This is the power measurement taken from a 3 ton central AC condenser in South Florida for one day. It’s a nice snapshot of an AC pulse, expressed in electrical current per time. For mathematically challenged: after multiplying the number of amperes showed on the vertical axis by ~230 volts (not shown […]
Would there be a water damage inside, at the absence of any rain intrusion or plumbing leaks? Microbial growth? We found the answer in many cases is yes. These hygro-thermal analyses are performed on facades of buildings in design stages, in order to assess the moisture behavior of very simple assemblies. Most typically performed to assess the […]
Facade Engineering – How To Design a Functional Building Enclosure – Free PDF The paper presents elementary concepts of façade engineering and focuses on areas typically overlooked by architects and engineers, chosen on the basis of observations derived from forensic investigations of failed assemblies, peer reviews of architectural documentation, and a façade engineering practice. A […]
Q: How many times a wind pressure changes when the wind speed doubles? A: Doubling the wind velocity increases the pressure four times. The relationship is square. This, apart from being fairly intuitive for sailors, pilots, CFD modelers, and other folks who deal often with wind, is specifically codified for the construction sector in ASCE 7 […]
DVD seminars now come with AIA CES Learning Units! Each seminar qualifies toward your continuing education upon meeting certain requirements in 2011. AIA members will accrue 1 learning unit (LU) if they correctly respond to all questions in an email query, testing their understanding of the principles taught in the seminars. Certificates of completion to […]
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
When You Need A Window – Solar Design
Curtain walls
Curtain walls, their fundamental classification, and challenges and solutions associated with them…
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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…
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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.
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Principles of Facade Design
Design and engineering of building enclosures…
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Sloped glazing
Typical challenges and solutions associated with sloped glazing and skylights…
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Storefronts
Presents challenges associated with the outdated design and engineering…
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Thermal Engineering in Building Envelope Design
Presents the basic thermodynamics concepts with respect to building envelopes…
0 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 When You Need A Window – Solar Design