Practice Issues
Practice Issues cover the "how to's" as well as the tools, technologies, standards and regulations that govern the building industry.
Title | Date | Author |
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Learning from Exterior Wall Problems | Apr 02, 2012 | Joseph P. Solinski (Stone & Glazing Consulting) |
Guidelines for the Practice of Building Enclosure Engineering | Apr 02, 2012 | Mark Lawton, P.Eng. (Morrison Hershfield Ltd.), David Ricketts, P.Eng (RDH Building Engineering Ltd.) |
The Concept of Linear and Point Transmittance and its Value in Dealing with Thermal Bridges in Building Enclosures | Apr 02, 2012 | Neil Norris (Morrison Hershfield), Mark Lawton (Morrison Hershfield), Patrick Roppel (Morrison Hershfield) |
Quality Control of Air Barriers During Construction | Apr 02, 2012 | Brandon S. Buchberg (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.), Jason S. Der Ananian (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.) |
Boundary Conditions for Water Tightness Testing Based on Pareto-Front Analysis | Apr 02, 2012 | Nathan Van Den Bossche (Ghent University), Michael A. Lacasse (NRC-CNRC), Arnold Janssens (Ghent University) |
Performance-Risk Analysis For the Design of High-Performance Affordable Homes | Apr 02, 2012 | Rodrigo Mora (British Columbia Institute of Technology), Fitsum Tariku (British Columbia Institute of Technology), Girma Bitsuamlak (Florida International University) |
Water Infiltration through Openings in a Vertical Plane Under Static and Dynamic Pressure Conditions | Apr 02, 2012 | Michael A. Lacasse (National Research Council Canada), Nathan Van Den Bossche (Ghent University), Travis Moore (National Research Council Canada) |
Informed Mechanical Design Through Tested Air Leakage Rates | Apr 02, 2012 | Jeff Speert, AIA (JRS Engineering Corp.), Cory Legge, AScT (JRS Engineering Ltd.) |
Assessing Thermal Comfort near Glass Facades with New Tools | Apr 02, 2012 | Sabine Hoffmann (Center for the Built Environment, University of California at Berkeley), Christoph Jedek (Center for the Built Environment, University of California at Berkeley), Edward Arens (Center for the Built Environment, University of California at Berkeley) |
Building Enclosure Performance Research— Applications in Professional Practice | Apr 02, 2012 | Mark Perepelitza, AIA (ZGF Architects) |
Single and Double Layered Vacuum Insulation Panels of the Same Thickness in Comparison | Apr 02, 2012 | Samuel Brunner (Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology), T. Stahl (Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology), Karim Ghazi Wakili (Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) |
Physical or Virtual? : Effectiveness of Virtual Mockups of Building Envelope Systems | Apr 02, 2012 | Minjung Maing (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
Documentation of Complex Building Enclosures | Apr 02, 2012 | Kevin M. Turner, AIA (The Freelon Group), Kevin Day, AIA (The Freelon Group), Eric Lankes, AIA (The Freelon Group) |
Quality Management in the Design and Construction of Enclosure Systems | Apr 02, 2012 | Michael P. Steffen, AIA (Walsh Construction Co.), Martin J. Houston (Walsh Construction Co.) |
Envelope Thermal Failures Due to Wind Washing in Two-Story Homes | Apr 02, 2012 | James B. Cummings (Florida Solar Energy Center), Charles R. Withers (Florida Solar Energy Center) |
Building Enclosure Commissioning of a Student Athletic Facility | Apr 02, 2012 | Paul E. Totten, PE (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.), Andrew Smith (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.) |
Simulation of Dynamic Daylighting and Glare Control Systems for a Six-Story Net Zero Energy Office Building in Seattle, WA | Apr 02, 2012 | Christopher Meek (University of Washington), Amanda Bruot (University of Washington), Louie Caldwell (University of Washington) |
Perkins+Will Research Journal / Vol. 03.02 | Dec 06, 2011 | Ajla Aksamija, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C, CDT (Perkins+Will, Kalpana Kuttaiah, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C (Perkins+Will) |
The Information Content of BIM: An Information Theory Analysis of Building Information Model (BIM) Content | Dec 06, 2011 | Mario Guttman, AIA, LEED AP (Perkins+Will) |
BIM on the WAN: Autodesk’s Revit and the Wide Area Design Problem | Dec 06, 2011 | Victor Okhoya, Assoc. AIA (Perkins+Will) |
Reflections on the Impact of the RFP Research Grant for “Guideline for Spatial Regeneration in Iowa” Project | Dec 01, 2011 | Marwan Ghandour (Iowa State University) |
Advancing the Dialogue on Collaborative Models for Green Building Design | Dec 01, 2011 | Keith E. Hedges (Drury University), Christopher Livingston (Montana State University) |
Advanced and High-Performance Materials Program | Dec 01, 2011 | Mila Kennett (US Department of Homeland Security) |
Emergent Materials for Security, Energy and the Environment | Dec 01, 2011 | Blaine Brownell (University of Minnesota School of Architecture) |
An Advanced Materials Database: A Gateway for Future and Secure Infrastructures | Dec 01, 2011 | Milagros Kennett (US Department of Homelant Security, Mohammed Ettourney (Weidlinger Associates Inc.), Earle Kennett (National Institute of Building Sciences), Bob Payn (db Interactive) |