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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)
Assessing the Triple Bottom Line of Alternative Window to Wall Ratios as Resilient Adaptations in Office Buildings Apr 18, 2018 Luke Troup, PhD Candidate, Northeastern University, Robert Phillips, PhD Candidate, Northeastern University, Matthew Eckelman, PhD. Northeastern University , David Fannon, AIA, Assistant Professor, Northeastern University
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)
Augmented Reality: Bringing BIM to Life Sep 01, 2012 David Wilcos (Bechtel CIvil), Marvin Johnson (Bechtel Civil), Peter Carrato (Bechtel Corporation)
Auto-tuning Daylight with LEDs: Sustainable Lighting for Health and Wellbeing Mar 27, 2013 Eugenia V. Ellis (Drexel University), Elizabeth W. Gonzalez (Drexel University), David A. Kratzer (Philadelphia University), Donald L. McEachron (Drexel University), Greg Yeutter (Drexel University)
Automating Practice: Defining Use of Computation in the Architectural Design Workflow May 01, 2009 Michael Hodge, Assoc. AIA (Perkins+Will)
Balancing Preservation and Energy Efficiency in Building Retrofits Apr 17, 2018 Rex A. Cyphers, PE , Principal, WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., Carly (May) Wagner, PE, Project Engineer II , WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. , Jodi M. Knorowski, PE, Project Engineer I, WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Balancing Your Building Enclosure: The Building Enclosure Commissioning Scope that Matters Apr 16, 2018 Emily Hopps, Associate Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., and Anna M. Burhoe
Benchmark Performance Metrics for Integrated Project Delivery Sep 30, 2016 Awad S. Hanna
Bertschi School Living Science Building Nov 01, 2012 Whole Building Design Guide, a program of the National Institute of Building Sciences
Best Practice Recommendations for Interior Wall Retrofit for Masonry Construction May 01, 2016 Amy Wylie (Covestro), Andre Desjarlais (Oak Ridge National Lab), Mugdha Mokashi (ArchEcology)
Best Practices and Quality Issues in Residential Stucco Application Apr 12, 2010 Brad Oberg (IBACOS), Richard Baker (IBACOS)
Best Practices for Accessibility Compliance Oct 23, 2014 Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Best Practices for Architectural Coatings Feb 01, 2016 Elizabeth A. Hnatiw, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (principal architect, Hoffmann Architects)
Beyond Green: Growing Algae Facade Mar 27, 2013 Kyoung-Hee Kim (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Beyond Net-to-Gross Mar 01, 2005 Jamie Horwitz, PhD (Iowa State University)
BIM and Stellar Architecture: Lessons From the First Three Years of the AIA TAP BIM Awards Apr 01, 2008 Stephen R. Hagan, FAIA, 2006 Chair of AIA Technology in Architectural Practice Knowledge Community
BIM and the Building Envelope Oct 01, 2010 Will Ikerd, PE, CWI, LEED AP, Raymond L. Goodson Jr. Inc.
BIM as a Design and Construction Quality Control Medium Oct 01, 2010 Inhan Kim, professor, Kyung Hee University and Chief Vice Chairman of buildingSMART Korea, Jongcheol Seo
BIM as a Risk Management Platform Enabling Integrated Practice and Delivery Oct 01, 2009 Robert Harvey, PE, Executive Director of LMCCC, Tarek Bahgat, Vice President of GT and Managing Director of GTUAE, David Gerber, PhD, Vice President of GT, Assistant Professor USC School of Architecture, James Kotronis, Director of GT New York, David Pysh, Senior Project Consultant, GT New York
BIM as a Risk Management Tool: Creating As-built Models for Municipal Management Apr 01, 2011 Jay McBride, construction manager, Robert Steffen, PhD, PE, Western Carolina University, Doug Kinard, Western Carolina University
BIM Best Practices: A Rapid Fire Review of Industry Metrics and Trends Oct 01, 2010 Kurt Maldovan, BIM Coordinator, Jacobs Global Buildings, Tammy McCuen, LEED AP
BIM Effects on Construction Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Survey Jan 05, 2007 Patrick C. Suermann, Maj, USAF, P.E., Ph.D. Candidate, The University of Florida, Raja R.A. Issa, Ph.D., J.D., P.E., Professor, The University of Florida
BIM for Construction Handover Jan 01, 2007 E. William East, PE, PhD, Engineering Research and Development Center, William Brodt, NASA
BIM for Electrical Construction: Benefits and Current Trends Oct 01, 2009 Salman Azhar, Ph.D.

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