Employees through Research” investigated renovation strategies of office spaces to post-pandemic, hybrid working environments with an emphasis on user inclusion in the holistic design process – from pre-design inquiry, design synthesis and development, and final design validation. The goal was to determine renovation strategies […]

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June 30, 2024

Innovations in Architecture: Research, Design and Technology

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“Innovations in Architecture: Research, Design and Technology” is an invited review paper, presented as part of a keynote presentation. Architectural designers are currently faced with many challenges—technological changes, environmental and economic impacts, necessity to innovate and raise the bar in building performance, and the paradigm shift in architecture with the wider adoption of advanced computational […]

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June 20, 2024

Building Information Modeling-Based Building Energy Modeling: Assessment of Workflows and Tools

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“Building Information Modeling-Based Building Energy Modeling: Assessment of Workflows and Tools” investigated interoperability between computational design and energy modeling tools. Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM) has potential to provide streamlined and accurate building energy predictions, steering architects towards sustainable building design. Yet, integration and interoperability between BIM and BEM […]

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May 25, 2024

Post-pandemic Office Spaces: Considerations and Design Strategies for Hybrid Work Environments

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“Post-pandemic Office Spaces: Considerations and Design Strategies for Hybrid Work Environments” investigated renovation considerations and design strategies for post-pandemic, hybrid office environment within an academic institution. The focus was on two case-study office spaces that are part of the same organization at the University of Utah, where the existing physical space was insufficient for future […]

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December 15, 2023

Sustainable Retrofitting Strategies for Culturally Significant Brutalist Buildings

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“Sustainable Retrofitting Strategies for Culturally Significant Brutalist Buildings: Energy-Efficient Strategies for a High-Rise Residential Complex in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina” investigated energy-efficient (EE) retrofit strategies for a historically and culturally significant residential building complex. The objective was to evaluate existing building performance and propose delicate, EE retrofit strategies while preserving the original design character. The […]

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December 1, 2023

Focus on Facades Education

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“Focus on Facade Education” discusses the missions of the Facade Tectonic Institute’s Education Committee and its recently released report on the state of facades education at higher-education institutions in the U.S. titled The State of Facades Education in Academic Institutions: U.S.-Based Perspectives and its results. It also provides a list of recommendations for architectural programs […]

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October 30, 2023

Condensation Study of Windows

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“Condensation Study: Thermal Analysis of Aluminum-Framed Window Systems under Different Environmental Conditions” presents a study where thermal heat transfer simulations were used to evaluate the potential for condensation among 11 different window systems, ranked by their respective heat transfer coefficients (U-factors) and condensation resistance (CR) rating values. The objectives were to determine exterior environmental conditions […]

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September 27, 2023

Vaccination Accessibility Analysis

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“Vaccination Accessibility Analysis: Modeling Historical Patterns of Redlining and Access to Healthcare Services” discusses relationships between historic urban planning policies and access to healthcare, specifically vaccination accessibility. Despite immense efforts to ensure equitable COVID-19 vaccination access, many global communities had remained marginalized without access to vaccines or with limited supplies and accessibility to vaccines. In […]

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June 15, 2023

The State of Facades Education in Academic Institutions: U.S.-Based Perspectives

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“The State of Facades Education in Academic Institutions: U.S.-Based Perspectives” outlines the results of a research study investigating the state of facades education at higher-education institutions across the United States. The objective was to identify courses focusing on facades, and analyze how these courses relate to the overall curricula, educational content, and teaching methods at […]

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May 26, 2023

Looking Back at the 2022 World Congress

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“Looking Back at the 2022 World Congress” discusses the Facade Tectonic Insititute’s 2022 World Congress theme on de-carbonization, titled Counting Carbon: Leveraging the Facade System for Carbon Emission Reductions and its renowned keynote presenters, Gabrielle Bullock – whose presentation focused on equity, inclusion, and diversity in the architectural profession and Lisa Heschong – who presented […]

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December 9, 2022