Design Issues 
Design Issues cover research projects that pertain to the art and science of creating and sustaining the built environment and include case studies of projects.
| Title |
Date |
Author |
|---|---|---|
| Design Considerations for Climate Change | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP, Alexandra Connor, Project Associate, WSP |
| Re-Glazing of All Glass Curtain-Wall Buildings | Apr 13, 2015 | Michael Aoki-Kramer, BA, JD LEED-AP, RDH Building Sciences Inc., Graham Finch, RDH Building Engineering Ltd , Brian Hubbs, RDH Building Engineering Ltd, Ed Thiessen, RDH Building Engineering Ltd , James Higgins, RDH Building Engineering Ltd |
| Early Phase Performance Modeling to Right-Size Building Enclosure | Apr 13, 2015 | Jillian Burgess, RA. The Facade Group, Philadelphia, PA |
| Challenges and Opportunities in Deep Envelope Retrofitting | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul Bertram, FCSI, CDT, Director: Environment, Sustainability, Government Affairs Kingspan Insul |
| Inward Vapor Drives in Adhered Veneer Wall Assemblies with Continuous Exterior Insulation | Apr 13, 2015 | Jonathan Smegal, Building Science Laboratories, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada., Aaron Grin, Building Science Laboratories, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| The Importance of Translating an OPR to BOD | Apr 13, 2015 | Andrew Smith, Senior Associate, WSP, Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP |
| High Performance Detailing | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul E. Totten, PE, LEED AP, Vice President, WSP, Washington, DC, Michael J. Heule, Principal, Helix Architecture + Design, Kansas City, |
| Field Thermal Performance of Radiant Barriers and Interior Radiation Control Coatings for Attic Retrofits | Apr 13, 2015 | Ali Fallahi, Ph.D., R&D staff, Building Science Engineer, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, David Yarbrough, Ph.D., P.E., President, R&D Services, Cookeville, TN, Jan Kośny, Ph.D., Building Enclosure Program Lead, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA |
| Low-Cost Bio-Based Phase Change Materials as an Energy Storage Medium in Building Envelopes | Apr 13, 2015 | Kaushik Biswas, Energy and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridg, Nitin Shukla, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA, Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA, Ramin Abhari, Renewable Energy Group Synthetic Fuels, LLC (formerly Syntroleum), Tulsa, OK, USA |
| Five Not So Easy Pieces: Designing and Constructing the Passive House Enclosure | Apr 13, 2015 | Mike Steffen, Walsh Construction Co. |
| High-Performance Building Envelopes: Design Methods for Energy Efficient Facades | Apr 13, 2015 | Ajla Aksamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT,Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |
| Experimental Synthesis of Hollow Silica Nanospheres for Application as Superinsulation in the Buildings of Tomorrow | Apr 13, 2015 | Bjørn Petter Jelle, SINTEF Building & Infrastructure, Department of Materials and Structures, Norway, Tao Gao, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Architectural Design, Linn Ingunn Christie Sandberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Bente Gilbu Tilset, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Materials and Nanotechnology Sector, Mathieu Grandcolas, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Materials and Nanotechnology Sector, Arild Gustavsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Architectural |
| Thermal and Hygrothermal Performance of Ventilated Attics With and Without Breathable Underlayments | Apr 13, 2015 | Sudhir Railkar, Ph.D. GAF, Adem Chich, GAF, Ming Shiaio, Ph.D., GAF, Andre Desjarlais, ORNL, William Miller, Ph.D. , ORNL |
| Airflow in Mid to High-rise Multi-Unit Residential Buildings | Apr 13, 2015 | Lorne Ricketts, MASC, RDH Building Engineering LTD., Vancouver, Graham Finch, MASc, P.Eng., RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, John Straube, PhD, P.Eng., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON |
| Quantifying Comfort to Assist in the Window Selection Process | Apr 13, 2015 | Kerry Haglund, LEED AP BD +C, Executive Director, Efficient Windows Collaborative, Wyoming, MN, Jim Larsen, Director, Technology Marketing, Cardinal Glass Industries, Eden Prairie, MN |
| Thermal Bridging: Observed Impacts and Proposed Improvement for Common Conditions | Apr 13, 2015 | Andrea Love, Director of Building Science, Payette Associates, Boston, Charles Klee, Principal, Payette Associates, Boston |
| Good-Natured Design | Apr 09, 2015 | Anne DiNardo |
| Building without Nails: Enabling Flexibility and Structural Integrity through Digital Prototyping | Apr 06, 2015 | Basem EID Mohamed (McGill University), Frederic Gemme (2BONE Structure | Simple Concept, Quebec), Aaron Sprecher (McGill University) |
| An Integrated Platform for Building Performance Analysis Using Grasshopper | Apr 06, 2015 | Ajith Rao (USG) |
| A Parametric Metamorphosis of Islamic Geometric Patterns: The Extraction of New from Traditional | Apr 06, 2015 | Mostafa Alani (Clemson University), Carlos Barrios (Clemson University) |
| Effectiveness of Design Standards in Improving Residence Hall Usability and Satisfaction | Apr 06, 2015 | Edward Steinfeld (State University of New York at Buffalo), Sue Weidemann (State University of New York at Buffalo), Jonathan White (State University of New York at Buffalo), Elyse Sigal (State University of New York at Buffalo) |
| Evaluative Place-making of the Arts and Craft Movement: A Sustainability Framework | Apr 06, 2015 | Jeanette Burman (University of Calgary, Canada), Brian R. Sinclair (University of Calgary, Canada; sinclairstudio inc.) |
| Sponge: A New Technology for Performative Surfaces | Apr 06, 2015 | Inanc Eray (Inanc Eray Architects) |
| The Significance of Nanotechnology in Architectural Design | Apr 06, 2015 | Ming Hu (American Institute of Architects) |
| A Decision-making Framework to Optimize Roof Functionality in the Design of Sustainable Buildings | Apr 06, 2015 | Nooshafarin Mohammadzadeh (NC State University), Soolyeon Cho (NC State University), Nikita Jathan (Virginia Commonwealth University) |