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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Moisture Risk in Spray Polyurethane Foam Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | Apr 13, 2015 | Duncan Prahl, RA, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA, Matthew Shaffer,PE, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 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 |
| Dynamic Façades: Solving the High Performance Building Challenge without Design Compromise | Apr 13, 2015 | Helen E Sanders, Vice President, Technical Business Development, SAGE Electrochromics, Inc., Fariba, Louis Podbelski, Vice President, Architectural Solutions, SAGE Electrochromics, Inc., Faribault, MN |
| High-Dynamic Range Imaging (HDMI) as Validation and Design Tool in Assessing Daylight Discomfort Glare | Apr 13, 2015 | M Susan Ubbelohde, University of California, Berkeley; Loisos + Ubbelohde Associates |
| 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 |
| The NFPA 285 Fire Test’s Impact On Architectural Design And Energy Performance | Apr 13, 2015 | Richard Keleher, AIA, Thompson & Lichter Company, Canton, MA |
| Performance Validation Case Study--Federal Office Building with an Integrated Facade | Apr 13, 2015 | Mark Perepelitza, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, SERA Architects, Sustainability Resources Group Manager., Lisa Petterson, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Principal, SERA Architects, Sustainability Resources Gr, Kate Turpin, PE, LEED AP BD+C , Associate, SERA Architects, Integrated Design Specialist, James Riley, LEED AP BD+C, Associate, SERA Architects, Project Architect |
| 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. |
| Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components | Apr 13, 2015 | Amanda Kimball, Fire Protection Research Foundation |
| 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 |
| State of the Art of NFPA 285 | Apr 13, 2015 | Brian Kuhn, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. |
| Good-Natured Design | Apr 09, 2015 | Anne DiNardo |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Analyzing Energy Saving Retrofit Potential of Historic Homes in Hot-humid Climates | Apr 06, 2015 | Hazem Rashed-Ali (The University of Texas at San Antonio), William Dupont (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Randall Manteufel (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Tomas Thomson (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Levi Sanciuc (The University of Texas at San Antonio) |