Durability and Resilience 
Durability and Resilience characterizes the ability to withstand wear and efficient maintenance of building elements and systems, as well as the measure of facility’s ability to function after enduring a natural or man-made disaster.
| Title |
Date |
Author |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Study on Integration of Thermoelectric Materials in Exterior Walls for Heating and Cooling in High-Performance Buildings | Apr 16, 2018 | Dr. Ajla Aksamija Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts |
| Improving Fire Protection System Performance | Apr 16, 2018 | Victoria Valentine, Director, Society of Fire Protection Engineers |
| Long Term Performance of Vacuum Insulated Panel Walls and Energy Use Assessments of a Net Zero Energy House | Apr 16, 2018 | Anil Parekh Senior Researcher, Natural Resources Canada |
| Indoor Environmental Quality Performance of a Double LEED™ Platinum Commercial Office Building Pre- and Post-Retrofit | Apr 16, 2018 | Stanley Gatland II, Manager, Building Sciences and Comfort, CertainTeed Corporation, Ihab Elzeyad, PhD, University of Oregon |
| Comparison of Metal and Non-Metal Retrofit Systems | Apr 16, 2018 | Vincent Sagan Senior Staff Engineer, Metal Building Manufacturers Association |
| Lab to Field: From Components to Verified High Performing Buildings | Apr 16, 2018 | Linda Jeng, M.A.Sc, DowDuPont Safety and Construction , Dan Tempas, DowDuPont Safety and Construction, Aubrey Swift, AIA, dbHMS , John Bergman, PE, dbHMS, Diana Hun, PhD, Oakridge National Lab, Mahabir Bhanari, PhD, Oakridge National Lab |
| Mid-Century Modern Building Performance and Improvement Strategies | Apr 16, 2018 | Rachel Michelin Senior Associate, Thornton Tomasetti |
| A Sustainable Repurposing of the Aging Facility | Apr 16, 2018 | Daniel McKelvey Associate Principal, Ayers Saint Gross Architects Allison Wilson, AIA, Sustainabi |
| Balancing Preservation and Energy Efficiency in Building Retrofits | Apr 17, 2018 | Rex A. Cyphers, PE , Principal, WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., Carly (May) Wagner, PE, Project Engineer II , WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. , Jodi M. Knorowski, PE, Project Engineer I, WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. |
| Energy Study for Improving Building Enclosure Performance | Apr 18, 2018 | Chris Norris, PE, Building Enclosure Practice Area Leader, Walter P. Moore. |
| Assessing the Triple Bottom Line of Alternative Window to Wall Ratios as Resilient Adaptations in Office Buildings | Apr 18, 2018 | Luke Troup, PhD Candidate, Northeastern University, Robert Phillips, PhD Candidate, Northeastern University, Matthew Eckelman, PhD. Northeastern University , David Fannon, AIA, Assistant Professor, Northeastern University |
| TrashWalls / DWB (Drywall Waste Block) | May 31, 2018 | Taiji Miyasaka (Washington State University) |
| Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Headquarters Building, Buildings 33 and Quadrangle Buildings : A Whole Building Design Guide Case Study | Jun 19, 2018 | Whole Building Design Guide, a program of the National Institute of Building Sciences |
| Biodiverse Built Environments: High-performance passive systems for ecologic resilience | Aug 09, 2022 | Keith Van de Riet, PhD, AIA (University of Kansas) |