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 |
|---|---|---|
| Field Test Data from Retrofit of a Small Residential House Using EISF Technology | Apr 13, 2015 | John Edgar, STO Corporation, Ali Fallahi, Fraunhofer CSE, Alliston Watts, Fraunhofer CSE, Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer CSE, Linda Jeng, Dow Chemical |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components | Apr 13, 2015 | Amanda Kimball, Fire Protection Research Foundation |
| 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. |
| State of the Art of NFPA 285 | Apr 13, 2015 | Brian Kuhn, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. |
| 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 |
| Good-Natured Design | Apr 09, 2015 | Anne DiNardo |
| Passive House Informed: The Next Level of Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing | Apr 06, 2015 | Amanda Donofrio (Bergsund DeLaney Architecture & Planning), Mike Magee (Bergsund DeLaney Architecture & Planning), Julie Romig (Bergsund DeLaney Architecture & Planning) |
| Bridging the Gap: Supporting Data Transparency from BIM to BEM | Apr 06, 2015 | Mohammad Hijazi (University of Southern California), Karen Kensek (University of Southern California), Kyle Konis (University of Southern California) |
| Constructing Productivity: Investigating the Types of Spaces Preferred for a Range of Work Tasks | Apr 06, 2015 | Giancarlo Mangone (Carleton University, Ontario), Henk Staats (Leiden University, The Netherlands), P.G. Luscuere (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) |
| The Potential of Predictive Modeling and Automated Building Facade Elements to Attain Thermal Comfort | Apr 06, 2015 | Troy Peters (Wentworth Institute of Technology; University of Massachusetts, Amherst) |
| Analysis of Low-energy Envelope and Lighting Measures for Single-family Dwellings in the West Indies | Apr 06, 2015 | Cynthia Wilson (The Catholic University of America), Hyojin Kim (The Catholic University of America) |
| The Promenade of the Street: A Spatio-temporal Framework for Design | Apr 06, 2015 | Mark Blizard (University of Texas at San Antonio), Curtis Fish (University of Texas at San Antonio) |
| Bridging the Gap: Transparency in Building Materials | Apr 06, 2015 | Suzanne Drake (Perkins+Will), Michel Dedeo (Perkins+Will) |
| A Semi-immersive Virtual Environment Preference Study of Four Interior Architectural Geometries | Apr 06, 2015 | Hannah Hobbs (NewSchool of Architecture + Design), Kurt Hunker (NewSchool of Architecture + Design), Vuslat Demircay (NewSchool of Architecture + Design), Tiffany Rodriguez (NewSchool of Architecture + Design), Rajaa Issa (NewSchool of Architecture + Design) |