Building Enclosure Consulting

Energy

• 3D Thermal Modeling
• Thermal Engineering in Building Envelope Design
• Vapor Retarders in The South
• Energy Vanguard Blog
• Window Heat Gain

Publications

• 3D Thermal Modeling
• Condensation Risk Assessment
• Facade Access
• Facade Engineering. How To Design a Functional Building Enclosure
• Facade Impact Resistance Manual
• Foggy Glass Disease
• How To Write and Read a Forensic Report
• In Support of Glazed Curtain Walls
• Movements and Tolerances
• Review of Curtain Walls, Focusing on Design Problems and Solutions
• Transitions: How to Design Facade Interfaces
• Vapor Retarders in The South
• When You Need A Window – Solar Design

FEA Simulations

• 3D Thermal Modeling
• Thermal Engineering in Building Envelope Design

Facade Consultants

• Arup Facade Engineering
• Axis Facades
• Building Diagnostics Associates
• Building Science Corporation
• Curtainwall Design Consulting
• Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners
• Front Inc.
• Gordon H. Smith Corporation
• Halcrow Yolles
• Halsall Associates
• Heintges Consultants
• Heitmann and Associates
• HOC Consulting
• IBA
• IBA Consultants
• Morrison Hershfield
• Paramount Consulting and Engineering
• Simpson Gumpertz and Heger
• The Facade Group
• Thornton Tomasetti
• Werner Sobek
• WJE

Facade Contractors

• Battle Creek Glass Works
• Benson Global
• Enclos
• Harmon
• National Glass & Metal Company Inc.
• Novum Structures
• Oldcastle Building Envelope
• Permasteelisa
• W&W Glass

FEA Simulations

• 3D Thermal Modeling
• Thermal Engineering in Building Envelope Design

Seminars

• Curtain Wall "Detail Digest" Common errors in details of cladding, comparing incorrect and correct solutions… 0
• Curtain walls Curtain walls, their fundamental classification, and challenges and solutions associated with them… 0
• EIFS Unbiased, factual discussion of pros and cons associated with EIFS… 0
• Façade Engineering With Glass How to use the glass to achieve the desired architectural goals, and what advances in technology help to shape the modern architecture… 0
• Hot and Humid Climate and Hurricane considerations in Building Enclosure Design Discusses hazards and perils such as: flood, posthurricane scarcities, sun, rain, humidity, temperature, wildlife, wind, windborne debris, etc. 0
• Principles of Facade Design Design and engineering of building enclosures… 0
• Sloped glazing Typical challenges and solutions associated with sloped glazing and skylights… 0
• Storefronts Presents challenges associated with the outdated design and engineering… 0
• Thermal Engineering in Building Envelope Design Presents the basic thermodynamics concepts with respect to building envelopes… 0

Trivia

• Facade Engineering -Elementary Scientific Literacy for Architects
• Facade Engineering -Material Science in Practice
• Facade Engineering -Material Science in Practice 2
• Facade Engineering -Noise Reduction
• Facade Engineering -Wildlife

Glazing

• Curtain Wall "Detail Digest" Common errors in details of cladding, comparing incorrect and correct solutions…
• Curtain walls Curtain walls, their fundamental classification, and challenges and solutions associated with them…
• Façade Engineering With Glass How to use the glass to achieve the desired architectural goals, and what advances in technology help to shape the modern architecture…
• Foggy Glass Disease Looking Through Hazy Windows
• In Support of Glazed Curtain Walls Curtain wall supports are important to understand because they have a large impact on both crucial architectural dimensions and perimeter transitions.
• Review of Curtain Walls, Focusing on Design Problems and Solutions This paper presents curtain walls, their fundamental classification, challenges associated with their design and construction…
• Sloped glazing Typical challenges and solutions associated with sloped glazing and skylights…
• Storefronts Presents challenges associated with the outdated design and engineering…
• When You Need A Window – Solar Design How to design a window? How should an architectural glass be chosen?

Energy

• 3D Thermal Modeling
• Energy Vanguard Blog
• Thermal Engineering in Building Envelope Design
• Vapor Retarders in The South
• Window Heat Gain

Tags

Exterior Links

• Belgian Building Research Institute
• Brick Industry Association
• Building Engineering Group
• Building Science Corporation
• Energy Vanguard Blog
• Façade Engineering Blog by Renato Cilento
• Façades Confidential
• Florida Building Codes Online
• Florida State Product Approval List
• Mold In Buildings
• NIST Engineering Lab
• Society of Building Science Educators
• The Centre for Window and Cladding Technology
• WBDG
• Window Heat Gain

Publications

• 3D Thermal Modeling
• Condensation Risk Assessment
• Facade Access
• Facade Engineering. How To Design a Functional Building Enclosure
• Facade Impact Resistance Manual
• Foggy Glass Disease
• How To Write and Read a Forensic Report
• In Support of Glazed Curtain Walls
• Movements and Tolerances
• Review of Curtain Walls, Focusing on Design Problems and Solutions
• Transitions: How to Design Facade Interfaces
• Vapor Retarders in The South
• When You Need A Window – Solar Design

Energy

• 3D Thermal Modeling
• Energy Vanguard Blog
• Thermal Engineering in Building Envelope Design
• Vapor Retarders in The South
• Window Heat Gain