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Title Datesort ascending Author
Architect’s Professional Liability Risks in the Realm of Green Buildings Jan 03, 2013 Helena O’Connor, CAU-RJ, LEED AP BD+C (Perkins+Will)
Heat Transfer Numerical Modeling Perspectives: Steel-Framed Wall Analysis Jan 01, 2013 Axy Pagán-Vázquez (U.S. Army Corps Engineers Research and Development Center), Jeff Allen (U.S. Army Corps Engineers Research and Development Center)
Thermal Bridging: The Final Frontier of High-Performance Buildings Jan 01, 2013 Matt Capone, Assoc. AIA (Schöck USA, Inc.)
The Truth is Out There: Efficiency and Iconic Architecture Can Co-Exist Jan 01, 2013 Joseph Lstiburek, PhD, P.Eng., ASHRAE Fellow (Building Sciences Inc.)
Thermal Bridging: Ignorance Is Not Bliss Jan 01, 2013 Mark Lawton, P. Eng. (Morrison Hershfield Limited), Neil Norris (Morrison Hershfield Limited)
AIA 2030 Commitment Case Studies: Studying the Experience of Participant Firms Dec 01, 2012 Megan Turner (AIA/AIAS COTE Research Fellowship 2012), AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE)
ARCC/EAAE 2010 International Conference on Architectural Research – Conference Proceedings Dec 01, 2012 Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE)
Bertschi School Living Science Building Nov 01, 2012 Whole Building Design Guide, a program of the National Institute of Building Sciences
Federal Center South Building 1202 : A Whole Building Design Guide Case Study Nov 01, 2012 Whole Building Design Guide, a program of the National Institute of Building Sciences
Perkins+Will Research Journal / Vol. 04.01 Sep 26, 2012 Ajla Aksamija, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C, CDT (Perkins+Will), Kalpana Kuttaiah, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C (Perkins+Will)
Architectural Services During Construction: Duties and Liability Sep 26, 2012 Helena O’Connor, CAU-RJ, LEED AP BD+C (Perkins+Will)
Integrating Technology and Process in Cathedral Hill Hospital Project Sep 01, 2012 Baris Lostuvali, Michelle Hoffmann
Aligning LOD, LoD, and OEM into a Project Collaboration Framework Sep 01, 2012 Jim Bedrick, FAIA (AEC Process Engineering), Dianne Davis, CSI (AEC Infosystems Inc.)
The New BIM Player – China Sep 01, 2012 Xin Wong (AXTWO International)
BIM in the United Kingdom Sep 01, 2012 Nicholas Nisbet, buildingSMART UK
Paris Museum Proves that BIM Really Can Be a Team Sport Sep 01, 2012 Andrew J. Witt (Gehry Technologies Inc.)
Using Real-Time CMMS Asset Data Capture During Construction to Improve Facility Management Sep 01, 2012 Birgitta Foster (buildingSMART alliance)
Augmented Reality: Bringing BIM to Life Sep 01, 2012 David Wilcos (Bechtel CIvil), Marvin Johnson (Bechtel Civil), Peter Carrato (Bechtel Corporation)
Why Invest in High-Performance Green Buildings? Jun 30, 2012 Melissa O’Mara, Shan Bates
Lower-Technology, Higher-Performance Construction May 01, 2012 Kiel Moe, AIA (Harvard University)
Structural and Hygrothermal Field Monitoring of Thick Continuously Insulated Wall Assemblies Utilized in a Multistory Residential Building Apr 02, 2012 Gary Parsons (The Dow Chemical Company), Jeff Hansbro (The Dow Chemical Company), Craig Buck (The Dow Chemical Company), Scott Croasdale, M.Eng, P.Eng, PE (JRS Engineering Ltd.), Joel Schwartz, P.Eng, FEC, BEP (JRS Engineering Ltd.)
Simulation of Complex Glazing Products; from Optical Data Measurements to Model Based Predictive Controls Apr 02, 2012 Christian Koehler (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Simple, Fast, Cost Effective Methods of Foam Board Joint Sealing for Air Barrier Assemblies in Commercial Construction Apr 02, 2012 Katherine L. Johnson (The Dow Chemical Company), Daniel A. Tempas (The Dow Chemical Company)
Evaluation of the Thermal Performance of Innovative Pre-Fabricated Wall Systems through Field Testing Apr 02, 2012 Hua Ge (Ryerson University), Fitssum Tariku (British Columbia Institute of Technology)
Warm, Wet, and Wild: Climate Change Vulnerability Analysis Applied to Built Environment Apr 02, 2012 Cecilie Flyen Øyen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Anders-Johan Almås (SINTEF), Hans Olav Hygen (The Norwegian Meteorological Institute)

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